Pad assemblies are the friction pad inside a document scanner's automatic feeder that separates one sheet from the next: replaceable pad units that keep a feeder pulling a single page at a time instead of double-feeding or jamming as pages wear the pad down. When a scanner starts double-feeding pages even with a clean feed path, a worn pad assembly is one of the most common causes.
Pad assemblies are scanner-model-specific - order by the exact scanner model, since pad dimensions, tension, and mounting are matched to a particular feeder design. Replace pads on the manufacturer's recommended interval or at the first sign of double-feeding rather than waiting for a full failure, since a worn pad degrades feed reliability gradually before it fails outright. For high-volume scanning operations, pad assemblies are a routine consumable alongside the scanner's rollers. COLAMCO supplies scanner pad assemblies for the document-imaging operations business, government, and education organizations run.