Coil Binding - The Most Common Binding Type



Posted: Sunday, July 19, 2009

by Travis Helterline
Mimeo.com

Coil binding is a binding type that is commonly used for business documents, particularly those which are made using digital printing equipment in colour. It is different from velo binding or saddle stitch because coil bound printing allows one to lay out their document on a table and even flip through the pages like a notebook.

There are many choices associated with printing a bound document. One must determine if the document will be printed in colour or black and white, and if the document will be produced in a copy shop store or with an online printing company. Each selection has qualities that are both good and bad; however printing online with an online printing company will provide your business with more options. While your choice in a local copy shop is limited by your geography, the internet removes that limitation and provides you with access to all online printing companies. Be sure to investigate the website of an online printing company before deciding to print with them. When choosing the online company, focusing on digital printing companies will help to ensure that your documents are all produced with a high level of quality.

Coil binding is typically used in business documents like: booklets, presentations, manuals, reports, proposals, and catalogs. The larger binding type makes it unusual to see coil binding on marketing documents, but could be the different look that your company seeks. Many other types of documents, even notepads, have this same binding type. This level of familiarity with the binding type can be a powerful advantage when it comes to your document being noticed.

Although coil binding is primarily used for business documents and not marketing documents, and appearance is usually more important for marketing documents, that is no excuse not to use a high-quality printer. Whether you choose to print in a local shop or print online, make sure they print with high quality products. Visit your local shop, or online printing company, and ask them for a sample guide before you print any coil bound documents. While it may seem like a large request, requesting a sample guide or even a test job of your actual document is not unheard of. In fact it has become the industry standard. Remember that you are the customer and it is up to the printing company to ensure that your needs are met.

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Mimeo.co.uk (http://www.mimeo.co.uk ) is an online printing company specializing in bound documents. For more information about coil bound documents go to: (http://www.mimeo.co.uk/products/coil-binding.php )
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» left by Teresa Ortiz
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Hi Travis, welcome to searchwarp! In today's tough marketplace it is important to make business documents look professional. The company I work for puts out a lot of colored manuals and coil binding is our binding of choice. Thanks for the information! Blessings to you, Teresa
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