Mosquito
High-performance A1 planetary scanner with semi-robotics for professional digitization projects and service providers
When compromise is not an option
With our A1 double-head large-format scanner book2net Mosquito, we have developed a high-performance device that is specially designed for digitizing largeformat, bulky or particularly heavy originals such as magazine volumes and at the same time guarantees maximum gentle handling.
Thanks to the parallel use of two camera units, the book2net Mosquito achieves unrivaled quality among A1 book scanners and guarantees consistently top-quality scanning results.
Industrial precision components and standards ensure durability and sustainability and enable smooth, even guidance and adjustment of all moving elements. This means that the book cradle, glass plate and the LED lighting system can be precisely adjusted to a wide range of formats and originals in a matter of seconds.
Mosquito Features
High-performance sensor
- Dual CMOS area sensor technology
- Selectable options: M70 (400 ppi)/M150 (600 ppi)
- 0.3 sec. scanning time (A1 color at 400 ppi)
- 3.5 sec. processing time (scannen + imaging + storage)
- USB 3.0 interface
- Optimized for OCR applications due to reduced signal noise
Optics
- Schneider-Kreuznach precision lens
- Depth of field 8 cm
- Brilliant color rendering
- Optical book fold optimization
- Perfect linearity
- Distortion-free
- Long durability
LED illumination
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Dual lighting unit (individually or synchronously controllable)
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Cold light LEDs
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Uniform illumination thanks to Fresnel lenses
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Stepless regulation of the light emission angle
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Constant wavelength
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Stable color temperature
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Light intensity <= 2,500 lux
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Illumination time <= 0.6 sec.
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Glare-free, UV/IR free (in accordance with EN60825-1)
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Long service life (10,000 working hours)
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Low energy consumption < 100 VA
Book cradle
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Motorized book cradle with balancing technology
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Height adjustment up to 25 cm
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Spine exemption up to 25 cm
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Double profile lifting columns for precise height adjustment
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Load capacity up to 180 kg per column
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Preservation approved
Fixed book table (optional)
- Continuous supporting surface
- Special coating on requirement
Motorized glass plate
- Gentle on documents
- Self-opening & self-closing
- Format-dependent opening angle
- Process-controlled pressure
- Adjustable pressure sensitivity
- Sensitive, fully electronic pressure control
- Non-reflective glass (museum glass optional)
Semirobotics
- PLC control with high-precision linear drive (1/100 mm precision)
- Programmable scanning processes
- Book size-dependent traverse paths
- Adjustable opening angles
- Process-controlled pressure
- Sensitive, fully electronic pressure control
- Variable control:
- fully automatic
- semi-automatic
- manual
- time-controlled
- user-controlled
Software & Features
- Live Video Preview
- Easy Scan / bookScan professional scanning software
- OCR (optional)
- Live Control Professional (optional)
Color management
Integrated true color management:
METAMORFOZE, FADGI, ISO/TS 19264:1 2017 standard regarding color quality, resolution, noise & linearity
Eco-friendly
- No UV / IR radiation
- No ozone, no emissions
- No heat load
- Lowest noise emission
- Low-Energy-Control (LEC)
- Energy-saving
References
“We are quite pleased with the results. The devices have don a great job so far!”
Martin Lund, Digitization Specialist, Royal Library of Denmark
Case Study