James Burn Brand

In May 2007, Spiral Binding acquired the North American portion of James Burn International. With this acquisition, Spiral Binding / James Burn USA now holds sole distributorship in North America of the JBI Lhermite line of heavy-duty punching and binding equipment including the DocuPunch®, AlphaDoc® and BB50 among other world-renown machines.

James Burn International and Spiral Binding / James Burn USA are the creators and only manufacturers of Genuine Original Wire-O® Binding Wire.


Wire Binding Products

JBI products are perfect for use in book and calendar binding by on-demand and in-plant print shops, commercial binderies, schools and small offices. Wire-O® twin or double loop binding wire is available in commercial quantities on economical spools for use in automatic binding equipment or boxed in pre-cut binding elements or binding spines. JBI is the leading manufacturer of custom length binding elements and custom color binding wire, as well as wire calendar hooks, sold on reels or as individual loose calendar hangers. James Burn International, The Wire-O® Company, originated and patented the initial concept of "double loop" or "twin loop" binding.

Punch & Bind Equipment

JBI markets the Lhermite® brand of rugged and dependable commercial punch and binding equipment in sizes for use in commercial binderies and large in-plant shops as well for on-demand printers and small office publication. Manufactured in France, Lhermite® rugged dependability is also available in a line of quality tabletop and manual punch and bind equipment. Our DocuPunch® , AlphaDoc® and EX Series punch machines, are world renowned for their rugged construction, efficient operation, operator convenience and punching quality. Our WOB and BB series binding machines offer similar quantities for Wire-O® finishing applications in any bindery or document finishing environments.

Quality & Value

Whether your job involves the preparation of sales proposals, property evaluations, engineering reports, custom calendars, financial plans or the high volume production of textbooks and manuals, our quality Lhermite® equipment, combined with Wire-O® binding elements, makes James Burn document finishing solutions the perfect solution for all your document finishing needs.