Duplex Scanners

Buy Duplex Scanners at OZ Toner

Shop duplex scanners at OZ Toner, double sided document scanners that capture the front and back of every page in a single pass through the document feeder. The range covers Ricoh Fujitsu ScanSnap and fi series, Avision, Canon imageFORMULA, Brother, HP, Epson and Plustek, from desktop scanners for a home office to high speed business models.

The feeder is what makes duplex scanning fast. Drop a stack into the ADF of a scanner like the Ricoh ScanSnap iX1600 and it scans both sides of every page at once, then sends the file to your PC, phone or cloud folder over Wi-Fi. Busier offices step up to models like the Ricoh fi-8170, built for higher daily volume and business software.

Single Pass Duplex Scanning Explained

A single pass duplex scanner has two image sensors, one above and one below the paper path, so it reads both sides at the same time with no slowdown. That is why speed is quoted twice: ppm for pages per minute and ipm for images per minute, so 40 ppm duplex equals 80 images a minute.

Check feeder capacity and daily duty cycle against how much you scan, and look for card scanning if you handle ID or Medicare cards, as on the Avision AD345GWN. Compare every type in our document scanners, or narrow to A4 document scanners. Orders ship from our Eastern Creek NSW warehouse.

Duplex Scanner Questions

What is a duplex scanner?

A duplex scanner scans both sides of a page automatically. Single pass models read the front and back at the same time as the page feeds through, so double sided documents scan as fast as single sided ones.

What is the difference between single pass and reverse duplex scanning?

Single pass scanning reads both sides at once with two sensors. Reverse duplex scans one side, flips the page and feeds it back through, which is slower and adds wear.

Can a duplex scanner handle mixed paper sizes?

Most business duplex scanners handle mixed sizes and weights in one batch, from receipts to A4 pages. Check the listing for minimum and maximum paper sizes.

Is a duplex scanner worth it for home use?

If you scan double sided bills, school forms or tax paperwork, yes. A compact desktop duplex scanner clears a pile in minutes and saves manual page flipping.