Six solutions, one machine
Simple, Reliable Binding
Fastback binding is strong, durable and attractive. Pages in a Fastback document can withstand more than 50 pounds of pull. The tough thermoplastic adhesive will not become brittle with age, so it’s perfect for archival storage.
- Layflat: Fastback Thermal Strip delivers true lay-flat binding.
- Colorful: Fastback offers 15+ strip colors.
- Bind Faster: Fastback binders are 3.5x faster than competitive binding systems.
- Super Strong: Fastback bound documents can withstand more than 50 pounds of pull.
Fastback Document Strip
Fastback Strip Width
Beautifully Bound
Fastback Image Strip represents a new level of binding customization. Now every document you bind can promote your brand, enhance your image, and ensure that each prospectus, manual, proposal or report that you produce is a cut above the competition. People will notice.
Image Ready Strip | You print on your inkjet
• Sizes: 11″ & A4
• System: Fastback 20 or Fastback 9
Fastback Image Strip | Compatibility Guide
Fastback 20 |
Image Ready Strip |
|---|---|
| Static 1.2″ front or Spine centered: bind 20-700 pages |
x |
Fastback 9 |
IMAGE READY LX STRIP |
| Static 1.2″ front: bind 20-200 pages |
x |
Softcover Solution
Bind professional softback books—1 or 500 at a time! Our line of Perfectback strips enable you to do short runs of perfect bound books, quickly and easily.
Perfectback Binding Strips
- Create perfectback books indistinguishable from
high-quality production perfectback - Binds thin to thick books from 10-500 pages
(or up to 250 sheets) - Your first book is a good; zero waste, zero spoilage
- Choose from 3 varieties of perfectback strip: TA, LF, and PS
- Compatible with Model 20
Fastback Perfectback Strip | Comparison
TA Strip |
LF Strip |
PS Strip |
|
| Model 20 | x | x | x |
| Make 1-book in… | 50 seconds | 60 seconds | 60 seconds |
| Laminated cover-stock | x | x | x |
| Non-laminated cover-stock | x | x | |
| True Lay-Flat | x |
Hardcovers made easy
Easyback hardcovers enable you to bind a hardback book in one, easy-step—make a hardback book in 20 seconds!
Easyback Hardcover Colors & Sizes
Color |
8.5″ x 11″ |
A4 |
|
Buckram |
Black | x | x |
| Dark Blue | x | x | |
| Dark Gray | x | x | |
| White | x | x | |
Comp |
Black | x | x |
| White | x | x | |
| Dark Blue | x | x | |
| Maroon | x | x | |
Suede |
Black | x | x |
| Bright Blue | x | x | |
| Maroon | x | x | |
| Gray | x | x |
Premium Hardcovers
With the Fastback Hardcover binding system, anyone can create professional-quality case-bound books, in less than a minute. Businesses can produce impactful presentations and catalogs on-demand. Schools can have students create their own yearbooks and copy shops can produce short-run hardcover books for the clients.
Fastback Hardcovers are made with premium, professional bookmaking materials, including Suede, Composition and Leather. Lined with adhesive, these pre-made hardcovers are easy to use.
Cover options
- Suede
- Composition
- Leather
*Additional colors/materials available for custom order.
Standard Hardcover Sizes
A spine |
B spine |
C spine |
D spine |
E spine** |
F spine** |
|
| 11″ x 8.5″ portrait | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| A4 portrait | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 8.5″ x 11″ landscape | x | x | ||||
| A4 landscape | x | x | ||||
| 8″ x 10″ | x | x | ||||
| 8″ x 12″ | x | x | ||||
| 8″ x 8″ | x | x | ||||
| 10″ x 10″ | x | x | ||||
| 12″ x 12″ | x | x |
**Four carton minimum, 2-week turnaround.
Hardcover Spine Widths
# of Pages |
# of Sheets |
Width in Inches |
# of Photopress Pages |
Width in mm |
|
| A spine | 10—120 pages | 5—60 sheets | 0.25″ | — | 6.4mm |
| B spine | 120—220 pages | 60—110 sheets | 0.5″ | 10—30 | 12.7mm |
| C spine | 220—360 pages | 110—180 sheets | 0.75″ | 25—50 | 19.7mm |
| D spine | 360—470 pages | 180—235 sheets | 1″ | — | 25.4mm |
| E spine | 470—610 pages | 235—305 sheets | 1.25″ | — | 31.8mm |
| F spine | 610—730 pages | 305—365 sheets | 1.5″ | — | 38.1mm |
Image Ready Hardcovers
Make custom hardcovers quickly and easily, one-at-a-time. Every Image Ready hardcover comes with adhesive already applied (we’ve done the complicated part of book assembly for you). Virtually any paper or cloth will work with a Image Ready hardcover. With very little effort, you can produce custom hardcovers without messy glues, or expensive equipment.
Image Ready Covers | You print & wrap in-house
• Sizes: 11″ x 8.5″ & A4
Download: Hardcover Templates
Review: Design Guidelines
Standard Hardcover Sizes
A spine |
B spine |
C spine |
|
| 11″ x 8.5″ portrait | x | x | x |
| A4 portrait | x | x | x |
Hardcover Spine Widths
# of Pages |
# of Sheets |
# of Photopress Pages |
Width in Inches |
Width in mm |
|
| A spine | 10—120 pages | 5—60 sheets | — | 0.25″ | 6.4mm |
| B spine | 120—220 pages | 60—110 sheets | 10—30 | 0.5″ | 12.7mm |
| C spine | 220—360 pages | 110—180 sheets | 25—50 | 0.75″ | 19.7mm |
| D spine | 360—470 pages | 180—235 sheets | — | 1″ | 25.4mm |
| E spine | 470—610 pages | 235—305 sheets | — | 1.25″ | 31.8mm |
| F spine | 610—730 pages | 305—365 sheets | — | 1.5″ | 38.1mm |
