Aperture Card Scanners in Ontario - MES Hybrid

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Aperture Card Scanners in Ontario

• Facilitating the Move to Digital Archiving

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Aperture Card Scanners

• Aperture card scanners in Ontario can streamline
  the digital transformation process. Digital
  formats eliminate physical storage requirements
  and enhance access to information. In addition,
  digitizing eliminates the wear and tear on an
  aperture card. The information contained in the
  aperture cards microfilm is better protected for
  many years to come.

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Aperture Card Scanners

• When first introduced, aperture cards were a
  welcome innovation. All types of organizations
  routinely stored their technical and engineering
  drawings on microfilm aperture cards. But,
  digital methods soon highlighted how cumbersome
  aperture cards could be. As a result, aperture
  card scanners in Ontario offered a more efficient
  and productive digital solution.

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Aperture Card Scanners

• What is an aperture card?
• Aperture cards are used to archive large
  documents such as engineering drawings. They
  look like a punch card and have a 35mm sized
  microfilm chip mounted on them. The hole punches
  represent machine-readable metadata associated
  with the microfilmed image. And, the microfilm
  houses a reduced version of the stored image.

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Aperture Card Scanners

• With the world going digital, do aperture cards
  still serve a purpose? In some instances, they
  provide a means of archiving important documents.
  For example, the U.S. Department of Defense used
  aperture cards extensively. However, they, along
  with other government agencies and private sector
  companies are moving to digital formats by using
  aperture card scanners in Ontario.

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Aperture Card Scanners

• Although the trend to digital archiving is
  apparent, aperture cards do offer some
  advantages. Primarily, they last a very long
  time. In fact, many sources cite a lifespan of
  100 years or more.
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• In addition, aperture cards can be read by a
  human instead of solely relying on a computer.
  Technological obsolescence is not an issue
  either. As computer hardware and software evolve
  rapidly, aperture cards remain the same and
  require no equipment upgrades.

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Aperture Card Scanners

• The Inherent Issues with Analog Technology
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• Although aperture cards have some advantages,
  they also have several limitations. For example,
  you cant search efficiently for analog
  information. Instead you need to physically
  manage the cards and use proprietary machinery.
  This process takes more time and effort.
• Its also easy to mis-file aperture cards.
  Finding a lost aperture card may be a futile
  effort.

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Aperture Card Scanners

• Aperture cards are also more fragile. If the card
  isnt handled with care, the film can come loose
  or the mounting glue leaks onto other cards. In
  either case, the cards will not run through
  machinery properly.

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Aperture Card Scanners

• Using Aperture Card Scanners in Ontario
• To overcome the obvious limitations with analog
  aperture cards, scanners can digitize the
  documents and create the desired efficiencies.
  Special aperture cards scanners in Ontario can
  produce a digital version quickly and
  economically. They transform legacy documents
  into a digital format for easy retrieval.

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Aperture Card Scanners

• Aperture card scanners in Ontario allow you to
  automate the digitizing process. Depending on
  the scanner, you can automatically scan hundreds
  of cards. After scanning, you can store the
  files digitally or print them directly to a
  printer with minimal effort.
• Aperture card scanners in Ontario create a
  time-saving process for archiving your critical
  engineering documents. By converting aperture
  cards into digital images, you can streamline
  document access, retrieval and management. You
  dont have to wait to retrieve microfilm drawings
  or search for missing aperture cards.

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Aperture Card Scanners

• With the efficiency benefits of aperture card
  scanners in Ontario, you can eliminate labor- and
  time-intensive tasks. Instead, you can focus
  your efforts on more strategic and
  revenue-generating projects.

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About the Author

• Kevin D'Arcy is VP of Sales and Marketing for MES
  Hybrid Document Systems, Ontario's leading
  document scanning and document management
  supplier. For more information about Aperture
  Card Scanners, visit http//www.mesltd.ca/service.
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