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A tabber applies a small adhesive tab, and a wafer sealer applies a similar seal, to hold a self-mailer or folded piece closed without an envelope. AFM stocks tabbers and wafer sealers as standalone units and as attachments built onto folding or inserting equipment, including new, used, and refurbished machines. Every machine ships nationwide, and our phone team can help confirm which tab style and placement your mail piece needs. Below the machines: our plain-English guide to choosing a tabber, and answers to the questions we hear most.
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The Accufast ET is a versatile tabber (wafer sealer) for edge- and top-tabbing self-mailers and booklets, with format changes by a twist of a knob. Accufast no longer makes this machine; All For Mailers can recommend a current replacement.
The Accufast KT/ET/HDF inline system — the “Slim Jim System” — combined an Accufast KT or ET tabber with a high-density feeder for automatic inline tabbing. Accufast no longer makes this line; All For Mailers can recommend a current replacement.
The Accufast Freehand is a compact, hand-fed tabber (wafer sealer) that applies 1″ paper circle tabs at up to 12,500 pieces per hour. Accufast no longer makes this machine; All For Mailers can recommend a current replacement.
The Secap T-2000 was a heavy-duty tabletop tabber that applied one, two or three tabs in a single pass at up to 20,000 pieces per hour, running offline or inline with fixed-head printers.
The Accufast KT is a single-head crash tabber and wafer sealer known for high productivity and tight, accurate tabs — but parts are scarce, so it is no longer sold.
The Freehand Label Applicator is a simple, made-in-USA tabletop labeler for non-production mailings, applying labels to up to 8,000 pieces per hour. Discontinued and no longer supported new — supplies and parts still available through All For Mailers.
The Accufast KT2 is a double-head crash tabber (wafer sealer) that applies one or two tabs per piece at up to 15,000 pieces per hour. Accufast no longer makes this machine; All For Mailers can recommend a current replacement.
Discontinued — Not Supported. Accufast closed in 2019. We no longer buy or sell Accufast machines and cannot warranty them; remaining parts sell while supplies last. Need stamps applied? See the AFM80ST Stamp Applier & Tabber. Looking at an Accufast XL? Here is the honest picture from a shop that serviced Accufast equipment for decades….
The Accufast KT family also reached the market wearing other badges — the KT was sold as the Formax FD 260 and Rena T-300, and the FX as the Formax FD260-10. Same machines, different nameplates — and the same honest advice applies to all of them. Accufast KT / FX Family at a Glance Page…
The Accufast ET family — including the ET-R and ET LDM variants — was also sold as the Formax FD 280. Same machine, different badge, same honest advice. Accufast ET Family at a Glance Page type Family buying advisory Brand Accufast Models covered ET, including the ET-R and ET LDM variants Also sold as Formax…
The deciding factor is how your piece is produced: a standalone tabber processes already-folded pieces on their own, while an inline or attachment tabber mounts onto a folder or inserter and applies tabs as part of that machine's cycle. Choose based on whether tabbing needs to be its own step or part of an existing line.
Tab placement and count generally depend on your mail piece's fold and size; self-mailers and certain folded formats have mailability rules that affect how many tabs are needed and where. We can help you confirm placement, but always verify final mailability requirements with your local Postal Service representative before a full run.
Volume matters for speed: single-head tabbers suit lower volumes, while double-head and high-speed models suit larger, ongoing runs.
Our tabber and wafer sealer lineup includes Rena, Accufast, Astro, Duplo, Secap, Pitney Bowes, Neopost, Formax, Hasler, and our own AFM-refurbished units.
What is the difference between a tab and a wafer seal?
Both close a folded, envelope-free mail piece; the terms are generally used to describe similar adhesive closures, and the exact material can vary by machine and by tab stock chosen.
Do I need a standalone tabber or an inline attachment?
A standalone tabber processes already-folded pieces as a separate step. An inline attachment mounts onto a folder or inserter and tabs pieces as part of that machine's normal cycle, saving a handling step.
How many tabs does my mail piece need?
This depends on your piece's size and fold and on current postal mailability standards, so we recommend confirming exact placement and count with your local Postal Service representative before a full run.
Do you carry refurbished tabbers?
Yes, our lineup generally includes new, used, and refurbished units, including AFM-refurbished machines. Call us and we will size the right condition and speed to your volume honestly.
