November 2005: Tape Reinforcing and Pad Binding

The economy and versitility of pad binding makes it an easy binding solution for coupon books, desk calendars and similar items.

When most printers and their customers think of the services they need from a bindery, they often focus on core capabilities such as perfect binding, hardcover case binding, mechanical binding, folding or die cutting. The services that help create value for printed products, however, are often “behind the scenes” capabilities that are performed in conjunction with these core binding and finishing processes.

At The Riverside Group, our full-service capabilities include tape reinforcing and pad binding. Here are a few details on these services:

Tape Reinforcing
Applications such as saddle-stitched books and the endleaves of case-bound books can be made more durable with tape reinforcement. This self-adhesive cloth tape is often applied to the spines of saddle-stitched and side-stitched products that require extra strength, such as pharmaceutical pads. Cloth reinforcement tape is available in three colors – black, white and gray – to match the designs of your products.

Pad Binding
Pad binding is an economical and easy binding solution for applications such as neck hangers, coupon books and die-cut pads. The pad binding adhesive is applied to the edges of leaves using a roller. He flexibility of such a process means any amount of leaves of almost any size can be pad-bound, making pad binding efficient for both large- and small-format applications.

The Riverside Advantage
Tape reinforcing and pad binding are just two of the many behind-the-scenes processes that make The Riverside Group a true under-one-roof post press resource. We offer a full complement of hard- and soft-cover perfect binding and mechanical binding capabilities, as well as folding, gluing, collating, die cutting, film laminating, UV coating and much more. Call us today to begin planning your next project.