Microfilming and Microfiche Services - Microfilm & Scanning Bureau (NE) Ltd

Despite a trend towards the scanning of documents, microfilming remains an effective and low cost way to archive paper documents.

In the long term, digital data will have to be migrated as the hardware and software become obsolete, whereas an analogue medium such as microfilm has a life expectancy of 500 years.
When retrieval is of lesser importance than preservation and archival quality, it is a secure and stable means of storing images. Bearing in mind a scanned image is generally produced at a resolution of between 200 and 400 dpi, a microfilm is usually over 6000 dpi making it preferable for drawings.

16 & 35mm Roll Film

A4-A0 sized documents and plans can be put onto 16mm and 35mm roll film and supplied in spool or cartridge format. Frame blips and sequential numbering can be added to 16mm film for use with CAR systems.

Approximately, 2,000 A4/A3 documents will fit on one 16mm film or 500 A2-A0 drawings on a 35mm film.

Many disaster recovery plans will require additional copies and our duplicating services include copying onto diazo and silver negative or positive film.

Jackets/Microfiche/Aperture Cards

Film can be cut and inserted into indexed microfiche jackets for ease of retrieval on small and relatively cheap equipment. These can be copied onto a sheet of diazo giving what is called a ‘microfiche’. Typically, plans are put onto 35mm film mounted into indexed aperture cards.

Equipment Sales

We supply micrographic equipment for viewing and printing from various microforms as well as consumables, such as toner cartridges and lamps as well as storage, such as fire proof safes or fiche cabinets.