3. OFFICE EQUIPMENT

Examples of equipment used in the office:

1. Guillotine or paper cutter                         5.  Desktop or Laptop

2.  Shredder                                               6.  Risograph

3.  Photocopier                                            7.  Digital Camera

4.  Facsimile machine                                   8.  LCD Projector

1.   Guillotine or Paper Cutter

Definitions

A paper cutter (or paper guillotine) is a tool designed to cut a large set of paper at once with a perfectly straight edge.

A device for cutting or trimming paper, typically a weighted, powered, or spring-hinged blade mounted on or over a ruled board or table on which many sheets of paper may be aligned for cutting at one time.

Description

Guillotine paper cutters are versatile tools, which are used in an office to cut a number of papers precisely and at the same time. It can also trim a delicate little photograph. The ruler or the grid which is painted on the paper cutter, can be used to manage or cut the sheets of paper precisely each time, every time. This rule may be marked off at half inch intervals. A guillotine paper cutter used in an office can be about 30 cm long. The paper is lined up against a flat edge to position it properly before you use the blade for precision cutting.

Main features:

 —  The surface will usually have a grid either painted or inscribed on it.

—   It may have a ruler across the top which the user may line up the paper at right-angles before passing it under the blade.

—  It is usually relatively heavy, so that it will remain steady while in use.

—  On the right-hand edge is a long, curved steel blade, often referred to as a knife, attached to the base at the top right-hand corner.

How does it work:

When the knife is pulled down to cut paper, the action resembles that of a pair of scissors, only instead of two knives moving against each other, one is stationary. The combination of a blade mounted to a steady base produces clean and straight cuts.  The following YouTube video link shows how to use a guillotine or paper cutter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UouMzsKyYm0).

Guillotine Paper Cutter Safety

You may be very careful, but accidents are always waiting to happen, especially when you are using some equipment with a sharp blade attached to it. That is why guillotine paper cutter safety measures include a blade guard as well as a finger guard. The blade guard is placed on the blade, when the guillotine is not in use. The finger guard is to protect your finger from accidents. Read the manufacturer’s manual carefully, before you use the guillotine paper cutter to reduce the chances of accidents occurring on your fingers.

2.   Paper Shredder

•       Used to cut paper into chad, typically either strips or fine particles.

•       Government organizations, businesses, and private individuals use shredders to destroy private, confidential, or otherwise sensitive documents.

•       Privacy experts often recommend that individuals shred bills, credit card and bank account statements, and other documents which could be used by thieves to commit fraud or identity theft.

3.   Photocopier

A photocopier (or copier)is a machine that makes paper copies of documents and other visual images quickly and cheaply.

4.   Risograph

Description

Risograph is a high-speed digital printing system manufactured by the Riso Kagaku Corporation and designed mainly for high-volume photocopying and printing (generally more than 20) of the same original.  It is typically far less expensive per page than a conventional photocopier, laser printer, or inkjet printer.

How does it work?

The original is scanned through the machine and a master is created. This master is then wrapped around a drum and coated with a thin layer of ink. The paper runs flat through the machine while the drum rotates at high speed to create each image on the paper.

5.   LCD Projector

An LCD projector is a type of video projector for displaying video, images or computer data on a screen or other flat surface.

6.   Scanner

    In computing, a scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Common examples found in offices are variations of the desktop (or flatbed) scanner where the document is placed on a glass window for scanning.

7.   Fax Machine or facsimile

Fax fas(short for facsimile, from Latin fac simile, "make similar", i.e. "make a copy") is a telecommunications technology used to transfer copies (facsimiles) of documents, especially using affordable devices operating over the telephone network.

8.   Digital Camera

A camera that captures and stores still images as digital data instead of using film.

The digital pictures are stored directly in the camera's memory and can be downloaded and used immediately on a computer or stored for later reproduction.

 Computer System

A combination of components designed to process and store data. It comprises at least one input device, a processing unit, an output device, and a storage device, and may contain a communications device. The components include the cpu, buses, main memory (RAM and ROM) and peripherals.