What is a finisher and why do I need one?

If you've ever stapled something at the copy machine, then you've use the finisher. This piece of the copier is used to do quite a few other things as well.

Sorting

You may already be familiar with the stapling and sorting features from the copiers of the past. The older analog copiers used sorting bins which placed each copied set into bins. If you were lucky, you might have had 20 bins, which meant you could sort 20 sets. You would then pull each set out of the bins and try to keep them all together (but separate).

Today, copying is much easier with digital technology. The finisher has taken the place of the sorter and bins, making life much simpler. Now the copier will place each set in one stack, but offset each set  about one half inch so that you can carry them all away at once and still keep each set separate.

Stapling

Finishers are now known for their stapling abilities. Our Konica copiers feature 8-position stapling which allows you to staple any of the four corners or sides, including double-stapling.

Additional features

As you look into copier model options more closely, you'll find that the heavier the volume of the copier, the more advanced the features get. The following are a few of the features you can expect to see with one of our finishers.

Folding

Folding can help you with many of your day-to-day production:

• Booklets: folds booklets in half for you, often saving hours of work (or dollars if you currently send the work to Kinko's)
• Letters: Three-fold is available on certain models if you copy letters that would then need to be folded and stuffed for mailing.
• Brochures: Three-fold works here as well
• Z-fold will fold your legal and ledger documents so that you can fit them in a 3-ring-binder

Saddle-Stitch

Saddle-stitch works hand-in-hand with the booklet/fold feature, letting you sit back and relax while the copier takes your letter-sized originals and creates a booklet. The finisher then staples them in the middle and folds them in half to make a professional booklet or manual in no time!

3-Hole Punch

If you're tired of running back to your desk to grab the 3-hole punch only to find it won't punch more than 7 sheets at a time, let the copier do it for you. You can punch as many sheets as you want to because the finisher punches them one at a time. And in case you're wondering, no speed is lost in the process!