Tornado Autopunch EX

The Tornado Autopunch EX effortlessly collates and punches a diverse range of documents, spanning from essential business reports and day planners to sleek pocket calendars, agendas, and detailed instruction manuals. The Tornado Autopunch EX streamlines print production processes, boasting the ability to produce over 100 books per hour across most document configurations. By leveraging automated punching and binding equipment, businesses can enhance productivity, reduce labor costs, and ultimately improve profitability in the new year and beyond.

• New Improvements with the EX II: The EX II features enhancements across every aspect of the machine—improving media handling, document feeding efficiency, system durability and reliability, and simplifying user interaction.
• Advanced Media Transport Technology: Powered by BDT’s patented Tornado Technology, the system efficiently separates, lifts, and transports a wide variety of media—including printed sheets, covers, tabs, and inserts—reducing manual labor and boosting productivity.
• Industry-Leading Media Compatibility: Capable of handling media weights from 60gsm to 312gsm, including light porous, heavy coated print media, and specialty binding materials like plastics, vinyl, and textured stocks.
• Advanced Sensor Technology: The EX II employs advanced sensors to ensure your books are processed accurately and error-free, giving you complete confidence in every job.
• Touch Screen Operation and Rapid Set-Up: Featuring an intuitive 7” touchscreen interface with an included stylus with storage, operators are trained in very little time. This modern UI offers advanced features for programming and saving jobs, real-time monitoring, error recovery walk-through, and easy access to service information. Switching between different media types and book sizes is fast and does not require any tools.
• High-Capacity Media Bin: The high-capacity main bin holds up to 2,500 sheets, significantly reducing manual labor and speeding up turnaround times.
• Automated Insertion of Covers, Index Tabs, and Inserts: Equipped with two interposer bins that hold up to 20mm (0.79”) of media, the system automatically inserts front and back covers, index tabs, and other components into the book stack during punching—eliminating the need for manual collation.
• Accumulator: The patent-pending accumulator groups and precisely aligns each page before punching and adjusts the lift size based on media type, ensuring high-quality punched holes and enhancing binding efficiency.
• Heavy-Duty Rhin-O-Tuff Autopunch Technology: The EX II features the legendary Rhin-O-Tuff punching system, capable of punching up to 10,800 sheets per hour.
• Paper Waste Handling: The EX II cleanly deposits punched paper into its large waste tray, while a sensor notifies the operator when the tray requires emptying on the touchscreen interface.