There is quite a lot of jargon associated with binding machines. Below we have picked out the most common terminology and explained what the term means…

Comb binding
A binding technique that uses a plastic ‘comb’ to keep the pages together.

Wire binding
A binding technique that uses a wire that keeps the pages together.

Thermal binding
A binding technique that uses a heated glue to bind the pages of a document around a cover.

Clipping tray
A small tray that catches the small pieces of paper that are removed when a sheet is punched by the binding machine.