
LONDON, 04 October, 2011 – Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions, today announces the launch of the imageFORMULA DR-M140 document scanner; a compact and versatile desktop scanner for productive document processing in busy office departments and workgroups.

The
DR-M140 offers a compact shape with a U-turn design and, measuring less
than 10cm in height, is small enough to fit into an office drawer for
convenient storage and operation.
The imageFORMULA DR-M140 has the same reliable paper handling system as Canon’s imageFORMULA DR-2580C.
This robust feeding mechanism ensures that mixed documents are smoothly
and reliably processed, while a selectable paper path means that the
scanner can handle a wider variety of documents. It can scan A3
documents in Folio mode and documents that are up to 3m in length such
as till receipt rolls, as well as thick documents such as ID cards,
credit cards or embossed card.
Sean Suematsu, European Document
Scanning Solutions Director, Canon Europe says, “The imageFORMULA
DR-M140 builds on the success of the popular DR-2580C with an
intelligent design and a number of innovative, technological
advancements that meet our customers’ needs for fast, accurate and
reliable scanning. This compact desktop scanner provides reliable
document processing at high-speeds, for mission critical and
decentralised scanning in SMBs and corporate workgroups. Through
innovative design, we are providing our customers with an attractive
alternative in a booming and busy market.”
The DR-M140 is robust
enough to process up to 6,000 scanned documents per day making it ideal
for larger batch scanning jobs. Ultrasonic double feed detection
identifies mis-feeds during batch scanning, while a double feed release
(DFR) feature allows users to conveniently ignore double feeds and
continue scanning in special cases, for example, when scanning an
envelope or a document with a sticky note attached.
The DR-M140
maintains productivity levels – scanning up to 40ppm/80ipm in colour -
even when scanning at higher resolutions of 300 dpi. This improves
accuracy in document data recognition and OCR applications enabling
businesses to extract customer reference numbers and details for faster
processing.
High quality image processing features include auto
colour detection, text orientation, auto page size detection and skip
blank pages that can boost productivity and maintain a high level of
accuracy.
The new desktop scanner also includes a professional
bundled software suite with direct connectivity to SharePoint. Powerful
software tools for batch and ad hoc scanning including CaptureOnTouch,
CapturePerfect, eCopy PDF Pro Office, and Kofax VRS. The DR-M140
supports scanning to multiple file formats including PDF-A, the industry
standard for long term archival, and PowerPoint.
The imageFORMULA DR-M140 will be unveiled at Salon du Document Numerique in France, and will be available across Europe from early November, 2011.