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What is a production document scanner?

A production document scanner is a high-speed, high-volume scanner built for central scanning operations and service bureaus rather than desktop use. Where an office scanner handles a few dozen pages, production models run continuously: flagship units scan around 210 pages per minute (420 images per minute in duplex), among the fastest speeds Kodak Alaris lists for its current production scanner line, according to the manufacturer's own product specifications (kodakalaris.com, verified July 2026). Rather than a fixed daily-page cap, that same specification rates the units for an "unlimited" recommended daily volume — feeder capacity and image-QA staffing, not a page ceiling, set the practical limit. They pair that speed with automatic document feeders, ultrasonic double-feed detection, and image cleanup, so large backfile-conversion projects finish in days rather than months. For records headed to long-term archives, output is typically saved as PDF/A — the ISO 19005-1 file format built specifically for long-term document preservation — central to meeting PHMC and state-archive retention requirements. Reynolds Business Systems, a Laserfiche Certified Partner with 3,000+ completed projects since 1970, specs, supplies, and services production scanners from Kodak and other manufacturers, configuring each unit for the customer's capture software. Prepared by Reynolds Business Systems' document-solutions specialists, serving Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley since 1970; reviewed July 2026.