Difference Between High-Capacity Staples & Heavy-Duty Staples
Most people avoid thinking much about staples until they have to connect a large amount of paper. Then it becomes quickly apparent that basic staples fail at penetrating more than a few pages of paper. To solve the problem, consider the uses of heavy-duty staples and high-capacity staples, and how these basic office items differ in shape and performance.
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Functions
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All staples perform the same basic job -- pinching various pages together so they can be used or read as a set. Heavy-duty staples are designed to penetrate stacks of paper and are much thicker than standard staples. They are applied using a heavy-duty stapler rather than a normal stapler. A bigger hand lever allows you apply more leverage and pressure when working with large amounts of paper. High-capacity staples are not staples at all when first opened. Designed for automated copier machines, high-capacity staples load as coiled wire. However, due to how the copier machine manipulates the wire, multiple documents can be stapled quickly in photocopy production.
Operation
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With a heavy-duty staple, the binding occurs as the staple is pushed through and folds firmly in a flat position when pressed against the metal tool plate underneath the paper. Unlike its standard cousin, the heavy-duty staple does not bend inward into the paper, because of the pressure plate design of the heavy stapler. The high-capacity staple is inserted via the same principle, but the copier's automatic binding system does all the pressure work. The coil wire is cut to size for one staple. The segment is then bent, shoved through the copies and pressed tight before the paper is released by the copier.
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Capacity
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A high-capacity staple wire spool produces as many as 2,500 staples before it needs to be replaced. Heavy-duty staples are sold in boxes similar to standard staples, typically with as many as 1,000 per box. Unlike the wire spools, the heavy-duty staples load in strips, with 100 staples per strip.
Cost
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Heavy-duty staples are fairly inexpensive and range in cost depending on the size of the staple and how many are bought. Typical product options cost anywhere from $3 to $8 for a box of 1,000 staples. The heavy-duty stapler tool, however, can run as much as $50 to $200, varying by model. High-capacity staples are also inexpensive, with one spool ranging in price from $5 to $8, depending on the type chosen by a buyer. However, a copier machine using the spools likely costs more than over $10,000 or more.
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