Wire-o-binding

What is Wire-o-binding? Wire-o-binding is a continuous series of looped wire, usually extending the spine length of a book looped through holes. The holes are usually rectangular although they are sometimes circular.

Wire-o-binding is one of four styles of binding called “mechanical binding” which also includes cerlox (Americans call it comb), spiral wire and plasticoil. Of these four binding methods the wire-o-binding method is by far the most popular.

Pictures below are numbered 1 to 9 in the order of binding cost. Number 1 is the most popular and cheapest to produce. Numbers 9 and 10 are entirely different styles. Number 9 is a stand up “flip” easel style and number 10 which is bound with a “looped wire” inserted into the wire-o-binding is meant to be hung on a wall.

A massive piece measuring 18” x 24”!

Screen printed plastic used for pricing at store like Walmart. Usually when we do price books the pages have numbers from zero to nine.

Die-cut shaped and very wide.

Long narrow book with a full back and white cover. However, upon opening the cover; presto there are 6 different separate books!

18 of some 30 plus colours that wire-o comes in. Sometimes a client wants a colour match…UPS brown…Home Depot orange…Royal Bank blue…T. D Bank green, IBM blue…no problem. We can often colour paint silver wire-o to the colour your job needs!

Wire-o spaced…in 3 colours.

A die-cut shaped book on a “stand.”

Until recently the maximum thickness for wire-o was 1 1/8”. Now we can bind up to 1 1/2”

One-piece case wrapped cover in a wire-o book.

A plastic vacuum formed cover. The “knife” is hollow. The inside of the cover is lined with 20pt cover material.

A “giant” wire-o board book. It measures 34 ½” wide 19” deep and when opened it measures 38” x 34 ½”. It is the first job I’ve seen that specified two “calendar hanger loops.”

When designing a wire-o bound book style don’t be constrained by size, shape, material, stand styles…the range is incredibly wide!

85 years of innovating, 3rd generation, customers from coast to coast. We only do the unusual, highly focused, innovative jobs that printers need done.

Please Note: We focus exclusively on binding and finishing services. We do not offer any printing services. If you need printing, please arrange it before bringing your materials to us.