Single-sheet braille in high volumes
Single-sheet fed, high-speed Braille printer with little noise level. Braille Box is a milestone on the production braille embosser market. At a very affordable price it gives the user a technically progressive Braille machine with stable paper handling and award winning design.
- 300 characters/second - first affordable high speed braille embosser
- Large sheet-feeder - holds up to 400 pages
- Integrated Acoustic Hood gives low noise level
- Newspaper format for A3 or 11x17 inch paper
- Red Dot product design award 2011
- Great Design Award (Swedish award) 2012
A landmark in production embossers
This is Braille Box
Braille Box is made for high volumes of Braille on cut-sheet paper. Its competitive award winning design and superb performance is groundbreaking. Braille Box prints at a rapid speed and with little noise. The printers innovative design makes it easy to maneuver.
Easy user interface
Throw away the manual. Braille Box will guide you through the embossing process. The logical user interface is both speech guided in in many languages, selectable from the front pane of the embosser. Several languages are available in print and Braille, giving the blind and sighted the same advantages. You will find the verbal interface available free of charge on Index's home page.
Best price/performance
Braille Box is the first production Braille embosser to offer high quality performance at an affordable price. Higher consumer demands has allowed Index Braille to cut costs for each unit by large. With the higher importation volumes of tools and parts, Index is capable to sell Braille Box at a lower price. Therefore, Braille quality is able to reach high standards made by our international users.
Braille design prize winner
Braille Box is a beautifully crafted machine and in 2011 was awarded the internationally acclaimed Red Dot Design Award. Among such products as the iPhone 4, Braille Box is officially recognized as a true design sensation.
The Braille Box was embraced with a new thought felt design exceeding all original techniques and for this was the winner of the people's choice for The Grand Award of Design. The interface is built with a clear contrast and an active space that is easy to use. The embosser gives more of the visually impaired the opportunity to read not only their own words, but that of others. Braille Box has already managed to take more than half of the existing market and is continuously spreading its unique expressive design around the world.
Braille Box has excellent Braille quality and makes very little noise. When printing, it produces no more sound than a normal conversation, considered acceptable in an office environment. This is made possible because the Braille embosser is completely sealed off, muffling even the ventilation.
Braille on cut-sheet paper is the future. It is inexpensive and hassle free compared to the more demanding and expensive fan-folded braille paper. The sheet feeder also makes it possible to print Braille on every available paper format and even thin foils in other materials. Index Braille is the only Braille producer to develop a flawless Braille printer for copy paper. The secret is the Braille optimized sheet feeder, a technical solution owned by Index Braille.
High quality Braille on both sides of the paper, known as interpoint or double-sided braille, is an Index Braille trademark. Braille Box produces double-sided Braille that reaches the highest Braille reading demands. The dots are easy to read and do not wear by age. The reliable dot forming technology seen in Braille Box is better for your wallet as well as the environment.
Braille Box V4 is loaded with useful features. It prints single and double-sided Braille, both horizontally and vertically, meanwhile producing sharp tactile graphics. The Braille printer easily embosses Braille books and magazines with automatic page organization. It has all ports needed including: network, USB and a service port, in addition to drivers compatible for Windows and Mac. The self guiding speech interface is logical and easy to use. Braille Box V4 is equipped with an embedded web interface, making it possible to maneuver your embosser via the internet.
No noise pollution
Braille Box has excellent Braille quality and makes very little noise. When printing, it produces no more sound than a normal conversation, considered acceptable in an office environment. This is made possible because the Braille embosser is completely sealed off, muffling even the ventilation.
The best sheet feeder
Braille on cut-sheet paper is the future. It is inexpensive and hassle free compared to the more demanding and expensive fan-folded braille paper. The sheet feeder also makes it possible to print Braille on every available paper format and even thin foils in other materials. Index Braille is the only Braille producer to develop a flawless Braille printer for copy paper. The secret is the Braille optimized sheet feeder, a technical solution owned by Index Braille.
Interpoint Braille
High quality Braille on both sides of the paper, known as interpoint or double-sided braille, is an Index Braille trademark. Braille Box produces double-sided Braille that reaches the highest Braille reading demands. The dots are easy to read and do not wear by age. The reliable dot forming technology seen in Braille Box is better for your wallet as well as the environment.
Meaningful features
Braille Box V4 is loaded with useful features. It prints single and double-sided Braille, both horizontally and vertically, meanwhile producing sharp tactile graphics. The Braille printer easily embosses Braille books and magazines with automatic page organization. It has all ports needed including: network, USB and a service port, in addition to drivers compatible for Windows and Mac. The self guiding speech interface is logical and easy to use. Braille Box V4 is equipped with an embedded web interface, making it possible to maneuver your embosser via the internet.
Technical Specifications
Braille
| Embossing Speed CPS | 300 cps |
| Single-sided | |
| Double-sided | |
| Vertical printing (newspaper) | |
| Braille font | 2.2, 2.5, 3.2 mm |
| Tactile resolution | 17 dpi |
| Forming method | Three embossing heads with 13 hammers in each |
Paper
| Tractor-fed | |
| Single sheet feeder | |
| Paper roll | |
| Sheet feeder size | 400 pages |
| Paper weight | 120-180 |
| Paper width | 279.4-431.8 mm |
| Paper length | 279.4-297 mm |
Measurements
| Height | 5.6 inch |
| Width | 7.2 inch |
| Depth | 9 inch |
| Net volume | 362.88 |
| Net weight | 65.2 kg |
| Noise level | 60 dB(A) |
| Noise level with acoustic protection |
Communication
| User interface | Braille and ink labelled panel with multilingual speech feedback |
| USB | |
| Network | |
| Serial port | |
| Web | |
| Firmware upgrade | Via internet always free of charge |
| LED feedback | |
| Printer drivers | Windows 32/64 |
Electrical
| Voltage | 100-240 V AC |
| Power max | 400 W |
| Power stand by | 5 W |
| Eco power down | 1.0 W |