General Binding Corporation (GBC) is the leading desktop binding system manufacturer in the world. They have produce more document finishing systems than any other company and have been doing so for decades. This article is designed to help you understand the different types of systems produced by GBC for binding your reports, presentations, proposals, manuals and documents. GBC binding machines can be organized into five major systems. Each system provides a different look and feel for your documents, has different capabilities and is marked by its own strengths and weaknesses.

These five main binding systems include:

1. Twin Loop Wire - This system is also known as wire-o, double wire, double-o or double loop wire.

2.Color Coil - This system is also known as spiral coil, Colorcoil, spiral binding, and ez-coil.

3.Plastic Combs - This system is also known as Cerlox, Surelox, 19 ring binding and is sometimes called GBC binding and Ibico Binding.

4.Strips - This includes Velobind and Surebind hot knife systems as well as reclosable Velobind strips.

5.Therm-A-Bind - This system is also referred to as thermal binding or therm-o-bind.

Here is the description of each of the different systems with a few details about each...

Wire Binding
GBC Twin Loop Wire binding is an innovative and relatively new method for binding documents. It offers the ability to have your documents 'open-flat' and 'wrap-around'. It also offers both security and a high-tech image.

This type of system uses flush-cut covers which means that the size of the covers is equal to the size of the paper. This provides an attractive and professional look for your documents and written communications.

Plastic Coil Binding
GBC's Colorcoil spiral Binding also offers open-flat and wrap-around capabilities with binding security. Plus it provides a bright new trendy image for your documents. With colorcoil you spin a preformed plastic spiral through the holes on the edge of your document. In order to properly insert the coil you need to use flush-cut covers with this type of binding system.

Colorcoil is ideal for graphic designers and advertising agencies who are looking for a modern look, flexible bind and a plethora of colors to match with almost any color scheme. This type of system is also ideal for binding presentations and reports that are going to be sent through the mail. Plastic Comb Binding

In 1947, GBC developed a new and innovative method for binding documents. Plastic comb binding was originally marketed under the brand names Cerlox and Surelox (names that have now somewhat disappeared from the market). Comb-binding is one of the most versatile and easiest document finishing systems available on the market. It offers a lay flat finished product and makes editing of documents incredibly simple. In fact, a document that has been bound with combs can easily be opened and closed time and time again.

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