Custom Covers

December 15, 2020/0 Comments/in Bindings, Customizable, Supplies /by captain

Custom Hardcovers

Custom hardcovers printed for YOU!

Fastback Custom Hardcovers allow you to bind books using full-color digitally printed covers designed by you. This is a perfect application for school yearbooks, self publications, sports memorabilia books, children’s books, and real estate agent marketing.

Need to make custom hardcovers, one-at-a-time? Consider Image Ready covers!

Custom hardcover sizes

11″ x 8.5″ Portrait
A4 Portrait

Minimum order: 50 Covers (2 cartons)

Download: Hardcover Templates
Review: Design Guidelines

Need to make Custom Hardcovers, one-at-a-time? Check out Image Ready covers!

Custom 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

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Super Strip

February 14, 2020/0 Comments/in Bindings, Supplies /by captain

Super Strip + Comp Strip

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StripColors-15

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Full open magazine with unfolded sheets of paper.

Powerful Binding Strip

The Super Strip and Comp Strip are mighty, multi-purpose strip capable of strong tape binding in less than 15 seconds. Use the Super Strip & Comp Strip to quickly bind documents or to make hardcover books.

Available in 15 colors
Binds 10-700 pages (or up to 350 sheets)
Three widths: Narrow, Medium, Wide
Available lengths: 8.5″, 11″, 14″, A5 and A4
System: Model 20 & Model 15

Custom lengths and available, contact Powis for a quote.

Fastback Strip | Colors

	Super Strip	Comp Strip	LX Strip	LX Comp Strip	CP Strip
Black	x	x	x	x
Dark Blue	x	x	x
Maroon	x	x	x
Red	x	x	x
White	x	x	x		x
Bright Blue	x		x
Dark Gray	x		x
Dark Green	x		x
Dark Brown	x
Light Gray	x
Purple	x
Lapis	x
Royal Blue	x
Green	x
Yellow	x
PMS**	x		x

**The Pantone Matching System (PMS) enables you to select a true color match; 10 carton minimum.

Fastback Strip | Width Guide

	Composition + Super Strip	Perfectback Strip	Image Ready	Image Pro	CP Strip
Narrow width	up to 0.5″ thick ~125 sheets	up to 0.5″ thick ~125 sheets	—	up to 0.5″ thick ~125 sheets	up to 0.3″ thick ~60 sheets
Medium width	0.5″-1.0″ thick ~125-250	0.5″-1.0″ thick ~125-250	—	0.5″-1.0″ thick ~125-250	0.3″-0.5″ thick ~60-125
Wide width	1″-1.5″ thick ~250-350	1″-1.5″ thick ~250-350	up to 1.5″ thick ~350	1″-1.5″ thick ~250-350	—

Fastback Strip | Compatibility Guide

	Fastback 20	Fastback 9	Fastback 15	Fastback 11
Super Strip	x		x	x (narrow only)
Composition and CP Strip	x		x
Perfectback TA	x		x
Perfectback LF	x		x
Perfectback PS	x		x
Image Pro Strip	x
Image Pro LX Strip		x
Image Ready	x
Image Ready LX		x
LX Strip		x
LX Comp Strip		x

Model 20 – Strip

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Six Solutions, One Binder

January 20, 2020/0 Comments/in Bindings /by captain

Six solutions, one machine

Strip Bound

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 Model 20	Fastback Model 9
Super Strip	x
Comp Strip	x
LX Strip		x
LX Comp Strip		x
CP Strip	x

Fastback Strip Width

	Super Strip + Comp Strip	LX Strip + LX Comp	Perfectback Strip	CP Strip
Narrow width	up to 0.5″ thick ~125 sheets	up to 0.7″ thick ~125 sheets	up to 0.5″ thick ~125 sheets	up to 0.3″ thick ~60 sheets
Medium width	0.5″-1.0″ thick ~125-250	0.7″-1.0″ thick ~125-250	0.5″-1.0″ thick ~125-250	0.3″-0.5″ thick ~60-125
Wide width	1″-1.5″ thick ~250-350	—	1″-1.5″ thick ~250-350	—

Image Bound

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

Image Pro Strip | Custom printed by Powis Inc

• Sizes: 11″ & A4
• System: Fastback 20 or Fastback 9
• Minimum order: 10 Cartons (3,000 strips)

Use the Image Ready and print the strips yourself or send us the design and we will produce Image Pro Strip for you.

Fastback Image Strip | Compatibility Guide

Fastback 20	Image Ready Strip	Image Pro Strip
Static 1.2″ front or Spine centered: bind 20-700 pages	x	x
Fastback 9	IMAGE READY LX STRIP	Image Pro LX Strip
Static 1.2″ front: bind 20-200 pages	x	x

Perfectback

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

Easyback

Hardcovers made easy

Easyback hardcovers enable you to bind a hardback book in one, easy-step—make a hardback book in 20 seconds!

Create thin to thick books with one cover-set
(2-600 pages or up to 300 sheets)
Super easy & fast
Sleek, trim appearance
Attractive and durable
Hardcover Guide and endleaves not necessary
Works with the Model 20 & Model 9

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

Hardback

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.