| Thermal binding is a great way to quickly and | | | | Price is definitely a factor when it comes to choosing |
| elegantly bind your important documents. There are | | | | binding equipment. The Unibind XU138 is a lot cheaper |
| two very popular thermal binding machines currently | | | | than the Fastback 9 and it can be purchased for less |
| on the market: the Powis Parker Fastback 9 and the | | | | than $400.00, so it is great for people who need to |
| Unibind XU138. Both of these machines produce | | | | keep a watchful eye on their budget. The Fastback 9 |
| great-looking books whenever they're used and, at | | | | is a lot pricier and costs more than $2,000.00. This will |
| first glance, they appear to be very similar. But there | | | | obviously put it out of reach for some companies |
| are some big differences between these two | | | | and organizations, although one needs to consider the |
| machines. This article will let you know how these | | | | cost of the supplies, as well. Fastback materials are |
| machines differ so you can make a wise decision | | | | much less expensive than Unibind ones. It costs |
| when purchasing a thermal binding machine. | | | | about $1.00 per document to bind with Unibind |
| The Unibind XU138 is a machine that can be used | | | | supplies, whereas a document bound with a Fastback |
| with a variety of binding supplies, including Unibind | | | | spine will only set you back about $0.30. Therefore, if |
| photobooks and Steelbook spines, so you have a lot | | | | you're going to be doing a lot of binding, a Fastback |
| of options when binding your documents. Unibind | | | | machine might eventually pay for itself, given how |
| binding supplies contain a steel strip for maximum | | | | inexpensive the supplies are. |
| durability. These spines are U-shaped and contain an | | | | Many people are concerned about the environment. |
| adhesive that is activated by heat. Booklets bound | | | | If you are one of them, you will probably want to go |
| with Unibind spines cannot lay flat nor can the pages | | | | with Powis Parker over Unibind. Powis Parker is |
| wrap around. However, you can only bind documents | | | | known in the binding industry for being an extremely |
| that are up to 340 pages in length. | | | | green company. All of their binding supplies are |
| Fastback spines are far more flexible. The spines, | | | | eco-friendly (complete with non-toxic adhesive) and if |
| known as LX strips, are paper-based and they | | | | you use the company's LX strips when binding, you |
| feature a thermally activated glue backing. | | | | will be able to fully recycle your item if you do not |
| Documents bound with a Fastback machine will lay | | | | need it anymore. (You cannot do that at all with a |
| flat, unlike those bound with a Unibind machine. Plus, | | | | booklet bound with a Unibind machine. The steel spine |
| with the Fastback 9 you will have the ability to use | | | | makes it impossible.) So, if saving the planet is an |
| your own custom covers on the front and back of | | | | issue for you, Fastback is the way to go. |
| your document. You can even use a custom printed | | | | When it comes right down to it, you need to choose |
| strip for binding the spine of your document. That is | | | | the binding machine that best suits your needs. The |
| something that the Unibind simply can't compete with. | | | | Unibind XU138 is easy to use and you can create |
| You undoubtedly want a machine that can bind the | | | | great-looking documents with it. It is also inexpensive. |
| most documents in the least amount of time. The | | | | However, you are very limited in the thickness of the |
| Unibind XU138 is capable of binding several | | | | documents you can produce, plus your booklets |
| documents not totaling more than 36 millimeter in | | | | won't lay flat. Meanwhile, Fastback spines offer more |
| thickness is under a minute. Thus, you can bind one | | | | flexibility and are environmentally friendly, but the |
| 36 mm document or several smaller ones per minute. | | | | machine is definitely pricy. (But keep in mind that the |
| The Fastback 9, on the other hand, can only bind | | | | supplies are cheaper.) Whichever machine you |
| one document at once in about 40 seconds. So if | | | | choose, be sure to choose the machine that's right |
| binding several documents at once is important, the | | | | for both your budget and your binding needs. |
| Unibind machine would be the better choice. | | | | |