Aperture cards have long been the preserve of space saving/distribution and archiving for the large format document market.

Aperture cards are in the main used to hold large format drawing information and can commonly form major parts of legacy archives specifically in the architect, engineering and construction (AEC) sectors. The content is often stored centrally but required for use by many interested parties across multiple locations. The simple solution is to digitise the information and make accessible online to all. Experts in the production of large format documents since 1919 places 90yrs of file management at your disposal.

Unlike rollfilm aperture cards offer certain advantages when it comes to duplicating/distributing and retrieving information. The fact that a single frame is stored on a single card means that a particular drawing is extremely easy to locate, identify, duplicate and distribute.

These advantages offered by using aperture cards also lend themselves similarly in the scanning process. The user is able to easily locate individual documents/drawings that are required to be scanned and distributed electronically.

Scan to print and scan on demand solutions are also easily implemented when the source document is stored on aperture cards as it is extremely easy to identify a single frame on aperture card as opposed to finding a single frame in the middle of a roll of film.

When an aperture card has been Hollerith punched this offers significant advantages for indexing purposes as the aperture card scanner is able to automatically read the Hollerith punch code and provide an index file.

Service Point offer aperture card scanning utilising Wicks & Wilson scanning technology.

We have developed efficient scanning procedures that processes aperture cards rapidly, at the highest quality in a totally cost effective manner. Once done files can be placed on to an interactive dvd/cd or online in a secure silo for instant access. No other organisation has the depth of understanding or experience in the management aperture cards than Service Point.