VLS – flatbed scanner

VLS  flatbed scanner for very large material

This scanner was originally made for accurately scanning engineering drawings for the airplane manufacturing industry. To our knowledge this is the largest flatbed scanner ever made. It’s scanning surface is 1780 mm x 5000 mm (~ 70 inches x 200 inches) and the maximum resolution is 1200 DPI!

  • P1030301 P1030263

    P1030269 P1030266

    VLS flat bed scanner

  • The scanning surface is a vacuum table. The table is divided into 12 separate sections. The vacuum of the sections can be turned on/off depending on the size of the material.

    The camera is mounted on the vertical beam/travers and moves up and down along this. The traverse moves horizontally along the  +5 meter long ball screw.

    Advanced calibration techniques are performed regularity to secure a guaranteed accuracy of 0,005 inch for any point on the scanning surface.

    The system is equipped with a color camera. Normally grey scale or binary scanning is performed on the engineering drawings.

VLS – The technical specifications:

(almost similar to FB 5)

  • Technology:

    • Flatbed scanner, raised to 80 degrees
    • Color CCD array, 2048 pixels
    • Reflected light (front light)
    • Direct Optical Path (no mirrors)

    Workstation:

    • Workstation with two monitors

    Scanning area:

    • 1780 mm x 5100 mm,( ~ 70  inches x 200 inches)

    Raster orientation:

    • Mirror
    • Rotate 90°, 180°, 270°

    Data Formats:

    • All types of TIFF 6.0
    • Tiling and multiple layers
    • Several compression methods

    Accuracy :

    • Absolute: ± 0.127 mm (0.005 inches)
    • Repeatability: ± 0.127 mm (0.005 inches)

    Resolution:

    • True optical, 500 – 1200 dpi
    • Re-sampled, 125 – 600 dpi

    Scanning modes:

    • Binary (1 bit/pixel)
    • Gray Scale (8 bits/pixel)
    • Color RGB (24 bits/pixel)
    • Color palette (8 bits/pixel)

  • Software:

    • Red Hat Linux, Operating System
    • Basic Scanning SW Module
    • Large File Viewer
    • Light Source Calibration feature
    • Camera adjustment module
    • Color calibration tool

    Environment Requirements:

    • Dust and Chemical free
    • No vibration
    • 16 – 25 °C (61 – 77 °F)
    • To achieve specified accuracy the temperature has to be within ± 2 °C (± 3.6 °F) of the temperature at the installation time

    Physical Dimensions:

    • Width: 6150 mm    (242  inches)
    • Depth:  1750 mm    (69 inches)
    • Height: 2780 mm    (109 inches)
    • Weights: about 3.000 kg     (6600 lb.)

    Power Requirements:

    • 110 Volts or 208 Volts, 60 Hz,  500 W
    • 220 – 240 Volts, 50Hz, 500 W
    • FB V–VB :Vacuum pump, 3 phase 3000 w

    Services included:

    • Installation
    • Acceptance Procedures
    • Basic Training

    Warranty:

    • 12 month warranty, included FBscanner’s Support and Maintenance Program
    • FBscanner’s Support and Maintenance Program is recommended thereafter