MARLON 350E Users Guide

Marlon 350E Double Head

Spiral Coil Electric

Crimper

Instruction Manual

MARLON 350E AUTO CRIMPER

SERVICE MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

Your new Marlon 350 Auto Crimper is designed to increase
your plastic spiral binding production. The Marlon 350 is an
inexpensive yet extremely versatile tabletop machine. The Marlon
350 cuts and crimps 6mm through 50mm coil, with an adjustable
binding length from 3.5-inches to 14-inches. The Marlon 350 is
capable of 50 cycles per minute, and features a coil waste chute
that uses standard plastic grocery bags for clipping waste
containment. The Marlon 350 is an operator friendly machine that
is easy to set up, allowing for quick changeover from one coil
diameter to another. We are confident that your new Marlon 350
Auto Crimper will be a valuable asset to your plastic coil binding
operation.

The following pages of this manual will cover machine setup,
operating procedures, and trouble shooting your Marlon 350 Auto
Crimper.

WARNING: Changing of cutting blades should be
done only by trained service personnel. Disconnect
power from unit before servicing.

MARLON 350E CONNECTIONS

Power switch AC - in Foot pedal-out AC-fuse DC-fuse

COIL WASTE CHUTE

THE COIL WASTE CHUTE USES STANDARD PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS
FOR CLIPPING CONTAINMENT. PLACE THE HANDLES OF THE BAG
IN THE SLOTS ON BOTH SIDES TO HOLD THE BAG IN PLACE.

PLACE BAG
HANDLES IN
THESE SLOTS
TO HOLD BAG

BLADE SELECTION

The Marlon 350 Auto Crimper features interchangeable
cutter blades. Your Marlon 350 was shipped with the B-size cutter
blades installed. Use the following chart to determine what blade
size is required for the coil diameter your crimping.

A-size blades: 6mm and 7mm coil

Note: Over sized punch patterns (.248) or punch patterns with a large backstop (distance
from paper edge to hole) will not work well with the A – size cutter head.

B-size blades: 8mm through 25mm coil
C-size blades: 12mm through 50mm coil

The cutter blades and cutter head assemblies have been color

coded to reduce the chance of improper assembly.

1.)Universal parts of the cutter head assembly that are used for all

three sets of knives are marked white. These parts are used all of
the time.

2.)A-size parts of the cutter assembly are marked red.

3.)B-size parts of the cutter assembly are marked green.

4.)C-size parts of the cutter assembly are marked yellow.

Note: Some parts of the cutter assembly are marked with two
colors. These parts are used on two of the three cutter
assembly configurations.

CUTTER HEAD ASSEMBLY

Drive Cam Clamp blade spring Motor connector

Cam Arm Cutter drive pin
Arm drive
Screw

Cutter blade assembly Clamp blade stop
Cam micro switch
Clamp blade stop mtg. holes 1, 2

Hole # 1, will provide a wider blade gap

Suitable for larger coil / filament
Hole # 2 accommodates smaller coils /
Filament size