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We offer a wide variety of printing techniques for all your campaign or marketing needs. https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing 2024-10-31T23:44:31Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management 3-Hole Punch 2010-12-09T14:17:30Z 2010-12-09T14:17:30Z https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing/3-hole-punch Connolly Printing webmaster@connollyprinting.net <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p> <span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/P1010609.jpg" alt="P1010609" width="250" height="455" /></span></span></span> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A<span> </span><strong>hole punch</strong><span> </span>(known also as a<span> </span><strong>hole puncher</strong>,<span> </span><strong>paper puncher</strong>,<span> </span><strong>holing pincer</strong>, or rarely<span> </span><strong>perforator</strong>) is a common<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Office supplies" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_supplies">office tool</a><span> </span>that is used to create holes in sheets of<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Paper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper">paper</a>, often for the purpose of collecting the sheets in a<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Ring binder" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_binder">binder</a><span> </span>or folder.</span> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The origins of the hole punch date back to<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Germany" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany">Germany</a>, where two early patents for a device designed to "punch holes in paper" have since been discovered.<span> </span><sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><a style="background-image: none; white-space: nowrap; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_punch#cite_note-0">[1]</a></sup><span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Friedrich Soennecken" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Soennecken">Friedrich Soennecken</a><span> </span>made his patent on November 14, 1886 for his<span> </span><em>Papierlocher für Sammelmappen.</em></span> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A typical hole punch, whether a single or multiple hole punch, has a long</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Lever" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever">lever</a></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">which is used to push a bladed cylinder straight through a number of sheets of paper. As the</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Vertical direction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_direction">vertical</a></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">travel distance of the cylinder is only a few</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Millimeters" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimeters">millimeters</a></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">, it can be positioned within a</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Centimeter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centimeter">centimeter</a></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">of the lever fulcrum. For low volume hole punches, the resulting lever need not be more than 8 cm for sufficient force.</span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Two paper guides are needed to line up the paper: one opposite where the paper is inserted, to set the margin distance, and one on an adjacent side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Hole punches for industrial volumes — hundreds of sheets — feature very long lever arms, but function identically.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Another mechanism uses hollowed drills which are lowered by a screwing action into the paper. The paper is cut and forced up into the shaft of the drill to be later discarded as tightly packed columns. This method allows a small machine to cut industrial volumes of paper with little effort.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_punch" target="_blank">Source</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p> <span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/P1010609.jpg" alt="P1010609" width="250" height="455" /></span></span></span> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A<span> </span><strong>hole punch</strong><span> </span>(known also as a<span> </span><strong>hole puncher</strong>,<span> </span><strong>paper puncher</strong>,<span> </span><strong>holing pincer</strong>, or rarely<span> </span><strong>perforator</strong>) is a common<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Office supplies" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_supplies">office tool</a><span> </span>that is used to create holes in sheets of<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Paper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper">paper</a>, often for the purpose of collecting the sheets in a<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Ring binder" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_binder">binder</a><span> </span>or folder.</span> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The origins of the hole punch date back to<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Germany" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany">Germany</a>, where two early patents for a device designed to "punch holes in paper" have since been discovered.<span> </span><sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><a style="background-image: none; white-space: nowrap; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_punch#cite_note-0">[1]</a></sup><span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Friedrich Soennecken" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Soennecken">Friedrich Soennecken</a><span> </span>made his patent on November 14, 1886 for his<span> </span><em>Papierlocher für Sammelmappen.</em></span> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A typical hole punch, whether a single or multiple hole punch, has a long</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Lever" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever">lever</a></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">which is used to push a bladed cylinder straight through a number of sheets of paper. As the</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Vertical direction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_direction">vertical</a></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">travel distance of the cylinder is only a few</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Millimeters" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimeters">millimeters</a></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">, it can be positioned within a</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Centimeter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centimeter">centimeter</a></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">of the lever fulcrum. For low volume hole punches, the resulting lever need not be more than 8 cm for sufficient force.</span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Two paper guides are needed to line up the paper: one opposite where the paper is inserted, to set the margin distance, and one on an adjacent side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Hole punches for industrial volumes — hundreds of sheets — feature very long lever arms, but function identically.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Another mechanism uses hollowed drills which are lowered by a screwing action into the paper. The paper is cut and forced up into the shaft of the drill to be later discarded as tightly packed columns. This method allows a small machine to cut industrial volumes of paper with little effort.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_punch" target="_blank">Source</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} Comb Binding 2010-12-09T19:06:12Z 2010-12-09T19:06:12Z https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing/comb-binding Connolly Printing webmaster@connollyprinting.net <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading" style="color: black; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; width: auto; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.2em;"><img style="float: right; margin-top: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/comb_bind.png" alt="comb_bind" width="320" height="192" />Comb binding</h1> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Comb binding</strong> is one of many ways to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookbinding"><span class="s1">bind</span></a> pages together into a book. This method utilizes round plastic spines with 19 rings (for US Letter size) or 21 rings (for A4 size) and a hole puncher that makes rectangular holes. Comb binding is sometimes referred to as GBC or Ibico binding since GBC manufactures a lot of binding machines and supplies.</span></p> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading" style="font-size: 1.6em; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2em; color: black; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; width: auto;">Binding Process</h1> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt;">To bind a document, the user first punches holes in the paper with a specialized <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_punch"><span class="s1">hole punch</span></a>. Pages must be punched a few at a time with most of these machines. If hard covers are desired, they must be punched as well. In bulk applications, a paper drilling machine may be used.</span></h3> <p class="p2" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Then the user chooses a spine size that will match the document. Standard sizes are 3/16 inch (for 10 sheets of 20# paper) up to 2 inches (for 425 sheets). Spine lengths are generally 11 inches to match the length of letter-size paper.</span></p> <p class="p2" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The rings on the spine open and insert into the holes in the page, then rest against the body of the spine, resulting in a closure that can be opened again for making changes to the book.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 13px; font-size: 13px;"><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comb_binding" target="_blank">Source</a></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading" style="color: black; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; width: auto; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.2em;"><img style="float: right; margin-top: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/comb_bind.png" alt="comb_bind" width="320" height="192" />Comb binding</h1> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Comb binding</strong> is one of many ways to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookbinding"><span class="s1">bind</span></a> pages together into a book. This method utilizes round plastic spines with 19 rings (for US Letter size) or 21 rings (for A4 size) and a hole puncher that makes rectangular holes. Comb binding is sometimes referred to as GBC or Ibico binding since GBC manufactures a lot of binding machines and supplies.</span></p> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading" style="font-size: 1.6em; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2em; color: black; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; width: auto;">Binding Process</h1> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt;">To bind a document, the user first punches holes in the paper with a specialized <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_punch"><span class="s1">hole punch</span></a>. Pages must be punched a few at a time with most of these machines. If hard covers are desired, they must be punched as well. In bulk applications, a paper drilling machine may be used.</span></h3> <p class="p2" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Then the user chooses a spine size that will match the document. Standard sizes are 3/16 inch (for 10 sheets of 20# paper) up to 2 inches (for 425 sheets). Spine lengths are generally 11 inches to match the length of letter-size paper.</span></p> <p class="p2" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The rings on the spine open and insert into the holes in the page, then rest against the body of the spine, resulting in a closure that can be opened again for making changes to the book.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 13px; font-size: 13px;"><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comb_binding" target="_blank">Source</a></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} Folding 2010-12-10T14:19:45Z 2010-12-10T14:19:45Z https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing/folding Connolly Printing webmaster@connollyprinting.net <h2 style="text-align: center;">Connolly Printing Brochure Folding Guide</h2> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We offer printed brochures in several different sizes and folded several different ways. The following guide explains the different folds we offer and what you need to know about folding before laying out your folded brochure design.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Single Fold Brochure</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A single fold brochure is made by folding a printed page in half. After folding it consists of four panels, two on the front and two on the back. </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/single_fold_brochure.jpg" alt="single_fold_brochure" width="427" height="300" /></p> <h4 style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tri-Fold Brochure</span></h4> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A tri-fold brochure is made by folding a printed page in thirds. After folding it consists of six panels, three on the front and three on the back. </span></p> <div class="FoldImage" style="text-align: center;"> <p><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/tri_fold_brochure.jpg" alt="tri_fold_brochure" width="492" height="300" /></p> </div> <h4 style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Double Parallel Brochure</span></h4> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A double parallel brochure is made by folding a page in half and then folding each folded page in half again in the same direction. After folding it consists of eight panels, four on the front and four on the back. The last two panels need to be slightly narrower than the outer panels so that they fit inside when folded. </span></p> <div class="FoldImage" style="text-align: center;"> <p><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/double_parallel_brochure.jpg" alt="double_parallel_brochure" width="580" height="300" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12pt;">Double Gate Fold Brochure</span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A Double Gate Fold brochure is made by folding the ends of a page inward so that they meet in the middle and then folding the folded page in half in the same direction. After folding it consists of eight panels, four on the front and four on the back. The panels on each end need to be slightly narrower than the outer panels so they will fit inside the others when folded. </span></p> <div class="FoldImage" style="text-align: center;"> <p><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/gate_fold_brochure.jpg" alt="gate_fold_brochure" width="655" height="300" /></p> </div> <h4 style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Accordion Fold Brochure</span></h4> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">An accordion fold brochure is made by folding a page in equal parts in front of and behind itself. After folding it consists of six panels, three on the front and three on the back.</span></p> <div class="FoldImage" style="text-align: center;"> <p><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/accordian_fold_brochure.jpg" alt="accordian_fold_brochure" width="480" height="300" /></p> <h4 style="font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Barrel fold</span></h4> <h4 style="font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; font-size: 10pt;">Consists of two or more parallel folds, each folding in the same direction, with the panels nesting into each other. The most common example of a Barrel Fold is an 8.5 x 11" letter, folded into a mailing envelope.</span></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; font-size: 11px;"><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/barrel_fold.jpg" alt="barrel_fold" width="582" height="300" /><br /></span></p> <span class="help_section_header" style="font-style: italic;">Barrel Fold is also known as Letter Fold, Roll Fold, Spiral Fold, or Tri-Fold.</span> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12pt;">French Fold Brochure</span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A french fold brochure is made by folding a page in half in one direction and then folding the folded page in half again in the opposite dimension. After folding it consists of eight panels, four on the front and four on the back. </span></p> <div class="FoldImage" style="text-align: center;"> <p><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/french_fold_brochure.jpg" alt="french_fold_brochure" width="500" height="623" /></p> </div> <p> </p><hr />{loadposition social} <h2 style="text-align: center;">Connolly Printing Brochure Folding Guide</h2> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We offer printed brochures in several different sizes and folded several different ways. The following guide explains the different folds we offer and what you need to know about folding before laying out your folded brochure design.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Single Fold Brochure</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A single fold brochure is made by folding a printed page in half. After folding it consists of four panels, two on the front and two on the back. </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/single_fold_brochure.jpg" alt="single_fold_brochure" width="427" height="300" /></p> <h4 style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tri-Fold Brochure</span></h4> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A tri-fold brochure is made by folding a printed page in thirds. After folding it consists of six panels, three on the front and three on the back. </span></p> <div class="FoldImage" style="text-align: center;"> <p><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/tri_fold_brochure.jpg" alt="tri_fold_brochure" width="492" height="300" /></p> </div> <h4 style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Double Parallel Brochure</span></h4> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A double parallel brochure is made by folding a page in half and then folding each folded page in half again in the same direction. After folding it consists of eight panels, four on the front and four on the back. The last two panels need to be slightly narrower than the outer panels so that they fit inside when folded. </span></p> <div class="FoldImage" style="text-align: center;"> <p><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/double_parallel_brochure.jpg" alt="double_parallel_brochure" width="580" height="300" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12pt;">Double Gate Fold Brochure</span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A Double Gate Fold brochure is made by folding the ends of a page inward so that they meet in the middle and then folding the folded page in half in the same direction. After folding it consists of eight panels, four on the front and four on the back. The panels on each end need to be slightly narrower than the outer panels so they will fit inside the others when folded. </span></p> <div class="FoldImage" style="text-align: center;"> <p><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/gate_fold_brochure.jpg" alt="gate_fold_brochure" width="655" height="300" /></p> </div> <h4 style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Accordion Fold Brochure</span></h4> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">An accordion fold brochure is made by folding a page in equal parts in front of and behind itself. After folding it consists of six panels, three on the front and three on the back.</span></p> <div class="FoldImage" style="text-align: center;"> <p><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/accordian_fold_brochure.jpg" alt="accordian_fold_brochure" width="480" height="300" /></p> <h4 style="font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Barrel fold</span></h4> <h4 style="font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; font-size: 10pt;">Consists of two or more parallel folds, each folding in the same direction, with the panels nesting into each other. The most common example of a Barrel Fold is an 8.5 x 11" letter, folded into a mailing envelope.</span></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; font-size: 11px;"><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/barrel_fold.jpg" alt="barrel_fold" width="582" height="300" /><br /></span></p> <span class="help_section_header" style="font-style: italic;">Barrel Fold is also known as Letter Fold, Roll Fold, Spiral Fold, or Tri-Fold.</span> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12pt;">French Fold Brochure</span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A french fold brochure is made by folding a page in half in one direction and then folding the folded page in half again in the opposite dimension. After folding it consists of eight panels, four on the front and four on the back. </span></p> <div class="FoldImage" style="text-align: center;"> <p><img src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/french_fold_brochure.jpg" alt="french_fold_brochure" width="500" height="623" /></p> </div> <p> </p><hr />{loadposition social} Laminate 2010-12-09T14:10:45Z 2010-12-09T14:10:45Z https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing/laminate Connolly Printing webmaster@connollyprinting.net <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><img style="float: right;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/Roll_Laminator_Kit.jpg" alt="Roll_Laminator_Kit" width="300" height="300" />A<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>laminate</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is a material that can be constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. The process of creating a laminate is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>lamination</strong>, which in common parlance refers to the placing of something between layers of plastic and glueing them with heat and/or pressure, usually with an adhesive. However, in electrical engineering, lamination is a construction technique used to reduce unwanted heating effects due to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Eddy currents" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_currents">eddy currents</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in components, such as the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Magnetic core" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_core">magnetic cores</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of <a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Transformer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer">transformers</a>.</span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laminate" target="_blank">Source</a></span></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><img style="float: right;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/Roll_Laminator_Kit.jpg" alt="Roll_Laminator_Kit" width="300" height="300" />A<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>laminate</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is a material that can be constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. The process of creating a laminate is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>lamination</strong>, which in common parlance refers to the placing of something between layers of plastic and glueing them with heat and/or pressure, usually with an adhesive. However, in electrical engineering, lamination is a construction technique used to reduce unwanted heating effects due to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Eddy currents" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_currents">eddy currents</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in components, such as the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Magnetic core" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_core">magnetic cores</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of <a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Transformer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer">transformers</a>.</span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laminate" target="_blank">Source</a></span></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} Perfect Binding 2010-12-09T14:27:59Z 2010-12-09T14:27:59Z https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing/perfect-binding Connolly Printing webmaster@connollyprinting.net <h3 style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; padding-bottom: 0.17em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; width: auto; color: black; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0.5em; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span id="Thermally_activated_binding" class="mw-headline">Thermally activated binding</span></span></span></h3> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;">Some of the different types of thermally activated binding include:</span></span></p> <ol style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 3.2em; list-style-image: none; text-align: justify; padding: 0px;"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong><img style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/perfect-binding1.jpg" alt="perfect-binding1" width="380" height="225" />Perfect binding</strong><span> </span>is often used, and gives a result similar to paperback books.<span> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="National Geographic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic#National_Geographic_Magazine">National Geographic</a><span> </span>is one example of this type.<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Paperback" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperback">Paperback</a><span> </span>or soft cover books are also normally bound using perfect binding. They usually consist of various sections with a cover made from heavier paper, glued together at the spine with a strong flexible glue. The sections are rough-cut in the back to make them absorb the hot glue. The other three sides are then face trimmed. This is what allows the magazine or paperback book to be opened.<span> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Mass market paperback" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_market_paperback">Mass market paperbacks</a><span> </span>(pulp paperbacks) are small (<em><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Paper size" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size#Traditional_inch-based_paper_sizes">16mo</a></em><span> </span>size), cheaply made and often fall apart after much handling or several years.<span> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Trade paperback" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_paperback">Trade paperbacks</a><span> </span>are more sturdily made, usually larger, and more expensive.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Thermal Binding</strong><span> </span>uses a one piece cover with glue down the spine to quickly and easily bind documents without the need for punching. Individuals usually purchase "thermal covers" or "therm-a-bind covers" which are usually made to fit a standard size sheet of paper and come with a glue channel down the spine. The paper is placed in the cover, heated in a machine (basically a griddle), and when the glue cools, it adheres the paper to the spine. Thermal glue strips can also be purchased separately for individuals that wish to use customized/original covers. However, creating documents using thermal binding glue strips can be a tedious process which requires a scoring device and a large format printer.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;">A<span> </span><strong>cardboard article</strong><span> </span>looks like a hardbound book at first sight, but it is really a paperback with hard covers. Many books that are sold as<span> </span><strong>hardcover</strong><span> </span>are actually of this type. The<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Modern Library" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Library">Modern Library</a><span> </span>series is an example. This type of document is usually bound with thermal adhesive glue using a perfect binding machine.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Tape Binding</strong><span> </span>refers to a system that wraps and glues a piece of tape around the base of the document. A tape binding machine such as the Powis Parker Fastback or Standard Accubind system will usually be used to complete the binding process and to activate the thermal adhesive on the glue strip. However, some users also refer to Tape Binding as the process of adding a colored tape to the edge of a mechanically fastened (stapled or stitched) document.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Unibind</strong><span> </span>is a variety of thermal binding that uses a special steel channel with resin rather than glue inside of it to give it a more sturdy bind to hold the pages in place. Unibind can be used to bind soft covered documents with a look that is similar to perfect binding. It can also be used for binding hardcover books and photo books. Like Thermal Binding, unibind usually requires you to purchase a one piece coverset to bind your documents. However, Unibind also offers SteelBack spines that allow you to use your own covers in the binding process. The majority of Unibinds covers can be printed on as well to give documents a unique finish. (Unibind is also the name of a International binding company)</span></span></li> </ol> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookbinding" target="_blank">S</a>ource</span></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} <h3 style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; padding-bottom: 0.17em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; width: auto; color: black; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0.5em; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span id="Thermally_activated_binding" class="mw-headline">Thermally activated binding</span></span></span></h3> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;">Some of the different types of thermally activated binding include:</span></span></p> <ol style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 3.2em; list-style-image: none; text-align: justify; padding: 0px;"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong><img style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/perfect-binding1.jpg" alt="perfect-binding1" width="380" height="225" />Perfect binding</strong><span> </span>is often used, and gives a result similar to paperback books.<span> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="National Geographic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic#National_Geographic_Magazine">National Geographic</a><span> </span>is one example of this type.<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Paperback" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperback">Paperback</a><span> </span>or soft cover books are also normally bound using perfect binding. They usually consist of various sections with a cover made from heavier paper, glued together at the spine with a strong flexible glue. The sections are rough-cut in the back to make them absorb the hot glue. The other three sides are then face trimmed. This is what allows the magazine or paperback book to be opened.<span> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Mass market paperback" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_market_paperback">Mass market paperbacks</a><span> </span>(pulp paperbacks) are small (<em><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Paper size" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size#Traditional_inch-based_paper_sizes">16mo</a></em><span> </span>size), cheaply made and often fall apart after much handling or several years.<span> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Trade paperback" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_paperback">Trade paperbacks</a><span> </span>are more sturdily made, usually larger, and more expensive.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Thermal Binding</strong><span> </span>uses a one piece cover with glue down the spine to quickly and easily bind documents without the need for punching. Individuals usually purchase "thermal covers" or "therm-a-bind covers" which are usually made to fit a standard size sheet of paper and come with a glue channel down the spine. The paper is placed in the cover, heated in a machine (basically a griddle), and when the glue cools, it adheres the paper to the spine. Thermal glue strips can also be purchased separately for individuals that wish to use customized/original covers. However, creating documents using thermal binding glue strips can be a tedious process which requires a scoring device and a large format printer.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;">A<span> </span><strong>cardboard article</strong><span> </span>looks like a hardbound book at first sight, but it is really a paperback with hard covers. Many books that are sold as<span> </span><strong>hardcover</strong><span> </span>are actually of this type. The<span> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Modern Library" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Library">Modern Library</a><span> </span>series is an example. This type of document is usually bound with thermal adhesive glue using a perfect binding machine.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Tape Binding</strong><span> </span>refers to a system that wraps and glues a piece of tape around the base of the document. A tape binding machine such as the Powis Parker Fastback or Standard Accubind system will usually be used to complete the binding process and to activate the thermal adhesive on the glue strip. However, some users also refer to Tape Binding as the process of adding a colored tape to the edge of a mechanically fastened (stapled or stitched) document.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Unibind</strong><span> </span>is a variety of thermal binding that uses a special steel channel with resin rather than glue inside of it to give it a more sturdy bind to hold the pages in place. Unibind can be used to bind soft covered documents with a look that is similar to perfect binding. It can also be used for binding hardcover books and photo books. Like Thermal Binding, unibind usually requires you to purchase a one piece coverset to bind your documents. However, Unibind also offers SteelBack spines that allow you to use your own covers in the binding process. The majority of Unibinds covers can be printed on as well to give documents a unique finish. (Unibind is also the name of a International binding company)</span></span></li> </ol> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookbinding" target="_blank">S</a>ource</span></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} Saddle Stitch 2010-12-09T19:13:55Z 2010-12-09T19:13:55Z https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing/saddle-stitch Connolly Printing webmaster@connollyprinting.net <h1>Bookbinding/Saddle stitch</h1> <img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/SADDLE-STITCH.gif" alt="SADDLE-STITCH" width="250" height="281" /> <p style="text-align: justify;">A saddle stitch is appropriate for small booklets and, in general, for volumes with only a few pages. Most magazines that are not glued are saddle stitched: that is, they are held together by staples that run through the <a class="new" style="text-decoration: none; color: #cc2200; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial;" title="Bookbinding/Glossary (does not exist)" href="http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Bookbinding/Glossary&action=edit&redlink=1">gutter</a>. Once the pages are aligned and in the right order, this type of binding is quite straight forward. Staplers with extremely long jaws, designed specifically for saddle stitching, are available in office supply stores. Some photocopiers produce saddle-stitched volumes automatically. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">If neither of these options is readily available, an improvised saddle stitch can be accomplished by using an ordinary stapler in "tacking" mode. This usually requires swinging the anvil away from the bottom, or detatching the lower jaw of the stapler. The working surface should be reasonably soft and durable, such as carpeting or a cork board. Staples can be driven through the centerline of the pages to be bound, and then bent down individually using the cap of a pen.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Saddle stitching can also be done to the individual <a class="extiw" style="text-decoration: none; color: #3366bb; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; padding: 0px;" title="wikipedia:bookbinding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bookbinding">codex</a>, using a needle and thread, as part of the process of binding them together into a larger book.</p><hr />{loadposition social} <h1>Bookbinding/Saddle stitch</h1> <img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/SADDLE-STITCH.gif" alt="SADDLE-STITCH" width="250" height="281" /> <p style="text-align: justify;">A saddle stitch is appropriate for small booklets and, in general, for volumes with only a few pages. Most magazines that are not glued are saddle stitched: that is, they are held together by staples that run through the <a class="new" style="text-decoration: none; color: #cc2200; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial;" title="Bookbinding/Glossary (does not exist)" href="http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Bookbinding/Glossary&action=edit&redlink=1">gutter</a>. Once the pages are aligned and in the right order, this type of binding is quite straight forward. Staplers with extremely long jaws, designed specifically for saddle stitching, are available in office supply stores. Some photocopiers produce saddle-stitched volumes automatically. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">If neither of these options is readily available, an improvised saddle stitch can be accomplished by using an ordinary stapler in "tacking" mode. This usually requires swinging the anvil away from the bottom, or detatching the lower jaw of the stapler. The working surface should be reasonably soft and durable, such as carpeting or a cork board. Staples can be driven through the centerline of the pages to be bound, and then bent down individually using the cap of a pen.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Saddle stitching can also be done to the individual <a class="extiw" style="text-decoration: none; color: #3366bb; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; padding: 0px;" title="wikipedia:bookbinding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bookbinding">codex</a>, using a needle and thread, as part of the process of binding them together into a larger book.</p><hr />{loadposition social} Shrink Wrap 2010-12-09T13:52:49Z 2010-12-09T13:52:49Z https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing/shrink-wrap Connolly Printing webmaster@connollyprinting.net <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;"><strong>Shrink wrap</strong>, also<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>shrinkwrap</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>shrink film</strong>, is a material made up of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Polymer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer">polymer</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>plastic film. When heat is applied it shrinks tightly over whatever it is covering. Heat can be applied with a hand held<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Heat gun" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_gun">heat gun</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(electric or gas) or the product and film can pass through a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Heat tunnel" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_tunnel">heat tunnel</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Conveyor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conveyor">conveyor</a>.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;">Shrink wrap is commonly used as an overwrap on many types of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Packaging" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packaging">packaging</a>,<img style="float: right;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/ph-shrink2.jpeg" alt="ph-shrink2" width="275" height="297" /> including<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Carton" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carton">cartons</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Box" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box">boxes</a>, beverage<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Can" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can">cans</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Pallet" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallet">pallet</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>loads. A variety of products may be enclosed in shrink wrap to stabilize the products, unitize them, keep them clean or add tamper resistance. It can be the primary covering for some foods such as cheese and meats. It is also used to cover boats after manufacture and for winter storage.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Heat-shrink tubing" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat-shrink_tubing">Heat-shrink tubing</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is used to seal electric wiring.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;">Shrink bands are applied over parts of packages for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Tamper resistance" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamper_resistance">tamper resistance</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or labels. It can also combine two packages or parts.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrink_wrap" target="_blank">Source</a></span></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;"><strong>Shrink wrap</strong>, also<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>shrinkwrap</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>shrink film</strong>, is a material made up of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Polymer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer">polymer</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>plastic film. When heat is applied it shrinks tightly over whatever it is covering. Heat can be applied with a hand held<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Heat gun" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_gun">heat gun</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(electric or gas) or the product and film can pass through a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Heat tunnel" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_tunnel">heat tunnel</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Conveyor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conveyor">conveyor</a>.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;">Shrink wrap is commonly used as an overwrap on many types of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Packaging" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packaging">packaging</a>,<img style="float: right;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/ph-shrink2.jpeg" alt="ph-shrink2" width="275" height="297" /> including<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Carton" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carton">cartons</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Box" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box">boxes</a>, beverage<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Can" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can">cans</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Pallet" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallet">pallet</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>loads. A variety of products may be enclosed in shrink wrap to stabilize the products, unitize them, keep them clean or add tamper resistance. It can be the primary covering for some foods such as cheese and meats. It is also used to cover boats after manufacture and for winter storage.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Heat-shrink tubing" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat-shrink_tubing">Heat-shrink tubing</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is used to seal electric wiring.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;">Shrink bands are applied over parts of packages for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Tamper resistance" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamper_resistance">tamper resistance</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or labels. It can also combine two packages or parts.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrink_wrap" target="_blank">Source</a></span></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} Spiral Binding 2010-12-09T17:39:05Z 2010-12-09T17:39:05Z https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing/spiral-binding Connolly Printing webmaster@connollyprinting.net <h2 style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2; color: black; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; width: auto;"><span id="Coil_binding_hole_patterns" class="mw-headline">Coil binding </span></h2> <img style="float: right; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/spirals.jpg" alt="spirals" width="388" height="258" /> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><strong>Coil binding</strong></span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">, also known as spiral binding, is an extremely popular </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_binding"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">book binding</span></span></span></a></span><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> style for creating documents, reports, presentations and proposals. This binding style is known by a number of names including spiral coil, color coil, colorcoil, ez-c</span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">oil, plastic coil, spiral binding, plastikoil and coilbind. Documents bound with spiral coil have the ability to open flat on a desk or table and offer 360 degree rotation for easy note taking. This binding style is extremely durable and is a logical choice for documents that need to be mailed. Spiral coil binding spines are also available in more colors and sizes than any other binding style.</span></span></span></div> <div id="contentSub" dir="LTR"> <h2 style="color: black; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; width: auto; font-size: 19px;"><span id="Coil_binding_hole_patterns" class="mw-headline">Coil binding hole patterns</span></h2> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The most common hole pattern used with coil binding is a <strong>4:1 pitch</strong> hole pattern (6mm outside the US). This simply means that there are four holes per inch on the edge of the document. The holes for this style are usually either round or oval shaped and depending on the size andspacing of the hole pattern, there will be 43 or 44 holes on an eleven inch binding edge. Supplies for binding documents with 4:1 pitch spiral coil are available in sizes ranging from 6mm up to 50mm in diameter. This allows for binding documents that are up to two inches thick.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Although not as common as four to one pitch coil, some printers and binderies prefer to use <strong>5:1 pitch</strong> coil (5mm overseas). With five holes per inch, 5:1 pitch coil is more tightly wound and provides a neat and tidy appearance. However, the tight spacing of the coil and the smaller size of the holes used by this pattern limit the size of spines that are available. Five to one pitch spiral coil is available in diameters ranging from 6mm up to 25mm. This means that documents larger than one inch thick can not be bound using this hole pattern.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>3:1</strong> pitch spiral coil is less common than either 5:1 or 4:1 pitch coils. It is designed for use with the hole pattern used in <a class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0645ad; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial;" title="Wire Binding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_Binding">Wire Binding</a> or with GBC <a style="text-decoration: none; color: #0645ad; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial;" title="Proclick" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclick">Proclick</a>. Three to one pitch spiral coils are slightly easier to use for large diameter books because there are fewer holes to insert the coil through. Supplies for this hole pattern are available in sizes ranging from 6mm up to 50mm.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>2.5:1 pitch</strong> coil is also known a 0.400 pitch coil and is used with a hole pattern that has 2.5 holes per inch. However, many users choose to use this hole pattern with the hole pattern that is produced for 2:1 pitch <a class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0645ad; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial;" title="Wire Binding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_Binding">Wire Binding</a>. This type of spiral </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">coil uses a larger filament diameter and is specifically designed for binding thick documents. Spirals in this pitch pattern are available in diameters ranging from 20mm up to 56mm. This means that 2.5:1 pitch </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">coil can be used to bind documents that are thicker than any of the other pitches of spiral coil.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_binding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_binding" target="_blank">Source</a></p> </div><hr />{loadposition social} <h2 style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2; color: black; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; width: auto;"><span id="Coil_binding_hole_patterns" class="mw-headline">Coil binding </span></h2> <img style="float: right; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/spirals.jpg" alt="spirals" width="388" height="258" /> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><strong>Coil binding</strong></span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">, also known as spiral binding, is an extremely popular </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_binding"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">book binding</span></span></span></a></span><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> style for creating documents, reports, presentations and proposals. This binding style is known by a number of names including spiral coil, color coil, colorcoil, ez-c</span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">oil, plastic coil, spiral binding, plastikoil and coilbind. Documents bound with spiral coil have the ability to open flat on a desk or table and offer 360 degree rotation for easy note taking. This binding style is extremely durable and is a logical choice for documents that need to be mailed. Spiral coil binding spines are also available in more colors and sizes than any other binding style.</span></span></span></div> <div id="contentSub" dir="LTR"> <h2 style="color: black; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #aaaaaa; width: auto; font-size: 19px;"><span id="Coil_binding_hole_patterns" class="mw-headline">Coil binding hole patterns</span></h2> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The most common hole pattern used with coil binding is a <strong>4:1 pitch</strong> hole pattern (6mm outside the US). This simply means that there are four holes per inch on the edge of the document. The holes for this style are usually either round or oval shaped and depending on the size andspacing of the hole pattern, there will be 43 or 44 holes on an eleven inch binding edge. Supplies for binding documents with 4:1 pitch spiral coil are available in sizes ranging from 6mm up to 50mm in diameter. This allows for binding documents that are up to two inches thick.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Although not as common as four to one pitch coil, some printers and binderies prefer to use <strong>5:1 pitch</strong> coil (5mm overseas). With five holes per inch, 5:1 pitch coil is more tightly wound and provides a neat and tidy appearance. However, the tight spacing of the coil and the smaller size of the holes used by this pattern limit the size of spines that are available. Five to one pitch spiral coil is available in diameters ranging from 6mm up to 25mm. This means that documents larger than one inch thick can not be bound using this hole pattern.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>3:1</strong> pitch spiral coil is less common than either 5:1 or 4:1 pitch coils. It is designed for use with the hole pattern used in <a class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0645ad; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial;" title="Wire Binding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_Binding">Wire Binding</a> or with GBC <a style="text-decoration: none; color: #0645ad; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial;" title="Proclick" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclick">Proclick</a>. Three to one pitch spiral coils are slightly easier to use for large diameter books because there are fewer holes to insert the coil through. Supplies for this hole pattern are available in sizes ranging from 6mm up to 50mm.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>2.5:1 pitch</strong> coil is also known a 0.400 pitch coil and is used with a hole pattern that has 2.5 holes per inch. However, many users choose to use this hole pattern with the hole pattern that is produced for 2:1 pitch <a class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0645ad; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial;" title="Wire Binding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_Binding">Wire Binding</a>. This type of spiral </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">coil uses a larger filament diameter and is specifically designed for binding thick documents. Spirals in this pitch pattern are available in diameters ranging from 20mm up to 56mm. This means that 2.5:1 pitch </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">coil can be used to bind documents that are thicker than any of the other pitches of spiral coil.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_binding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_binding" target="_blank">Source</a></p> </div><hr />{loadposition social} Tape Binding 2010-12-09T18:49:21Z 2010-12-09T18:49:21Z https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing/tape-binding Connolly Printing webmaster@connollyprinting.net <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><img style="float: right; margin-top: -10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/tapeBind.jpg" alt="tapeBind" width="170" height="215" />Tape Binding</strong> refers to a system that wraps and glues a piece of tape around the base of the document. A tape binding machine such as the Powis Parker Fastback or Standard Accubind system will usually be used to complete the binding process and to activate the thermal adhesive on the glue strip. However, some users also refer to Tape Binding as the process of adding a colored tape to the edge of a mechanically fastened (stapled or stitched) document.</span></p> <a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookbinding" target="_blank">Source</a><hr />{loadposition social} <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><img style="float: right; margin-top: -10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/tapeBind.jpg" alt="tapeBind" width="170" height="215" />Tape Binding</strong> refers to a system that wraps and glues a piece of tape around the base of the document. A tape binding machine such as the Powis Parker Fastback or Standard Accubind system will usually be used to complete the binding process and to activate the thermal adhesive on the glue strip. However, some users also refer to Tape Binding as the process of adding a colored tape to the edge of a mechanically fastened (stapled or stitched) document.</span></p> <a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookbinding" target="_blank">Source</a><hr />{loadposition social} UV Coating 2010-12-09T14:02:40Z 2010-12-09T14:02:40Z https://www.connollyprinting.net/finishing/uv-coating Connolly Printing webmaster@connollyprinting.net <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ultra-violet cured <a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Coated paper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coated_paper">coatings</a> can be applied over ink printed on paper and dried by exposure to UV radiation. UV coatings can be formulated up to 100% solids so that they have no volatile component that contributes to pollution. This high solids level also allows for the coating to be applied in very thin films. UV coatings can be formulated to a wide variety of gloss ranges. UV coating can be most conventional industrial coating applications as well as by <a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Silkscreen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silkscreen">silkscreen</a>.</span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Due to the normally high solids content of UV coating/varnish the surface of the cured film can be extremely reflective and glossy. 80 text and heavier weights of paper can be UV coated, however, cover weights are preferred. UV can be used on smooth, uncoated papers.</span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">UV can be applied by flooding the page. This coating application can deepen the color of the printed area. Drying is virtually instantaneous when exposed to the correct level of UV light so projects can move quickly into the <a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Bindery" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindery">bindery</a>. Like the other coatings, consult the bindery for projects requiring gluing. Using a strippable coating blanket can eliminate glue issues. New, Innovative coating blanket solutions have been developed recently that allow for this to be done.</span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A printed page with UV coating applied can be very shiny or flattened to a matte finish. A good example of UV coated paper is photo paper sold for home printing projects. UV coatings that are not fully cured can have a slightly sticky feeling. </span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/P1010582.jpg" alt="P1010582" width="600" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"> </span></span></span></span><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UV_coating" target="_blank">Source</a></span></span></p><hr />{loadposition social} <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ultra-violet cured <a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Coated paper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coated_paper">coatings</a> can be applied over ink printed on paper and dried by exposure to UV radiation. UV coatings can be formulated up to 100% solids so that they have no volatile component that contributes to pollution. This high solids level also allows for the coating to be applied in very thin films. UV coatings can be formulated to a wide variety of gloss ranges. UV coating can be most conventional industrial coating applications as well as by <a class="mw-redirect" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Silkscreen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silkscreen">silkscreen</a>.</span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Due to the normally high solids content of UV coating/varnish the surface of the cured film can be extremely reflective and glossy. 80 text and heavier weights of paper can be UV coated, however, cover weights are preferred. UV can be used on smooth, uncoated papers.</span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">UV can be applied by flooding the page. This coating application can deepen the color of the printed area. Drying is virtually instantaneous when exposed to the correct level of UV light so projects can move quickly into the <a style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;" title="Bindery" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindery">bindery</a>. Like the other coatings, consult the bindery for projects requiring gluing. Using a strippable coating blanket can eliminate glue issues. New, Innovative coating blanket solutions have been developed recently that allow for this to be done.</span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A printed page with UV coating applied can be very shiny or flattened to a matte finish. A good example of UV coated paper is photo paper sold for home printing projects. UV coatings that are not fully cured can have a slightly sticky feeling. </span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://www.connollyprinting.net/images/stories/P1010582.jpg" alt="P1010582" width="600" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"> </span></span></span></span><a title="Source" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UV_coating" target="_blank">Source</a></span></span></p><hr />{loadposition social}