Colortrac SmartLF Gx Scanners Offer 56" Width
Suggested retail price range US $18,950 - US $23,950
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IVES, UK, Mar 12, 2009 - Colortrac releases next generation SmartLF Gx+ 56 /
Gx+ T56 extra-wide format scanners
- This new 56" image width large format scanner is the widest sheet feed
scanner available in the market.
- Colortrac's technically advanced, instant-on, 2D LED illumination system
and ENERGY STAR compliance reduce energy requirements and environmental
impact.
- SmartLF Gx+ 56 scanners capture high definition line detail and high
fidelity color for technical and color graphics applications in one
flexible, multi-purpose system.
Colortrac, the leading wide format scanner innovator, will begin shipping the
extra-large format SmartLF Gx+ 56 / Gx+ T56 (Thick media) scanner range during
March. With a 56" image width and 60" (five foot) media width, 600dpi optical
high definition (HD) resolution and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity these scanners
provide maximum document handling flexibility and the capability of fast network
distribution of color, grayscale or monochrome images.
The combination of fast high fidelity color graphics scanning and the ability
to resolve fine line detail in technical documents is targeted at the aerospace,
aeronautics, automotive and reprographics industries where the ability to
capture non-standard, oversize 1:1 scale documents, as well as poster or
billboard-size advertising artwork, is a common requirement. The ability to scan
A0, E-size and architectural E-size documents in landscape, right reading with
no time-consuming post-scan rotation can also be very useful when creating
digital archives for large volumes of CAD drawings, maps, plans and other
landscape orientation technical documents, or when copying documents to the
wider LF printers.
The major new innovation in the SmartLF Gx+ 56 scanners is the Colortrac
designed and manufactured bi-directional (2D) LED illumination system.
Most large format scanners with CCD image sensor technology use relatively
expensive, high specification fluorescent tubes with a useful working life of
approximately 8,000 hours. They also contain mercury, degrade over time, are
comparatively energy inefficient and require between one and two hours warm-up
time before their light stabilizes and therefore before the scanner can be used
for color critical work.
Colortrac's use of LED technology is a major benefit to customers who will
enjoy instant-on color calibration, lower ENERGY STAR qualified running costs,
lower consumable / service / disposal costs and greater reliability from the
solid state digital LED design. Compared with previous generation SmartLF CCD
scanners, SmartLF Gx+ 56 uses 30% less power in operation (the LEDs are only on
when actually scanning, between scans they are switched off) 94% less when idle
and the estimated working life of the LED system is 50,000 hours, that equates
to 6 years constant operation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week - with no
vacation time!
This, and other innovations like Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, give the
SmartLF Gx+ 56 / Gx+ T56 scanner range a significant productivity and cost
advantage over competing scanners using fluorescent tubes and lower
specification connection interfaces.
With "exceptional value for money" as its core principle, Colortrac makes the
SmartLF Gx+ 56 / Gx+ T56 scanners available in affordable monochrome (m), color
(c) and express (e) color scanner models. Their options and prices ensure the
best value for money for every buyer in any application. The SmartLF Gx+ 56m
model has an MSRP of US $18,950 rising to US $23,950 for the SmartLF Gx+ T56e,
these prices include the ready-to-run SmartLF All-in-One scan, copy and email
software. SmartLF monochrome (m) and color (c) models can be quickly and easily
upgraded on-site from an "m" to a "c" or "e" etc by exchange of emails.
Colortrac's customers benefit from the unique ability to buy a mono or color
scanner that meets their current requirements knowing that they can protect
their investment and upgrade should their needs change in future. SmartLF Gx+
cannot be upgraded to Gx+ T.
About Colortrac
Founded in 1989 and based in St Ives, Cambs, UK, a region of British
excellence in science and technology, Colortrac Ltd is the leading innovator in
professional wide format color scanners and image acquisition software
solutions. As the only manufacturer to recognize the individual merits of CIS
and CCD image sensor technology, Colortrac's fifth generation of SmartLF color
scanners and software are uniquely positioned to meet the demand for both price
and performance across the full spectrum of scanning applications, from the
demanding Graphics Arts market to practical, productive CAD, GIS, EDM and FM
technical document scanning. Colortrac Ltd has offices in Beijing and Suzhou,
P.R. China and in Golden, Colorado, USA.
For more information, visit
www.colortrac.com.
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Jan 20 - Colortrac Appoints Malcolm Lane as President
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