| When speaking to customers who are interested in a | | | | have 11 equally spaced pins of equal length while the |
| hot knife binding system I am often asked to explain | | | | Surebind strips have one longer prong and the pins |
| the difference between GBC Velobind and GBC | | | | aren't equally spaced. |
| SureBind binding machine systems. The binding | | | | Several years later, GBC acquired the Velobind brand |
| machine systems look nearly identical and are priced | | | | and now they make both the Velobind and SureBind |
| similarly. Both binding systems are made by General | | | | binding machine Systems. However, there are several |
| Binding Corporation (GBC for Short). However, both | | | | considerations when choosing between the two |
| binding systems were not always made by GBC. | | | | binding machine systems: |
| A number of years ago, VeloBind and GBC were | | | | Since there are considerably more Velobind binding |
| competitors in the binding machine industry. GBC was | | | | machine Systems on the market, the SureBind system |
| the leader in the binding industry and was responsible | | | | is actually more secure as a binding system. In order to |
| for binding supplies and products such as twin loop | | | | edit a document bound with either VeloBind or |
| wire binding and plastic comb binding. However, GBC | | | | SureBind, an individual would need to debind the |
| found that they were beginning to lose some of their | | | | document (cut off the binding strip) and then use the |
| loyal customers to a new binding system called | | | | VeloBind or SureBind binding machine to rebind the |
| Velobind. This new system used a hot knife | | | | document. |
| technology to securely rivet documents together with | | | | Velobind strips are available in more colors and sizes |
| a permanent small binding strip. | | | | than SureBind strips. If you are interested in colored |
| Surebind was GBC's response to the Velobind | | | | binding strips or binding large documents it is best to |
| product. Velobind and Surebind work in the same way | | | | first check to see if the strips you are going to want |
| but used a different hole pattern than the VeloBind | | | | are going to be available. |
| product. Both binding systems use an 11 pin binding strip. | | | | For individuals who are looking to save time and |
| However, GBC designed the SureBind binding machine | | | | subject their punch to less wear pre-punched paper |
| system to be compatible with the 19 Hole GBC | | | | and covers are available for the Velobind binding |
| CombBind hole pattern. The binding machines look the | | | | machine systems. Unfortunately, pre-punched items |
| same, however the holes are in different positions and | | | | are not widely available at this time for the SureBind |
| the strips look a little bit different. The Velobind strips | | | | binding machine system. |