First Look at new Scanners entering the market.

At the same time that Colortrac announced the release of its new 42” wide-format scanners, the company followed up with an announcement about a new 28” wide-format scanner series. The Gx+ 28 series is replacing the Gx 25 models first introduced in 2007. The Gx+ 28 series is based on the same hardware platforms as the Gx+ 42 series and offers 1,200 dpi optical resolution using CCD scanning technology. The Gx+ 28 series consists of six different scanners priced in from $6,795 to $9,395.
The new Gx+ 28 scanners target the Graphic, GIS, CAD, and AEC markets.
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A month after Colortrac announces its new 56” wide format scanners they followed up with a new announcement of a new 42” wide format scanner series. The Gx+ 42 is replacing the Gx42 first introduced in 2007. The Gx+ 42 series are based on the same hardware platforms as the GX+ 56 series and is a 1,200 dpi optical resolution scanner based on CCD scanning technology. The Gx+ 42 series consist of 6 different scanners priced in the range from $9,995 to $14,295.
The new Gx+ 42 scanners target the GIS, CAD and AEC market place.
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Paradigm expands its ImagePRO series with new 56” wide format Scanners. The ImagePRO GX 56 series add six new models to the market further bolstering Paradigm Imaging Group as the most successful scanner distributor in the US & Canadian market. The new Gx+ 56 scanners target the specialist reprographics, copy shop, graphic arts, GIS, and, of course, the AEC/CAD markets. The series also addresses needs of the aeronautical and automobile segments, which scan oversized documents. The new imagePRO GX 56 scanner series is an OEM product from Colortrac based on Colortrac’s GX+ 56 scanners.
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Paradigm expands it imagePRO line scanner series by adding a new contact image sensor (CIS) wide-format scanner in April 2009. The new imagePRO Ci 40 scanner complements it 42” imagePRO series by adding a very affordable scanner well below the $10,000 mark scanner. The new imagePRO Ci40 scanner aimed at the CAD, AEC, and GIS marketplace as well as the technical document copying market. The new imagePRO Ci40 scanner is an OEM product from Colortrac based on Colortrac’s Ci40 scanners.
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Three years after Colortrac’s previous 54” scanner model was discontinued in 2006, Colortrac finally revealed its sixth generation 56” CCD-based, wide-format scanner series in March 2009. With six different 56” models, Colortrac again makes a bold statement and shows that the company is a serious player in the extra-wide segment. The new Gx+ 56 scanners target the specialist reprographics, copy shop, graphic arts, GIS, and, of course, the AEC/CAD markets. The series also addresses needs of the aeronautical and automobile segments, which scan oversized documents.
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Image Access released a revised version of its 36” wide WideTek series scanner. Now a chassis D model, it replaces the previous version designated as chassis C. The new scanner has new and faster CCD cameras, increasing the speed to a whopping 12.4 ips in both color and monochrome at 200 dpi resolution. The WideTek 36 is the fastest wide-format scanner in the world with a color speed that is more than three times faster than its closest competitors! The WideTek 36 targets the CAD, GIS, and copy services markets.
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Océ announced in September and released in November its first 1,200 dpi optical resolution CIS scanner aimed at the AEC, CAD, and GIS environments. The Océ CS4236 scanner is priced less than the critical $10,000 mark at $9,600, which includes the stand and Océ Copy Express scanning software in a ready-to go package. The Océ CS4236 scanner is an OEM product from Contex; however Contex does not distribute this model based on Océ’s specifications. This arrangement makes the new Océ CS4236 scanner unique and allows Océ to differentiate itself in the market. Together with the new Océ CS4300 scanner series, Océ now provides a more consistent line of scanner models.
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Although announced in September 2008, Océ finally released its new CS4300 scanner series in November, which replaced the older CS4100 scanner series. All of the scanners are OEM products from Contex with Océ enhancements achieved by slightly changing some scanner configurations and adding the Océ Scanning and Copying software to better differentiate the products in the very competitive scanner marketplace.
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Image Access released its new 17.7” x 25” color flatbed scanner in October 2008, which complements its current line of 36”, 42”, and 48” wide scanners. The hallmark of Image Access products is a very fast level of color scanning performance, and the WideTEK 25 is no exception. With a color scanning speed of 7.8 ips at 300 dpi, it clearly outperformed its closest competitors by a large margin. The WideTEK 25 addresses the needs of a range of different markets including graphics, reprographics, GIS, CAD, AEC, copy services, libraries, and more.
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Colortrac finally revealed its fourth generation contact image sensor (CIS) wide-format scanner at end of October 2008. The new SmartLF Ci 40 scanner does not replaced Colortrac’s existing Cx 40 scanner, but rather complements and adds new features aimed at the CAD, AEC, and GIS marketplace as well as the technical document copying market.
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