Cx
40 Stand Mania
New
Cx 40 scanners begin shipping in volume
After
a hectic few weeks Colortrac can now confirm that the successor to SmartLF
the brand new SmartLF Cx 40 is now in full production. Orders
for the new CIS scanner have been pouring in and Colortrac can only
express their sincerest apologies to all distributors who have or will
be affected by the unavoidable delays in shipments.
Following the announcement of the new model it was thought that interest in the SmartLF 4080 might start to falter. This didn't happen and sales of the old model remained strong and were completely exhausted by the end of January breaking all records for scanner sales at this time of the year.
Following the announcement of the new model it was thought that interest in the SmartLF 4080 might start to falter. This didn't happen and sales of the old model remained strong and were completely exhausted by the end of January breaking all records for scanner sales at this time of the year.
Upgrade
options to Cx 40 Floor Stand
P005301(top) LCD monitor, pc
P005303 (middle) Paper Catchment
Separate stand option
P005302 (lower) Universal Repro Stand All now available for SmartLF Cx 40
P005301(top) LCD monitor, pc
P005303 (middle) Paper Catchment
Separate stand option
P005302 (lower) Universal Repro Stand All now available for SmartLF Cx 40
- 600 dpi CIS for sharp clear
scans
- Now even easier to use
- Advanced Paper Transport (APT)
- Lower skill low cost maintenance
- New stand options
- In-the-box scan, print and email
- Internet server utilities
Jeremy
Spiller
www.whitehatmedia.com
RATIO Entwicklungen GmbH www.ratio.de
Softcover, Cambs. UK www.softcover.com
RATIO Entwicklungen GmbH www.ratio.de
Softcover, Cambs. UK www.softcover.com
BELOW
- Some of the true-grit delegates who stayed right to the end
on Friday afternoon. Such was the pace of the conference that
we were too busy to take photos during the event.
LEFT
- Some of the delegates carried on still further and braved the crisp
and frosty Saturday morning to see around the marvellous colleges
and architecture of Cambridge city centre. A special tour, given
by a local expert had been organised by Colortrac for all who were
interested. It was a great morning!
TOP
PICTURE - New Hall Cambridge where the evening dinner and awards
presentations were held - Did everyone find the bus?
2005
Cambridge Conference holds
the record for best attended Colortrac conference
the record for best attended Colortrac conference
The
Conference was held at the Garden Moat House in the centre of Cambridge
near to the Colortrac headquarters in the UK. It was a huge
success thanks mainly to the fantastic loyalty of our distribution
partners. They came from as far away as Australia (DES Pty),
) Russia (STC) and Venezuela and together represented
a tremendous effort making the 2005 conference really one of the best
attended ever.
As usual our software partners also attended and provided much appreciated information on their range of products, many of which have SmartLF drivers already built into their applications. This year new CLASP members Softcover (Steve Hannath & Andrea Tribe) and RATIO (Juergen Dauk & Willi Klemens) took the stand to tell us more.
As usual our software partners also attended and provided much appreciated information on their range of products, many of which have SmartLF drivers already built into their applications. This year new CLASP members Softcover (Steve Hannath & Andrea Tribe) and RATIO (Juergen Dauk & Willi Klemens) took the stand to tell us more.
It's
been a while and news from the conference back in November is well
overdue. As you can imagine things have been fairly hectic since
then but these are some of the photos from the event. The conference
was a well attended and enjoyable time for us at Colortrac - in spite
of the very cold (but bright) weather.
Colortrac
Conference Talk
Guest
speaker Jeremy Spiller from White Hat Media gave a very detailed and
interesting talk on web marketing. Designed to inform the relative
newcomer to e-marketing the emphasis was on methods of creating a
web presence ethically and at minimum cost.
ABOVE:
The sign outside the new Colortrac manufacturing facility at Suzhou
(red is a lucky color in China).
Colortrac Imaging
Systems (Suzhou) will be led by Beijing based
Dong Jian Ping (JP), pictured
far right with day to day local management provided by general manager
Zuo Jian Jun seen second from
right in the group picture. JP was formerly general manager
of Colortrac's Beijing office and he will continue to be responsible
for managing Colortrac's hugely successful China distributor TsingHua
Unisplendour Ltd., who, since 1999, have established Colortrac as
the market leader for large format scanners in the PRC (People's Republic
of China).
ABOVE:
Our man at the helm in China, Dong Jian Ping (JP).
LEFT: The production team at Suzhou with General Manager Zuo Jian Jun second from right
LEFT: The production team at Suzhou with General Manager Zuo Jian Jun second from right
Colortrac
Imaging Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Colortrac
opens new manufacturing company at Suzhou, P.R. China
The new company
will source components and produce electro-mechanical assemblies for
export to the UK where they are combined with UK-manufactured electronics
and software to produce finished scanners for sale world-wide.
Colortrac MD Graham Tinn says, "Colortrac Suzhou is a key element of our growth strategy as we seek to expand manufacturing capacity for the tremendously successful SmartLF large format scanner line launched in September 2004 and in our preparations for major new product launches in the first half of 2006. Also, the formation of the new company will enable also Colortrac to control fully all its manufacturing activities, reduce production costs and ensure product quality for our customers."
Colortrac Imaging Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd is 100% owned by Colortrac Ltd and is established as a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE). Colortrac SZ has been formed in Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), a large special development area about 80Km outside Shanghai.
Colortrac MD Graham Tinn says, "Colortrac Suzhou is a key element of our growth strategy as we seek to expand manufacturing capacity for the tremendously successful SmartLF large format scanner line launched in September 2004 and in our preparations for major new product launches in the first half of 2006. Also, the formation of the new company will enable also Colortrac to control fully all its manufacturing activities, reduce production costs and ensure product quality for our customers."
Colortrac Imaging Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd is 100% owned by Colortrac Ltd and is established as a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE). Colortrac SZ has been formed in Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), a large special development area about 80Km outside Shanghai.
Turkish
Colortrac Distributor CopyTech www.kopitek.com
are really serious about our products. So committed that they have
put our name on their company van and premises.
Peter Sandberg on his trip to turkey last year training CopyTech on the SmartLF product witnessed this for himself as these pictures below show.
Peter Sandberg on his trip to turkey last year training CopyTech on the SmartLF product witnessed this for himself as these pictures below show.
Distributor
Profile - Copitech, Turkey
Colortrac
was recently one of twenty-two companies from the eastern region of the
UK that was awarded for its success in international trading by the government
organisation UK Trade & Investment. Sponsored
by itrade these were the first ever regional awards that formally recognised
the achievements of companies registered on the UK Trade & Investment’s
Passport to Export scheme.
UK
Trade & Investment Awards
Colortrac
collect local award for international trading success
RIGHT:
Marketing Director Peter de Winter-Brown, Colortrac receives award from
the BBC's presenter Stewart White
In particular
Colortrac was recognised in the Selecting and Managing Overseas
Partners (or SMOP) category and was the region's overall winner.
SMOP is a development scheme aimed at improving the skills of the region’s
international trading companies when selecting and managing overseas partners.
Colortrac used the scheme to identify opportunities for new distributors
and to better manage existing ones and was able to attribute some of Colortrac's
turn-round in the last 3 years directly to ideas developed from involvement
in SMOP.
ABOVE:
Graham Tinn - Managing Director of Colortrac Ltd. UK
The
Greater China Roadshow
Graham
Tinn, Managing Director of Colortrac Ltd was a keynote speaker at
the Greater China Roadshow held in Cambridge, UK in February. The
event, organised by UK Trade & Investment with the support of the
China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) was designed to help traders and
exporters from the East of England understand more about the benefits
and challenges of working closely with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Graham based his talk on personal experience in China going back some 6 years and was able to provide valuable insight into the cultural and business issues facing any organisation planning a move into China. In Colortrac's own case this began with the appointment of TsingHua as a distribution partner, advancing into contract design and manufacture and finally moving on to the formation of a WFOE - the Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise.
As Graham says, "China is a great place to do business. The bureaucracy can be a little frustrating at times but the Chinese always manage to find a way through. They are also very hard-working and have a high degree of integrity which makes them a pleasure to work with. Finally the food is marvellous - just look out for the occasional surprise that's all!"
Graham based his talk on personal experience in China going back some 6 years and was able to provide valuable insight into the cultural and business issues facing any organisation planning a move into China. In Colortrac's own case this began with the appointment of TsingHua as a distribution partner, advancing into contract design and manufacture and finally moving on to the formation of a WFOE - the Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise.
As Graham says, "China is a great place to do business. The bureaucracy can be a little frustrating at times but the Chinese always manage to find a way through. They are also very hard-working and have a high degree of integrity which makes them a pleasure to work with. Finally the food is marvellous - just look out for the occasional surprise that's all!"
Colortrac UPDATE
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NEW
Multi-Language ScanWorks 2.4.2.6 on download
ScanWorks latest version is now multi-language and is available from our usual download areas for Colortrac SmartLF and Series 4 scanners.
http://www.colortrac.com/smartdownloads/
http://www.colortrac.com/s4downloads/
The application now supports 12 languages. To change the language go to Preferences and select your country's language. ScanWorks will show nearly all text in the new language when it is next restarted.
Coming next will be the multi-language version of the Cx Utilities program for the Cx 40. This program is the Cx 40 internet server version of the Calibration & Normalisation program used with the earlier SmartLF 4080 scanner.
ScanWorks latest version is now multi-language and is available from our usual download areas for Colortrac SmartLF and Series 4 scanners.
http://www.colortrac.com/smartdownloads/
http://www.colortrac.com/s4downloads/
The application now supports 12 languages. To change the language go to Preferences and select your country's language. ScanWorks will show nearly all text in the new language when it is next restarted.
Coming next will be the multi-language version of the Cx Utilities program for the Cx 40. This program is the Cx 40 internet server version of the Calibration & Normalisation program used with the earlier SmartLF 4080 scanner.
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Cx
Utilities (ships with the Cx 40)
Let us know what you think of the program, in particular how the internet server is working. This application will need translating soon so those of you who feel you can assist, we'd like to hear from you.
Let us know what you think of the program, in particular how the internet server is working. This application will need translating soon so those of you who feel you can assist, we'd like to hear from you.
TUNE
UP YOUR SmartLF 4080!
One of the main advantages with new SmartLF Cx 40 is the complete elimination of the document pressure adjustment slider. Although an innovation in the original SmartLF 4080e scanner design this feature does demand correct usage. Also if it has been changed at some stage the replacement must be set to the correct height to function correctly. So, if you are getting reports of bands of color change corresponding to the width of the sensor with one of your 4080e machines please check, or have your dealer check the following:
VPHD maximum gap should be no more than 0.4mm
Follow the instructions in the SmartLF 4080 Service Manual to set the height of the paper hold down (when moved to its highest setting position - FAR RIGHT) to be no more than 0.4mm. Use a suitable thickness gauge and ensure that the gap is maintained across the full width of the scanner.
One of the main advantages with new SmartLF Cx 40 is the complete elimination of the document pressure adjustment slider. Although an innovation in the original SmartLF 4080e scanner design this feature does demand correct usage. Also if it has been changed at some stage the replacement must be set to the correct height to function correctly. So, if you are getting reports of bands of color change corresponding to the width of the sensor with one of your 4080e machines please check, or have your dealer check the following:
VPHD maximum gap should be no more than 0.4mm
Follow the instructions in the SmartLF 4080 Service Manual to set the height of the paper hold down (when moved to its highest setting position - FAR RIGHT) to be no more than 0.4mm. Use a suitable thickness gauge and ensure that the gap is maintained across the full width of the scanner.
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LEFT:
Showing VPHD in the low-pressure or height-setting position.
Late SmartLF 4080 shown.
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VPHD
Calibration position when manually calibrating the scanner
When using the manual calibration method (a clean sheet of paper) the variable pressure hold down (VPHD) or pressure slider should always be moved fully to the LEFT where it pushes the calibration media close up to the scanner glass.
When using the manual calibration method (a clean sheet of paper) the variable pressure hold down (VPHD) or pressure slider should always be moved fully to the LEFT where it pushes the calibration media close up to the scanner glass.
LEFT:
Showing VPHD in the high-pressure or calibrating position. Early
SmartLF 4080 without surface accessible pressure adjusters
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News
from the Distributors
LEFT:
GEI held their 2006 sales kick off meeting in Orlando FL January 17th.
After the meeting Mark Maltese, Roger Ilgen & Colortrac's PdeWB accompanied
GEI Service manager Joe D'Abate to visit Florida Copy Data - GEI's
premier reseller in the state. Florida Copy Data is owned by George Campeau
and his sons Bob and Terry.
- Roger Ilgen, George, Bob, Joe, Terry, Mark pictured at Florida Copy Data, Vero Beach, FL, USA.
- Roger Ilgen, George, Bob, Joe, Terry, Mark pictured at Florida Copy Data, Vero Beach, FL, USA.
ABOVE:
Eric Hanson, Mike Ireson, Frank Diumenti & Randy Geesman plan for
2006 at Paradigm Imaging Systems, Costa Mesa, CA, USA.
PICTURED
LEFT: Mr Bhardwaj (right) of Reprographics India with Tarun (left)
also of RI at the Map India
2006 9th Annual International Conference and Exhibition at
the Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, India last month. The exhibition
remains dedicated to fostering the use and spread of technologies like
GIS, GPS, Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing. The SmartLF was
available for demonstration as an archive and copying device.
RIGHT:
Deepak Khanna pictured with Dr. P. K. Garg,
Professor of Geomatics Engineering
and Colortrac 5480e in the GIS laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology
Roorkee. Roorkee was established in 1847 for engineers training in the
maintenance of the Ganges canal and irrigation system. It is now one of
the premier educational institutes in India and recognised internationally
as a centre of excellence for Geomatics Engineering.
