What is Bindery?

“It binds us and the whole universe together,” Obi-Wan Kenobi said about the force. Well, published things need to be bound together as well. But it usually involves a different kind of “force”.

In the trade, we call it bindery.

Bindery or binding is the fastening together of pages or printed pieces into a whole product such as a book or presentation or pages in a binder.

There are a number of types of bindery. Modern commercial print suppliers use techniques such as:

• Coil binding
• Comb binding
• Velo binding
• Perfect binding

The term, bindery, especially in copy and print shops, has expanded to include other forms of paper finishing, such:

• Paper drilling
• Lamination
• Foam-core mounting

it will be used
Whatever the situation, bindery should be chosen based upon the use of the finished product and by whom. Other factors such as cost, subject matter and expected lifespan should also be considered.

The Executive