OUGD504 // Design for print // Book binding

Spiral Binding
Similar to Wiro Binding, Spiral Binding attached the loose sheets by means of a plastic or metal plastic coil being passed through the punched holes. A wide range of coloured coils are available. Most commonly used for the production of very thick price lists, road atlases, reference manuals and training 

manuals. Pages from spiral bound documents cannot come undone from the binding.

Comb Binding

Again very similar to wiro binding, but instead uses a plastic comb instead of a wire. Mainly used for office documents.

Corner Stitch

Definition: A method for binding loose sheets suitable for documents up to 3mm thick.

What is it used for? 

Commonly used for hand outs, proposal documents etc

At What Point do we do it? 

Corner Stitching is a print finishing process (after printing).

How do we do it? 

The pages are collated in order and a single wire stitch (staple) is used to secure the document in the corner.

Stab Stitching

Definition: 

Stab Stitching is used mainly for office documents and in essence is two or more very strong, long staples that bind together loose sheets up to 25mm thick.

What is it used for? 

Commonly used for Office stationery eg. NCR Pads, Purchase Order Pads, Invoice Pads, Sales Order Forms etc

At What Point do we do it? 

Stab Stitching is a print finishing process (after printing).

How do we do it? 

Loose sheets are collated, usually with a grey backboard and Manila top sheet, they are stab stitched with our stab stitching machine approx 8mm from the edge and to ensure the item is secure and presentable we then apply calico tape to the spine.

PUR Binding
PUR binding is very similar to perfect binding. But uses a more durable and flexible glue. It is nearly impossible to remove pages from a PUR Bound book, and the spine doesn't deteriorate with age. Ideal for printed items that need to be durable reference tools - Catalogues, price lists, prospectus, brochures, town plans, parish plans etc
PUR Binding follows the exact same process except we change over the glue from Perfect Binding Adhesive to PUR Adhesive by exchanging the glue pots. PUR glue reacts with the moisture content in the paper. This chemical reation creates a much stronger bind than the conventional glue.

Loop Stitching (Loop stitch 2 wires, loop stitch 4 wires)
Definition: 

Loop Stitching is a method of binding one or more printed sections together, with or without a cover, by means of loop wire staples (stitches) through the spine and centrefold. The loops enable the printed item to be inserted into a Ring Binder

What is it used for?

 Commonly used for Brochures, Price Lists, Catalogues, Booklets, Newsletters, Parish Plans, Town Plans where they need to be inserted into 2 or 4 ring Ring Binders

At what point do we do it? 

Loop Stitching is a print finishing process (after printing).

How do we do it? 

Our Stitch Trimming machine will inset (gather) sections, stitch with the number and type of wire required and trim on 3 edges to the finished size.

Wiro Binding

Definition: 

A method for binding loose leaves using a series of metal wire loops formed from a single continuous wire run through punched holes on the binding edge.

What is it used for? 

Commonly used for Price Lists, PLOF, Training Manuals, Calendars, Note Pads, Parish Plans, Town Plans

At what point do we do it? 

Wiro Binding is a print finishing process (after printing).

How do we do it? 

The pages are gathered in order, punched, and the metal wiro spine is inserted and clenched.

Saddle Stitching (Saddle Wire / Stitch Trim)
Definition 

Saddle Stitching is a method of binding one or more printed sections together, with or without a cover, by means of wire staples (stitches) through the spine and centrefold. Otherwise known as Booklet Making or Stitched.

What is it used for? 

Commonly used for Brochures, Annual Reports, Booklets, Newsletters, Price Lists, Catalogues, Parish Plans, Town Plans

At what point do we do it? 

Saddle Stitching is a print finishing process (after printing).

How do we do it? 

Our Stitch Trimming machine will inset (gather) sections, stitch with the number and type of wire required and trim on 3 edges to the finished size.

Perfect Bind

Method of bookbinding where a flexible adhesive attaches a paper cover to the spine of the assembled signatures is called perfect binding.

Perfect binding puts all the pages or signatures together, roughens and flattens the edge, then a flexible adhesive attaches the paper cover to the spine. Paperback novels are one example of perfect binding.

Booklets, telephone directories, and some magazines use perfect binding methods. Compared to other binding methods, perfect binding is quite durable and has a low to medium cost. It can be used with publications that are several inches thick.

A variation of traditional perfect binding is lay-flat or Eurobind binding where the cover is glued only to the sides of the spine so that a perfect bound book can lay flat when open. Also, some books may combine glue with sewn together signatures.

Sewn with Drawn on Cover
Definition: 

This method of binding is very similar to perfect binding. However, the sections are gathered in order, sewn together using thread, adhesive applied to the sewn spine, and the cover attached (drawn on) and formed around the book. If the product needs to have inside paper from 130g we highly recommend to choose thread sewn binding.

What is it used for? 

Ideal for printed items that need to be durable reference tools - Price Lists, Books, Prospectus, Brochures, Town Plans, Parish Plans etc

At What Point do we do it? 

Sewn Binding is a print finishing process (after printing).

How do we do it? 

This method of binding is very similar to perfect binding. But uses a more durable and flexible glue. It is nearly impossible to remove pages from a PUR Bound book, and the spine doesn't deteriorate with age. Ideal for printed items that need to be durable reference tools - Price Lists, Prospectus, Brochures, Town Plans, Parish Plans etc