I had great debate between trying a small home business/work-live unit residential-ish pillow machine vs an industrial grade, never have issues getting parts machine. Past exposure to those is they were super effective and quick.But with B:den0m:cs working so well, I thought I might give an unknown import a shot. Scuttlebutt on many of the horizontal units that allegedly have sold so well, also allegedly, function but can, as online opinions indicate, work but some indicate, tend to be a bit slowish and I gather finicky.None of which is a super big deal if you can find a good set of run settings. Even heat-up time on them isn't a big deal either if you use a rubbish bin or box to run a large run into. That will depend on if your set-up has room for a storage box/bin. There is a benefit to this type of setup in that were your air bubble/pillow machine quit - you have bags pre-made. The downside is, you need more space.Now, I'm not excited about the colour choices on this one but it seems, upon initial receipt, does seem structurally sound and well implemented.Things I do appreciate are:1. It heats up quickly.2. I have not verified the accuracy of the controller but that too feels quality under the buttons and when it says it's at temperature - it seems consistent.3. The feed speed and air are easy to control.4. The air snorkel is metal like industrial units.I (early days mind you) find with the budget air pillow material, that I could not run it at recommended settings (in the instructions pamplet). It is capable of such great speed, that I got best results in feeding the pillow material much slower and at a lower temperature than recommended. I believe contact time and temperature are related. You know, as if I need a little more heat when it's run fast or thicker (specific plastic the pillow material is made of is a factor too), and conversely, reduce the temperature if fed slower.Too much air can break the pillow at the edge that gets split after sealing. (it appears to puff up too much and want to bind/misfeed too.) Just an observation.So, having to set up a new machine and material combination myself may take a bit more to fully optimise. In a commercial setting, someone already sorted the settings out. You just need to change the roll out when it runs out.I think this machine is going to prove to be very versatile. This is just theory at this point, but I think if I can identify the maximum air so as to reduce splitting the material's edge prematurely (i.e. before it's sealed) - I'm currently thinking that I will eventually be able to increase its output by bumping speed, and if necessary, sealing temperature. It certainly has the capability to run faster, I just need to maintain quality pillows.Not quite so great are the instructions, but, they are adequate to get you by. You will just need to find the right settings for your materials.I do wish I could buy some bulk Teflon bands and a spare set of rollers like are available for my band sealer. But this early in the game, if it holds up, I think I'm inclined to like this machine. If it disappoints me, I'll revisit this review. And I should reiterate, I have not used any other home pillow machine - just read Internet posts and reviews. So, take this review with a grain of salt.
