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title: "Contex Insights: Large Format Scanning Guides and Cases (2)"
description: Latest knowledge and news from Contex, experts in large format scanning. (2)
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Contex Insights
# The place to go for large format scanning know-how
Explore expert advice, practical guides, news and real-world applications of large format scanning.
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Topics [Fine art](https://contex.com/insights/tag/fine-art) [Museums & heritage](https://contex.com/insights/tag/museums-heritage) [Reprographics](https://contex.com/insights/tag/reprographics) [Document archiving](https://contex.com/insights/tag/document-archiving) [CAD & engineering](https://contex.com/insights/tag/cad-engineering) [GIS & maps](https://contex.com/insights/tag/gis-maps) [Scanner care](https://contex.com/insights/tag/scanner-care-support) [PCB inspection](https://contex.com/insights/tag/pcb-quality-inspection) [Print inspection](https://contex.com/insights/tag/print-inspection)
## Latest insights
### [ Case study Can a scanner support a whole community? How a museum helps Talbot Historical Society Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum lent its HD Apeiron/42 scanner to Talbot Historical Society to digitize large, fragile maps and documents. October 21, 2024](https://contex.com/insights/talbot-historical-society)
### [ Case study A museum’s dream: Preservation past physical life at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum digitizes 10,000+ fragile ship’s plans with the contact-free HD Apeiron/42, so originals are handled one last time. September 26, 2024](https://contex.com/insights/cbmm-heritage-preservation-case-study)
### [ Guide Contex scanner maintenance: how to keep your large format scanner in good shape Step-by-step large format scanner maintenance: clean the glass, re-color calibrate and remove streaks. With videos for HD Ultra X, IQ Quattro X and SD One+. Updated October 21, 2026](https://contex.com/insights/contex-scanner-maintenance)
### [ Guide Tips and guidelines for optimal scanning results with HD Apeiron/42 17 one-minute video tips for HD Apeiron/42 and Nextimage Apeiron: focus plane, lamp positions, presets, calibration, stitching and more. Updated November 10, 2026](https://contex.com/insights/hd-apeiron-42-tips-and-guidelines)
### [ Case study Reproducing framed art: American Repro is 20 times faster, and still charges the same American Reprographics scans framed art without removing the frame: 5 minutes instead of 1–2 hours, at the same price. Read the case study. April 11, 2024](https://contex.com/insights/american-repro-framed-art-scanning)
### [ Case study Revolutionizing workflow and color accuracy in art reproduction A Western European fine art printer tested HD Apeiron/42 on watercolors: closer color, real-time 3D texture control and hours, if not days, saved. March 12, 2024](https://contex.com/insights/color-accuracy-art-reproduction-case-study)
### [ Case study A/E Graphics puts stand-alone scanners and MFPs to the test A/E Graphics tested the top scanners against their MFPs. Contex HD Ultra X scans were two to three times better, so they switched to stand-alone scanners. March 7, 2024](https://contex.com/insights/ae-graphics-standalone-scanner-vs-mfp-test)
### [ Guide Scan A0, Arch E, D, ANSI and other large format documents: what to consider Which scanner width do you need for A0, A1, Arch D/E or ANSI sizes? Size charts matched to large format scanners, plus what to consider per document type. Updated October 21, 2026](https://contex.com/insights/how-to-digitize-large-documents)
### [ News Contex: 100 years of inventions From ink and calculators in 1923 to the contact-free HD Apeiron/42 in 2023: a timeline of 100 years of Contex inventions, with historical images. October 10, 2023](https://contex.com/insights/contex-100-years-of-inventions)
### [ Guide What is large format scanning? Benefits, uses and workflows Learn what large format scanning is, how it works, and how it helps digitize maps, drawings, archives, artwork and technical documents. Updated October 21, 2026](https://contex.com/insights/what-is-large-format-scanning)
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[ Fine art Guides, customer stories and answers for galleries, museums, artists and fine art reprographics studios on ...](https://contex.com/insights/tag/fine-art) [ Museums & heritage Stories and guides for museums, archives and historical societies on digitizing fragile collections with ...](https://contex.com/insights/tag/museums-heritage) [ Reprographics Case studies and guides for print and repro shops on large format scanning, new revenue streams and faster ...](https://contex.com/insights/tag/reprographics) [ Document archiving How organizations digitize large documents, plans and records for secure, searchable archives.](https://contex.com/insights/tag/document-archiving) [ CAD & engineering Guides and case studies on scanning technical drawings, plans and engineering documents.](https://contex.com/insights/tag/cad-engineering) [ GIS & maps How map offices and land records teams scan maps and surveys with accuracy.](https://contex.com/insights/tag/gis-maps) [ Scanner care Maintenance guides, video tutorials and tips for getting the best results from your Contex scanner.](https://contex.com/insights/tag/scanner-care-support) [ PCB inspection How electronics manufacturers document PCBs and PCB assemblies for quality and traceability.](https://contex.com/insights/tag/pcb-quality-inspection) [ Print inspection How printers, packaging and label producers compare printed output against the original design to catch ...](https://contex.com/insights/tag/print-inspection)
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