Imprimerie Paris Welye offers laminating, which consists of adding a plastic film to the entire surface of your media (leaflets, brochures, business cards, etc.).
Laminating, often referred to as lamination, is added using a laminating machine to extend the life of your media, make it waterproof or simply give it a more luxurious, high-quality appearance.

Types of lamination :

Laminating is a finish that Paris Welye uses most often for business cards and brochure covers.

There are several types of lamination, which give a different look and feel:

– Gloss lamination : this enhances the colors of your visual and gives it a glossy, light-reflecting appearance.
It’s important to know that after gloss lamination, it’s virtually impossible to write with a conventional pen.

– Matte lamination: gives your documents a more luxurious look, and is used as a base for adding a selective varnish.
The principle is simple: monitor parts on a totally matte background.
To the touch, the laminating film gives the sensation of softness.

– Soft Touch lamination: this is one of the “top-of-the-range” laminations, giving your documents a peach-skin look and feel!
Ideal as a base for classic selective varnish or relief selective varnish, it gives your documents a luxurious, refined finish.

– Canvas lamination: this type of lamination comes in a variety of patterns.
The result is a glossy finish with reliefs equivalent to those found on canvas.

Advantages of laminating :

The laminations offered by Paris Welye have several advantages.
They increase the lifespan of substrates by making them resistant to moisture and stains, and consolidate the paper (it becomes very difficult to tear a substrate with a laminate on both sides).

In addition to making your media more attractive and qualitative, laminating allows Paris Welye to add other finishes such as selective varnish, hot foil stamping, embossing, etc…

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Encapsulation

Paris Welye also offersencapsulation of your media, not to be confused with laminating, which consists of wrapping the front and back of your printed matter in plastic film, leaving an overhang of around 5 mm (with plastic only).

This process seals and extends the life of your media.
Paris Welye’sencapsulation process is ideal for large posters, restaurant menus, etc.

Different types of bindings

Brochures, catalogs, magazines, books or essays, several types of binding are possible for your prints.
Welye Imprimerie Paris, printer in Paris and the Paris region – based in the Val-de-Marne, is your privileged contact for choosing the binding best suited to the desired result.
For specific requests, follow-up and personalized advice, please contact your printer directly, who will be able to guide you in your choice and draw up a precise quotation.

However, for your information, among the different types of bindings available for your brochures, at Welye Imprimerie Paris you will find the following:

Glued square back bindings:

With a clean, elegant finished result, this type of binding is highly recommended for self-publishing of high-quality writing(dissertation, thesis, novel, brochure for your customers, etc.). In order for the glued square-back binding to be adequate, your brochure must have a minimum of 40 pages.
Note also that, in accordance with printing rules, your work must have a number of pages that is a multiple of 2 (in the case of glued square-back binding) or a multiple of 4 (in the case of sewn square-back binding).
With this type of binding, you can opt for either Italian (i.e. horizontal) or French (i.e. vertical) orientation.

When it comes to brochure paper, Welye Imprimerie in Paris and the Paris region offers a wide choice of qualities, from coated paper to all types of creative paper.
If you have any specific requirements, don’t hesitate to discuss them with your Welye printer, who may be able to order the paper needed to print your brochure.

Metal dot binders :

Also known as saddle-stitching or two-stitch, this type of binding involves two metal staples attaching the leaves of your brochure.
For this option to be feasible, your work – of whatever type – must comprise a minimum of 8 pages and a maximum of around 40 pages.
If the number of pages is a multiple of 4, the brochure will be printed as a booklet, so that readers and/or customers can open it easily and enjoy using it.
Generally speaking, wire-stitch binding is the most common option, especially for commercial brochures.

As with glued square-back binding, you can also choose the quality of your paper after reviewing your request with Welye.

Metal spiral binders :

Very popular with the general public, metal spiral binding allows you to rotate your media through 360°.
What’s more, the number of pages must be a multiple of 2 (and not 4, as is usual in the printing industry), which makes it easier to use.

Whatever type of binding you choose, in addition to choosing the quality of your paper, you can opt for different types of finishing and finishing.
Here again, call on the expertise of your Welye printer in Paris, who will be able to adapt to your needs and offer you the right printing and finishing for your brochure.

Paris Welye offers a number of optional finishes for all your projects.
Selective varnish is a process whereby a varnish is applied during printing (machine varnish) or after printing (UV varnish).

In this case, Paris Welye applies a thin layer of varnish to your printed media and matte films.
The reason why varnish is applied after laminating is to ensure a very good hold.

It’s called selective or reserved because only certain areas of your print are selected.
This gives your creation a unique, original and elegant relief appearance.

Wire ‘o is a metal spiral binder that allows you to open your media flat and rotate the pages 360°.
Unlike other bindings, the number of pages must be a multiple of 2, not 4.
The minimum number of pages for metal spiral binding is 8.
Page orientation can be either French or Italian, with formats up to A3 closed (30 x 42 cm).

Imprimerie Paris Welye offers you different types of binding for your documents.
Your brochures, books, magazines and other multi-page documents can be bound in 4 different ways in our workshops:

– Staples (metal picks) – Metal spirals (wire’o) – Glued square back – Sewn square back

Glued square-back binding is an industrial binding with pages assembled in reading order.
The pages are trimmed on the edge to create a flat spine.
The side of the pages corresponding to the edge of the future book is then notched to allow the glue to penetrate and ensure optimum adhesion of each sheet to the cover.

Once the P.U.R. (high-strength) glue has been added, the cover is positioned directly on the side corresponding to the edge.
To ensure a perfect finish, the other three sides are also trimmed.

Number of pages :

Atimprimerie paris Welye, we recommend a minimum of 40 pages for a perfect bound book.
Various formats are available, with a wide choice of paper for your cover and interior.

Stitched, glued square-back

The binding is used to group the leaves of a book or brochure, folded or not, into a booklet.
The term square back refers to the square shape of the binding.
A rounded shape is also available.
The Welyeprinting house in Paris uses this technique with a glue that ensures the spine stays firmly in place.
A seam can be added to increase the book’s strength and hold over time.

This is known as a glued-stitched square-back.