SubscribeThere are very few office environments that do not need to make use of a paper guillotine during their day-to-day work.
A guillotine can be used for everything, from cutting down a large piece of paper to the required size, to creating custom-sized paper for presentations, invitations, flyers and other promotional and display materials.
If you are looking to invest in any kind of guillotine or paper cutter, then a quality retailer, such as ABT of London, can provide you with great service, competitively-priced products and a massive range to choose from, at all price points and of all specifications.
ABT is a retailer of a vast range of office equipment and furnishings, with a wealth of knowledge and unrivalled levels of customer service, all of which combine to ensure you make the best choice for your individual or business needs. ABT has been in operation since 1995 and specialises in supplying quality goods at cost-effective prices. The company demonstrates its commitment to quality by being a member of the Guild of Master Craftsmen.
Guillotines and Paper Cutters Available from AB Technology
ABT provides quality products at hard-to-beat prices and a freephone customer service number is available to all, alongside an extensive and highly informative website. The company stocks an unbeatable variety of guillotines and paper cutters. Brands available include Dahle, EBA, GBC, HSM, IDEAL, Intimus and RotaTrim.
Some companies need to invest in a high-volume guillotine for frequent usage, while smaller businesses may be looking for a simple, reliable desktop guillotine for occasional use. Those in the printing, paper-handling, or advertising areas of business may, for example, be looking for a paper guillotine that will be in more or less constant use.
Whatever, your particular requirements, you can be sure there will be a guillotine available through ABT to suit your needs, where the website and staff have a selection of guillotines to choose from, so you can find the one that will offer the most to your business. Purchasing the most suitable paper guillotine will save you time and money, as well as helping to create a professional image for your company's printed products.
There are three basic ways to narrow down your choice of paper guillotine - by type, by manufacturer or by cutting size. Desktop guillotines are the ideal choice for those looking for a guillotine for occasional use that can be easily stored in any office.
Desktop Office Guillotines
A4 desktop guillotines can be extremely good value for money and even top-of-the-range models, designed to cut up to paper sizes A2 and A1, still only cost just a few hundred pounds. The most basic, entry-level guillotines are compact and easy to use and very competitively priced, while still being efficiently designed and meeting all safety standards.
ABT have 40 different desktop guillotines for you to make a selection from - prices range from £39 to £679 with significant savings on every model. The Dahle 502 desktop guillotine is an entry-level model costing only £39 and occupying the minimum of space. It has a cutting length of 320mm and weighs 1.2kgs and it makes light of cutting tasks at home or in the office. The Intimus Premier 210 desktop guillotine is another basic, budget guillotine, with a cutting length of 250mm and a manual clamp. It can cut up to five sheets at a time, handle paper up to A5 in size and is available for only £39.99 through ABT.
The GBC ClassicCut CL100 desktop guillotine is a slightly more expensive guillotine with added features, such as a paper guide that eases paper alignment and a capacity of up to A4. It has a safety guard, a blade lock and a lightweight plastic base. Other features include a self-sharpening steel blade and non-slip feet. The CL100 is priced very well, at only £54.95 from ABT.
The HSM CM4315 desktop guillotine is a quality professional guillotine with an excellent price tag of only £119 through ABT. It has a hardened steel blade, an ergonomic handle and a paper capacity of up to 15 sheets. The blade is protected by a Plexiglas cutting shield and the accurate paper guide can help you trim paper, film and other soft materials.
The Dahle 519 desktop guillotine is a top-of-the-range guillotine designed for use in printing and paper handling businesses or art and design companies or retailers. It features ground upper and lower blades, a guard plate, a hand clamp and an adjustable backstop. It is lockable and has two different scale bars, measuring centimetres, inches and paper size and has been full safety-tested. The Dahle 519 is offered at the price-busting cost of £679 by ABT - a saving of £484.74 on the recommended retail price.
Rotary Trimmers
Rotary trimmers are another hugely popular form of paper cutter, with the market leader in this particular area being RotaTrim. ABT stock 66 different types of rotary trimmer alone, with prices ranging from £29 up to £11,950, so if you are looking for a wide range of rotary trimmers at unbeatable prices, ABT is the retailer for you.
The IDEAL 1030 rotary trimmer is priced at only £29 through ABT and is the most basic and cheapest rotary trimmer stocked by the retailer. It features scales and gauges for efficient and precise cutting, a protractor and a transparent clamp bar. It also has a fully enclosed cutting head and non-slip feet on its base, with a cutting capacity of five to six sheets.
The Dahle 440 rotary trimmer has a cutting length of 360mm and offers top quality cutting and the highest precision. It features scale bars and an adjustable back-stop and is pre-printed with a variety of measurement lines to aid the user, as well as being wall-mountable. The Dahle 440 costs only £69 through ABT - a saving of £34.16 on the model's recommended retail price.
The RotaTrim MCA1 rotary trimmer has been specially designed to meet the needs of a classroom environment or medium-volume office. It is highly durable, with a patented cut control plate that ensures the trimmer cannot be overloaded. It has a cutting length of up to 920mm, a square, chromed steel rail and an adjustable backstop and costs only £168 with ABT.
Autosheeters
The RotaTrim AS1600 Autosheeter is the highest quality rotary trimmer available through ABT, with a cost of £11,950 that reflects the machine's quality and capabilities. It has a cutting length of 1600mm, an overall length of 2400mm and can convert almost any stock on a roll into a sheet format in the size of your choice. The AS1600 can work with paper, film, plastic and vinyl and is simple to operate. Despite its cutting size and features, the trimmer is still compact in size and streamlined in design, making it the ultimate choice in rotary trimmer.
Heavy Duty Guillotines
Heavy duty guillotines require more storage space and are a safe manual option for any business looking to accurately and quickly cut large piles of print-outs or to aid in the precision sizing of a large stack of paper. Heavy duty guillotines can cut large numbers of sheets simultaneously and accurately and are generally easy to operate. Despite their higher costs in comparison to desktop guillotines, heavy duty guillotines still represent a great return on your investment, enabling you to accurately cut large quantities of paper on a machine that is built to last.
ABT have 11 different heavy duty guillotines on offer to customers at value-for-money prices. The Dahle 842 is an entry-level heavy duty guillotine and features a heavy duty cutter for quick and accurate separation of piles of print-outs and enables the precision stacking of large paper stacks. It has quick-action clamping, a safety cover and a scaler bar and is also available to purchase with a stand. The Dahle 842 costs £599 with ABT, saving you £443 on the guillotine's recommended retail price.
The HSM R48000 heavy duty guillotine can be purchased with or without a stand. It has a specially-hardened steel trimmer blade, an ergonomic and protected handle and a Plexiglas cutting shield. Like all HSM guillotines, it has been designed with ease of use in mind and the R48000 costs £849 (without stand) from ABT, with a saving of over £800.
The IDEAL 1110 has been designed for the needs of a busy office or business and is best purchased for use in a print or paper handling business or design consultancy. It has a high cutting capacity of up to 20 sheets and a wide-angle blade that can cut paper, hardboard, plywood, foil and light metals. It has an integrated narrow cutting device, giving it the ability to cut strips as small as 1mm and also features a collapsible cutting table. This high-quality, top-specification guillotine is available at the price of only £1239 from ABT.
Finally, the EBA 430M is the top of ABT's range of heavy duty guillotines and has a price available on application. It can cut up to paper size A3 and has a high-quality steel blade and a hand crank - for fine adjustment. The 430M has adjustable blade guides, blade lock and a safety guard and an accompanying stand or cabinet can also be purchased. The 430M also has a cutting height of 40mm and a cutting length of 430mm.
Electronic Guillotines
Electronic guillotines are an impressive high-tech, high volume solution for all your paper-cutting needs and are particularly useful to those in the printing and paper handling business, or perhaps design and media companies, who need to produce large quantities of professionally-cut paper for a range of business purposes. ABT have 18 models of electronic guillotine available to order, with prices starting at over two thousand pounds and extending to upwards of 12 thousand pounds at the top of the price spectrum.
The IDEAL 3915-15 is the entry-level electronic guillotine on offer by ABT. It is an excellent, budget choice for a commercial printers or reprographics department and comes with an electric blade drive and an optical cutting line as standard. The machine also features a patented IDEAL safety drive, a 390mm cutting length, a spindle-guided back gauge and a high quality blade set. It can be purchased with a stand or cabinet as an extra option and costs £2183 from ABT, with a saving of £300 on the recommended retail price.
Moving up the scale, the IDEAL 4810-95 electronic guillotine has a cutting length of 475mm and a very favourable ratio of performance to price, which means this machine will be soon be saving a considerable amount of money for your busy printing or reprographics firm. The machine is supplied with a stand and features a large hand wheel, a spindle-guided back gauge and a blade made from Solingen Steel - a household blade-making name in Germany. The 4810-95 comes with a massive range of safety features that include safety guards, a patented IDEAL safety drive, automatic blade return and a cutting aid. It is supplied with a stand and storage shelf and is sold through ABT for a cost of £3295, with a saving of £940 on the recommended retail price.
The IDEAL 7228-06 electronic guillotine is the ultimate electronic guillotine available from ABT. It has a motor capacity of 1.5kw, an automatic clamping system, a 720mm cutting length and an 80mm cutting height. Optional extras include an air table and side tables. The machine's blade is made from high quality steel, with a swing cut for high precision. It has 40 different programs and a memory mode. It also features an integrated calculator and self-diagnostic error system. Buy the IDEAL 7228-06 through ABT, at a current cost of £12,795, and make a saving of almost £3500 on the recommended retail price.
ABT supply a full range of desktop, rotary, heavy duty and electronic guillotines at very competitive prices with unrivalled levels of customer service and support. Their staff can guide you to making the right equipment choice for your business and their wide range of paper guillotines is available to view online.