Large & Wide Format Scanners Overview

Large format scanners from Colortrac and Image Access - Allied Images markets the complete range.  They are supplied by the world's leading manufacturers including Colortrac & Image Access.  We are  exclusive UK & Ireland distributors  for Colortrac scanners.

Our wide format scanners are supplied by Colortrac based in St Ives, Cambridge, England and Image Access based in Wuppertal, Germany.

Since its foundation Colortrac has been a pioneer and innovator in cost-effective colour and monochrome wide format scanners. We were the first manufacturer to deliver affordable digital colour image capture for large format copying and wide format scanning applications in the graphic arts, construction, engineering, GIS, mapping and many other large format scanner applications. SmartLF Gx+ is Colortrac's sixth generation of CCD large format scanner and our most innovative and accomplished so far. SmartLF Cx is the market leading CIS wide format scanner worldwide. SmartLF Ci is Colortrac's exciting new, fourth generation CIS wide format scanner

In 1999, Colortrac was one of just 80 UK companies that won the prestigious Queen's Award for Export Achievement. The company is located near Cambridge in the UK, a globally recognized centre of excellence for science and computer technology, and has sales and support offices in Beijing China and Chantilly, VA, USA.

The successful launch of the SmartLF 4080 range of large format scanners in September 2004 established Colortrac as the market leader for entry-level CIS scanning technology. In December 2005 Colortrac announced their expansion with the formation of a new Chinese subsidiary, Colortrac Imaging Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. The new company sources components and produces 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 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. Colortrac Imaging Systems enables Colortrac to fully control all its manufacturing activities, reduces production costs and ensures product quality for our customers.

Image Access is a leading manufacturer of scanning technologies for professional applications. The company develops and produces tailor-made solutions - from controllers and optoelectronics to complete scanning devices – covering a wide range of application requirements in the global imaging market.

The WideTEK range includes high resolution flatbed scanners for formats up to DIN A2, wide format colour scanners for documents between 36 and 48 inches in width, planetary scanners for valuable books up to DIN A1 as well as OEM solutions for major manufacturers.

The company’s own technological platform, Scan2Net®, forms the basis of the scanning solutions. Devices operating with this technology require only a network connection and can be operated using any web browser, completely operating system independent.

With several patented developments, Image Access has become an established technological leader and has grown about 70 people; primarily located in the headquarters in Wuppertal, Germany.