We have the most comprehensive in-house binding offerings in Australia. Our specialised bindery has a diverse range of binding methods for both hardcover and softcover books including; cased, section sewn, cased perfect bound, flexi-bound, limp sewn, burst bound, perfect bound, wire bound, plasticoil bound and saddle stitched. Depending on your budget, size and requirements we have a vast selection of binding options to suit your needs.
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Section Sewn binding is the highest quality binding style and section sewn books are library quality, archival safe books because the pages are physically thread sewn together, then reinforced with fabric backing and adhesive to be cased in.
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This binding allows for an economical case book using a perfect bound book block that is then cased in using endpapers.
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A limp sewn book combines a section sewn book block with a soft cover to combine the strength of best quality binding with the economical finish of a softcover.
Sections are firstly pre-collated and are then sewn together. This sewn book block is then glued to the cover.
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Sections are collated and the spine is notched during the folding process using a special burst notching attachment. The spine is not milled at the binding stage and the glue penetrates the notches into the centre of the section to allow adhesion to the cover.
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Perfect binding is a popular and economic binding style where book sections have the spine milled sawn off and then glue applied at the spine with a cover drawn on.
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Wire bound books and documents have the benefit of opening flat or turn close to 360 degrees. This binding is achieved by hole punching text blocks along the spine, feeding selected wire through the holes and then machine pressed to form the binding.
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Flexi-Bound or Flex-binding is a lightweight, durable and flexible book with a flexible cover. It's more durable than paperback and lays flat when opened.
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Also known as spiral binding or coil binding, plasticoil comes in a variety of colours and allows a document to open flat similar to wire bound.
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Saddle stitching refers to a popular binding style where text pages are gathered one inside the other with wire staples inserted at the spine line to form the binding.
Saddle stitched books are economical and can open close to flat but doesn't allow for a spine and is restricted to smaller page counts.