{"id":608,"date":"2019-03-11T09:52:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T09:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.doxzoo.com\/?p=608"},"modified":"2019-03-11T09:52:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T09:52:57","slug":"spiral-binding-vs-wire-binding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/spiral-binding-vs-wire-binding\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiral binding vs. wire binding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to document binding, <a href=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/products\/wire-binding\" target=\"_blank\">wire binding<\/a> is our most popular product.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very similar to spiral binding (aka coil binding), but there is a subtle difference. Find out more&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Wire binding<\/h2>\n<p>A metal wire is used to bind the document. The wire consists of individual double looped wires.<\/p>\n<p>It is not a continuous metal spiral.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-616\" src=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wire-Binding-Example.png\" alt=\"Wire Binding Example\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wire-Binding-Example.png 600w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wire-Binding-Example-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wire-Binding-Example-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is wire binding used for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wire binding is used for a wide variety of professional documents, from reports, proposals &amp; scripts, to dissertation drafts, planners, notebooks &amp; more.<\/p>\n<p>Documents can lay flat and easily turn back of themselves.<\/p>\n<p>We offer a choice of standard wire binding (with optional 300 gsm card covers or acetate covers), as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/products\/hardback-wire-binding\" target=\"_blank\">hardback wire binding.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hardback wire bound documents come complete with a super durable 2000 micron greyboard cover &#8211; as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125\" src=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"459\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover-1536x1174.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Spiral binding<\/h2>\n<p>Spiral binding is also known as coil binding.<\/p>\n<p>The document is bound with a continuous spiral. It can be plastic or metal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-618\" src=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spiral-Binding.png\" alt=\"Spiral Binding Example\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spiral-Binding.png 600w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spiral-Binding-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spiral-Binding-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is spiral\/coil binding used for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spiral binding is a useful binding method, however it&#8217;s not quite as polished or professional as wire binding.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got a spiral binding machine at your office, it&#8217;s great for\u00a0less formal documents e.g. in-house meetings or notes.<\/p>\n<p>However within a more professional setting (pitches &amp; presentations etc.), wire binding is the best option.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the superiority of wire binding, we do not offer a spiral binding service. However wire binding is a more impressive alternative.<\/p>\n<h2>Ready to bind your document?<\/h2>\n<p>Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/products\/wire-binding\" target=\"_blank\">wire binding<\/a>, or explore our other <a href=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/document-binding\" target=\"_blank\">document binding options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy printing!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to document binding, wire binding is our most popular product. It&#8217;s very similar to spiral binding (aka coil binding), but there is a subtle difference. Find out more&#8230; Wire binding A metal wire is used to bind the document. The wire consists of individual double looped wires. 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