Document, Book and Microfilm Scanners

Quality scanning hardware for any volume and media

MES Hybrid Document Systems offers a comprehensive range of scanning hardware solutions whether you need to scan the occasional document or your whole collection. With scanners that can convert standard documents, cheques, books, microfilm and microfiche we’ve got you covered.

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Document scanners

Production Scanners

High volume, high speed, high durability document scanners

Production scanners are the “work horses” of the document scanning world. When we talk about production scanning we mean scanners that operate at over 100 pages per minute. These scanners are highly durable, require minimal maintenance and have extremely high duty cycles. What does all this mean? Simply put, you can scan a lot of paper, very quickly with minimal down-time. If you need to scan thousands of documents a day into electronic images, you should consider a production scanner.

Departmental Scanners

High speed scanning at a departmental and workgroup level

Departmental scanners are fast, easy to use and able to scan a few thousand pages per day. When we talk about departmental scanning we mean scanners that operate at between 50 and 80 pages per minute. These scanners are fast, require minimal maintenance and produce extremely high quality images. What does all this mean? Simply put, you can great beautifully scanned images from thousands of documents every day.

Workstation Scanners

Professional document scanning right at your desk

Workstation scanners are cost-effective scanners which allow for high speed scanning. Workstation scanners are typically found scattered throughout a department. They are ideally used in applications where individual employees are responsible for scanning their own documents. While not as fast a departmental scanners, workstation scanners come with a more aggressive price point and can be deployed to more employees.

Zeta Book Scanner

Non-destructive, easy to use, bound book scanning

The Zeta is a plug and go non-destructive book scanner, delivering high quality data with the highest resolution. Your scans never looked this good! Ideal for libraries, schools, archives or offices, the Zeta book scanner allows you to save your scans quickly on a USB key, reducing paper usage and helping to go green – and stay green.

Scan cheques quickly and easily with this high speed scanners

Cheque scanners are specifically designed to scan… Well… Cheques! Converting your paper cheques into useful digital images. Cheque scanners are often found in larger organizations who wish to scan their cheques prior to depositing them as well as credit unions and banks. In addition to creating high quality digital images, these scanners can also automatically read the cheque’s MICR information for indexing and stamp cheques using the built-in imprinter.

Wide Format Scanners

Great for large format drawings, posters and documents

Not every piece of paper is created equally! When you’re dealing with documents over 11″ x 17″ you need a wide format scanner. Wide format scanners help to image enable your construction, facilities and engineering workforce by converting cumbersome large documents/drawings into digital images that can be viewed anywhere, anytime. These scanners feature fast scanning speeds and high quality reproduction in black & white, greyscale and even colour. If you’re tired of fumbling with large documents and drawings you should consider a wide format document scanner!

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Microfilm and microfiche scanners

UScan Film Scanner

A user friendly on-demand scanner for microfilm, fiche and aperture cards

The UScan embodies economy of scale with its ability to read/scan/print/email and save images from roll microfilm, microfiche, aperture cards and photographic materials. Taking the place of four separate scanners – and scanning in color, bi-tonal and greyscale – the compact design and multiple-use functions of the UScan create an ideal unit for walk-up patron/on-demand use.

For batch conversion of your rollfilm collection

Mekel rollfilm scanners are designed to quickly convert your entire microfilm collection into useful digital images. They are easy to use, reliable and can scan an entire roll in under 3 minutes! The Mekel scanners come in 4 different variants (MACH 3Q, 5, 10 and 12) to meet your needs and budget.

Mekel Microfiche Scanners

Stop wasting hours printing your microfiche!

The Mekel MACH 6 and 7 scanners will make digitizing your microfiche quick and easy. Designed to accommodate various microfiche, aperture card and microfilm jacket formats, both scanners create superior image quality at high speeds (up to 200 images per minute) from even the most difficult film.

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