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Easy to Use Coil Binding Machines and Systems
Any size office will benefit from having a coil binder on-site. Money can saved each year by performing all of your binding in-house. Don’t depend on a printing chain or service. Owning coil binding or spiral machine allows you to bind your projects on your own schedule. No more waiting for the job to get done a coil, spiral binding system lets you get it done when you need it.
Coil binding machines are fast, efficient and dependable.
Binding Machines Increase Productivity
Comb Binding Machines allow you to make your own trade paperbacks and hardcover books with a comb binding machine. Offices can benefit from having a comb binding system. Thousands of dollars can be saved each year by performing comb book binding in-house. Whether you run a small business or a home office, you will benefit from a high-quality and efficient comb binding system. Binding the materials yourself in half the time it takes to outsource the project.
For all of your Comb Binding needs we suggest visiting lloydsofindiana.com to find savings and instant online discounts.
Coil Binding Machines with any size office will benefit from having a coil binder on-site. Money can saved each year by performing all of your binding in-house. Don’t depend on a printing chain or service. Owning coil binding or spiral machine allows you to bind your projects on your own schedule. No more waiting for the job to get done a coil, spiral binding system lets you get it done when you need it.
For all of your Coil Binding needs we suggest visiting lloydsofindiana.com to find savings and instant online discounts.
Perfect Binding is a form of adhesive binding or hot glue binding. This binding method is sometimes called a “soft cover”, which is similar to a paperback book or novel. It is excellent for books, corporate reports, manuals, brochures, and annual reports. The advantages are versatile, printable spine, longevity, overall look and visual appeal. A printed spine requires a minimum of about 50-60 pages to allow room for the printing. Minimum pages to perfect bind is about 24.
For all of your perfect binding needs we suggest the Tamerica WS Binding Work Station:
Organize your binding supplies with this economical work station. Constructed with rigid metal, 6 easy sliding drawers for easy access to binding materials, Special clear plastic drawer insert for separating & dividing cover sets & bindings, Large 2” locking casters provides mobility for optimum use, Spacious working station top provides 4.5 square foot of space.
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Unibind Binding Machines are for simple spine and printed cover presentations or SteelCrystal and SteelMat for see-thru covers. Create your own hard back book with SteelBook binding from Unibind.
For all of your Unibind Binding needs we suggest the UNIBIND XU-338 Binding Machine:
The Unibind XU338 SteelBinding System is our most popular binding system and has 3 binding elements, allowing the binding of up to 24 documents simultaneously or 3 single documents with up to 340 pages. This Unibind system offers three cooling bays where finished documents will cool down quickly, and like all Unibind systems editing a page is simple and fast. The XU338 system is ideal for a small to medium size offices.
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Wire Binding Machines Create professional bound presentations right at your desk with our double loop wire binding machines! Double loop wire binding systems are great for calendars, recipe books, journals, notebooks and more. Individuals can create their own items to give as gifts or to use in their own offices. A wire bind system allows companies to save thousands of dollars in binding costs every year by binding in-house. Don’t pay a print shop to bind your books, presentations and marketing materials.
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For all of your Binding Supply needs Call Lloyds of Indiana, Inc 887-626-6848 or Click lloydsofindiana.com.
They have a huge inventory of book binding supplies. Their supplies include plastic comb binding, plastic coil, double loop wire and spiral-o wire binding. They offer custom binding supplies such as printed combs, and custom colors are also available.
Lloyds of Indiana, Inc.
As your one-stop shop for all aspects of book binding, Lloyd’s of Indiana is your low-priced specialist for book binding supplies. Compare our prices to even the most discounted warehouse stores. They simply can’t beat us because this is our sole focus, which means our buying power is actually better than theirs. At Lloyd’s of Indiana, we ship all binding supplies to you the same or next day. You can order easily online or pick up the phone and call us toll-free at 877.626.6848. One of our friendly family staff members is always available to pick up the phone and help you order exactly what you need. Even if you’re not familiar with your office’s binding machine, we can help you order just the supplies you need for it. Some machines can accept more than one type of binding, so just ask our Lloyd’s staff and we’ll help you make the right choice for your needs. We also sell custom binding supplies, which means we can print anything you want on the comb, plus custom colors, and more. At Lloyd’s of Indiana, we’re proud to be in our second decade of bringing offices, organizations, and individuals quality binding and laminating equipment and supplies at affordable prices. As a small family business, it’s important that we make every customer happy, which is why we guarantee your satisfaction.
Build Print Finishing Profits in 2011
Are you sending your digital printed materials out to be finished? Are you looking for ways to speed your turn time and increase your profits on post print projects? These are a couple of the questions you should be asking if you want to increase your profits in 2011.
OK, you have the digital press and can do short or large run printing profitably. What is your process for that job when it leaves the press? Do you send it out of house for folding, drilling, corner rounding, laminating and binding? I suggest that you work on bringing those services in house to build more profit into your jobs.
Increase your bindery profits in 2011
For the past few years I have seen a change in the size of jobs being printed and the expectations of the customer to have it yesterday. With digital presses, jobs are now being printed on a small project basis with shorter lead times. This means, now more than ever, it is more economical to purchase finishing equipment and increase your profits.
Start by evaluating what part of post print finishing do you send out the most. Is it scoring, folding or binding? Usually the print runs are smaller than in the past and there are many manufacturers of short run finishing equipment to meet those demands. You no longer need to invest in large pieces of finishing machines that cost in the thousands and have large footprints. These machines are now available in modular platforms with prices that are more in line with most shops budgets. This will allow your post print finishing equipment to grow with your demand without breaking the bank.
For example, if you send out for short run scoring / perforating jobs then you may want to look into a manual scoring / perforating machine like the Handi-Scor. With the HS-100 Handi-scor, now you can do short run scoring and perforating jobs in house without interrupting the press, with quick and easy setup.
If you send out for short run binding then think about keeping those profits by bringing in house a manual punch binding machine like the Akiles Coil-Mac or Wire-Mac. Both machines are easy to use, have easy setup and are priced to fit most budgets. Or, if you bind using different types of punch binding on a daily basis, consider a punch machine with removable die heads like the Akiles FlexiPunch. This machine allows the operator to change from coil binding to wire binding simply by releasing two levers and removing the die, then inserting the die of choice and locking the two levers back in place all in about 1-2 minutes. The only other additional piece of equipment needed for coil binding is a coil inserter and crimping pliers and for wire binding supplies, a wire closer.
The Benefits of Spiral/Coil Binding Over Perfect Binding
Ask any manufacturer or reseller of spiral wire or plastic coil binding equipment about the advantages of their finishing equipment, and they’ll go for hours. The same is true for the perfect bound guys. That may be because we’re all a little weird that way, but each of us believes in our system.
On the one hand, the perfect bound folks want to talk about style and high-end finishing. It looks nice, it stacks well, and how many real books have you seen with a big wire running through its spine?
On the other hand, the spiral/coil binding people aren’t concerned with that. They understand that perfect binding is good for some things. They’ve even got real books in their house. But they’re more interested in things like cookbooks, technical manuals, reports, atlases and travel guides are ideal for spiral binding.
“Imagine trying to open a perfect-bound atlas and the one spot you need to find is buried inside the binding,” the spiral/coil guys will say. “Now, if you had a spiral or coil atlas, you can open the book all the way up without damaging the spine or losing anything in the binding process.”
Spiral and coil finishes allow you to lay a book flat, or open it 360 degrees. Let’s see you do that with a perfect bound book.
Plastic spiral binding is also the only method that can be done by hand. We actually sell machines that will punch the holes into your pages, insert the binding coils, and let you place the pages. Sure, you don’t want to do this when you have a few thousand books to do — you’re better off sending it to a professional bindery if you’ve got more than 500 to do. But it’s a nice piece of equipment to keep around the office if you’re just doing 1 – 10 books at a time every few days, or a short run of 250 books especially if you have to do individualized pages for client proposals, project specs, or even just updating and creating new versions of pages on a regular basis.
That’s because plastic spiral binding is also the only method (of two) that you can take apart, change pages, and put back together again. (We’ve got another hot glue method that we’ll discuss in a future post.)
While we like the look of perfect binding, and we believe it has some great uses, there are times that it just can’t beat the utility and ease of use of a spiral or coil bound book.
Heavy Duty Coil Machine Looking for a Needy Office
Tired of coil and binding systems that bunch up or get caught? Sick of wasting time having to feed in each document perfectly? If this sounds like you, the Akiles CoilMac ECI Coil Binding System could change your world (well, maybe not your whole world, but definitely the small percentage of it that revolves around document processing).
What Does it Do?
With a clean and accurate punch every time, the Akiles ECI coil binder minimizes tearing and bunching and can handle up to 17 sheets at once. Meanwhile, the side margin control features offer an evenly centered punch on all document sizes. And when you’re done, the disengagement pins make removing the document simple and frustration-free, no more wrenching a coil-binded document out of the binder.
The Akiles ECI system also features a foot pedal operated electric roller inserter. This leaves your hands free to insert and remove documents, making the whole coiling and binding process much faster. It’s amazing, but this simple little feature can drastically reduce your time and labor costs.
And How Much Does it Cost?
All three models of Akiles CoilMac ECI Coil Binding System sells at Lloyd’s of Indiana for the same low price of $639. Each unit purchase include a 1-year warranty and the option to purchase an extended warranty through Lloyd’s.
You can get more information on the Akiles CoilMac systems here.