For those of you who are familiar with our standard laminating pouch offerings, we want to introduce you to their exciting new siblings! Adhesive-Backed Thermal Laminating Pouches. Our first in our new line of thermal laminating pouches is the Adhesive-Backed Laminating Pouches. These pouches run through your pouch laminator just like any other pouch, but once you’ve laminated your document... Source ..read more

So school just let out (well, in most communities it’s been “out” for a while as all of you wonderful teachers transitioned to distance-learning classes on less than a moment’s notice) which means it’s time to think about…Next Year. While many school districts are contemplating what school will look like in the coming year, and what changes you’ll be putting into place given current CDC guidelines... Source ..read more

It’s April. Under normal circumstances, for most of us, April would’ve meant seed catalogs and garden starts, Easter candy, gearing up to finish the last of the year’s school projects, celebrating the incoming warmer weather with the kids at local parks, zoos, and rec centers, and backyard barbecues with friends and neighbors. But not this April. This year, many of us are learning the fine art of... Source ..read more

Having a binding machine in your office or school can save you both time & money, but the trade-off, of course, is that keeping your binding machine working is all on you. Here are some tips to make sure that your binding machine “holds things together” for years to come. As always, refer to your user manual for care instructions specific to your machine. Check Your Chip Tray Different machines... Source ..read more

Having just come off a long holiday break, we can attest to the fact that sometimes a little refresher is helpful to keep our kids’ skills sharpened up. This vacation, we decided to make a simple reusable wipe-clean booklet to help our kids practice their multiplication skills while school was out (and any other time they need practice, too!). We thought we’d share our process here so your... Source ..read more

It’s time to order your binding supplies for your comb binder—you’ve got combs in all the common sizes and colors ready to order, and it’s time to replace your comb inserter, so you’ve got that added to your online cart, but you’re forgetting one thing. Know what it is? If you said covers, then you’re absolutely correct! We don’t often think of covers as part of our binding supplies, but what’s... Source ..read more

Thermal binding, sometimes called “perfect binding,” is one of the most elegant and professional-looking binding methods available. With a wide range of applications such as reports, portfolios, yearbooks, or even family photo books, and appropriate for use with both soft and hard covers, thermal binding is a great binding method for home, school, office, and professional use. One of the best... Source ..read more

If you’re needing to bind even a fair amount of projects regularly, you’ll want to purchase your own binding machine to reduce costs. If it’s still early in the game and you’re scratching your head about what type of machine you need, you’ll want to head on over to our handy guide Choosing a Binding Method to help you out with that decision. If, however, you’ve already gotten your binding machine... Source ..read more

A company-branded calendar is a great marketing tool! Hand it out to your customers and clients, and they’ll see your name on every day, every month, every year. It’s also a fantastic yet under-rated piece of swag for employees (pre-mark important days like paydays, company holidays, meetings, deadlines to make sure everyone’s on the same page). In this blog post, we’ll show you how to make your... Source ..read more

If you read our previous post, you’re already familiar with how to get great results from your pouch laminator. In this post, we want to give you some tips for getting those same great results from your heated roll laminator. Heated roll laminators are a bit more expensive at the outset, so they’re typically used by those who regularly laminate large items like posters or signs... Source ..read more