Rhematec Electric Business Card Cutter Part 1

Business cards are often the first corporate publication to be exchanged especially during the first meeting of business people . It is very important to make that great impression on  business cards -- the mood set by the color, the emphasis put on by the fonts used, the lasting message of the content and the smooth, clean edges! No matter how well-designed the business card is, if it has rough edges, it will still be perceived to be unprofessional. Does your  company deserve that? If you are looking for an affordable business card cutter, the Rhematec TESS 900 Card Cutter may be worth the try.

The supplier in Taiwan are prompt, willing and helpful with whatever queries I had. There are currently five standard models:

M/N: EBCC-B90R-E54R-A         (for size A4 paper with 10-up (2x5) non-bleed layout, finished card size 90 x 54 mm)
 M/N: EBCC-B90R-E50R-A         (for size A4 paper with 10-up (2x5) non-bleed layout, finished card size 90 x 50 mm)
 M/N: EBCC-B91R-E55R-A         (for size A4 paper with 10-up (2x5) non-bleed layout, finished card size 91 x 55 mm)
 M/N: EBCC-B85G10-E54R-A     (for size A4 paper with 10-up (2x5) half-bleed layout, finished card size 85 x 54 mm)
 M/N: EBCC-B88.9R-E50.8R-A   (for size Letter paper with 10-up (2x5) non-bleed layout, finished card size 3.5" x 2")

If you would like to have a custom-made cutter for slitting a specific size, you can send them the layout for their evaluation then they will let you know if it's feasible to make on their electric business card cutter. An example is a custom-made cutter for slitting an A4-sized paper with 9-up, full bleed layout (3 mm gutter) into playing cards.

What I have is the model for size A4 paper with 10-up (2x5) non-bleed layout, finished card size 90 x 50 mm. What does all the cutting specifications mean? It only implies that for every A4 paper, one can have 10 pieces(2 columns and 5 rows) each of size 90mm x 50mm business cards. The term "non-bleed" means that there are no prints on the edge of each business card and therefore no spaces between them on the layout of the card. This is the sample of the layout:

Notice that there are no spaces between each cards. So this model is more suitable for cards with either solid color or none at all over the edge.

Key Features:
- Light, portable, and compact design for home or office use
- Precise paper cutting @ 4 to 6 sheets/min (depending on paper thickness) enables making hundreds of quality business cards in a few minutes
- User-friendly operation
- Cut up to 300gsm paper




The shipping dimension is Length x Width x Height = 42cm x 23 cm x 18 cm. Gross weight is 3.5 Kg.

Opening the box there are two styropor block inside and another box which houses the main unit and the power adapter.

There is a nifty informative label on top:

Another important notice:

What you will see inside the box are the business card cutter, the sliding tray(stored inside the front cover of the cutter), the power adapter, operation guide and the printed paper for test cut along with some 10 pcs of blank papers.

The body is all made up of hard plastic.

Next time, I will post on the operation of this machine. Thanks for reading! 

Searching for the print shop's "perfect" location

I may have found the "perfect" location for our start up print shop business. Since our target customers will be the MSME's(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) young family and professionals aged 20 - 34, this location fits the bill. The Cybergate plaza  is home to a handful of residential and office condominiums. I am quite familiar with the place since my Globe Telecom days. The exact location is at 2F One Gateway Place, Cybergate Plaza EDSA corner Pioneer Street Mandaluyong. Someone already had his/her foot on the two first floor spaces. Well the good thing is, there are spaces still available on the 2nd Floor.


Here are the pictures of the site:

I was taking this picture of One Gateway Plaza from the middle of the road. The shop is on the second floor.

This is the photo from the car on the road showing the street level view on the 2nd floor shop.

This is the pedestrian view on one side of the vacant commercial space of One Gateway Place across the road. My brother is taking some pictures of his own.

This is another pedestrian view on the other side of the said commercial space.

This is the exclusive stairway to the vacant 2nd Floor commercial space.

This is how it looks like when you look up while on your way up the stairway.

The view on the left from the inside. The window almost occupied the height of the commercial space.This is where the Cybergate Place 2 and Robinsons Forums are visible.

The view on the right from the inside. This is where the Pioneer Highlands or Globe Telecom Plaza, Cybergate 3 and The Legend Villas Hotel are visible.

What has led me to this location?
The new building projects a fresh image which is very much in sync with the company's projected brand

It is not saturated by competition.

The location has substantial foot traffic.

The location is near its target consumers.

The location is accessible to customers. There is adequate and safe parking space alloted. It is near Boni MRT(Metro Railway Transit) station.

Very accessible to suppliers.

There are at least five office condominiums nearby. 

There are at least three residential condominiums nearby.
There is a nearby courier.

There is a mall nearby.

The area is flood-free.

Mandaluyong has one of the lowest business tax in the metro.

Personally, I like the location for our upcoming print shop business.


How about your business location? Kind enough to tell me why you chose it?