Wire binding is one of the most popular and traditional forms of binding.
It creates a sleek professional finish often used in formal presentations or meetings, along with catalogues, cookbooks, reports, calendars, maps and much more.
Often termed as ‘wire-o’, this method of binding allows books to lay flat when open and to fold pages around to the back of the booklet allowing a 360 degree rotation of the bound pages. It easily accommodates low or high page counts, including tabs and pockets of varying thicknesses.
Advantages
360 degree – compact and user friendly. Wire binding allows the bound booklet to remain flat when folding pages backward, making your booklet compact and user friendly. You as the reader can focus on one page at a time. It also makes the booklet easier to handle when traveling, and is often a preferred option for map booklets and travel guides. The 360-degree opening also eliminates the possibility of information getting buried close to the booklet’s spine.
Pages are easy to turn. The round wire loops create minimal resistance when turning a page. Because there is no spinal tension the pages stay in place after being turned. Unlike perfect bound books there is no need to hold the pages apart to keep the book from closing upon itself. This is a real advantage for workbooks and journals that require working or writing on the page.
Wire-o Variations
If you are seeking a high end and stylish look to your booklet the Canadian bind is a good choice. The full or half Canadian bind variation gives your binder a sleek and sophisticated look. This is achieved using a durable card cover that conceals the wire spine fully or partially when the booklet is closed.
There are many coloured wires to choose from depending on the look you want to achieve.
Add Custom Made Tabs to your Wire Bound Book
By Incorporating custom made tabs into your wire bound book you can produce a stylish document that is well organised, compact and user friendly. Specific information can be found quickly and easily making your finished document both practical and professional.
This is ideal for reference documents such as reports, directories, and training manuals.
From tiny note pads to A3
Wire-o loops come in a range of sizes from ¼ inch through to 1 ¼ inch in diameter, to accommodate books of all sizes. You can accommodate projects ranging from just a few pages all the way to 200. A book with more pages will use a larger loop and thicker wire gauge. Thinner books will use a smaller size wire. By using the right size loop, even high page count books can lay flat and offer the same ease of page turning.
Wire binding provides an professional and durable way to bind a wide variety of books and booklets ranging from calendars, presentations, reports, and workbooks to catalogues, cookbooks and much more.
By Incorporating custom made tabs into your book you can produce a stylish document that is well organised, compact and user friendly with quick and easy referencing.
