Colortrac Releases SmartLF Gx+ 56/Gx+ T56 Extra-wide Format Scanners

By DE Editors

GEI WideFormat will distribute the new Colortrac Smart LF Gx+56/Gx+T56 extra-wide format scanners in North America.

This new large format sheet-fed scanner has an instant-on, 2D LED illumination system and Energy Star compliance reduces 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 system. The SmartLF Gx+ 56/Gx+ T56 (thick media) scanner range has a 56-in. image width and 60-in. media width, 600dpi optical high-definition resolution and gigabit ethernet connectivity.

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. 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 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 the scanner can be used for color critical work.

Colortrac’s use of LED technology enables instant-on color calibration, lower 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 percent less power in operation and 94 percent less when idle, according to the company. The estimated working life of the LED system is 50,000 hours, according to GEI Wide Format.

For more information, visit GEI WideFormat.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.