PFU America Inc. has announced the availability of four FADGI-compliant document imaging scanner bundles. Each bundle includes one scanner from the RICOH fi series, one year of ScanCare service, calibration software and test target, installation, training and PaperStream Capture software.

The bundles are designed to meet the guidelines set forth in the Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI), a collaborative effort between U.S. federal agencies and independent agencies designed to create a set of standards and guidelines for digitizing cultural heritage materials. FADGI standards apply to still image materials, including textual content, maps and photographic prints, as well as AV collections.

Each of the RICOH scanners — fi-7600, fi-7700, fi-7800 and fi-7900 — enable federal agencies to also meet FADGI 3-star requirements, which will be mandated for all government records submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) once the rule goes into effect in June 2024.

"We know that meeting FADGI requirements can be challenging for federal agencies, which is why we created comprehensive bundle packages that combine high-quality document imaging scanners, software, service and support to make it easier to not only meet the guidelines, but to stay in compliance," said Daisuke Kutsuwada, president and CEO, PFU America Inc. "Our industry-leading RICOH scanners provide our government customers with the image quality and integrity required by FADGI, and will remain in compliance once FADGI 3-star rules are established."

Each bundle includes one of the following fi series scanners:

• The fi-7600 is a versatile, high-speed scanner for wide and normal-size documents. It achieves scanning speeds of 100 pages per minute (ppm)/200 images per minute (ipm), can load up to 300 sheets at a time and has the capacity to scan up to as many as 44,000 sheets a day.
• With speeds comparable to the fi-7600, the fi-7700 adds a fast double-letter size flatbed that can capture large, delicate and even bound documents.
• The fi-7800 enterprise large-batch scanner achieves scanning speeds of 110 ppm/220 ipm and can scan up to 100,000 sheets per day. It is optimized for centralized operations.
• Designed for enterprise environments, and optimized for centralized operations, the ultra-fast fi-7900 has scanning speeds of 140 ppm/280 ipm and can scan up to 120,000 sheets per day.

In addition, the bundle includes one-year of ScanCare, a premium scanner service offering which combines preventative maintenance, scanner consumables and training. It also includes PaperStream Capture image capture software specifically designed for RICOH's fi series scanners. It provides powerful image capture optimization as well as data extraction and organizational capabilities and features an intuitive interface with simple yet enriched scanning processes.

All scanners are precalibrated for FADGI compliance before shipping. RICOH also provides on-site installation, training and support during the onboarding process.