What's Your Best Bet In The Bindery?

This "pop" Francis refers to is more apparent in printed products finished with mechanical bound machines, which JBI also makes.

The Mechanical Method

Mechanical binding refers to the process of finishing a booklet or printed piece by punching holes in the binding edge and inserting wire or plastic spirals or loops to hold it together. There are very different types of mechanical binding (Wire-O, plastic coil, double loop, etc.) each with their own set of benefits and drawbacks, but we will treat them generically for this article.