A flatbed scanner to unleash your creativity

The IQ FLEX flatbed scanner is ideal for fragile originals, book scanning, textiles and artwork you would like to transform into digital content. Suitable for use by artists, colleges, designers, archivists, agencies, repro shops, textiles, furniture, construction and in engineering
A flatbed scanner to unleash your creativity
The IQ FLEX flatbed scanner is ideal for fragile originals, book scanning, textiles and artwork you would like to transform into digital content. Suitable for use by artists, colleges, designers, archivists, agencies, repro shops, textiles, furniture, construction and in engineering
  • 18"x 24" (457mm x 610mm) scan size
  • Scan to File, Copy, Email, Cloud, USB
  • 48bit colour
  • Gigabit wired, WIFI
  • 1200 dpi optical resolution
  • Book scanning mode
IQ FLEX takes an innovative approach to large format flatbed scanning. With this product, we focus on how you work while pushing the boundaries of CIS technology.

The IQ FLEX is versatile with options for oversize documents, scan to print and also book scanning with page split and auto spine fold elimination. Mark-up documents as you scan and copy them directly from the touchscreen. Add a computer and our award-winning Nextimage software to unleash the full potential of the scanner. This way you access more options with a larger selection of functionalities.
Overview
The IQ FLEX flatbed scanner is ideal for fragile originals, book scanning, textiles and artwork you would like to transform into digital content. Suitable for use by artists, colleges, designers, archivists, agencies, repro shops, textiles, furniture, construction and in engineering

This flatbed scanner also works for architects, engineers and any other technical professional. Simply because it makes their workdays easier when handling large drawings and working with CAD.

More features
Easy to use yet incredibly flexible with options for oversize documents, scan to print and book scanning with page split and spine fold elimination.
The scanner comes complete with a built-in controller and touchscreen the size of a tablet PC. This enables you to operate, edit, annotate and mark-up right from the screen with no need for an extra PC.

More possibilities
Protect fragile originals by placing them gently on the scanner bed or utilize the flexibility to scan books, textiles and/or artwork you would like to transform into digital content.

More quality
Operate from the touch panel or install the Nextimage software and run it from a PC or simply use rainforest365. Scan to any PC via Ethernet or Wi-Fi with the revolutionary Contex LINK pc utility.

Oversize document scanning
Scan documents that are up to double the size of the A2/ C-size glass plate, even A1/ D-size originals.

Book scanning mode with the book mode wizard helper
Once you scan a spread, you are asked to define the two pages on the operating panel. The pages are split, numbered and stored in the destination of your choice.

Contex Clean Scan CIS
Contex CleanScan technology is based on custom CIS modules with Dual sided LED light and Dual Diffusion.

Contex CFR (Colour Fringe Removal)
Color Fringe Removal (CFR) is a Contex Patent. Color Fringing is a natural consequence of CIS technology sequentially flashing R-G-B. Thanks to Contex innovative thinking CFR will remove this problem with advanced filter technology.

SmartShare
This allows all users in a workgroup to operate the scanner from their own computer via Ethernet.

Nextimage Training Videos
Nextimage 5 is more than just scanning software. Designed to optimize results for every use Nextimage brings out unseen details and restores even the faintest originals. Scan in vibrant color in sRGB, Adobe RGB or even full 48-bit with selected scanners. Capture and improve maps using advanced color reduction options. Digitize and restore monochrome originals with unique adaptive filters and advanced background suppression.

FEATURES YOU'LL LIKE

SnapScan
You only have to scan your original once, instead of having to do it every time something changes.

Batch Scanning
Feature means you don’t have to press ‘scan’ every time you feed the scanner with a new original when scanning batches of paper.

Auto rotate
Aligns your originals. You can even mark areas on the scan you want to align with using the ‘align to measure line’ .

Soft handle
Is what you need if you want to take extra good care of your fragile original. You know; lowering the speed, loading slower and rejecting the original as carefully as possible.

Printer compatibility
No large format scanner software has a longer list of printer drivers it is compatible with than Nextimage (REPRO).

Printer compatibility like no other
Nextimage support more than 300 printer drivers

Improve your files
Clean and brighten both new originals and low contrast blueprints

Enhancement tools
Nextimage comes with a B&W algorithm which combines background cleaning and preservation of grayscales in one mode. Useful for cleaning up new originals and for low contrast blueprints.

Colour palette tool
With the palette tool, you can pick and reduce colors producing extra crispy scans while dramatically reducing files size of scanned documents.

Black/White point control
Brighten up your scans by controlling the darkest /lightest point of your scans by adjusting the black / white points.

Closed loop calibration (CLC)
Nextimage comes with built-in closed loop calibration for managing colors when making copies. The CLC wizard helps you create a media profile which is optimized for the particular media in the printer. Simply print a reference pattern on your printer, and then scan it to create the perfect relationship between your scanner and printer.

ICC colour management
Nextimage supports ICC/ICM profiles. It can embed ICC profiles in scanned files, whether it is JPG, JPEG 2000 or TIFF, preserving colors when files are loaded into other applications.

Specifications
Technology

Size (Maximum Scan Width)

Maximum Media Width

Weight and Dimensions

Productivity

Touch panel/screen

Accuracy

Optical Resolution

Maximum Resolution

Maximum Media Thickness

File Formats

Cloud Destinations

Connectivity

Colour Space

Energy Star Compliant

Software



Operating System


CIS Contex CleanScan+

Arch C-size (18” x 24”) / ISO A2 (457 x 610 mm)

19.2” x 25.2” (487mm x 639.6mm)

35 kg (77Ibs) / 661 mm (26”) x 1176 mm (46”) x 194 mm (8”)

Full scan area at 200 dpi RGB colour or greyscale in 6 seconds

7" multi Touch Screen, 800 x 480 pixels

0.1% +/- 1 pixel

1200 dpi

9600 dpi

Unlimited

PDF, PDF/A, TIF and JPG

Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft Sky Drive, Box.com

WIFI, Ethernet

Adobe RGB / Device RGB / RAW RGB / sRGB

Yes

Contex LINK networking and cloud access utility WIDEsystem driver and scanner maintenance utility. Optional: NextImage5, AutoCAD® , Microstationtm, ArcGIStm and all other CAD, GIS

Windows 10, 8, 7 and Vista
Call us at 800-567-3222 or contact us for your free quote.
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