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Wire Stitching - Wire stitching is divided into two categories: saddle wire and side wire stitching.

Saddle stitched books are constructed with sheets that are printed front and back that represent four pages of a book. The sheets of four pages are stacked with other sheets in the correct page order and then stapled along the fold line or saddle. The stapling is accomplished on equipment that cuts staples from a continuous roll of wire mounted on the machine and inserts them into the paper. Some machines can do the folding and stitching in one operation. Many booklet manufacturers use this multiple task equipment to increase efficiency.
With side wire stitching, staples are inserted into the pages in the inner margin. The staples are inserted from the front side of the book through the pages to the back. Side wire binding can be used when the book is too thick to be saddle stitched. Side wire binding does not allow the book to be opened flat and an extra allowance for the inner margin must be made to allow for the staples. Covers for these books are usually scored so that they can be opened easily and neatly. The binding area can also be covered with decorative tape not only to hide the staples, but to also provide added strength to the binding and make the book easier to handle (staples will not catch on other books). Some booklet makers can be fed manually, other booklet makers can be paired to a collator for high volume production. Want to see other types of book binding machines? Here is our main Book Binding Machine page and all the Book Binding Supplies.