GBC ProClick Pronto 3000

I don't think you can get the ProClick P3000 any more. GBC has bailed out on the product. They say it had reliability problems but we didn't have any issues. To answer your questions, the GBC StreamPunch does not come with a binding unit and the P3000 only has one bind type in three sizes but it is the best bind out there. I am very disappointed that it has been pulled from the market.

I had great success with the Proclick also, not that I sold a lot of them, however all are still running and customers are happy with the performance.  The law firm is already billing for the labor with one or both of the solutions they will still save time and increase profit or decrease costs/

So would the original sales dealer have sourced the punch unit that matches the StreamPunch III from Ricoh or seperately from another supplier?

It wouldn't come from Ricoh. We got them from GBC. In the environment that you describe, the ProClick is really for binding the pages that were punched by the Ricoh with GBC StreamPunch. Just like a 3-hole punch option, you still have to take the pages from the MFP and put them into a 3-ring binder. The P3000 is the device that applies the binder to the punched sets. Yes the P3000 does punch but mostly just to get special front and back covers punched.

Attached is a video of the P3000 in action.

I was able to confirm with GBC that the ProClick P3000 is discontinued.  They did sell lots of them but withdrew the product over issues of reliability.

Thanks for helping me not stepping in it in front of a potential customer.

I have a local GBC sales rep helping me but I am unsure how buddy buddy he is with the competition in town.

It's a real shame that they are no longer available. I've heard of no problems from our customers and we use one internally and have had no problems. I would hate to be without it.

On the StreamPunch Pro, the Cerlox GBC 19 Hole Die set is listed by Ricoh on their price pages as a consumable item.  In a Youtube video for the same, these seem to be of metal construction.  Do they wear out over time?

If I remember correctly it was 200K, but that was years ago when it was first launched. for the cost of the die and the amount of punches I thought it was expensive.  

Can anyone else verify?

On a Ricoh brochure, when it says LEF, does that mean long edge feed?

On a Ricoh brochure, when the SR4060 Finisher with a 3,000 sheet Shift Tray LEF output capacity is combined with the GBC StreamPunch Pro, with a 8.5 x 11 LEF capability, does this mean that up to 3,000 sheets can be punched without operator intervention?

Somewhere, I thought that I read the unattended output capacity with the StreamPunch III was 100 sheets?

In this quote, the client has mentioned that they occasionally need to produce documents up to 400 pages mixed simplex/duplex pages.

Any idea what the difference is between a StreamPunch III and a StreamPunch Pro?

I was thinking that the estimated life was 300,000. Regardless, it is an important factor with anyone who is going to do a significant amount of punching.

The difference between a StreamPunch III and the Pro is:

Provides a new heavy-duty clutch for stronger punching capability.

Bypass mode allows media that are supported by the printer to be by-passed directly to the SR5000 Finisher, the SR5020 Booklet Finisher, or the SK5010 High Capacity Stacker.  The StreamPunch III added an unnecessarily long paper path to un-punched paper.

The StreamPunch Pro includes new optional heavy-duty Pro die sets. These die sets:

·         Last up to 8 times longer than traditional die sets

·         Support 19-hole CombBind, 44-Hole ColorCoil, and traditional 3-Hole Ring Binding

·         Require less maintenance due to a unique encapsulated oil carrier that retains lubrication

The heavy duty die sets are more expensive.

The regular die sets are made of white metal.  As a by product of the punching process, the die sets get quite hot.  The regular die sets expand and begin to lose their shape over time.  This is why they need to be replaced every 200-300k punches.  It is recommended that a user buys two die sets and exchanging them every second hour if they are doing a lot of punching.

Any idea on what the unattended output capacity is?

On a Ricoh brochure, when the SR4060 Finisher with a 3,000 sheet Shift Tray LEF output capacity is combined with the GBC StreamPunch Pro, with a 8.5 x 11 LEF capability, does this mean that up to 3,000 sheets can be punched without operator intervention?

I have read that it could be 100 sheets on a StreamPunch III.

Where did you read the 100 sheets??  Most of the finishers will stack close to the 3,000 pages, all depends on weight of paper, if there is a curl and maybe no jogger

Ok. I will accept 3,000.

Thanks,

I finally one this deal at a law firm replacing 2x Ricoh with GBC StreamPunch in line with 2x Toshiba and 1x off line GBC MagnaPunch Pro and an electric cerlox binding machine

My proposed solution was $61k less expensive over five years.  The Managing Partner at the law firm asked all 12 staff to vote for their preference.  All 12 voted Ricoh.  Needless to say, the staff does not pay the bills.

SSG

Did you get a copy of the Ricoh proposal?  Would you care to share that and maybe tell me a little more about the Toshiba models you presented and what Ricoh models you were up against?  BTW, congrats on getting that deal