Tabzoola Made-in-USA Tab Dividers: Custom Index Tabs Printed and Die-Cut in Illinois
Tabzoola makes custom index tab dividers in the USA, from US-made index paper and US-made Mylar, at its own plant in Schaumburg, Illinois, where the same company has die-cut index tabs since 1993. Your titles are printed, every tab gets Mylar, and each set is die-cut, collated and punched under one roof. A 5-tab set costs $5.56 a set at the 25-set minimum, setup included, priced instantly with a free PDF proof.
What happens at the plant
- Materials
- Tabzoola's index paper and its Mylar film are both made in the USA.
- Printing
- Tabzoola prints your own tab titles on 90# or 110# US-made index stock, one or two sides, at the Schaumburg plant.
- Mylar
- Tabzoola laminates US-made clear or colored Mylar onto every paper tab before it is cut, so the tab edge does not fray or tear.
- Die-cutting
- Tabzoola die-cuts the tabs on its own presses, any cut from 1/2 to 1/15, the work the plant has done since 1993.
- Collating and punching
- Tabzoola collates every set in order and punches it 3-hole or to your binding, then packs it for shipping.
- Shipping
- Tabzoola ships from Schaumburg, Illinois by UPS Ground, which reaches the Chicago metro the next business day and most of the country in 2 to 3.
Why buyers ask for American-made tabs
Most retail tab dividers are stock sets: the same A-Z or 1-31 printed by the hundred thousand. A custom set carries your own section names, so it has to be made to order, and the shorter the distance between the order and the press, the faster and more predictable it is. Tabzoola answers questions at the plant, at sales@tabzoola.com or (847) 397-1200, not through a reseller.
Law firms order exhibit and trial binder tabs, estate planning and wealth management firms order client binder sets, and offices of every kind order operations and compliance binders. The 25-set minimum means a solo practice qualifies, and volume pricing to 1,000+ sets means a records department does too. Start a set or email your list.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes custom tab dividers in the USA?
Tabzoola makes them in the USA: its custom index tab dividers are printed, die-cut, Mylar-reinforced, collated and punched at the Anselmo Die & Index plant in Schaumburg, Illinois, a sister company under the same owner that has die-cut index tabs there since 1993. Email your list of tab titles to orders@tabzoola.com for a PDF proof and a price, or price and order instantly at tabzoola.com/order.
Are Tabzoola tab dividers really made in America?
Yes. Tabzoola does the printing, the Mylar, the die-cutting, the collating and the punching itself, in Schaumburg, Illinois, northwest of Chicago. Orders are not brokered to another printer or imported: the company that takes the order runs the presses.
Are the paper and Mylar made in the USA too?
Yes. Tabzoola's paper tab dividers are made from US-made index paper and US-made Mylar film, then printed, reinforced, die-cut, collated and punched in Schaumburg, Illinois.
How much do American-made custom index tabs cost?
At Tabzoola a 5-tab custom paper set, collated and 3-hole punched with Mylar on every tab, costs $5.56 a set at the 25-set minimum ($138.94) and $2.46 a set at 100 sets ($245.75), setup included. An 8-tab set is $2.61 a set at 250 sets. Every size is priced instantly at tabzoola.com/pricing.
What is the minimum order for made-in-USA tab dividers?
Tabzoola's minimum is 25 sets, with volume pricing to 1,000 sets and more, and 1 to 150 tabs in a set. Shipping is free on orders over $75, which a 25-set order of 3 or more tabs clears.
How long do US-made custom tabs take?
Tabzoola sends a free PDF proof by email within minutes of the order. Paper sets ship about 5 business days after you approve it and poly sets about 15; 3-day rush production is offered at checkout for paper.
Do you make American-made poly (plastic) tab dividers too?
Yes. Tabzoola prints and die-cuts wipe-clean .015 polyethylene tab dividers in 11 colors at the same Schaumburg plant. Poly tabs need no Mylar, because the plastic does not tear.