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A Brief Introduction To Plastic Comb Binding Plastic comb binding (also known as GBC Binding or Ibico Binding) is one of the most common desktop binding systems used by organizations around the world. This highly versatile system provides a professional look and feel to all your documents and reports. This article is designed to provide a quick introduction to plastic comb binding. It will address the benefits, applications, features and approximate cost for comb binding systems. How To Bind With Plastic Comb Binding This article provides six easy to follow steps on how to bind a document using a plastic comb binding machine. Plastic comb bindings, also called GBC binding, is the most common of the punch and bind styles. It is a relatively easy process and is basically the same for most all manual comb binding machines. A Step By Step Guide to Thermal Binding The purpose of this article is to guide you on how to properly bind a document using a Thermal Binding machine. If you have access to 5 or 6 thermal binding covers, follow through these binding instructions. Addition and Deletion of Pages in Thermal Bound Documents This article provides a brief step by step guide to adding or deleting pages within your thermal bound documents allowing you to correct errors or make editorial additions/deletions. An Introduction to Color Coil or Spiral Coil Binding Color coil binding (also known as Spiral coil binding) is a bright, trendy binding element, that has excellent bounce back memory. This makes it an attractive method for those looking for something new and exciting, as well as something that can be mailed and stand up under adverse conditions. An Introduction to GBC Proclick Binding If you are looking for a new and innovative binding style that is simple to use and easily editable, you might want to consider GBC Proclick. Approximately three years ago, General Binding Corporation (GBC) introduced its new Proclick binding elements. These innovative elements easily snap closed and can be opened and closed in seconds using a small editing tool. An Introduction To GBC ZipBind Binding GBC ZipBind is a new type of binding strip designed to work in conjunction with your existing comb binding machine. These fashionable strips are designed to be recloseable so that documents, presentations and proposals can be edited on the fly. Plus, Zip Bind does not require an additional machine (other than your regular Comb Machine) so it is a very reasonable alternative for giving your documents a different look and feel. Here is a quick list of five things you should know about ZipBind. An Introduction To Mounting With Your Roll Laminator Using a roll laminator to mount documents to foam core, sintra or gator boards is really not that hard. However, with all of the different options available for mounting it is easy to get lost and not know where to begin. This article is designed to help you understand the basics of mounting documents with your roll laminator (either hot or cold). An Introduction to Plastic Comb Binding Plastic comb binding is the most popular binding method used in North America. Also known as GBC Binding, Ibico Binding, Cerlox, Surlox or CombBind, this binding method has been around for decades and is used by schools, businesses and print shops across the United States. In fact, you have probably seen cookbooks, reports, proposals and manuals bound with plastic combs. An Introduction to Powis Parker Fastback Binding Machines Documents bound with Fastback have lay flat properties, do not require any punching and allow you to use your own custom printed covers. However, Fastback binding requires a Powis Parker binding machine. This article is designed to provide a quick introduction to the different pieces of equipment available on the market. An Introduction to Powis Parker Fastback Binding Strips If you have a Powis Parker Fastback binding machine or are considering buying one you might have some questions about the different types of strips that are offered. This article is designed to give you a quick overview of the different tape bind supplies that are available and what they are used for. An Introduction to the GBC Magnapunch Ibico 660ID Punch For years, customers asked for it – and, continuing in its development of progressive binding machines, GBC answered the call. The GBC Magnapunch (also known as the Ibico 660ID) was the first “easy to change”, interchangeable-die punch for office and industrial use. No tools are required to change dies with the Magnapunch – simply slide in and slide out. An Introduction to the GBC Velobind/ SureBind System Three Pro The GBC Velobind System Three Pro is the top of line of GBC's strip binding machines. It provides electric punching and electric, automatic binding capabilities in on unit, yet is heavy duty enough to handle the needs of most moderate and many high-volume users. This is a unit where deadlines can successfully be met without the in-house plant or print-shop separate punch and bind units. An Introduction To Thermal Binding If you are looking for a way to bind your documents, reports, presentations and proposals but want them to look like a perfect bound book then you might be interested in Thermal Binding. It allows you to create high quality, professional presentations and proposals without any punching or inserting. In fact depending on the type of cover you select your documents can look just like a commercially produced soft cover or hard cover book An Introduction to Twin Loop Wire Binding Twin Loop wire binding is one of the most popular methods of binding available today. Also known as double loop wire, wire-o, double wire, or just wire binding this style involves taking a preformed C shaped spine, placing it through the holes on the edge of your document and using a wire closer to close the C shape into a round binding element. An Introduction To Unibind - Five Things You Should Know About Unibind Do you Unibind? The catchy slogan for the Unibind line of Binding Machines and supplies causes you to stop and think. However, when posed with this question, most people tend to ask me "What is Unibind?" This article is designed to provide a brief introduction to Unibind Binding and give you an idea of the things that make it unique. Here are five things you should know... An Overview of Bindit Thermal Binding Machines If you are looking for a high quality thermal binding machine then chances are you are considering a Bindit machine. With the recent discontinuation of the GBC Thermabind T100 thermal binding machine Bindit / Coverbind is one of the few manufacturers remaining of high quality thermal binding equipment. This article is designed to provide a quick overview of the five pieces of thermal binding equipment produced by Bindit / Coverbind. An Overview Of Binding Machine Manufacturers If you are thinking about purchasing a new binding machine punch, the choices can seem endless. There are hundreds of binding machines available on the market from dozens of different manufacturers. However, your decision can be a lot easier if you know just a little bit about the different makers of binding equipment. This article will provide a quick overview of some of the largest and most well known makers of binding equipment. An Overview of GBC's Modular Desktop Binding Equipment If you are in the market for a modular desktop binding punch you are probably considering a piece of GBC equipment. They have been the largest name in the binding machine and binding supplies industry for more than four decades and makes some of the finest modular binding machines on the market. However, if you are not sure what piece of equipment might be right for you, here is a quick overview of the different modular desktop punches that GBC now makes... An Overview of GBC Ibico Desktop Binding Systems GBC (General Binding Corporation) is the world leader in desktop binding systems as well as the customization of the customers' end product. This overview is intended to enable you the see the scope of products you have at your disposal with which to meet all your needs. GBC's current offering of five lines of binding-systems. With numerous models in each group, each system provides solutions to the ever-growing need to package documents. An Overview of Spiral Coil Binding Are you looking for a new style of binding for your reports and documents? Perhaps spiral coil is a good fit for you. Spiral coil binding uses a colored plastic element that is preformed into a spiral coil that is wound onto the edge of your book and then crimped to keep the coil from winding back off. If you are thinking about switching to spiral coil binding (also called color coil binding or plastic coil binding) here are seven things you might need to know ... An Overview of the Unibind XU138 Binding Machine If you are in the market for a new binding machine and are considering a Unibind binding system you might have questions about the XU138 binding machine. This article is designed to provide a quick overview of some of the features of the Unibind XU138 binding machine. Here are five great features of the Unibind XU138 Single Heater Binding Machine. An Overview of Unibind Binding Equipment It is almost effortless to create professional looking reports in seconds using a Unibind Machine and a Cover or Spine. In fact, all you have to do is place the Cover on the machine and then take it off and let it cool when it is done. However, binding documents using Uni Bind supplies can only be accomplished with a Unibind Machine (most Thermal Machines get too hot). This article is designed to help you understand the difference between the different machines that are available on the market. Bind Your Own Customized Yearbooks For small and medium sized schools, creating a high quality customized yearbook can often be cost prohibitive. The large companies that specialize in creating yearbooks for schools are not set up to handle small runs of just a few hundred yearbooks. As a result, smaller schools either have to pay a huge premium for their yearbooks or do without. However, there is now a new option for creating yearbooks that is far more reasonable for small and medium sized high schools. Binding Calendars with Twin Loop Wire and Calendar Hangers Have you ever seen a calendar bound with twin loop wire with a small half moon punch out and a calendar hanger to hang it on the wall? Well now it is possible for you to create your own calendars just like this. All you need is twin loop wire binding machines, some twin loop wire, a thumb cut calendar punch and some calendar hangers. Here are a few quick instruction for binding calendars with twin loop wire and calendar hangers. Binding Documents Longer than 11" Using Plastic Comb Binding Most of the comb binding systems and supplies on the market are designed for binding letter sized documents. However, I occasionally have customers call and ask if there is a way to comb bind documents that are longer than 11". Binding these documents is possible with many of the different plastic combbind systems on the market. However, there are a number of things to consider when attempting to comb bind such documents. Binding Documents Using GBC Velobind Hard Case Covers Hardcases have an elegant texture and design, to provide the impressive appearance of a casebound book. One option for achieving this elegant and impressive look is by using your GBC Velobind binding machine along with Velobind hardcases. Velobind hardcases are available in five standard thicknesses from ¼” up to 1-3/8”. If you look at a Velobind Hardcase, you will notice the following features... Binding Half Letter Size Books and Landscape Documents Are you looking to bind half letter sized documents (8.5" x 5.5")? If you have looked around at the binding machines and binding supplies that are available on the market you have probably noticed that most of the equipment and supplies are designed for binding documents on the 11" edge. Even so, if you are looking to bind half sheet books on the 8.5" side there are a number of options available. Binding Legal Sized Documents with Different Types of Binding Machines Does your company do a lot of Legal Sized Binding? Or maybe you only do a few legal sized documents but you want to make sure that the binding machine that you buy can handle 14” long documents. Either way, this article is designed to help you understand the options available on the market for binding legal sized documents. Here is a quick overview… Binding Presentations and Proposals Without a Binding Machine Do you need to take your documents, reports, presentations and proposals to the next level of professionalism? One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is to choose a binding style that reflects a professional image that you can be proud of. This article is designed to present some options for organizations that are looking to bind documents without the need for a binding machine. Here are five options...
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