If you are looking for a professional binding
system for your office you may be considering a number of options.This article provides four reasons why you may want to consider
choosing plastic combs for your office over some of the other machines
and systems available on the market.
If you are looking for a professional binding
system for your office you may be considering a number of options.
Perhaps you are looking at combs, coil, wire, Velobind, thermabind or
even Unibind. All of these different systems are excellent. However,
there are several things about comb binding that sets it apart from the
other systems. Here are four reasons why you may want to consider
choosing plastic combs for your office over some of the other machines
and systems available on the market.
Price: Plastic comb binding has been around longer than
any other system on the market. For this reason the supplies and
equipment are cheaper than any other system. Combbind elements start at
less than two cents each and combbind machines are commonly available
for just a couple hundred dollars. Compared to coil, wire and thermal
systems the cost to bind documents with combs is often half or less.
Availability: Since comb binding has been around longer than
any other binding system the supplies are more readily available than
supplies for any other system. Large box office supply stores carry the
most common colors and sizes. However, they do not carry supplies for
any of the other common binding systems. In a crunch, chances are good
that you will be able to find supplies for your machine locally (even
if they are more expensive). If you choose another system, availability
can sometimes be a problem.
Variety: Combs are available in twelve different colors
including black, white, clear, navy blue, maroon, dark green, kelly
green, royal blue, red, yellow, brown and gray. This selection of
colors is ideal for almost any company looking to bind their reports,
presentations and proposals. They are also available in a wide variety
of sizes ranging from 3/16" up to 2". Whether your documents are 400
pages thick or just a few sheets, this binding is a good choice for
your binding needs. Spines are also available in almost any length
imaginable from just a few loops for sample books all the way up to 80
loops (almost 4' in length) for large engineering plans or posters.
Ease of Use: As far as systems go, Comb-binding is one of the
easiest systems to use. After your pages are punched you simply use
your opener / spreader to open the spine and place your pages onto the
fingers of the machine. With spiral coil you have to crimp the ends of
the coil, with twin loop wire you have to close the wire using a wire
closer. Finishing documents with combs is easier than either of these
two commonly used styles.
Functionality: Plastic comb binding offers superior
functionality for everyday use. Comb-bound documents open flat for easy
copying, can be safely mailed and pages can be easily inserted and
removed using any combbind machine. These features make plastic comb
binding incredibly versatile and ideal for use by accountants,
engineers, schools, marketing departments and churches.
Plastic comb binding is the most popular binding style available on the
market. More organizations use comb binding than any other available
binding style. If you are looking for a binding style, these are five
reasons out of many to at least consider plastic comb binding for your
organization.
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and
Director of Marketing for MyBinding.com.
He has written over 100 articles on binding
machines,binding covers,binders,laminators,binding
supplies,laminating supplies,paper handling equipments,index
tabs, and shredders.
