// Service Overview

Services

Trade bindery services for commercial printers, publishers, and corporate print buyers

// Binding Method

Perfect Binding


Adhesive binding for softcover books, catalogs, magazines, and manuals. PUR and EVA adhesives available depending on stock and use requirements.

  • Softcover books and manuals
  • Catalogs and directories
  • Magazines and journals
  • Annual reports
A perfect-bound book on production equipment at Puget Bindery
// High Volume Binding

Saddle Stitching


Wire-stapled binding for booklets, brochures, magazines, and catalogs. The most cost-effective method for publications up to about 64 pages.

  • Booklets and brochures
  • Magazines and newsletters
  • Event programs
  • Product catalogs
Saddle-stitched booklets fanned out on a table
// Hardcover Production

Case Binding


Hardcover book production for publishers and specialty applications. Smyth sewn or notch bound, with or without dust jackets.

  • Trade books
  • Library editions
  • Corporate histories
  • Commemorative volumes

Learn more about our case binding services

Goodfellow hardcover book with foil-stamped cover
// Mechanical Binding

Mechanical Binding


Wire-O, plastic coil, and comb binding for documents that need to lie flat and withstand frequent use. Ask us about the method and size that suit your page count and materials.

  • Training manuals and reference guides
  • Cookbooks and calendars
  • Presentations and planners
  • Technical documentation
Wire-O bound book laying flat on a desk
// Post-Press

Folding and Collating


High-volume folding, gathering, and collating for signature work and finishing operations.

  • Signature folding
  • Booklet assembly
  • Insert collating
  • Kit assembly
Catalog with printed tab dividers
// Specialty Finishing

Finishing Services


Trimming, scoring, perforating, drilling, and laminating to complete your project.

  • Hot foil stamping
  • Die cutting
  • Fold-glue
  • Specialty coatings
Product boxes with gold foil stamping
Supporting Services

Small-Run Packaging


We take on selected small-run packaging projects alongside our binding and finishing work. Capability and scheduling depend on the construction, materials, and quantity.

Send a sample, drawing, or specification for review. We will confirm whether the project fits our current equipment and production capacity.

Discuss a small-run project

Custom rigid presentation box being assembled in the bindery
// Specialty Printing

Letterpress


Traditional letterpress printing on vintage equipment we have maintained in continuous operation. Deep impression, precise registration, and the tactile quality that only relief printing produces.

  • Short-run invitations and stationery
  • Business cards and announcements
  • Numbering and imprinting
  • Book plates and specialty inserts
Vintage letterpress printing press in operation
// Fulfillment

Label Application & Bundling


Automated label application for finished books, boxes, and shrink-wrapped bundles. Useful for variable data labels, mailing indicia, and product identification ahead of distribution.

  • Automated label application
  • Shrink wrapping and bundling
  • Variable data and serialization
Automated label applicator machine in the bindery
// Operational Boundaries

What We Do Not Do

Our core work is binding and finishing for commercial customers. We do not offer:

  • General commercial printing (specialty letterpress is available)
  • Direct-to-consumer sales
  • Single-copy or short-run hobbyist work
  • Restoration or archival repair