Different styles of Wire binding

Binding store have been asked many times to describe the different ways to wire bind a book, so we are now pleased to be able to show diagrams of these different styles and hope that you will find the information usefull. Please visit our website http://www.bindingstore.co.uk/ for all of your wire binding needs.

Wire bound with wrap around cover
Wire bound then glued into a case

Wire bound into a flap

Standard wire binding

Skip binding

Half canadian binding

Full canadian binding

Huge increase in capacity at Abbey Bookbinding following Renz investment

Huge increase in capacity at Abbey Bookbinding following Renz investment
Adam Hooker, printweek.com, 07 August 2009

Bookbinders Abbey Bookbinding & Print has received a massive increase in its spiral binding capacity after an investment from finishing equipment supplier Binding Store.


The Cardiff-based company previously wire bound by hand and managing director Roger Cottrell said that runs of over 250 were not economically viable.

However, the company installed a Renz AP360 six months ago and a Renz Mobi 500 in July after customers repeatedly enquired about longer runs.

He said: "With the Renz binding machines we can now handle runs of up to 40,000 books, it has been paying itself off already. Over the next 12 months we will look to increase our workflow and will be advertising our service further afield than South Wales."

Cottrell added that an eighth member of staff had joined the £500,000 turnover company. Two more members of staff are expected to join in the next 12 months

Binding Store moves to new site as business picks up | printweek.com | Post Press and Finishing News and Jobs from the Finishing Bindery Sector | PostPress and Finishing

Binding Store moves to new site as business picks up | printweek.com | Post Press and Finishing News and Jobs from the Finishing Bindery Sector | PostPress and Finishing

Abbey Bookbinders buy Renz Mobi-500

Binding Store have supplied a Renz mobi-500 to Abbey bookbinders of Cardiff. The machine was installed two weeks after Abbey bought a Renz P-500. Both machines have been purchased for Abbey to enter into the calendar binding market.
Roger Cotteral, MD of Abbey bookbinders comented that "we looked at other calendar binding systems and we liked the Renz the most.
Please click link for a video of the Renz MOBI 500 in action

Sea White expand binding with Renz AP360 install

Sea White have expanded there punching capabilitys by installing a Renz AP360 autopunch supplied by Binding Store. The Autopunch will aid Sea White with the punching of there Artpads that they supply and accompany a Renz Super 700 and a Renz RSB360 also supplied by Binding Store.
Paul Johnson, Bindery manager of Sea White explains that " the Renz AP-360 was the natural decission for Sea white as we now have the option to run mixed quantities due to the change over speed from one job to another being so fast"

Binding Stores new article in Print Week

Binding Store moves to new site as business picks up
Darryl Danielli, printweek.com, 22 May 2009

Online finishing kit reseller Binding Store has moved to a new 100m2 premises and showroom, following an upturn in business.

"Believe it or not, we're actually getting busier," said managing director Russell Cunningham. "I know there's a lot of doom and gloom out there, but business is definitely heading in the right direction and that's why we needed to move."

The St Albans-based firm's range includes binding, shredding, folding/creasing, laminating, shrinkwrapping and cutting kit from companies such as Busch, D&K, Horizon, HSM, RotaTrim and Vivid. It was also recently appointed as an official distributor of Renz punching and binding equipment.

"A lot of the machines we sell are about fast return on investment and that seems a pretty popular message," said Cunningham, who, prior to founding the business five years ago, held various senior roles at both print companies and equipment suppliers.

Abbey Bookbinders add calander punch to wire binding arsenal

Abbey Bookbinders have bought a Renz P-500 punch from Binding Store to enable them to be able to cope with the rush of calendar binding work expected over the next six months. The renz binding machine was bought because "it is the productive manual binding punch on the market" One of the main advantages of the P-500 punch is that it accomadates two split dies easily enabling fast change over from book work to calander work.
As with all renz wire binding machines, the build quality is second to none. for more information on this machine and all other binding, laminating, shredding and print finishing equipment please visit us at www.bindingstore.co.uk

Binding Store opens new showroom with renz

The Managing Director of Binding Store Ltd, Russell Cunningham has officially opened a new showroom in St. Albans. The showroom now gives Binding Store Ltd the ability to showcase their comprehensive range of Renz equipment both new and used.



This new facility for to the Binding Store group further strengthens their already successful business portfolio which has grown rapidly from humble beginnings as a purely online retailer. Mr. Cunningham said “we are totally focused on becoming a leading distributor in the print finishing market” Mr. Cunningham has 26 years of experience in both print and finishing production as well as selling both print fishing equipment and related consumables. Mr. Cunningham was joined at the opening ceremony by Managing Director of Renz UK, Iain Bullock. Mr. Bullock said “Renz are delighted that Binding Store have chosen Renz comprehensive range of punching and binding equipment above all others to service their customers needs”.



Mr. Cunningham of Binding Store said “I am proud that Binding Store Ltd are able to offer such a diverse range of quality print finishing equipment supplied by Renz and other leading manufactures”



Binding Store Ltd will be holding a series of open days in late 2009, where they will demonstrate the latest range of Renz, Vivid, HSM, RotaTrim, Horizon,D&K and Busch machines. Binding Store Ltd was recently appointed as an official Renz distributor which has delighted Mr. Cunningham as he has always been an avid support of the Renz brand. He described the Renz range as the perfect fit for his business, he said “The build quality of the Renz punching and binding equipment is second to none”.



http://www.bindingstore.co.uk/

Used equipment now in stock

We have recently acquired the following equipment available for sale:
Morgana Autocreaser-33 mkii installed August 2005- immaculate condition £4695
Morgana Autocreaser-33 installed october 2002- excellent condition £3995
Renz DTP-340M heavy duty electric punch with 3:1 and 2:1 dies installed 2004 £995
Watkiss vario booklet maker:9 station slim vac suction fed collator, automatic booklet maker and foredge trimmer, installed 1997-excellent condition £7995
GBC electric comb binder-£395
Italdibipack baby pack shrink wrapper-Excellent condition £695
More used binding and print finishing equipment arriving daily. please check our web site for new stock

First Matrix 530 laminator installed

The first Matrix 530 laminator was installed on Friday 13th March. Despite Friday 13th being traditionally a day for bad luck we are pleased to say that the installation and training went without a hitch! The laminator will be used to finish work from DP graphics docucolour 2047 as well as offering a trade laminating service to local litho and digital printers. Derek Payne, MD of DP graphics stated that "There has been considerable interest from existing customers and other printers" and is even planning an open house to show the new equipment running. For more information on this and many other machines then please visit Binding stores website

Orders taken for two Matrix 530 laminators

Binding Store have taken two orders for the new Matrix 530 laminator. The laminator is proving very popular with Digital printers and short/medium run litho printers.
The small footprint of the machine, coupled with the ability to run at speeds of 7-10 mitres a min is proving very popular. Ease of set up is another plus point for the Matrix MX-530

New Matrix 530 laminator a real hit

The Matrix 530 brings you affordable automated single sided lamination at up to 10 mitres per minute. This new machine has really re written the rule book and will allow you to keep in house jobs that you would normally send out to trade laminating houses. Full control can be kept on deadlines and increased turnaround times are achievable.
The Matrix 530 has a semi automatic feeder and will separate the sheet to the designated overlap. Sheets are then automatically laminated then separated. The laminated sheets are finally fed into a delivery tray. The whole system is very user friendly and is sure to be a big hit in 2009.
For More information on this and many more binding, laminating and print finishing solutions, please visit www.bindingstore.co.uk/

Laminating brought in house by Caprin Printers

Caprin printers, based in St. Albans have purchased a Matrix Duo laminator from Binding Store so they can now keep all laminating in house.
Ajay Gudka (M.D) states that "the Matrix duo has enabled us to keep full control of jobs and helps us meet tight deadlines" The machine will also encapsulate as well as laminate with materials from 30 microns upto 250 microns.
Caprin have a full lithographic and digital printing facility and needed a laminator that was capable of coping with both media types.

SeaWhite take delivery of Renz Binding Machine

SeaWhite have taken delivery of a Renz RSB-360QSA semi automatic wire binding machine from Binding Store. Installation of the equipment went ahead on Saturday so as not to interfere with there busy work schedule.
The two bindery operators were amazed with the ease of set up and the speed the machine runs at. "This machine is much faster than our existing binding machine and will really ramp up productivity"

Jump on the band wagon!

Time to jump onto the latest trend in print collateral management, no this is not a war but print presentation is very competitive. On a level playing field, when say price and quality of a customer’s stationery is comparable, how do you win more and secure your existing business? We need to take up our customer’s position and go the extra mile in helping them manage their print needs. Consider banding the usual box of 1000 letterheads in 100’s. This will save waste when salesmen raid the stationery cupboard and either takes a whole box or a handful that will be ruined sliding around in the boot of a car. Supplying decanted print batches will look more professional and save plastic in packaging. As importantly these wrappers will save the normal elastic band damage to digital print, especially those batches of a few hundred A6 colour flyers. CSN must thank the MD of Busch Graphic Machinery, Ian Jones for demonstrating the bander in Brighton. We see a lot of new bands down here but never as neat and productive as this one as requested by Russell at http://www.bindingstore.co.uk/ Try decanting a box of envelopes to prove how much you can sell small banded batches for? Loads of profit here and a real add on service of value to your customers. To stand out from the crowd when delivery print to the point of need and band those posters without strangling your goods, contact Russell 0n 01727 845848

Our recent press release in copy shop news.

Horizon PF-P330BIG HIT IN BRIGHTON Our thanks to russell of page 3 fame and owner of Binding Store for extending a loan of a very useful piece of finishing kit. The Horizon PF-P330 is a revolution in paper folding.Offline finishing saves down time on your print kit and with ease of use and speed of production, your operator a few quiet minutes watching someone else work.Up to 240 sheets a minute is no sweat and customers will love the non cracked fold presentation on, yes toner printed images.Historically, conventional folders have relied on friction feeding but with so many digitally printed colour pages produced these days it has been difficult to friction feed because of the shiny nature of the finish. The PF-P330 uses air suction feeding-air is blown into the stack to float the sheet, the air rotor then picks up the top sheet then rotates to advance the sheet into the folding area.This is all best experienced with a demonstration on a real customers job.You should meet the very helpful and experienced Russell who has worked in our end of the industry for more years than he wants to own up to.Also check out this very informative web link , if you are reading this live or type in next time you are on line. http://www.bindingstore.co.uk/products/Print-finishing-machines/77 During are time testing this kit we even took in jobs just for finishing which proved very lucrative.A growing number of are customers do try to produce in-house but need our industry to shape the finished document, clearly an opportunity for us all.

Abbey install complete wire binding range

Abbey Bookbinding, based in Cardiff (UK) have just installed a complete range of wire binding equipment from Binding Store.
The Renz systems purchased from Binding store include an AP 360 automatic punch, 2 RSB 360 semi automatic binding machines and a DTP-340A semi automatic desk top punch to add to their portfolio of binding equipment and services.
Darren Cottrell, Production Manager commented ‘ We are very pleased with such a prompt efficient professional service from Binding Store. The speed of delivery and quality of binding equipment was second to none. Adding these machines to our site opens up additional trade services to the print and design industry. Besides case binding and perfect binding, we can now offer a complete trade wire bind service specialising in the production of short/medium size production runs. Quantities can now range from 1 – 50k.
The changeover time is very quick, even when changing the pitch from 2:1 to 3:1 it’s a matter of just a few minutes and the next job is running. This is one big advantage that the Renz AP-360 has over the competition. We chose the option of the paternoster feeder, allowing continuous paper feeding and pre loading of stock.
The Renz RSB-360 semi automatic bookbinding machine compliments the automatic punch with the ability to insert the wire from a spool at speeds of up to 1300 books per hour. This gives us the ability to turn around jobs very quickly.
Both models offer the highest level of wire binding with a comparatively small footprint but without the higher level of investment required for a large in-line model.
A semi automatic Renz DTP-340A punch was also bought for its versatility and rapid die change ability, Ideal for shorter run lengths or stocks that can not be automatically processed.
Binding Store, which has been trading for 5 years, offers equipment for wire binding, laminating, shredding and print finishing and Cunningham added that the company is equally at home with supplying small manual machines for use in the office environment up to large bindery systems that require high levels of automation.
For more information about binding store, visit there web site www.bindingstore.co.uk

First UK Xerox 700 site installs binding and laminating equipment

Xerox 700 site installs new binding and laminating equipment from binding store.Digital studio MD, Paul Warren''s requirments were simple He needed high quality machinery that was compatible with digital print.A Matrix duo laminator/encapsulator was first on the shopping list due to its ability to do single or double sided laminating in one pass.The adde bonus is that this model can also encapsulate up to 250 micron.A Renz 2:1 pitch wire binding machine was also purchased."This enables use to produce finished books in house from just a few pages upto 340 pages in one volume."Also bought was a Nagel foldnak 8 booklet maker enabling stitched booklets to be produced with ease.Digital studio also buy a full range of consumables from binding store

Our best selling wire binding machine

Renz SRW-360,and Renz ECO S-360
The new Renz SRW-360 and Eco S 360 is now proving to be our best selling range of wire binding machine
the machine consists of a manual punch and manual closing and is a heavy duty german made model.Features:
[+] Designed to give the most efficient workflow.
[+] The modular construction of the new

SRW 360 / Eco S 360 can be upgraded to make an
electric punch and manual closing machine, simply by
attaching an electric punching module.
[+] Compact construction with high stability.
[+] Best ratio of punching pressure.
[+] Worldwide first ring wire closing unit
for diameters up to 38 mm = 1 1/2“.
[+] Working width up to 360 mm.Calendar binding can also be done on these machines simply by using the Renz TC-20 to cut the thumb cut out and allow a hanger to be bound in.The full range of equipment that we sell can be seen on our web site http://www.bindingstore.co.uk/ For further information on this machine, please contact Binding Store on 01727 845848 or email us at info@bindingstore.co.uk

Used wire binding equipment now available

Renz Super 700 and Renz RSB-360 QSA

We now have two excellent condition pieces of renz binding equipment to offer for sale.
Both came out of an education authority building after only being used for 6 months!
The first one being a Renz super 700 floor standing punch in superb condition and the second being a Renz RSB-360QSA semi automatic wire binding machine.
Both models were installed late 2006 and have had a very easy life!
The Renz super 700 is now for sale at a bargain price of £6995 and the Renz RSB-360QSA is for sale for £ 11,995
For more information, please visit our web site: www.bindingstore.co.uk

New single sided laminator

Introducing the new Matrix™ 530 single sided laminating system
Concept
The Matrix 530 is a totally new single sided laminator with a built in separator system
Designed for up to SRA2 size prints. Maximise performance and profitability by investing in a system that has a quick set up time and high speed performance
FeaturesSemi automatic feed with separator - work comes off finished ready for guillotine
Suitable for traditional offset and digital sheets
Side lays ensure prints are fed perfectly. Auto sheet register and overlap system via front guards
Speed
A superb investment for all printers. With no set-up charges you can keep your lamination work in-house and truly laminate on demand. Up to a maximum of 10* metres per minute
IDEAL FOR LAMINATING
• business cards
• brochure covers
• document folders
• booklets
• menus
and many more...
GREAT FOR USE IN
• small format digital printers
• copy and print shops
Designed for up to SRA2 size prints. Maximise performance and profitability by investing in a system that has a quick set up time and high speed performance

FeaturesSemi automatic feed with separator - work comes off finished ready for guillotine
Suitable for traditional offset and digital sheets
Side lays ensure prints are fed perfectly. Auto sheet register and overlap system via front guards

Speed

A superb investment for all printers. With no set-up charges you can keep your lamination work in-house and truly laminate on demand. Up to a maximum of 10* metres per minuteTo view more details about this laminator please go to www.bindingstore.co.uk

Print week article- Binding store supply folio bookbinders with proffesional wire binding machines

Finishing specialist Folio has invested £ 90,000 and brought in six new staff in its bid to corner the wiro-binding market.
The Bristol-based company has installed a Renz P500, ECL500 and Autobind 500 supplied by Bindingstore Ltd, in addition to a collection of secondhand equipment that was bought in August.According to Folio managing director Andy Bird, the company decided to add wiro-binding to its array of finishing services when a local finishing company, Cotswold Print Finishers (CPF), closed in July.Folio brought in CPF''s managing director Alan Churchill, bought some of the company''s equipment, and added to its machinery portfolio with the Renz investment.Bird said: "We would not have dreamed of investing in wiro-binding while Cotswold was still going, because then it would not be a niche service. But we have talked about moving into that area and with them closing it seemed like the right time."We now have an extensive finishing service it is easier to say what we don''t do than what we can do."The £ 3m-turnover company has also added five new staff, taking its total number of employees to more than 70. Several of the new staff were brought over from CPF, which Bird believes will help Folio maintain a high-quality service.He added: "We want to be a ''jack of all trades'', but we need to have the knowledge and skill in each of those areas. We brought in Alan because he understands the market and has that skill set."Binding store Ltd supplied, installed and trained staff on all of the Renz wire binding equipment