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Choosing a Binding Machine

A binding machine can represent a high value purchase for many businesses or home users. The cost will generally be dictated by your individual needs, so it is best to try to work out exactly what your needs are. Below are our top questions that will help you decide.

What types of things will you be binding

School projects or corporate reports? How long will your documents be and what finish will be required will be a major concern when making your decision. If you are only binding documents for personal use that are not very long then you will only need a lower capacity and normally less expensive machine. If you need to bind corporate documents of a larger and better finish then you should be looking at a larger machine with more features to ensure it can cope with your needs.

Do you have specific requirements?

Binding machines come in various specifications but you should try to determine what are the most important factors for you. Will price be your deciding factor or brand name? Do you need a specific punching capacity or finish? Once you can decide on this you will be much better placed to make a decision.

Binding Machine Types

There are three main types of binding machine to choose from and each offers a different set of pro’s and cons.

Comb Binding Machines

One of the most popular binding machines comb binding machines are easy to use and economical. Also because the plastic combs can be opened up it is possible to make changes even after you have finished binding the document.

Coil and Wire Binding Machines

These machines create a ring binder type binding such as can be found on office notepads. This means documents can be fully opened up and pages turned 360 degrees. However it is normally difficult to make revisions after binding.

Thermal Binding Machines

Thermal binding machines create a highly professional seamless finish which is the closest you may get to a book binding style. This type of binding is permanent so documents should be thoroughly checked before being bound.


We offer a huge selection of binding machines as well as all the accessories and binding covers you will need to create bound documents.