BrailleBox V5

A high speed sheet-fed production embosser

Cut sheet-fed production Braille embosser at a truly affordable price. 

•     Speed 900 A4 pages per hour +45% bs. V4
•     Automated (open & close) Braille tray
•     support mobile printing
•     Emboss hassle-free Braille books (with automatic booklet format)

Poreklo EU (Švedska), Cena
- Brallie Embosser Braille Box: 15000 EUR + PDV (ako se placa) ... Azurirano: 2020-07-23
u Srbiji ista u dinarima. 

• Print hassle-free braille books
• Braille on cut sheet paper
• Automated Braille Tray
• Noise Canceling Design
• Optimized for booklet on large papers
• Internationally renowned design winner
• Zajedničke k-ke V5 generacije
• Korisničko uputstvo za Index V5 Brajeve štampače

Print hassle-free braille books

Traditionally to bind braille books, spiral or wire binding methods have been used. To create a completed braille book using this method, one must first separate the printed braille document, then perforate and align each page for the chosen binding method. This process is outdated and takes considerable time and money efforts.

With BrailleBox V5 using A3 (or 11x17 inch) paper and booklet format rather, it is naturally much easier and less time consuming as much of the manual labor is removed. BrailleBox V5 is able to emboss at speeds up to 30% faster than V4. After the pages are printed, the ready documents will pile in page order with a dotted braille line down the middle of the page, you can then fold along this braille line to have a completed braille book. After having folded the A3 size paper, each printed page will then be in A4 size. Just staple, using the Index Braille stapler, along the middle line if desired and just like that you have a braille book!

Embossing braille books in volumes

For larger documents you may choose to emboss the document into volumes, this is recommended because when braille is printed it is much thicker and bulkier than standard ink printed documents. If, for example, you are embossing a document of 110 pages, you may select each volume size to be 40 pages, the book will then be made into 3 separate volumes. Volume 1 will consist of (pages 1-40), volume 2 (pages 41-80) and volume 3 (81-110).

The braille page number and volume number is then applied automatically by the BrailleBox embosser. Typically, the page number is found in the footer; if both the page number and volume number are selected, the format will print as: page #101 v3 (for example). Volume printing is very practical for longer documents, especially if a standard file such as Word or PDF is embossed using idB (Index-direct-Braille) freeware application.

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Braille on cut sheet paper

This sheet fed production braille embosser continues to lead braille on cut-sheet paper into the future alongside modern day ink printers.

Braille on cut sheet paper offers:

• reduced braille book production time (compared to traditional tractor fed methods) - Read more about embossing hassle-free braille books.
• the usage of standard office paper (at 120g/m²) - this is more readily available; found in local supply stores & available for a fraction of the price compared to special braille paper.

The BrailleBox V5 sheet feeder uses fixed paper sizes. For ideal braille production embossing with BrailleBox V5, use booklet format with A3 or 11x17" paper sizes. B4 and 11.5x11" may also be used for production braille embossing. The paper tray holds approximately 400 sheets of paper.

History behind the finest sheet feeder

The basis for construction of the successful BrailleBox was to find a suitable sheet feeder on the market.

As a matter of fact, the development of a sheet feeder is so complex and expensive that this type of investment may not be justified in the braille embosser niche market alone. After many years of research and searching, Index management had finally found a sheet feeder in which was earlier used by hp in the 90's and after this not used.

Index Braille succeeded to later purchase not only the design of the sheet feeder,  but also the production rights and the injection molding tools (in total 21 metric tons!). The BrailleBox sheet-feeder has then been optimized for paper weight of above 120 gram/square meter- the recommended paper weight to support the braille dots on paper.

As the complete design and operations of this sheet feeder is the property of Index Braille, we can continue to produce the BrailleBox for many years to come. 

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Automated Braille Tray

In the previous version of BrailleBox, the braille tray was setup so that users had to manually open the door. This was done by pushing with force in a particular spot on the glass door in order to trigger the door to retract and open. Users found that this method was sometimes difficult, especially for those that are visually impaired.

In BrailleBox V5 the braille tray is opened and closed by simply pressing the DOOR key on the front control panel of the embosser. Both sighted and blind users can easily locate the DOOR key as the control panel is labeled with both text and braille. The mechanics behind the door's new seamless motion was the implementation of an electric linear actuator.

The new additions in detail

An electric linear actuator was the perfect solution to offer simple, safe and clean movement with accurate and smooth motion control, only by the simple press of a button. A linear actuator is said to have a long lifetime and with little or no maintenance at all. We found this to be equally as important as we thrive to build braille embossers that last.

An embedded security function has also been applied to avoid the pinching of any articles in the braille tray door. The door will automatically pick up if any obstacles, commonly fingers, remain in way of the door upon closure. In the event that any obstructions remain, the door will not close and re-open itself.

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Noise Canceling Design

BrailleBox V5 produces surprisingly low noise volumes when embossing braille. To offer minimum noise levels has been a priority characteristic during the BrailleBox design. The low noise level [60 dB(A)] of BrailleBox is achieved by the use of different sound absorbing components and making the embosser a completely sealed-off unit, which keeps the noise contained inside the braille embosser. Ventilation is through mufflers, reducing the leaking of any noise and yet enabling sufficient air flow. 

The design of BrailleBox proves important when placed in environments where low noise levels are appreciated. Competitor braille production embossers generally require that they are placed in its own room due to the noise that braille producing makes; and additionally the enormous size.