At some point in your life you have probably sat down to a
table for a paper folding party. This
usually involves a group of employees, or interns, grabbing stacks of printed
paper and folding them for a mailing or distribution. This can usually take several hours to a few
days, depending on the amount of paper to be folded. Usually you end up with a lot of crooked folds
and several paper cuts.
An invention was created several years ago to remedy this
problem. It is commonly referred to as a
paper folder.
It is a machine that uses
a combination of a motor and folding plates to fold the paper for you. Paper folders range in size from manual setup
types to fully automated type machines.
Desktop paper folders are compact machines, usually smaller
than a printer that administrative assistants and other employees can use to
occasionally fold paper. Although not
designed for mass paper folding, they are great for sending out occasional
letters. These machines usually cost no
more than a few hundred dollars.
Friction-feed folders use rubber rollers to grab paper, pull
it into the machine fold plates and fold it. These machines range in size and
capabilities, but are all much faster than manually folding paper. Friction-feed models use two folding plates. These plates can be adjusted to accommodate
various folds, from letter and Z folds to single and gate folds.
Friction feed paper folders are broken down into manual,
semi-automatic and automatic. The manual
folders require the folding plates to be adjusted by hand. This usually involves loosening a few
thumbscrews and sliding folding plates for the fold being done. The semi-automatic folding machines still
require some manual setup, but an indicator light or control panel makes it
easier to select the fold. The fully
automatic paper folders adjust themselves after you enter the desired fold on
the control panel.
Friction-feed paper folders do not work well with glossy
paper as the rollers can sometimes slip on the slick surface causing a paper
jam. This is where pneumatic (air-feed)
folders come into play. Pneumatic models
us an air compressor to help suck paper through the machine. Pneumatic models are great for high volume
jobs and the folding of slick/glossy paper.
Although paper folders are a great way to fold paper, and
are widely used by churches, schools, print shops along with many businesses,
they sometimes have a hard time justifying the cost. Paper folders range in price from a few
hundred to a few thousand dollars, depending on the type. If your business does fold a lot of paper by
hand, remember that you are paying employees for the time they could otherwise
be doing other work. Most find that
after a year or two, the machine has paid for itself.
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