Plastic comb binding technology summary 2

HOW IT WORKS: Rectangular holes are punched in the paper sheets and covers to be bound. The binding elements or combs are typically 11" long plastic spines composed of a solid area on the back and 19 ring "fingers" (or teeth) spaced 9/16" on center. The combs are held in place and spread open by the binding macine. The punched holes in
the sheets and covers are hooked onto the open binding comb. The comb is then closed in the machine and the bind is complete. Shorter lengths of binding combs can be purchased pre-cut, or they can be hand cut.

DOCUMENT THICKNESS: 3/16" elements can bind as few as 10 sheets. The largest elements are 2" and bind up to 425 sheets of 20# bond paper.

PRODUCTION SPEED: Depending on document thickness and level of equipment used, Plastic Comb binding production can range from up to four minutes per bind to up to 250 documents per hour.