NEWS OF THE MICROFILM INDUSTRY
SUMMER 1994 No 39
The M icrographics EBR System 3000 Image Graphics Inc, a leading developer of Electron Beam Recording (EBR) technology for microfilm applica tions, introduced th e M icrographics EBR System 3000 • for ra ste r COM.
image per second. Throughput rate s for fully populated 98x fiche can exceed 400 per 8hr shift. 24x microfilm images of pages scanned a t up to 600 dpi are easily achieved.
Image G raphics’ M icrographic EBR System 3000 pro vides the speed, resolution, economy and archival requirem ents of both today’s and tomorrow’s digital m anagem ent systems. This unique COM recorder m eets all text, graphics, and ra s te r d a ta recording require m ents for stan d ard 16mm, 35mm and 105mm microfilm applications for archival or rescan use. It is engineered to economically record micrographic images from raste r or vector d a ta and to produce the highest quality black and w hite or grey scale (continuous tone) images avail able today. And, w hether th e im ages are generated from ra ste r or vector digital data, its speed is unm atched.
A perture card film can be recorded in seconds per card (typically 8 seconds) instead of m inutes. The clarity of the lines is better th an th a t of photographically reduced film and is excellent when compared to other CAD film plotters.
The system is designed for netw ork distributed inform a tion processing system s using Unix open standard oper ating systems. The m ulti-tasking, m ulti-use and m ulti control flexibility of th e M icrographics EBR, together w ith its high resolution and ultra-high recording throughput, m akes this, probably, the highest perfor mance microfilm recorder available. For high speed, high resolution microfilm imaging, elec tron beam recording technology provides th e consistency and precision unavailable in laser, cathode ray tube (CRT),or m echanical plotting systems. Microfilm created on the EBR is used in th e same m anner as traditionally produced film, on th e sam e reader/printer systems.
Engineering draw ings can also be recorded w ith better quality and in, it is claimed, m uch less tim e th a n w ith other systems. This is the resu lt of the fact th a t, w ith the EBR, most standard plotter commands are easily and quickly carried out w ithout the usual problems associated w ith optomechanical plotters and w ith much better quality th a n using electrostatic units. Converting digital d a ta into various types of microforms (16mm, 35mm, or 105mm) is now possible from any of the following formats: Raster, uncom pressed and compressed CCITT Group 3 or Group 4 Text in PostScript, ASCII, EBCDIC and m any other typesetting or page m ake-up languages. Vector Commands from CAD system s (HPGL, CALCOMP, GERBER, etc.) Continuous tone d a ta such as from digital X-rays, MRI, satellite data and photographs (which can be screened electronically for printing if necessary).
The precision, resolution and quality of the M icrogra phics EBR recordings on extrem ely fine grain, archival silver halide film m eet or exceed all present DOD, ANSI and AIIM stan d ard s for engineering draw ings and docu m entation. For applications which do not require the archival properties of silver halide, GAF supplies a processless film which has been specifically designed for use in the. EBR. U tilising this film allows even faster tu rnaround tim es since th e subsequent wet processing steps associated w ith silver halide film have been elim inated.
The EBR is a self-contained u n it which features easy operation and m aintenance. It is easily operated either m anually by unskilled personnel w ith a few simple pushbutton commands, or autom atically under comput er control. In either case,the operator simply loads film and activates th e unit. The u n it’s operational cycles are fully autom atic and, during batch recording, the recorder can be left unattended.
The speed of the EBR is unm atched. For 8.1/2” x 11” documents originally scanned a t 300 dpi, the recording rate onto microfilm or microfiche is well in excess of an
Contact. Putnam Morgan, Im age Graphics Inc. 917 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton CT06484, U.S.A. Tel (203) 926 0100.
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