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When producing reports, business plans or presentation, you want to obtain a professional finish. But how do you know which binding system do you go for? With this guide, you can explore all the different options from available to you.

Machines

There are 2 types of binding: manual and electric. Electric machines allow you to punch document at the press of a button, making large or multiple documents straightforward to produce. However, their punch capacity is lower than with the manual option.

Multi-function binders

These allow a variety of binding styles to be produced on one binder. Multi-function binders usually offer comb and 21 loop wire binding, but premium machines offer 34 loop wire and click binding as well.

Personal or Office binders

Personal binders are suited to desktop use and easy to store. Office binders have higher capacity and more features, perfect for shared usage.

Comb binding

Allowing you to bind up to 450 pages, this is the most popular and inexpensive binding option. The comb spine allows pages to lie flat and a comb binding machine allows you to add or remove pages. Coils are available in an assortment of colours and diameters range from 6-51mm.

Coil binding

Giving a professional and stylish finish to documents, the binding coils are ideal for posting as they keep their shape. It allows pages to lie flat and rotate 360^o. Coils are available in an assortment of colours and can bind up to 140 pages.

Wire binding

This gives a professional and secure binding finish, and is easy to use as pages can lie flat and rotate 360^o.Wire binding is suitable for documents up to 125 pages, is available in an assortment of colours and has a diameter range of 5-14mm.

Click binding

The best option for creating professional documents that are easy to edit as the clicks are reusable, and adding or removing pages is simple. It enables pages to lie flat and rotate 360^o, making it more user-friendly. Click binding is suitable for documents up to 145 pages, is available in an assortment of colours and in 3 sizes: 8mm, 12mm and 16mm.

Thermal binding

This is ideal for producing a book-bound finish in seconds for documents up to 240 pages. Adhesive thermal binding covers should be used with any thermal binders.

Strip binding

This is the most secure and tamper-proof binding system, which makes it ideal for legal and confidential documents. Pages are locked together by welding the 2 parts of the binding strip together. Appropriate for documents up to 400 pages.