| Overview: | | | | to allow you to push the unit out of the way when it is |
| - The Intimus GC208 Business Card Slitter is designed | | | | not in use. |
| for creating small runs of high quality full bleed business | | | | Weaknesses / Limitations: |
| cards without the need to outsource. Any organization | | | | - The GC208 business card slitter requires a two step |
| with a color copier and a frequent need to order | | | | operation for cutting business cards. First, you feed the |
| business cards will find that the GC208 pays for itself | | | | letter sized sheets into the lower station of the |
| quite nicely. | | | | machine and it cuts them into two 3.5" strips and cuts |
| - It is ideal for printers, copy shops, in-plant print shops | | | | the waste off the sides. Then you feed the cut strips |
| and human resource departments looking to produce | | | | sideways through the upper station to separate the |
| their own high quality, full bleed business cards. | | | | four, full bleed imprinted cards. It's best to do all of your |
| - The GC208 comes with a CD on which you will find | | | | length-wise cuts, and then all of your side-ways cuts. |
| templates to help with the layout of your business | | | | Although the machine is fast (300 cards per minute) |
| cards in four popular applications: Microsoft Word, | | | | cutting business cards is still a hands on process. |
| Microsoft Publisher, Quark and Illustrator. | | | | - Because full bleed imprinting requires an overprint on |
| Strengths / Features: | | | | all four sides of the card, the GC208 is limited to |
| - Although there are a number of different business | | | | producing only 8 cards per 8 ½" x 11" sheet. |
| card slitters available on the market, the GC-208 is one | | | | - The cutting heads are not adjustable, the GC208 |
| of the only gutter cut business card slitters that is | | | | cuts only standard size business cards and accepts |
| commercially available. It is designed to produce high | | | | only 8 ½" x 11" stock. |
| quality full bleed business cards out of letter sized | | | | Recommendation: |
| sheets printed on your color laser printer or | | | | - The GC-208 is an excellent cost effective business |
| photocopier. By overprinting the template, it is possible | | | | card slitter for producing high quality full bleed business |
| to have your graphics run to the very edge of for full | | | | cards from letter sized sheets of paper. |
| bleed business cards. | | | | - With speeds of up to 300 cards per minute the |
| - The GC208 business card slitter is capable of | | | | GC208 is ideal for print shops, binderies, copy shops |
| completing up to 300 finished business cards per | | | | and for organizations who want to produce their own |
| minute. This is fast enough for commercial applications | | | | high quality business cards in minutes rather than |
| where speed and productivity are essential. | | | | waiting days or weeks from outsourcing. |
| - This machine has a feeder that is capable of handling | | | | - The productivity offered by this unit can help to |
| a stack of sheets up to 5/8" thick. You can load the | | | | justify its cost in no time at all. |
| sheets into the feeder, place the weights on top of the | | | | - However, the GC208 is only designed for cutting |
| stock and let the machine do its work. | | | | business cards that are printed 8 up on the page. |
| - The GC208 is a floor standing unit that comes | | | | Users who want to cut cards that are printed 10 up or |
| mounted on castors. The business card slitting unit is | | | | 12 up on a sheet will need to consider a different |
| mounted on a special waste bin for no-mess | | | | machine. |
| production. Plus, the whole unit is mounted on wheels | | | | |
