AfterPrint’s Guide to Thermal Binding Machines

Thermal binding machines use heat to bind documents to the cover and are one of the most efficient ways of binding your documents, giving you a professional finish with relatively little effort.
AfterPrint offers a unique range of thermal binding machines that can be used on books and on anything you desire.

Thermal Binding Covers Explained

Thermal binding covers bind your documents, and the first decision you need to make is the thickness of your documents. If you have only a few pages, you will need a thin cover; if you have more pages, you will obviously need a thicker cover.
Please measure your documents accurately to get the right size; once they are bound, you can’t change them.
Thermal binding covers are available in hard- and soft-back styles, and it is crucial that they have glue already in the spine of the cover.

How Does it Work?

Once the glue is in the spine of the cover, insert your documents, then pop the whole thing into the thermal binding machine.
The machine works like a toaster, heating the glue in the cover so it binds to the paper you have inserted. In roughly 60 seconds, the machine will beep to let you know it is all done.
It sounds like you are baking a cake, but once it is done, you will need to leave your binding to cool for a couple of minutes for the glue to set and keep the paper secure.
Thermal binding is a more permanent form of binding, which looks very professional, but it is not easy to add or remove pages. This can possibly be achieved by reheating the spine.

The Advantages of Thermal Binding

Here are four advantages of using a thermal binding machine –

• It looks very professional
• It’s quick, usually taking around a minute or less
• The paper doesn’t have to be punched
• More than one book can be bound at once

Deciding if Thermal Binding is Right for You

Using a thermal binding machine is the best option for producing excellent results quickly and with minimal effort. If you are looking to bind books, then you will need thermal binding, which many print shops use to bind documents. University dissertations look superb when thermally bound, whilst solicitors can use them to send documents to clients and to court, as it is difficult to remove pages, and it will be obvious if someone has done so.
Thermal binding is also a great choice for offices that produce high-quality brochures and catalogues or schools that produce timetables and learning aids.

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