Image Access GmbH - Image Access Announces World’s First Wide Format Duplex Scanner at the DMS Expo 2009

Compact architecture ? bifold the scanning power: the new WideTEK 36 DS scans the foreground and aback abandon of the bi-weekly page in one step.Store this angel in big sizeImage Access from Wuppertal, Germany presents the aboriginal advanced architecture bifold scanner at the DMS Expo in Cologne. The WideTEK 36 DS is the world’s aboriginal advanced architecture scanner for bifold digitalization of newspapers and added double-sided printed documents. The actual bunched WideTEK 36 DS needs alone four abnormal to browse the foreground and aback abandon of a bi-weekly page (at 200 dpi). This scanner offers ample advantages to columnist abridgement services, libraries and athenaeum who, until now, had no best but to use complicated assorted footfall solutions to digitalize newspapers.
The ample architecture bifold scanner WideTEK 36 DS scans abstracts up to 36 inches (915 mm) in width. The abstraction of double-sided scanning in one assembly footfall primarily agency beneath assembly effort: The certificate no best needs to be addled over and scanned afresh on the added side. The scanners affection two camera boxes, both consisting of three CCD systems, chip into high and lower allotment of the accessory – alone few centimeters from anniversary other. The WideTEK 36 DS captures both abandon of the bi-weekly at the aforementioned time. As a final step, the software separates the scanned certificate into four individual images, capturing the larboard and appropriate abandon on the foreground and aback of the bi-weekly – aggregate in one step.
The absolute browse action – from scanning, angel processing up to angel affectation – can accordingly be appreciably reduced. This is abnormally important for columnist clipping, in adjustment to bear the absolute columnist appraisal even earlier/faster.
“The greatest claiming in the development and architecture was to accommodate the added all-encompassing mechanics and added camera and ablaze units into the accessory after accretion its dimensions. The bifold scanner is alone 13 centimetres beyond than the bunched WideTEK 36”, said Thomas Ingendoh, President and CEO of Image Access.
The scanner is able with two processor units; this allows an acutely fast abstracts throughput. All angel processing is accomplished anon central the scanner. This after-effects in top browse acceleration and accomplished browse quality.

All of the added accurate technologies begin in Image Access scanners are aswell included in this new device. The scanner is based on the patented Scan2Net® abstruse platform, which allows accessory operation absolute from a PC and from any operating system, with minimum accession work. At the affection of the accessory is the different camera and beam system, outfitted with top above CCD cameras and abiding LED lights. The complete camera eyes is chip in a hermetically closed housing. Once optimally adjusted, it charcoal stable, dust-free and maintenance-free. The patented bond action and the optical resolution of 1200 x 600 dpi agreement uncompromising browse results. Illumination with white LEDs is awfully energy-saving and delivers a connected blush temperature over the absolute lifetime of 50,000 hours. The scanner is accessible for operation anon afterwards powering it on. The low amount of consumables makes the artefact about maintenance-free.
Users can accomplish the scanner in assorted ways: with a accepted web browser via the web-based user interface or as a accommodation system, application the complete blow screen. For scanning ample quantities of documents, the software Batch Scan Wizard provides abounding accessible functions for accretion productivity. Producers of appropriate applications can calmly accommodate the scanner into their software appliance – like all the added WideTEK scanners.

Image Access is a arch architect of scanning technologies for able applications. With several patented developments, the aggregation has become an accustomed abstruse baton in the bazaar and has developed to added than 60 employees; primarily amid in Wuppertal, the company‘s headquarters.

Press Relations:
Jeanna Patzschke
Image Access GmbH
Hatzfelder Straße 161-163
42281 Wuppertal
Telephone: +49 (0)202 27058-0
patzschke@imageaccess.de