Braille printers
Compact Braille printers enable texts and learning materials to be reliably output in Braille at any time. They combine a handy design with solid technology and impress with their clear print quality and uncomplicated operation.
There are various models to choose from, each offering different strengths depending on your requirements. Some are particularly light and mobile, while others are suitable for more extensive printing tasks with higher speeds or flexible paper processing.
What all versions have in common is that they produce fast, accurate and easy-to-read results.
BTec 100
The BTEc 100 is a small, lightweight and mobile Braille printer for private and school use. It has an automatic single-sheet feeder from a paper supply cassette that can be easily attached to the printer. You can insert paper widths from A4 to A3 (lengthwise). In addition, any number of freely definable ASCII Braille tables can be created.
The BTec 100 comes with a shorthand translation programme that includes the Windows printer driver. All Microsoft operating systems are supported.
Price
2,685.00 EUR net
(2,872.95 EUR incl. VAT)
Item no.
00-44000
Technical data
- Up to 44 characters per line
- Print speed up to 13 characters per second
- Paper formats: A4, A3, 27 x 34 cm
- Paper width: 298 mm
- Paper thickness 140 g to 170 g
- Supply voltage: 110–230 V, 50–60 Hz
- Power consumption approx. 4 W when idle, 20 W during operation
- Weight: 4.5 kg
- Supplied with power supply unit, USB cable and serial connection cable
Features
- 6- and 8-dot Braille
- Driver for Windows
- Shorthand programme for Windows (RTFC)
- Buttons for paper feed and paper eject
- Automatic paper format detection
- Automatic single sheet feed
- Cassette for 20 sheets of paper
- USB and serial interface for connection to a PC
- Any number of freely definable ASCII Braille tables
- Internal modular design – extremely easy to service
Scope of delivery
- BTec 100 Braille printer
- Plug-in power supply
- USB cable and serial connection cable
- Paper tray
- Dust cover
- USB stick with RTFC translation programme (demo version)
- Manual in black print
- Manual in Braille
Available accessories
- Sound-absorbing enclosure with cover, item no.: HW-78003
- Second paper cassette, item no.: EE-14978
- Duxbury Braille Translator, item no.: HW-15116
- RTFC translation programme, item no.: 00-15115
- Noise-reducing mat, item no.: HW-78005
Index Basic-D V5
Reliable classic for continuous paper
The Index Basic-D V5 is a small, portable and powerful Braille printer for continuous paper. Its exceptional performance and competitive price have made it the most sought-after Braille printer in the world. This completely reliable printer allows continuous printing on continuous paper thanks to a tractor-fed paper feed. This means that even printing longer documents over several hours is no problem.
Price
1,195.00 EUR net,
(1,278.65 EUR incl. VAT),
Item no.
HA-46800
Features and technical specifications
- 310 pages/hour
- Print speed: 100 cps
- High-resolution graphics printing
- Continuous printing, most reliable paper feed method
- Compact format, low weight
- Control panel in Braille and black print
- Custom paper size
- Printing via mobile devices possible
- Vertical printing
- Thin printing paper
- Paper length: 1-17 inches
- Paper width: 4-13 inches
- Braille font format: 6- and 8-dot font
- Single and double-sided
- Net size: 520 x 260 x 130 mm, net weight: 7.6 kg
- Interface: USB, network, serial, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Available accessories
Index soundproof box for Basic & Everest (D-V4 and D-V5)
Efficient noise reduction for Index Basic and Index Everest
The Index soundproof box is a cost-effective solution for suppressing the natural noise generated when embossing high-quality Braille with a Braille printer. The Index soundproofing box was developed specifically for the Index Everest (D-V4 and D-V5) and Index Basic (D-V4 and D-V5) models. It is suitable for the noise-reducing production of large quantities of Braille in any office or school-like environment and offers a pleasant noise level.
The noise generated is reduced by 25 dB(A).
The Index soundproofing box is delivered in two flat packages and can be easily assembled using the enclosed assembly instructions; simply select the appropriate printer model when assembling.
Index Everest-D V5
Braille printing in any format on single sheets of paper
The Index Everest-D V5 is the most versatile Braille embosser on the market and offers almost endless printing possibilities on single sheets. Its successful design has been refined repeatedly over the last 25 years.
A flexible range of user-defined formats and Braille output options is available. The single-sheet feed is optimised for a wide variety of possibilities. Variable dot strengths are available for embossing on customer-specific materials (cardboard, plastic).
Price
4,195.00 EUR net
(4,488.65 EUR incl. VAT)
Item no.
HW-46500
Features and technical specifications
- Print speed: 110 cps
- 400 A4 pages/hour
- High-resolution graphics printing
- Printing via mobile devices possible
- Printouts in magazine and standard Braille format
- Custom paper size
- 50-page paper feed
- Horizontal and vertical printing
- Paper length: 255–590 mm
- Paper width: 120–297 mm
- Braille font format: 6- and 8-dot font
- Single and double-sided
- Net size: 560 x 180 x 450 mm, net weight: 12 kg
- Interface: USB, network, serial, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Available accessories
Index soundproof box for Basic & Everest
(D-V4 and D-V5)
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Efficient noise reduction for Index Basic and Index Everest
The Index soundproof box is a cost-effective solution for suppressing the natural noise generated when embossing high-quality Braille with a Braille printer. The Index soundproofing box was developed specifically for the Index Everest (D-V4 and D-V5) and Index Basic (D-V4 and D-V5) models. It is suitable for the noise-reducing production of large quantities of Braille in any office or school-like environment and offers a pleasant noise level.
The noise generated is reduced by 25 dB(A).
The Index soundproof box is delivered in two flat packages and is easy to assemble using the enclosed assembly instructions; simply select the appropriate printer model when assembling.
Price
1,195.00 EUR net,
(1,278.65 EUR incl. VAT),
Item no.
HA-46800
Index Braille Stapler
The Index Braille Stapler is a high-performance stapler optimised for Braille book production with the Everest-D Braille embosser and the BrailleBox (for booklet format).
Price
650.00 EUR net,
(695.50 EUR incl. VAT),
Item no.
HW-46150
Elotype 5
The Elotype 5 is the latest model of a Braille machine that can also be used as a printer. This electronic machine offers the convenience of a word processing programme in an attractive and ergonomic design. The Elotype 5 can be operated either via the keyboard, an external keyboard and/or a PC. Thanks to its sophisticated synchronous printing mechanism, it also impresses with its excellent print quality.
Price
2,915.00 EUR net
(3,119.05 EUR incl. VAT)
Item no.
00-58005
Technical data
- Character spacing: 2.5 mm
- Character spacing: standard 6 mm, selectable 5 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 18 mm
- Line spacing: standard 10 mm, selectable 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 mm
- Embossing speed: approx. 12 characters per second
- Max. paper width: 300 mm (paper channel)
- Max. printing area: 252 mm = 42 characters
- Paper length: unlimited
- Paper thickness: max. 170 g/m²
- Dimensions (LxWxH): 290 x 420 x 100 mm
- Total weight: 4.9 kg
- Power supply: 100 – 240V / 50 – 60Hz / 30W
- USB interface
- Serial interface
- Connection for USB keyboard
Features
- 6- or 8-dot Braille input
- Text printing via RTFC translation programme
- Graphics printing with TactileView graphics software (runs on all current versions of Windows)
- Display in black print via integrated LCD display
- Connection to USB keyboard
- One-handed operation possible
- Writing/printing on writing and self-adhesive film
- Use of single sheets and continuous paper with the aid of an optionally available tractor
Scope of delivery
- Machine
- Power supply unit
- Dust cover
- USB stick with driver and manual
Available accessories
- Software (RTFC/Duxbury/Tactile View)
- Noise-reducing mat Item no.: HW-76020
- Aluminium case Item no.: HW-75780
- Tractor for use with continuous paper Item no.: EE-15805
Keyboard
The Elotype 5 is an electronic Braille machine with a smooth-running and ergonomic Braille keyboard. All the functions of an electronic typewriter are available, e.g. tabulator, margin setting, variable line spacing. The machine can write 6- and 8-point Braille. With the Elotype 5 Braille keyboard, you can write directly to your PC monitor using a terminal programme. It is also possible to save the text in a file.
Display
With the help of the attachable keyboard, you can enter black text into the machine, which is then embossed directly into Braille. Sighted people can read the entered text on an integrated display. The display shows two lines of 20 characters each.
Operation
The Elotype 5 can be switched to one-handed operation. This makes it possible to operate the Elotype with one hand or even one finger.
Printer
The Elotype 5 can be connected to a PC via the USB port as a Braille printer. Texts can be printed on single sheets or continuous tractor-fed paper.
Graphics printing
The Elotype 5 is capable of printing drawings with great precision. Together with the latest ‘TactileView’ software, graphics can be created and imported. Once the images have been converted to dot matrix using the software, they are printed via the USB interface.
Foil printing
Thicker foils can be embossed with multiple strokes. Of course, we also supply the appropriate foils [Link ‘Consumables’.
