When it comes to scanning, professional and large scale scanners may seem similar to the usual desktop scanner we all see in the consumer market. But for Contex, the world’s leading scanner manufacturer, adopting a new standard to ensure the quality of scans is a necessity to ensure efficient productivity as well.

This new standard measures productivity by number of completed scans in a specified period of time. While inches-per-second is still the accepted standard for large format scanners, many scanner users appreciate a more practical measurement regarding the scanner’s productivity. Contex’s completed-scans-per-hour provides a more accurate representation of scanner speed and productivity.

Wide format scanners need to transfer lots of image data to a computer – especially when scanning in color or high resolution. Contex’s no- compromise SD and HD series scanners with xDTR (Extended Data Transfer Rate) can scan wider documents in higher resolutions without the scanner stopping or slowing down due to slow data transfer. This raises the overall productivity of the scanner – most visible when measured in completed-scans-per-hour. When compared to scanners without xDTR, the productivity gains increase as resolutions go higher and higher.

Contex continues to list inches-per-second in their specifications as well, so that large format users have two distinct specifications for easy comparison of Contex scanners to other scanners. The following Contex series models include the new productivity specifications: SD4400, HD3600, HD4200, HD5400.

(Source) Press

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