We are happy to bind your course-related projects in our print shop.
Generally, we print 100% created PDFs. We do not produce private projects and do not print on the same day, please take this into account. Thank you for your understanding.
Please do not write PDFs from Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom or Affinity Photo. These are not printable!
Project with 4 to approx. 40 pages
Possible Bindings
- Saddle stitching
- Hot glue binding (with pleat tape)
- Clipping
- Rubber band binding
Project from 50 pages
Possible Bindings
- Softcover
- Hot glue binding (with pleat tape)
Project from 90 pages
Possible Bindings
- Softcover
- Hardcover
- Hot glue binding (with pleat tape)
Saddle stitching | 0,00 €
Brochure in which printed sheets are folded in the middle, inserted into each other and stapled together with "staples".
Prerequisite
Single page up to max. 210 mm width (no A4 landscape!) Total number of pages must be divisible by 4 here, as 4 pages are printed on one sheet.
Page range
min. 8 up to max. 40 single pages
File requirements
- Total number of pages divisible by 4
- Single page PDF (see instructions for writing print PDF) in chronological order
- PDF/X-3 (no /X-4) with crop marks + 3 mm bleed
- ISO Coated v2 (ECI), alternatively FOGRA27
Production time
approx. 1 working day
Clipping (SupaClip) | 0,06 €
"Clipping" instead of "chugging" – without holes. Simply hold up to 25 / 45 sheets together with the SupaClip. Correction pages can be easily exchanged. SupaClips up to 25 sheetsare available in silver, white, pink, blue, green, orange and yellow – up to 45 Sheets in silver. (Price per clip)
Prerequisite
Single page up to max. 420 x 297 mm (width x height)
Page range
up to approx. 50 / 90 single pages printed on both sides (duplex)
File request
- Single page PDF (see instructions for writing print PDF) in chronological order
- PDF/X-3 (no /X-4) with crop marks + 3 mm bleed
- ISO Coated v2 (ECI), alternatively FOGRA27
Production time
approx. 1 working day
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Rubber band binding | 0,25 €
A different kind of binding. For small page sizes, instead of a saddle stitch. Or create an envelope folder in which, for example, sample cards. Simply insert the cards and close the cover with a rubber band.
Prerequisite
- Own formats
- For booklets up to max. 210 x 297 mm (width x height)
For a booklet, the total number of pages must be divisible by 4 here, since 4 pages are printed on one sheet.
Number of pages
Depending on project
File request
- Total number of pages divisible by 4
- Single page PDF (see instructions for writing print PDF) in chronological order
- PDF/X-3 (no /X-4) with crop marks + 3 mm bleed
- ISO Coated v2 (ECI), alternatively FOGRA27
Production time
approx. 1 working day
Hot glue binding | 1.00 €
Individual pages are glued to the spine using hot glue. Ideal for blocks.
Prerequisite
Single page up to max. 420 x 297 mm (width x height)
Page range
from approx. 20 to max. 200 document pages
File requirement
- Single page PDF (see instructions for writing print PDF) in chronological order
- PDF/X-3 (no /X-4) with crop marks + 3 mm bleed
- ISO Coated v2 (ECI), alternatively FOGRA27
Production time
approx. 1-2 working days
Hot glue binding with pleat tape | 1.50 €
Individual pages are glued by means of hot glue and additionally the glued edge is enclosed with a fabric tape (pleat tape). This is possible in black, white, grey, blue, red, green and yellow. Optionally, a transparent film can be inserted at the front and a spine board at the back.
Prerequisite
Single page up to max. 420 x 297 mm (width x height)
Page range
from approx. 20 to max. 200 single pages
File request
- Single page PDF (see instructions for writing print PDF) in chronological order
- PDF/X-3 (no /X-4) with crop marks + 3 mm bleed
- ISO Coated v2 (ECI), alternatively FOGRA27
Production time
approx. 1-2 working days
Softcover | 4.00 €
A self-designed magazine in which the inner part (book block of individual pages) is glued inside the cover.
Prerequisite
Single page up to max. 300 x 300 mm (width x height)
Inside page range (always starts with a right side!)
min. 50 (at 120g/sqm) up to max. 200 single pages
Inside section (always starts with a right side!) – file request
- Single page PDF from the inside pages, starting with the right side (see instructions for writing print PDF), in chronological order
- PDF/X-3 (no /X-4) with crop marks + 3 mm bleed
- ISO Coated v2 (ECI), alternatively FOGRA27
Cover file request
- Open data as packaged Indesign file including .idml
(see instructions for packing Indesign files)
- Delivery of 2 or 4 pages (with or without printed inside cover pages)
Production time
approx. 2-3 working days
Hardcover | 8.00 €
A self-designed book is glued into the cover, which is reinforced with cardboard. We have self-adhesive, printable cover paper and non-printable endpapers (white and black) for this purpose. You can find samples in our print shop.
Prerequisite
Single page up to max. 210 x 297 mm (width x height)
Minimum width 140 mm
Inside page range (always starts with a right side!)
min. 90 (at 120g/sqm) up to max. 200 document pages
Inside section (always starts with a right side!) – file request
- Single page PDF from the inside pages, starting with the right side (see instructions for writing print PDF), in chronological order
- PDF/X-3 (no /X-4) with crop marks + 3 mm bleed
- ISO Coated v2 (ECI), alternatively FOGRA27
Cover file request
- Open data as packaged Indesign file including .idml
(see instructions for packing Indesign files)
- Delivery of 2 pages (front and back)
Production time
approx. 3-4 working days
Schweizer Broschur | 6.00 €
The Schweizer Broschur is a special variant of a softcover. Here the book block is not glued to the spine. The finished book block is glued directly to the third side of the cover (U3). We can print covers up to a maximum width of 648 mm (2 x single page + spine height + 3 mm bleed + trim marks) - for even larger formats, we should be provided with cardboard (e.g. photo cardboard up to max. 350g). Optionally, you can print out individual pages and stick them on the title and the back of the cover. As a second variant, you can draw title and back motifs each on gray cardboard and then glue them to the cover. This then costs 8.00 €.
Prerequisite
Single page (inside) up to max. 420 x 297 mm (width x height)
Note, the last inside page will be glued to the cover, so should remain "free/unprinted"
Inside page range
min. 20 up to max. 200 single pages
Inside section – file request
- Single page PDF from the inside pages, starting with the right side (see instructions for writing print PDF), in chronological order
- PDF/X-3 (no /X-4) with crop marks + 3 mm bleed
- ISO Coated v2 (ECI), alternatively FOGRA27
Cover file request
- Open data as packaged Indesign file including .idml
(see instructions for packing Indesign files)
- Delivery of 2 or 3 pages (U3 is glued on)
or
– Single page PDF (see instructions for writing print PDF) to stick the title and back separately
Production time
approx. 2-3 working days
Impro-Softcover | 3,00 €
For large formats, e.g. A4 landscape format, you can provide us with cardboard (e.g. photo cardboard up to max. 350 g) for the cover or use our ColorCopy/Recycleing paper in 250g if necessary. We cut your cardboard to size, crease it and bind it together with the book block. Optionally, you can print out individual pages and glue them to the title and the back of the cover; the individual cover pages are not glued to the inside edge, so they should be 3 mm less in width.
Depending on the format, we can print banners from 660 x 330 mm (printable area 648 x 318 mm) up to a weight of 250g.
Cover file request
- Single Cover pages width minus 3 mm !!!
- Single page PDF from the inside pages, starting with the right side (see instructions for writing print PDF), in chronological order
- PDF/X-3 (no /X-4) with crop marks + 3 mm bleed
- ISO Coated v2 (ECI), alternatively FOGRA27
Production time
approx. 2-3 working days
Impro-Hardcover | 8,00 €
For large formats, such as A4 landscape format, we should be provided with cardboard (e.g. photo cardboard up to max. 350 g). We cut this to size, score it and bind it together with the book block. We then print out individual pages for the title and back, laminate them on gray cardboard and glue them to the cover. The envelope is not glued all the way to the inside edge, so it should be 10 mm less in width.
Cover file request
- Cover width minus 10 mm !!!
- Single page PDF from the inside pages, starting with the right side (see instructions for writing print PDF), in chronological order
- PDF/X-3 (no /X-4) with crop marks + 3 mm bleed
- ISO Coated v2 (ECI), alternatively FOGRA27
Production time
approx. 3-4 working days
The often requested Thread Stitching is unfortunately not possible in our workshop. It is possible to produce the prints (Layerprinting) in our workshop and then either make the binding ourselves or have it made externally.