Bindery

Machine/Hand

Depending on your project, it may require machine or hand bindery. For larger, more standard projects, a machine is used. When working on more delicate project, we assemble each piece by hand.

Saddle Stitching

Saddle stitching is one of the simplest and most widely used forms of binding. Variations include loop stitching, in which the wire is formed into loops that extend beyond the spine, and side stitching. Loop-stitched pieces can fit onto the rings of a binder.

Side Stitching

A variation of saddle stitching, side stitching involves the wire being inserted through the side on the spine. Side stitching accommodates either signatures or cut sheets and allows the use of two-piece covers or wrap-around covers.

Perfect

A method in which either folded signatures or single leaves are gathered into a stack and the spine is roughened. Hot melt adhesive is applied to the rough edge and the cover is put in place while the adhesive is still hot. The book is then trimmed on three sides.

Wire Coil

Wire coil binding is a form of spiral binding that offers the advantage of binding cut sheets rather than signatures. In this method, a single continuous uncoated spiral wire is fed through holes punched in the paper.

Plastic Coil

Plastic coil binding is a form of spiral binding that offers the advantage of binding cut sheets rather than signatures. In this method, a single continuous plastic coil is fed through holes punched in the paper.

Binding equipment

  • 3 Lawson 45" – 54' Guillotine Cutters with Micro Computers
  • 1 Prism 54" Cutting System including Baumann Jogger, Digital Scale and Two (2) Automatic Lifts
  • 1 Stahl Folder, 26 x 40 with Double Gatefold
  • 1 MBO 26 x 40 with Right Angle
  • 1 Harris Twelve (12) Station Suction-feed Collator
  • 1 Harris Twenty (20) Station Suction-feed Collator
  • 3 Bostitch Hand-fed One (1) through (8) Head Stitcher with Three (3) Hohner Loop-Stitch heads
  • 2 Bostitch Hand-fed Heavy Duty One (1) through Eight (8) Head Stitcher with Three (3) Loop-Stitch Heads
  • 1 Rossback Stitcher with Three (3) Knife Trimmer
  • 1 Therm-O-Type Automatic Business Card Slitter
  • 3 Metal Eyeleting Units
  • 2 Challenge Drill Unit, up to 5 Heads
  • 1 Challenge Round Corner Unit
  • 1 Kugler Automatic GBC, Wire-O, Spiral Punch Unit
  • 6 Hand Fed Punch Units for Wire-O and GBCs
  • 2 Kugler Wire-O Automatic Binding Units
  • 3 GBC Plastic Binding Units
  • 1 Plastic Coil Binding Unit
  • 2 Perfect Binding Units
  • 1 Kleen Stick Transfer Tape Machine
  • 2 FL Smithe WR Wide Range Envelope Converting Machines
  • 1 FL Smithe LO Large Size Envelope Converting Machines

We maintain a full range of automatic and manual bindery facilities for your project and have the capabilities for any style of binding that encompasses perfect, lay-flat, saddle stitch, side wire, coil, curl, plastic, eyelet and wire-o binding.