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Document parameters:

Accepted parameters for the book, the cover, the page and the paper :

 
A wide variety of books can be scanned
Book Thickness From a couple of pages up to 150 mm (6 in)
examples : thin magazine, brochure, catalogue, book, dictionary, encyclopedia
Book Binding May be soft or rigid of type glued, netted, sawn or stapled, hard back
Book Weight Up to 20 kg (44 lb)
Paper thickness From very thin (10 g/m2) to very thick (300 g/m2)
examples : rice paper, journal recycled, vellum, parchment, cardboard
It is possible to process books with mixed thickness sheets such as thicker indexes inside regular sheets.
Paper surface Glossy, fibrous, rough, crinkle.
Cover or page deformation Up to 25 mm (1 in)
examples : wavy pages, dog eared pages, wavy covers, curve thick covers
Page shape
alteration
Up to 25 mm (1 in)
examples : missing corners, short cut pages, index cutouts, irregular page edges

Page flattening : 3 selectable modes are available
No flattening The pages are kept distant from the glass, with no contact
Contact flattening Pages are brought close to the glass, with no pressure
Pressure flattening Pages are pressed under the glass

Page & Book Formats :

 

Page wise
From A5
to A2
(148 x 210 mm) ~ (5.8 x 8.2 in) to
(420 x 594 mm) ~ (16.5 x 23.4 in)

 

Book wise
From 2xA5
to 2xA2
(297 x 210 mm) ~ (11.7 x 8.2 in) to
(840 x 594 mm) ~ (33 x 23.4 in)