Trade Binderies: The Laws of Justification

One misconception in some circles is that trade binderies have outlived their usefulness, that the current progression is toward full-service print shops assembling their own comprehensive binding and finishing operations. But, for the trade binderies we surveyed, that is simply not the case. Almost all binderies, to a person, see the logic in printers maintaining some level of binding and finishing gear. Even so, unless your volume can justify it, why take on equipment—particularly in a down economy—unless it's going to get adequate utilization?