Large Format Scanning and Blueprint Scanning

Outsourcing Costs

An average price for scanning an E size drawing at 200 dpi is $0.60 - $1.25. The more time we are given to complete a project the more inexpensive we can make it. One Index per drawing is included. Using our services frees you from buying any hardware, software, and integration services. You don't have to hire additional support staff when you use our services.  Call us today for a free quote.

Blueprint scanning is cost effective

Disaster recovery is important and your drawings are irreplaceable. If you were able to insure your paper drawings for life, for a one time premium, would you do it? The premium on such a policy is usually less than a $1.00 per drawing, aren't your drawings worth it?

Frequently sending drawings out for reproduction or constantly referring to paper drawings should prompt you to scan your large format paper now. Paper is just not practical, office space, drawing reproductions, disaster recovery, and increased productivity is all the justification you need to have your drawings imaged as soon as possible.

Scanners used

We employ Contex scanners for all of our large format projects. These scanners use a four-channel CCD as opposed to CIS-based scanners which use only one channel. Single channel CIS-based scanners have difficulty reproducing accurate colors and tend to create images with more noise. CCD’s capture more pixels with more accurate color details.

Optics is also very important when it comes to large format scanning. The lenses primary purpose is to transfer crisp, clean and clear images back to the sensors. Scanning at 600 dpi with a low quality lens will produce images that will be inferior to a quality lens scanning at 400dpi. Contex scanners use only the highest quality lenses. Learn More

Contex scanners are always gentle when it comes to running delicate drawings through the feeder.  The slightest hint of resistence will cause the scanner to stop feeding and back the document out of the feeder.

If your documents are rare or delicate C size drawings that can not be sheet-fed through a scanner, we can scan your documents on Contex 18” flatbed scanners.