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Softcover - 23rd October 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cambridge, England.

Graphtec GB cut prices by up to 29% while adding unique large format scanner value

Graphtec GB have underlined their determination to get back into the UK large format scanner market by aggressively cutting the price of their impressively engineered Japanese-built CIS scanners by up to 29%.

At the same time Graphtec GB have added exceptional value to their wide format products by including a two year on-site warranty with every scanner. Such a warranty is worth almost £1000 when bought from from rival suppliers.

Graphtec GB are now the first UK supplier to include a two year on-site warranty covering parts and labour on large format scanners sold at this price.

All Graphtec scanners use CIS (Contact Image Sensor) technology and are 42" wide with 600 dpi optical resolution. The scanners are available as 8-bit or 24-bit colour models capable of accepting media from 1.5mm to 20mm thick. All models are supplied with software and are network-ready.

Graphtec GB have discontinued their monochrome-only scanner in favour of the IS200-11eN Pro, an 8-bit monochrome and colour image scanner. Graphtec's new entry-level IS200-11eN Pro gives CAD users who expect to scan almost entirely in black and white the ability to do the occasional colour scan as well.

Starting at £5300 (excl) for the 8-bit IS200-11eN Pro, Graphtec GB's pricing compares favourably with similar rival entry-level large format scanners.

The new prices, effective from 17th October 2006, are:

IS200-11eN-Pro - Now £5300
42", 8-bit colour, 600 dpi optical, 4800 dpi interpolated, 1.5mm thick
Was £6900

This scanner's 8-bit colour mode is suitable for applications that only require monochrome or limited colour capture. It includes 10/100 Ethernet and USB 2.0 interfaces. It provides a cost-effective solution for CAD, AEC, engineering and document management applications when scanning large-format black and white, greyscale and limited colour drawings and documents.

CS500-11eN - Now £5600
42", 24-bit colour, 600 dpi optical, 800 dpi interpolated, 1.5mm thick
Was £8145

CS500-11eN-Pro - Now £6750
42", 24-bit colour, 600 dpi optical, 4800 dpi interpolated, 1.5mm thick
Was £9250

CS600-11eN - Now £9350
42", 24-bit colour, 600 dpi optical, 800 dpi interpolated, 20mm thick
Was £10910

CS600-11eN-Pro - Now £10495
42", 24-bit colour, 600 dpi optical, 4800 dpi interpolated, 20mm thick
Was £12300

  • Upgrades are available between some models.
  • Floorstands cost between £350 (IS) - £415 (CS).
  • Prices include Scanning Master software.
  • Upgrades to Scanning Master Pro software cost £230.

The CS500 & CS600 series are high-performance scanners that utilise CIS (Contact Image Sensor) technology for accurate, high-resolution scanning of documents from ISO A4 up to A0 and or ANSI E-size.

Producing unparalleled scanning speeds of up to 3"/sec (colour) when scanning at 400 dpi across a 42" size image, these compact and lightweight scanners also have a very high scanning accuracy of 0.1%. The CS series is well-suited to applications like detailed road maps and complex drawings, graphics and illustrations - even extra-long documents.

These price cuts and the addition of an unrivalled two-year on-site support warranty will strengthen Graphtec GB's appeal as a supplier of quality imaging products for Reprographics, GIS, Mapping, CAD and Document Archiving.

The superior build quality of these Japanese-engineered scanners combine with two year on-site warranty to assure UK buyers that Graphtec scanners will deliver advanced, reliable performance and ongoing productivity.

Graphtec scanners utilise CIS technology which offers performance advantages for large format scanners. These benefits include higher scanning accuracy, higher reliability, faster capture speeds for higher productivity, and a lower total cost of ownership.

For a more detailed analysis of CIS versus CCD scanning technologies and full information on the Graphtec wide format scanner range, please visit: www.scanners4cad.com

For further information contact:

  • Tel# +44 1223 424342
  • info@scanners4cad.com
  • www.scanners4cad.com

About Graphtec ...
Founded in 1949, Graphtec Corporation, Yokohama, Japan, is a respected industry leader in cutting plotters, flatbed cutters, wide format printers and scanners, digital data acquisition and test instruments. Graphtec's corporate philosophy emphasises the pride every employee must take in the company's products. This can be seen in the superb engineering quality of their large format scanner range. This has allowed Graphtec GB to include a unique two year on-site warranty, something no other low-cost scanner manufacturer has done.

About Softcover ...
Softcover develop Scan2CAD, professional raster to vector conversion software that turns scanned drawings, maps, etc, into DXF vector files for editing in any PC CAD program. With more than 20,000+ users worldwide Scan2CAD has a very impressive user base that includes governments, their agencies, military organisations, the United Nations and NASA. Founded in 1991, Softcover is based in Cambridge, England, a centre of British excellence in science and technology.

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