What is Wire Binding?
Wire binding is a simple, relatively new method for binding documents. Even before the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press in the late 1400’s, cultures around the world were binding hand-written texts and creating books for posterity. The process of binding material together has been a cultural mainstay since it was introduced in India before the first century, when religious documents were etched into palm leaves and bound together with string. Today, many different ways of book binding exist, from the very intricate to the very simple. Wire binding is one way of binding books together. A popular method for booklets, some spiral notebooks, calendars and other small readers, wire binding is a binding technique primarily used in North America and is generally inexpensive. To wire bind a book, the pages must first be punched through with a machine that is similar to a three-hole punch, but has several more holes per inch. Some binding machines punch three holes per inch, and others p
Wire binding is a style of binding commonly used for businesses to create professional-looking documents. The wire, often referred to as wire comb or twin-loop / double-loop binding, has two small loops of wire that go through each punched hole. This style of binding is used to create books, reports and other documents. Wire binding is also used to create calendars, when used in conjunction with wire hangers. Wire binding machines are available in three different punching formats. The two most popular are 3:1 pitch and 2:1 pitch binding. Three-to-one pitch punches three holes per inch of paper. Two-to-one pitch punches two holes per inch of paper. Our 2:1 and 3:1 pitch binding machines can be found here: http://www.abcoffice.com/wire1.htm. The least common type of wire binding is the 19-ring wire binder. Nineteen-ring wire binders use the same hole-punching format as comb binding machines. Combination comb/wire binding machines punch 19 total holes along the 11-inch side of a sheet of
