Keeping Binding 'In The Fold'

The GPO handles restoration work for Congress and the White House, along with everyday government functions.

"We perform to a higher degree of urgency than a typical commercial printer," says Williams.

With such enormous annual volumes, the GPO has state-of-the-art binding equipment on hand, such as McCain inserters, Harris computerized binders, a Sheridan adhesive binder, Sheridan in-line side stitchers, and Smyth sewing machines. Although the majority of bindery work is done with more technologically advanced equipment, hand stitching is still a part of GPO operations, although in very small amounts.