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February 2007 • Vol.11 Issue 1 Page(s) 136-139 in print issue Add To My Personal Library Scanners convert text documents, paper photographs and images, slides and negatives, and even small three-dimensional objects into digital files. Essentially electronic copy machines, most scanners come in three main types: flatbed scanners, sheetfed scanners, and multifunction/all-in-one devices. A flatbed scanner features a horizontal glass pane, usually in letter or legal size, on which you place a document for scanning. Scanners with an ADF (automatic document feeder; a slanted tray that holds documents for scanning) are sheetfed scanners. A sheetfed scanner may or may not include the flat-bed component, and depending on the scanner model,
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Ark-Plas Products,® Inc. provides distributors and OEM customers with assistance in developing economical solutions for their special requirements. They offer custom tube fittings to match your... (read more)
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Custom plastic tubing to match your specifications! Over 50 sizes, up to 8 colors to choose from, coiled tubing, standard and metric sizes, clear, opaque or transparent with bulk spools available. (read more)
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