Finishing The Job?The Right Way

Just make sure the machine is user-friendly, Schroeder stresses.

Finding The Right Fit

To choose the collator most suited to your operation, you must first look at what you're doing after the collating process, says Saul Spiel, president of Spiel Associates.

"There are two basic ways of collating," he explains. "One is for single sheets, which are generally for short-run work and bookletmaking. This is much slower than other collators.