finishing
Heading towards the finishing line!
Once a product is written, designed and printed, how it is finished can make a world
of difference. Here we examine the different binding options that are available
Loop Stitching
and their suitability for particular jobs.
This is a method of saddle-stitching
whereby a different stitching head is
applied to the saddle-stitcher, which
forms the stitch into a semi-circular loop
that sits proud of the product’s spine.
This process is suitable for any product
that you may wish the recipient to store
within a ring-binder.
Wire-O Binding
A durable format that is well suited to
the production of calendars, reference
books and reports up to a spine width
of approximately 30mm. A double-loop
wire is inserted into holes punched
into the side of the trimmed pages,
holding the pages firmly in place and
enabling the easy viewing of all pages
flat on a surface.
Thread Sewing
A similar process to perfect binding,
The binding department has a critical role to play in the transformation of pulp to print.
except the sections are collated and
Whether a product requires guillotining, folding, stitching, perfect binding, gluing, scoring,
sewn together. Adhesive is applied to the
drilling, matt or gloss lamination, UV varnishing, die cutting or embossing; the finish, whatever
spine and the cover drawn on. Mainly
it might be, is the cherry on top of the proverbial cake. The array of finishing techniques
used in book production, you might
available is seemingly endless but detailed below are the binding options available and their
require this type of binding for products
production requirements.
requiring extra durability.
Perfect Binding
Saddle-stitching
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The perfect binding process involves
Text and cover sections are gathered
and magazine weight calculator
the text sections being gathered
open, with wire staples (usually two)
Please find attached to this page a ‘pull
sequentially and the spine of the
punched through the middle fold of
out and keep’ pocket guide to calculating
sections being prepared by a ‘milling’
the sheet. A saddle-stitched document
magazine weights and converting sheet
action. This effectively saws off the edge
must be a minimum of 8 pages, with a
sizes, to give you a helping hand in the
to maximise glue penetration. Glue is
maximum recommended pagination of
production planning process.
then applied to the spine and on the
approximately 80 pages. It is possible
sides of the outer text pages to form
to saddle-stitch higher paginations
a hinge next to the spine on which to
depending on the size of the product
attach the cover pages. The cover is
and paper weights used. If you
then applied, and a three-knife
are considering saddle-stitching
trimmer trims the head, fore-edge
a larger publication, please contact
and foot to size.
your production controller
From a minimum spine width of
at Headley Brothers
approximately 3mm up to a maximum
for advice.
spine width of approximately 40mm,
This process is
perfect binding is suitable for a wide
suitable for most
range of paginations and trim sizes,
types of magazine,
being well suited to thick magazines,
booklet and
books, annual reports, manuals
catalogue.
and catalogues.
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