Using Clear Covers or Poly Covers with Unibind SteelBack Binding Spines

If you have ever tried to use a Clear Cover with a Unibind SteelBack Binding Spine you probably discovered the hard way that they don’t work well together. Unfortunately the heat from the Unibind Machine will warp or sometimes even melt the clear cover. Obviously this doesn’t leave you with the beautiful finished presentation that you want. This article is designed to help you understand what types of covers you can and cannot use with your Unibind SteelBack Spines.

1. Clear Binding Covers: You cannot use 5mil, 7mil or 10mil standard clear covers with your Unibind Binding Machine. The heat from the binding machine will ruin the cover and your document. However, special heat resistant clear binding covers are available for use with Unibind and Fastback binding systems. If you are interested in heat resistant clear covers for use with your Steelback spines please just give us a call and we can help you find the size and thickness you need.
2. Vinyl Binding Covers: True Vinyl binding Covers such as the imperial vinyl covers that we carry are NOT compatible with your Unibind system. The heat from the system will melt these covers.
3. Poly Binding Covers: All of the poly binding covers that we carry should be fully compatible with your Unibind system. However, if you have a particular style of Poly cover that you are thinking about using just give us a call and we will try a sample in our Unibind machine to make sure.
4. Regency Leatherette Covers: All of our Regency Composition Leatherette binding covers are fully compatible with the heat from your Unibind system. These covers are available in ten different colors and give your documents an elegant look and feel.
5. Paper Covers: All of our paper covers that we carry are also fully compatible with the Unibind System. Many users like to use our Linen weave binding covers along with Steelback spines or you might try using a Metallics cover to co-ordinate with your Aluminum SteelBack Spine.

This covers most of the different categories of covers that we carry. However, if you have a question about a particular type of binding cover please don’t hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to test it for you to make sure that it can handle the heat.