If you are looking for a binding style to
produce high quality documents, presentations, reports, proposals and
photobooks you might be considering Unibind. This article is
designed to provide a simple, step by step guide to binding documents
using a Unibind system. Here are five simple steps to binding documents
with Unibind.
If you are looking for a binding style to
produce high quality documents, presentations, reports, proposals and
photobooks you might be considering Unibind. Binding documents with
Unibind is easier than many other binding styles since Unibind does not
require any punching. However, if you have never used a Unibind binding
machine it can be a little bit difficult to figure out. This article is
designed to provide a simple, step by step guide to binding documents
using a Unibind system. Here are five simple steps to binding documents
with Unibind.
The first step to binding documents with Unibind is to
prepare the pages for your document. Using a laser printer, inkjet
printer or photocopier you can print the pages to insert into your
document. With Unibind, you can use most different weights to print
your document (20lb, 24lb, 28lb, 32lb and even photo paper).
After you have assembled your document, you need to select the correct
size of spine. The easiest way to do this is to simply take a ruler and
measure the thickness of the assembled book. Unibind spines are
measured in millimeters so you will need a ruler that has both imperial
and metric units on it. Unlike most of the punch and bind types of
binding when you measure your book for Unibind you don't need to add
additional room to the spine. However, you always want to make sure
that you round up and not down when choosing Unibind spines since it
will be impossible to fit your pages into a spine that is too small.
The third step in binding documents using a Unbind Binding Machine is
to choose the right type of Unibind binding cover. There are a number
of different types of Unibind covers enabling you to give your
documents a different look and feel. SteelCrystal covers have a clear
front and back cover with a steel spine. SteelMat covers have a frosted
front and back cover with a steel spine. Steelbooks provide the ability
to bind high end presentations and proposals using in a hard cover
format. Unibind Photobooks provide an option for binding high end
landscape hard cover documents with windows. Finally, Unibind Steelback
spines allow you to use your own high quality printed covers to provide
fully customized reports with the look of a perfect bound book.
After you printed your book, measured the size and chosen your cover
you are finally ready to finish the binding process. Simply take the
pages of your document and square them up so that they are flush.
Insert the pages into the steel spine of the Unibind cover that you
have chosen and ensure that all of the pages are firmly seated in the
spine. Finally set the spine of the book onto the heating unit of your
Unibind binding machine. You will notice that the Unibind machine does
not have an on or off switch. Instead, the binding machine will
recognize the steel from the spine of the document and turn itself on.
When the document is finished binding, the green light on your Unibind
machine will come on. You can simply move the bound document onto the
cooling rack and begin binding the next document.
In all, the whole process of binding a document with Unibind should
take less than 2 minutes and you can even bind multiple documents at
one time. Documents bound with Unibind provide an excellent and strong
bind with one of the most professional looking binds available on the
market.
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for MyBinding.com. He has written over 100 articles on binding machines,binding covers,binding supplies,laminators,laminating supplies,paper handling equipments,binders,index tabs, and shredders.
