Good magazine printing not only
needs good content, novel layout design, but also needs a suitable binding
method, because a suitable binding method is convenient for readers to read and
can add a touch of beauty.
Today, let's talk about the 5 kinds of
binding methods commonly used in magazines:
Saddle stitch
Saddle stitching usually refers to
"wire tacks", and instead of using pre-made staples, the machine cuts
a length of wire from a rolled wire during production, then staples it into the
paper, and bend the wire on the other side of the paper to secure it.
Saddle stitching has a short binding cycle
and low cost, but the binding firmness is poor, and the iron wire used is
difficult to penetrate thicker pages. Suitable for books under 32 pages. Such
as cheap magazine printing.
Flat stitching
Because the iron wire is easy to rust and
the pages are loose, it is now rarely used. In addition, the side-stitching
needs to occupy a certain width of the stitching mouth, so that the pages only can
be in the form of "not fully opened", and the booklet is too thick to
be easily read.
Generally, it is suitable for books and magazine
under 300 pages.
Perfect bound.
Perfect bound. Also called glue back
binding, glue binding. Because of its good flatness, low cost, high efficiency,
fast publishing, and easy readers to turn over, a large number of perfect
bound book printing and magazine printing use this binding method.
Perfect binding is a widely used binding process.
Sewing adhesive back binding.
The book block that is about to be folded,
assembled and pasted into a volume, in the order of front and back, tightly
string each booklet with a thread and then wrap it with a cover. This binding
is strong and easy to flatten, and is suitable for thicker albums or hardcover
book printing. Compared with flat binding, the shape of the book has no binding
marks, and no matter how many pages can be flattened when opened, it is an
ideal binding form.
Plastic ironing binding.
This is a relatively advanced binding
method, which is characterized in that signatures in the book block are bonded
twice. The first bonding is to bond the plastic thread binding feet to the
signature paper, so that the pages in the signature can be fixed. The second
bonding is to bond the book block ironed with plastic wire into a book block
through perfect bound. The book block made by this method is very firm, and
because there is no need to mill the back and burr, it reduces the impact of
poor glue on the binding quality. Impact. Plastic wire ironing was introduced
to my country from Germany (former East Germany) as early as the mid-1970s, but
it has not been popularized and applied in the mainland due to various reasons.
But in other countries of the world, this binding technology is used more.