Colortrac is a pioneer of large format color scanning and the leading innovator in affordable color and monochrome wide format scanning technology.

Our scanners are easy to use and produce great results, whatever your requirements.

Company history 

The company was founded in UK in 1989 to develop digital large format scanning solutions for the oil exploration industry.

Ten years later, in the third quarter of 1999, Colortrac acquired US based ANAtech and Tangent Imaging Systems. The consolidated enterprise benefits from a detailed knowledge base of first-class, patented, wide format scanning technology developed since the early 1980s.

Today Colortrac is a division of the worldwide market leading scanning heavyweight, Global Scanning, a Denmark-based technology company with 35 years of experience in the image-capturing sector.

Mission

Colortrac continues to focus on product innovation in its mission to expand the market for wide format scanning and large format image processing applications.

Innovative Solutions

Colortrac has a long history of innovation and provides solutions for every section of the large format community.

SINGLESENSOR / CIS

The patented Colortrac invention ‘SingleSensor’ was a major gamechanger in the technology used to capture large format images. A huge improvement on staggered CIS, SingleSensor produces phenomenal results by combining:

• single line scanning accuracy from CCD scanners
• with
• the low cost of CIS technology

Colortrac markets SmartLF SCi SingleSensor scanner.

CCD

For customers who require high fidelity image reproduction and the capability to scan documents mounted on boards, our SmartLF SGi is the right choice. The SmartLF SGi range takes CCD scanning to the next level, with:

• short warm-up time through LED illumination: Long life. Low energy
• soft, motor driven roller for superb thin paper handling
• fast 8 ips color scan speed

Awards

The success of Colortrac SmartLF wide format scanners is recognized by winning numerous awards. This includes two UK Queen’s Awards.

Customers

Colortrac provides high quality wide format scanners and large format copy solutions for digital color and monochrome applications for customers engaged in:

• • • Architecture
    • Construction
    • Corporate In-house Services
    • Electronic Document Management (EDM)
    • Electronic Document Capture (EDC)
    • Engineering (CAD / CAM / CAE)
    • Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
    • Graphic and Fine Arts Reproduction Reprographics

Locations

Originally founded in UK, the current company HQ including the research and development department is located just north of Copenhagen in Denmark.

We have sales and support offices in Denmark (Copenhagen), USA (Chantilly, VA), UK (St. Ives) and Japan (Yokohama).

Colortrac manufacturing is undertaken in China (Suzhou).

End-user support is handled locally by our worldwide network of authorized distributors.

Corporate Responsibility

Whilst focusing on innovation and a drive to develop affordable, easy to use wide format scanners, Colortrac also takes its corporate responsibilities seriously.

In 2008, Colortrac was the first wide format scanner manufacturer to put its name to a corporate Code of Conduct which aims to promote fair employment conditions, protect Human Rights, ensure a safe working environment, manage environmental issues responsibly and adhere to high ethical standards worldwide.

In the same year, Colortrac cemented its commitment to protecting our climate and energy efficiency, by becoming an Energy Star® partner. Today, all Colortrac Scanners are Energy Star® compliant.