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Useful Information

Here is some technical advice that we hope you will find useful.

Better still, if you call us as you start considering your project, we will be delighted to talk you through all the options that are available to you.

>> Remove Header and Footer notes when printing
>> Environmental lamination
>> Laysheets for A4 paper over board ring binders
>> Box and Pallet Quantities
>> Binder Sizes
>> Binder Capacity Calculator - Cartridge, Machine Coated, Bank and Bond, Art , Divider Sets (index Board, Manilla)
>> Information on ring mechanisms
>> Website Design & Development
 

REMOVE HEADER AND FOOTER NOTES WHEN PRINTING

  • Open up the page you wish to print in an Internet Explorer window
  • Select File>Page Setup
  • Clear all text in Header and Footer fields
  • Select OK
  • Now use the printer friendly option and you will find the Header and Footer text no longer prints.  

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ENVIRONMENTAL LAMINATION

Lamination of litho printed paper is used to give a hard wearing and attractive finish on paper over board binders. Until now, that lamination has been made from polypropylene, which means that the plastic and board cannot be separated for recycling.

There is now an environmental option, called Cellogreen, which is produced from wood pulp based cellulose. This is fully recyclable when included with the board and paper of a binder. We have tested Cellogreen and found it to be excellent. We recommend it to customers in place of polypropylene lamination, to maximise recycling and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. Naturally we use it for our laminated standard products.

Contact us for more information.


LAYSHEETS
15mm capacity 2D ring binder (30mm spine) A4
15mm capacity 4D ring binder (30mm spine) A4
20mm capacity 2D ring binder (35mm spine) A4
20mm capacity 4D ring binder (35mm spine) A4
25mm capacity 2D ring binder (40mm spine) A4
25mm capacity 4D ring binder (40mm spine) A4
40mm capacity 2D ring binder (60mm spine) A4
40mm capacity 4D ring binder (60mm spine) A4
50mm capacity 2D ring binder (81mm spine) A4
50mm capacity 4D ring binder (81mm spine) A4
65mm capacity 2D ring binder (98mm spine) A4
65mm capacity 4D ring binder (98mm spine) A4

 

BOX AND PALLET QUANTITIES

PRODUCT BOX QUANTITY PALLET QUANTITY LAYERS
A5P 25mm ring binder 30 900 6 OF 5
A4P 15mm ring binder 25 750 5 OF 6
A4P 25mm ring binder 20 600 5 OF 6
A4P 30mm ring binder 16 480 5 OF 6
A4P 40mm ring binder 15 450 5 OF 6
A4P 50mm ring binder 12 360 5 OF 6
A4P 65mm ring binder 10 300 5 OF 6
A3L 25mm ring binder 10 300 5 OF 6
A5P 25mm Presentation 30 900 5 OF 6
A4P 15mm Presentation 25 1125 5 OF 9
A4P 25mm Presentation 20 900 5 OF 9
A4P 40mm Presentation 20 600 5 OF 6
A4P 50mm Presentation 12 360 5 OF 6
A4P 65mm Presentation 10 300 5 OF 6
A4P 25mm Presentation plus 20 600 5 OF 6
A4P 40mm Presentation plus 16 480 5 OF 6
A4P 50mm Presentation plus 12 360 5 OF 6
A4P 15mm Presentation plus 25 750 5 OF 6
A4P 58mm Presentation lever arch 10 300 5 OF 6

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BINDER SIZES

 

        Encapsulated Inserting into Pockets
  Tool Size Overall Covers Overall Spine

Cover Insert size

 Spine Insert size Cover   Insert  size Spine Insert  size
A5P 25mm 225x431 225x195 225x41 219x189 219x35 216x186 216x32
A4P 15mm 315x525 315x247 315x31 309x241 309x25 306x238 306x22
A4P 25mm 315x555 315x257 315x41 309x251 309x35 306x248 306x32
A4P 40mm 315x592 315x267 315x58 309x261 309x52 306x258 306x49
A4P 50mm 315x644 315x283 315x78 309x276 309x70 306x273 306x67
A4P 65mm 315x676 315x291 315x94 309x285 309x88 306x282 306x85

 A4P 58mm lever arch

 315x644 315x283 315x78 308x276 308x70 306x210 306x67

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BINDER CAPACITY CALCULATOR

Calculates your number of sheets x paper density (gsm) to give the capacity you would require.

 Cartridge Paper

  Density (gsm)
Ring Capacity (mm) 85 100 115 135 170
15 140 120 100 90 70
20 190 160 140 120 90
25 230 200 170 150 110
30 280 240 210 170 140
35 330 280 240 210 160
40 370 320 270 230 190
45 420 360 310 260 210
50 470 400 340 290 230
65 610 520 450 380 300

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Machine Coated Paper

  Density (gsm)
Ring Capacity (mm) 85 100 115 135 170
15 210 170 150 120 90
20 280 230 200 160 110
25 340 290 250 200 140
30 410 350 300 240 170
35 480 410 350 290 200
40 550 470 400 330 230
45 620 530 450 370 260
50 690 590 510 410 290
65 900 760 660 530 380

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Bank & Bond Papers

  Density (gsm)
Ring Capacity (mm) 30 45 50 70 85
15 350 240 210 150 120
20 470 310 280 200 160
25 590 390 350 250 210
30 710 470 430 300 250
35 830 550 500 350 290
40 950 630 570 400 330
45 1070 710 640 450 370
50 1190 790 710 500 410
65 1540 1030 930 650 540

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Art Papers

  Density (gsm)
Ring Capacity (mm) 85 100 115 135 170
15 250 210 170 150 110
20 330 270 230 210 150
25 410 340 290 260 180
30 500 410 350 310 220
35 580 480 410 360 260
40 660 550 470 420 300
45 750 620 530 470 330
50 830 690 590 520 370
65 1080 900 760 680 480

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Divider Sets (Index Board)

  Density (gsm)
No. Tabs 150 190 250
5 0.8 1.0 1.3
10 1.5 1.9 2.6
15 2.3 2.9 3.9
20 3.0 3.8 5.2
  * thickness in mm per set

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Divider Sets (Manilla)

  Density (gsm)
No. Tabs 180 225 270
5 1.2 1.5 2.0
10 2.4 2.9 3.9
15 3.6 4.4 5.9
20 4.8 5.8 7.8
  * thickness in mm per set

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INFORMATION ON RING MECHANISMS

 There are three common types of fittings that we use on a daily basis, they consist of:

 

Fitting sheet sizes and gauges Where to measure the capacity
   

These are available in 2,3,4 & 6 rings, with varying gauges to suit all paper types.  They are available in capacities from 10mm to 100mm.

Generally,  round ring mechanisms are fitted into the spine - D & Arch rings to back cover.

The capacity is determined by measuring the mechanism as shown above, not by measuring the spine which is always greater.  For example;  25mm capacity = 41mm spine, 40mm capacity = 58mm spine, 50mm capacity = 78mm spine.

It is sometimes difficult to measure the capacity of a fitting, but there are only certain capacities for styles of fittings. Example a D ring which measures 39mm capacity will be 40mm, and a round ring which measures 33m will be a 32mm.

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WEBSITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

This website was designed and developed by Thought. We found them to be consistently excellent to work with, very responsive and helpful when we needed to add or change things, and we highly recommend them.
 
see www.thought.co.uk

No marketing person was harmed in the making of this website.