Martin Yale 6120 Electric Collator Review

Martin Yale's 6120 is a high-speed 12-station electric collator that works well in helping the user collate documents such as bulletins, reports, newsletters, multi-page contracts, and presentations. The 6120 works at a speed of around 21-twelve page sets per minute, meaning it can keep up with some of the fastest machines on the market. Let's take a closer look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of the Martin Yale 6120.

Strengths:

1. The 6120 is a fast machine, as we mentioned above. At an impressive pace of 21 sets of twelve page documents in a minute's time, it collates a set of documents once every three seconds. It can also collate three sets of 6 page documents in that same three seconds, meaning that the 6120 can potentially produce 42 documents per minute. This sort of capacity should be adequate for just about any size business.
2. The 6120 moves pretty fast, and if you find that it is moving too fast for you to keep up with, it comes with a foot-pedal operation switch that allows the machine to work at your pace. We found this to be a very handy feature.
3. One feature that we really appreciated was the 6120's special retraction feature. Because the pages that are not grasped in the collating process will fall harmlessly back into the collating bin, you can step away from the machine for a couple minutes if you need to and be assured that the sheets won't back up and cause a big mess.
4. Each of the 6120'a bins can be loaded with one hundred seventy five pages. This is a remarkably large capacity that can really help the user increase productivity by limiting the amount of times that you will have to reload the machine to finish the job.

Weaknesses:

1. Though most of the process of using the 6120 is automated and electric, you will still need to grab the collated document by hand from the front of the device when it is finished. You will then need to stack them somewhere. This can cause work to back up just a little bit if you are not really organized beforehand.
2. Though it is a fast worker, the 6120 sometimes isn't meant to operate with all paper stocks. You are very likely heading into a world of heartache if you attempt to use this machine with carbonless papers, glossy stocks, stapled sets or multi-part forms, as the pusher assemblies in this machine are simply not meant to work with these types of items.

Recommendation:

A great idea for organizations of all sizes that find themselves needing to collate reports, newsletters, sales materials, presentations, and any other multi-page documents, the 6120 works well and it works fast, and the capacity should be enough for just about anyone. You will have to keep in mind, however, that someone will usually have to be stationed at the machine to take the documents off and organize them as they are processed. You will also want some sort of tray or cart to place the collated documents onto after you take them from the machine.

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