Finishing

Quality finishing of your print requirements


Your print job has been carefully designed, the appropriate paper stock selected and then printed. Once your job has been printed it is then 'finished'.

This can mean the pages need to be hole punched if it is going to be presented in a ring binder. Or perhaps it is a flyer with a perforated tear off coupon that is redeemed at a retailer. Or it could be your company brochure that has been printed on A4 and to be folded to a DLE size.


Finishing for:
tick-box20px Flyers  tick-box20pxBrochures  tick-box20pxManuals  tick-box20pxCoupons tick-box20pxDie Cut Shelf Wobblers

All these techniques are finishing techniques that create the final article, whether it s a training manual, point of sale flyer, or company brochure.
 

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Punching is required when pages are going to be bound. Pages are punched then the binding method is applied. Binding methods that can be used are: plastic spiral comb binding, wire binding, and ring binding.

 



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Perforating is used when a section of a page is designed to be torn off. For example, a tear off coupon at the bottom of a promotional flyer.
 



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Creasing and folding really go together. Creasing of paper is used to aid the folding process. Paper that is creased prior to folding is much neater.
 


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Folding follows on from creasing. A good example is the DLE brochure. This is an A4 sheet that is folded to DLE size.
 



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Need an alternative custom shape to impress your clients? Die-cutting gives your printed materials crisp creases and clean cuts. Great for point of sale shelf wobblers.

 


Get the binding style that suits you best. Which one is right for you?

The following outlines several different styles of binding for you to consider and choose from.

You will see the following details on each style of finishing to help you choose what is best for the end user application of your catalogue.

 

Perfect Binding

Perfect-Binding-300x214pxPerfect bounds books are the perfect bind. Perfect bound books are made up of stacked pages. These are gathered into a book and the edges of the spine are ground off (or notched). When the book block is glued into a paper cover, the glue that attaches the sheets to the spine can flow into the notches or ground-off areas. The increased surface area for the glue allows for more permanent adhesion. The covers and book blocks are then trimmed flush.

Perfect-bound books are square at the spine and use glue to hold the pages, like a paperback book. It gives your books a more professional feel. It can accommodate a page count up to 640 pages (340 leaves 80gsm).

Another big advantage of the perfect bind is that you can also have information printed on the spine.

 

  What Does A Perfect Bound Book Look Like - click here to view on YouTube.  

Saddle Stitch

saddle-stitch-300x188pxSaddle stitch booklet catalogue is suitable for 8pp (pages) to 100pp (pages). Finished size is normally A4 or A5 when closed, although custom sizes are also available.  This style of catalogue typically has a heavier weight cover (200-300gsm) and content pages (80-150gsm) however some are the same weight throughout.

Saddle stitched is two staples inserted in the spine and folded in half to form a booklet.

This is the most economical method of finishing for a catalogue.




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This is a smart new look for full colour books. The square fold produces creased cover sheets, and face trimming to create crisp, sharp square spine booklets that can be opened flat and are easy to handle, stack and store.



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This binding method is good for technical manuals that have a lot of pages and must lie flat. The stack of pages comprising the book is punched with a series of holes along the binding edge through which a plastic comb is inserted.  

Plastic comb binding can accommodate a page count for circle ring of 500 pages (250 leaves), oval ring of 900 pages (450 leaves). Pages can be added or removed as needed. Available in a wide range of colours.




Wire Binding 

Wire-Binding-300x300pxWire bound catalogue—Wire binding is one of the most popular commercial catalogue binding methods used and is known by a number of different names including twin loop wire, Wire-o, double loop wire, double-o, ring wire and wirebind. With this binding method, the punched pages go onto a "C" shaped spine and then a wire closer is used to squeeze the spine until it is round. Documents that are bound with wire binding will open completely flat on a desk and allow for 360 degree rotation of bound pages.

There are two common hole patterns used in binding documents with double loop wire. Each hole pattern has specific sizes and applications where it is best suited. Here is a quick overview of the different options.

3:1 pitch (3 holes per 25mm) Up to 120 80gsm leaves – 240 pages

The three to one pitch hole pattern is most commonly used for binding small sized documents with double loop wire. Spines for this binding style are available in sizes between 4.8mm and 14mm in diameter. Three to one pitch wires are not available in sizes larger than 14mm. The size of the holes used with this pattern simply does not allow for larger spines to be manufactured.

2:1 pitch (2 holes per inch) Up to 240 80gsm leaves – 480 pages

Although a two to one pitch hole pattern is most commonly used for binding larger sized documents it can also be used for binding smaller diameter books. Two to one pitch wire is most commonly used in sizes ranging from 15.9 mm up to 32mm. However, we can use special small sized 2:1 pitch wire for binding documents as small as 6.4mm. 

 

  What Does A Wire Bound Book Look Like - click here to view on YouTube.  

Wire Binding with a Printed Spine

Wire-Binding-with-printed-spine300x137pxThis method of wire binding allows for a spine making the catalogue easy to identify when lying in a stack or in a book shelf. Wire is a traditional 3:1 and 2:1 pitch wire binding option. Available in a wide variety of colours, wire binding gives all your bound documents a classic look. 

It can accommodate a page count for 3:1 wire of 240 pages (120 leaves), 2:1 wire of 480 pages (240 leaves)



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Ring binder catalogues are very useful for operational manuals or any type of manual or catalogue that is going to be updated. Pages can be easily removed and replaced. Inside pockets, 2, 3, or 4 ring binders are available.

Another popular option to consider when using ring binders is tabs that are used to separate topic sections. Tabs make it easy to find the right information in a ring binder quickly.

 



 



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When combined with tabs the binding methods above produce an easy to use manual.

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