With our machines for making hardcovers, boxes, folders, etc., it is possible to make products of all shapes and sizes.
The maximum thickness of the grey board is desirable to be between 2 and 3 mm. It is not a problem to use finer grey board, but then you will not get this "solidity" and representativeness of the product. The binding design that will be printed on the sheet is done first, then we recommend laminating and trimming it before it becomes hardbound.
Layout design When designing a cover layout there are a few rules to keep in mind. Cover layout depends on books width, height and thickness and includes necessary allowances for proper folding. See the design graphic to understand required margins and proper placing. Note that some printers do not print on the whole paper area. Instead they leave usually a 3 mm margin on every side that is not printed on even though the file layout is designed to cover the whole surface. ! Verify the maximum sheet size for your printer from the technical specifications section of your printer’s operating manual! The biggest possible printing sheet size (A3, SRA3, 488 x 329 mm, Ledger or other) may limit the book sizes you can produce. It is not possible to make an A4 or Letter sized hard cover book if your printer can only make A3 or SRA3.
In the pictures to the side, we show a basic configuration for planning a double binding with a universal character.
