Which Bench is Right for You?

In today’s rapidly evolving world, institutions across various sectors are increasingly embracing digitization to preserve, manage, and access their invaluable collections and archives. However, navigating the myriad of digitization benches available can be a daunting task, with each boasting its unique features and capabilities. Which one is right for you? 
In this article, we delve into the intricate world of digitization benches, comparing their functionalities, suitability, and adaptability to different needs. Whether you’re a library, museum, archive, or educational institution, understanding which digitization bench aligns best with your requirements is crucial for efficient and effective digitization processes.

DT Atom 

Adaptable Digitization Platform, Versatile Tabletop Solution, Dynamic Scanning Flexibility

The DT Atom stands as a versatile table-top digitization platform, renowned for its adaptability to a wide range of material types. As with all DT products, modularity is at its core, with the DT Atom featuring a removable table top that enhances its flexibility. Aptly dubbed the “building block of digitization,” it offers seven different accessory tops, allowing transitions to handle books, loose materials, film, glass plates, textiles, maps, and more, making it suitable for nearly any item in an encyclopedic collection. Notably, the DT Atom sets itself apart as the lightest fully-featured copy stand in the industry, designed for easy mobility and breakdown without compromising on rigidity and quality. With its array of tops and accessories, the DT Atom transforms any table into a dynamic workspace tailored to your collection’s needs.

More information: 

• Learn More and Download the DT Atom Information Brochure

DT Versa

Comprehensive Digitization Solution, Versatile Scanning Platform, Standards-Compliant Flexibility

The DT Versa transcends the traditional copy stand, evolving into a comprehensive digitization platform where the stand, camera, and column seamlessly integrate with our software, facilitating swift and effortless preservation-grade digitization, whether with or without glass contact. Conservation-friendly by design, the Versa enables 100% contact-free scanning and offers precise control, allowing operators to delicately position materials against its user-settable maximum glass top. Its versatility knows no bounds, excelling not only in digitizing bound materials but also manuscripts, flat artwork, maps, translucent items like film or glass plate negatives, and specimens. Compliant with FADGI 4-star, Metamorfoze Strict, ISO 19264 Level A image quality standards, and JHOVE file format standards, the DT Versa is trusted by renowned institutions like The Library of Congress, The National Archives, and Getty for its ultimate image quality. With an open platform, it accommodates any camera, enabling seamless integration and future upgrades. Precision-engineered to aerospace-grade standards, with the DT AutoColumn ensuring camera positioning within two-hundredths of an inch, and the Phase One iX camera platform allowing micron-level focus movement, the Versa guarantees solid, precise, and perfectly aligned digitization. We value our customers as partners, offering highly trained staff ready to meet individual institution needs, including on-site training and unlimited support.

Best for: 

• Bound materials 
• Manuscripts
• Flat Artwork
• Maps
• Translucent Materials 
• Film 
• Glass Plate Negatives
• Specimens

More information: 

• Download the DT Versa Information Brochure

DT Element 

Versatile Compliance, Boundless Capabilities, Open-Platform Flexibility

The DT Element embodies compliance with industry standards, adhering to FADGI 4-star, Metamorfoze Strict, ISO 19264 image quality, and JHOVE file format standards, Its versatility is unmatched, capable of scanning a myriad of materials, including bound items and flat artwork, similar to the DT Versa, but also with the option to remove the camera for capturing installation artwork, in-situ art, architecture, and more. Operating on an open platform, the Element seamlessly integrates with any camera, offering flexibility for future upgrades or purchases, ensuring simplicity, quality, and throughput. Crafted in the USA with precision to 0.005” tolerances from aerospace-grade aluminum, the Element guarantees solidity and meticulous alignment, with the DT AutoColumn ensuring camera positioning within two-hundredths of an inch. Additionally, the Phase One iXG and iXH focus movement is measured in microns, ensuring meticulous accuracy in every scan.

Ideal for these types of Institutions:

• Libraries
• Museums
• Universities
• Archives 
• Galleries

DT Titan 

Expansive Size, Precision Engineering, Seamless Integration Capabilities

The DT Titan stands as the epitome of a complete digitization platform, seamlessly integrating the stand, camera, and column with our software for swift and effortless preservation-grade digitization. Addressing the challenges of digitizing large materials, from historical maps to oversized artworks and textiles, the DT Titan emerges as the Heritage industry’s premier 40” x 60” digitization system, boasting unparalleled precision, robustness, and workflow integration within DT’s product line. Featuring the DT AutoColumn XXL, the tallest automated photo column, it offers remote control capabilities and integrates seamlessly with Phase One iXG and Phase One iXH cameras, facilitating AutoPPI for effortless camera positioning and focus adjustments with just one click. Designed to handle oversized materials with ease, optional multi-gated vacuum tables, compatible with magnets, ensure secure material handling without compromising safety. Tailored to fit individual workflows, the DT Titan is customizable with appropriate lighting solutions, camera systems, software, and comprehensive service and support, ensuring seamless integration into institutional workflows.

Best for: 

• Large Materials
• Historical Maps 
• Oversized Artworks 
• Oversized Textiles

More information: 

• Download the DT Titan Information Brochure

DT BC100 

Preservation-Grade Precision, Efficient Dual-Camera, Limitless Adaptability

The DT BC 100 epitomizes future-proof digitization, boasting dual imaging cameras compliant with major preservation-grade standards like FAGDI 4-star and Metamorfoze-Strict. With a 100° glass platen, it handles bindings up to 6″ (15.24 cm) and page sizes up to 17″ x 24” or A2 (42 x 59.4 cm) per side. Trusted globally, it captures rare books and collections swiftly, up to 30 times faster than conventional scanners, while ensuring material safety. Versatile and easy-to-operate, its software delivers preservation-grade outputs in various formats, including RGB, grayscale, and CMYK, with support for Open Source Raw and DNG. The BC100 is the only true 48-bit system on the market, featuring an open platform design for seamless upgrades and durable construction for long-lasting reliability.

More information: 

• Download the DT BC 100 Information Brochure

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