Akiles
Akiles is a private Mira Loma, California-based manufacturer selling binding, laminating, paper-handling machines, and ID accessories directly to print shops, offices, schools, and end-users through its e-commerce website.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1993
- HeadquartersMira Loma, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Akiles does
Akiles Products, Inc. is a Mira Loma, California-based private manufacturer of physical document-finishing equipment founded in 1993. The company designs and sells binding machines (coil, wire, comb, combination, and modular systems), laminating machines (pouch and roll laminators), paper-handling equipment (paper trimmers, corner rounders, business card slitters, booklet makers), and ID/badge accessories through a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at akiles.com. Its catalog spans more than 100 SKUs across five product categories, with engineering differentiators including self-sharpening tungsten rotary blades, vertical punching systems, interchangeable modular dies, Smart Detect wire-closing automation, and multi-roller lamination heat systems (up to 10 rollers, 142 inches/minute).
The company's technology core is electromechanical rather than digital: heavy-duty motors, all-metal construction, interchangeable dies, and thermal/roller lamination systems backed by CE, TUV, ISO 9001, and CPSIA certifications on key product lines. Akiles also sells a full ecosystem of proprietary consumables (DuoWire, Polycover binding covers, spiral coils, plastic combs, laminating pouches and roll films) designed to work with its equipment, creating a recurring-supply revenue stream tied to its installed base.
Commercially, Akiles operates a direct-to-consumer model with no disclosed distributor or reseller network, relying on its own e-commerce site to reach print shops, copy centers, corporate offices, educational institutions, and organizations needing ID badges. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly displayed on the website, and the company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, revenue figures, or management team information.
Akiles firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Akiles
- Legal name
- Akiles Products, Inc.
- Website
- https://akiles.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1993
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Akiles is a private Mira Loma, California-based manufacturer selling binding, laminating, paper-handling machines, and ID accessories directly to print shops, offices, schools, and end-users through its e-commerce website.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Akiles industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Document Finishing Equipment
- NAICS
- Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing (339940), Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing (335210)
- SIC
- Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Bindery & Finishing Services (Binding, Laminating, Cutting, Folding, Collating) (EDAEAJAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Art & Drafting Supplies Retail (CRALABAG)
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Where Akiles is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Mira Loma
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Akiles business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Binding Machines and Equipment Sales: Akiles generates revenue primarily through the sale of binding machines including coil, wire, comb, and combination binding equipment. Products range from manual desktop units to heavy-duty electric commercial machines.
- Laminating Machines and Supplies: Sale of pouch laminators, roll laminators, and associated supplies including laminating pouches and roll films in various thicknesses and sizes.
- Paper Handling Equipment: Sale of paper trimmers, corner rounders, business card slitters, and booklet makers for document finishing.
- Binding and Laminating Supplies: Consumables including spiral coils, plastic combs, wire supplies, binding covers (Polycover), DuoWire, and laminating pouches/films sold alongside equipment.
- ID Accessories: Sale of ID badge accessories including punchers (eyelet, half-moon, slot), badge holders, lanyards, and clip/strap wear.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Binding Machines - Manual Entry Level |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Binding Machines - Electric/Heavy Duty |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Laminators - Consumer to Professional |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Modular/Combination Systems |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Test Product |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels1 record
Akiles product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Akiles designs, manufactures, and sells document finishing hardware including binding machines (plastic comb, spiral coil, and wire binding), laminating machines (pouch and roll film), and paper-handling equipment (cutters, trimmers, punches, booklet makers). The company also supplies a full ecosystem of consumables and accessories — binding combs/coils/wires, laminating pouches and films, badge holders, lanyards, and binding workstations — sold primarily through its own e-commerce website.
Product overview
Akiles is a manufacturer of professional binding and laminating equipment, offering a comprehensive portfolio of physical machines organized into five main categories: Binding (coil machines, wire machines, comb machines, combination machines, and modular machines), Laminating (pouch laminators and roll laminators with various roller systems), Paper Handling (booklet makers, business card slitters, corner rounders, and trimmers), ID Accessories (punchers, badge holders, lanyards), and binding supplies (coils, wire, combs, covers). The product line includes specialized sub-brands such as CoilMac for coil binding, ProLam for laminating, WireMac for wire binding, DuoMac for combination binding, FlexiPunch/VersaMac for modular punching systems, Diamond for corner rounding, CardMac for card cutting, and BookletMac for automated booklet production. Most products offer multiple configuration options (manual/electric) and varying capacity levels to serve different market segments from small offices to commercial print shops.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- CoilMac Series (electric and manual spiral coil binding machines)
- RubiCoil (electric spiral coil binding machine)
- CombMac Series (plastic comb binding machines)
- AlphaBind Series (plastic comb binding machines)
- EcoBind-C (manual plastic comb binding machine)
- WireMac Series (double-loop wire binding machines)
- OffiWire (wire binding machine)
- DuoMac Series (multi-function binding machines)
- VersaMac (interchangeable die punching and binding machine)
- FlexiPunch Series (heavy-duty electric and manual punches)
- FlexiCloser 2 (document closer)
- WBM-532 (wide-format binding machine)
- CBM650 (heavy-duty comb binding machine)
- Crimp@Coil and Finish@Coil Series (coil crimping and finishing machines)
- Binding Workstation (integrated binding workstation)
- iCoil (spiral coil inserter)
- iWire (wire inserter)
- Roll@Coil (coil roll feed system)
- ProLam Ultra-X Series (heavy-duty roll laminators)
- ProLam Ultra (roll laminator)
- ProLam Photo (photo-quality roll laminator)
- iLam Plus (pouch laminator)
- ProLam Plus Series (pouch laminators)
- ProLam R27 (pouch laminator)
- ProLam (pouch laminator)
- Laminating Pouches (consumable supply)
- Roll Films (laminating consumable)
- BookletMac (automatic booklet maker)
- CardMac Series (business card cutters)
- Diamond Series (heavy-duty paper cutters)
- OffiTrim Plus (office paper trimmer)
- Roll@Blade (roll-fed cutting system)
- Eyelet Punch (punch accessory)
- Half-Moon Punch (punch accessory)
- Slot Punch (punch accessory)
- Badge Holders (ID accessory)
- Retractable ID Badge Holder (ID accessory)
- Lanyards (ID accessory)
- Clip/Strap Wear (ID accessory)
- DuoWire (binding consumable)
- Plastic Comb (binding consumable)
- Spiral Coil (binding consumable)
- Polycover (binding cover supply)
- Ring Master (binding accessory)
- Display Protectors (document accessory)
Quantifiable outcome
- VersaMac can punch up to 55 sheets per lift for high-volume workloads
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Akiles
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Akiles technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Akiles partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves3 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Akiles competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Tamerica: Tamerica is a manufacturer of binding machines (coil, wire, comb), laminators, and paper-handling equipment. Its product range and target customers (print shops and offices) directly overlap Akiles' CoilMac, WireMac, and ProLam lines.
- Bindomatic: Bindomatic manufactures thermal binding systems and supplies used in offices and print shops worldwide. Its thermal binding focus and office/print-shop customer base make it a comparable peer to Akiles' binding equipment business.
- Rhin-O-Tuff: Rhin-O-Tuff specializes in heavy-duty modular binding punches and binding equipment aimed at commercial print and finishing operations. It competes with Akiles' VersaMac and FlexiPunch modular systems for high-volume commercial customers.
- Fellowes: Fellowes manufactures binding equipment, laminators, and document finishing products alongside its broader office products portfolio. It competes head-to-head with Akiles in pouch laminators and binding machines for office and SMB channels.
- Ibico: Ibico has historically manufactured binding and laminating equipment (comb, wire, thermal, laminators) for the office and presentation markets. Its product line overlaps Akiles' binding and laminating categories for similar SMB/office customers.
- D&K (D&K Laminating): D&K is a manufacturer of roll laminators and laminating films serving commercial print, education, and in-house finishing markets. It directly competes with Akiles' ProLam roll laminator line and associated roll films.
- GBC (ACCO Brands): GBC is the historic leader in binding and laminating equipment (coil, comb, wire, thermal, laminators) and is now part of ACCO Brands. It directly competes with Akiles across the same product categories and serves overlapping print shop, office, and education customers.
Broad incumbents
- Swingline: Swingline, part of ACCO Brands, manufactures staplers, punches, and office finishing equipment with broad retail distribution. Its office finishing product line and channel footprint make it an adjacent comparable to Akiles' paper-handling and binding categories.
- ACCO Brands: ACCO Brands is the parent of GBC and Swingline and a large incumbent in office products and document finishing. While Akiles operates as a focused specialist, ACCO's broader portfolio and global distribution channels make it a comparable broader-market incumbent.
Emerging players
- Lomond Group: Lomond produces laminating films and roll laminator equipment serving office and print channels in European and adjacent markets. Its focus on laminating films and equipment makes it a partial-overlap peer to Akiles' laminating product family.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Akiles social profiles
Digital presenceAkiles compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance6 records
Akiles financial estimates
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Akiles leadership team
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Akiles funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Akiles
What does Akiles do?
Akiles designs, manufactures, and sells document finishing hardware including binding machines (plastic comb, spiral coil, and wire binding), laminating machines (pouch and roll film), and paper-handling equipment (cutters, trimmers, punches, booklet makers). The company also supplies a full ecosystem of consumables and accessories — binding combs/coils/wires, laminating pouches and films, badge holders, lanyards, and binding workstations — sold primarily through its own e-commerce website.
Is Akiles a public or private company?
Akiles is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Akiles founded?
Akiles was founded in 1993. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Akiles based?
Akiles is headquartered in Mira Loma, United States, in the North America region.
How does Akiles make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Binding Machines and Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are laminating Machines and Supplies, paper Handling Equipment, binding and Laminating Supplies and ID Accessories.
Who are Akiles's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Tamerica, Bindomatic, Rhin-O-Tuff, Fellowes, Ibico, D&K (D&K Laminating) and GBC (ACCO Brands). Broad incumbents are Swingline and ACCO Brands. Lomond Group is listed as an emerging player.
Does Akiles have an API?
No public API is recorded for Akiles.
What industry is Akiles in?
Akiles's product category is Document Finishing Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAEAJAE, Bindery & Finishing Services (Binding, Laminating, Cutting, Folding, Collating), with a secondary code of CRALABAG, Art & Drafting Supplies Retail. Its NAICS code is 339940 and its SIC code is 3555.