Large Format Scanning Services
Our professional large format scanning bureau is equipped with Contex IQ Quattro scanners, which can capture drawings, maps or plans to a high degree of accuracy. Common sizes are A0, A1 or A2. Scanners can handle vellum, paper, acetate, transparency, wallpaper, fabric and other types of material.
Digitised documents can be output to any required format in colour or mono. Our scanners pick up fine details to an exceptional level of quality, with speeds of up to 17.8 inches per second. The IQ Quattro scanners provide optical image quality, with LED Lighting on both sides, eliminating areas which may be creased.
Regardless of the sector or industry you work in, you can rely on SPS for trustworthy large format scanning services.
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What Can We Scan?
Large format scanning services from SPS allow for a wealth of documents and paperwork to be prepared, scanned, quality-checked and copied into a variety of formats for your convenience. Using state-of-the-art large-format scanning technology, we can scan A0, A1 and A2 documents, such as maps, engineering drawings, plans and blueprints.
Our Large Format Scanning Process
SPS provides large-format and drawing scanning for businesses of all sizes, combining expert handling with advanced technology to deliver accurate digital or physical copies of oversized documents. Our IQ Quattro 4490 technology has a maximum scan width of 44 inches (1118mm), enabling us to capture wide-format plans or drawings.
01 Collection
Our friendly team can collect your large format documents or drawings from anywhere in the UK. The vans are owned by SPS and tracked to ensure a secure audit trail.
02 Packaging
Usually drawings and large format documents are provided in tubes. We can provide cardboard tubes if needed. Our team can also collect drawings within large format cabinets.
03 Preparation
The team will ensure drawings are unrolled ready for scanning. Any clips or staples will be removed. We will also flag any low quality originals, using our quality assurance header sheet. Barcodes can also be applied to enable fast drawing identification.
04 Indexing
Our team can index your drawings using any required data. For example, drawing number, date, location.
05 Scanning
We have invested in a fleet of Contex IQ Quattro scanners for digitisation of large format records. These are roller fed and can scan in colour, mono or greyscale. SPS also has a specialist overhead scanning area for documents requiring flatbed digitisation.
06 Digital Output
Drawings can be output to JPEG, TIFF or PDF, providing a high level of resolution. SPS returns data by Secure SFTP and also offers a cloud based document management system, to enable fast flexible access to your Drawings.
Our friendly team can collect your large format documents or drawings from anywhere in the UK. The vans are owned by SPS and tracked to ensure a secure audit trail.
Usually drawings and large format documents are provided in tubes. We can provide cardboard tubes if needed. Our team can also collect drawings within large format cabinets.
The team will ensure drawings are unrolled ready for scanning. Any clips or staples will be removed. We will also flag any low quality originals, using our quality assurance header sheet. Barcodes can also be applied to enable fast drawing identification.
Our team can index your drawings using any required data. For example, drawing number, date, location.
We have invested in a fleet of Contex IQ Quattro scanners for digitisation of large format records. These are roller fed and can scan in colour, mono or greyscale. SPS also has a specialist overhead scanning area for documents requiring flatbed digitisation.
Drawings can be output to JPEG, TIFF or PDF, providing a high level of resolution. SPS returns data by Secure SFTP and also offers a cloud based document management system, to enable fast flexible access to your Drawings.
Our Large Format Technology
Large Format Fleet - Our team can digitise large format maps, plans and drawings using our Contex IQ Quattro 4490 Scanners.
Fast Speed - digitises 17.8 inches per second in RGB colour.
Quality - technical images and drawings are captured using 48-bit technology, which pushes to a digital file using up to 1200 dpi with optical resolution.
Environmentally Friendly Technology - Compliant with Energy Star Version 3.0.
Flatbed Scanning - Our specialist scanning bureau utilises Canon digital overhead cameras to allow documents to be scanned on a flatbed.
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Watch Our Large Format Scanning In Action!
SPS have quickly scanned around 150,000 legal files to an exceptional standard, with zero quality issues and great feedback from our legal team.
Colin Jones, Group IT Director, Knights.
Benefits
SPS’s large format scanning services offer many benefits, including:
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Why Choose SPS for Large Format Scanning?
Account Management
We provide a personal service with dedicated Account Managers who are contactable by phone and email
Secure Premises
Our facilities are protected by enhanced fire and water detection systems, perimeter fencing, 24-hour CCTV and biometric entry
Accredited
We are certified to ISO standards, including ISO27001:2022, which guarantees the highest level of information security. Our facilities are well-protected and secure
Scanning Technology
Our innovative technology allows us to set the standard in scanning, with state-of-the-art IBML, Kodak and Opex scanning hardware
Quality
Providing high levels of quality assurance, SPS ensures excellence in your scanned image quality with 300dpi resolution and scanning technology which picks up fine pencil marks and lines. All images are scanned and digitised in line with BS 10008:2020 for legal admissibility.
Bulk Scanning
SPS digitises over 160 million images annually!
Cloud Document Management
Our bespoke and secure Cleardox EDM electronic document management system provides fast and easy access to your digital documents from anywhere in the world, at any time
IT Security
Having invested over £1m in our IT and Cyber Security, you can rest assured that we provide the latest in IT security systems, so your records are in safe hands at all times
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Sustainability
SPS is committed to providing sustainable document scanning services. Our carbon reduction plan is in place with a pledge to Race to Zero, and we’re working towards net zero by 2050, with a target of a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030. Our scan-on-demand services help reduce physical journeys and carbon footprint for file retrievals, with files retrieved, scanned and digitally delivered. Our North East facility features a 7.35kw, 32-panel solar system generating around 6000 KWH of electricity. 20% of our energy usage is from renewable sources.
Document Scanning Services
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What we do
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