Welcome to the Digital Scanning & Microfilm Equipment - DS & ME Website - OUR MOTTO: Quality is not EXPENSIVE it is PRICELESS

For all things Book & Large Format scanning of Engineering, Architectural plus other types of Drawing/s, Map/s & Plan/s & Fragile Archival Document Scanning plus Micrographic - Imaging Equipment.

Servicing Australia - New Zealand - PNG & the Oceania market with Book & Large Format Scanning Equipment for Engineering, Architectural plus other types of Drawing/s, Map/s & Plan/s & Fragile Archival Document Scanning - Imaging Equipment in 2D or Virtual 3D - V3D for Wood, Carpet, Braille, Botanicals, Fabric, Metals, Seals, Tires, Textiles, Plastic, Wallpaper, Geological, Rubber, Coins, Artwork & Circuit Boards plus On Demand - Walk-Up Digital Microfilm Viewers, Readers, Scanners & Printers.

Do you or your organisation need total & complete functionality from Book & Fragile Archival Document Scanning or Micrographic Equipment?

Then you have found the right resource on the internet to address your needs with Digital Scanning & Microfilm Equipment - DS & ME across Australia – New Zealand - PNG & Oceania






As of APRIL 2021 DS & ME in conjunction with MES of Sydney have a total of TWO-2 of the earlier METIS model DRS 2000 DCS Large Format Scanners located in Australia. One is installed in Sydney with the second awaiting installation in Canberra.
Full details available online @
https://www.metis-group.com/product/drs-2000-dcs-heritage


Full details available online @
https://www.metis-group.com/product/superscan-pm3d


Full details available online @
https://www.smascanners.com/en/products/robotic-book-scanner-robo-scan-v2/


Full details available online @
https://www.metis-group.com/product/drs-2020-dcs

As of APRIL 2021 DS & ME in conjunction with MES of Sydney have a total of SEVEN-7 of the SMA SCANMASTER SERIES of Book Scanners installed across Australia & Oceania. With TWO-2 model SM 0 installed in Brisbane plus THREE-3 units installed in Canberra, TWO-2 model SM 1's plus ONE-1 model SM 2 PLUS ONE-1 SM 0 located in Sydney and an additional model SM 2 installed in Oceania.
Full details available online @
https://www.smascanners.com/en/products/ao-book-scanner-scan-master-0-3650/


Full details available online @
https://www.metis-group.com/product/eds-alpha

Full details available online @
https://www.metis-group.com/product/drs-1520-dcs

Full details available online @
http://unionovo.eu/v-cradle-book-scanners/cn1/
As of APRIL 2021 DS & ME have a total of FIVE-5 of the METIS EDS model GAMMA Book Scanners installed. Full details available online @ https://www.metis-group.com/product/eds-gamma As of APRIL 2021 DS & ME in conjunction with MES of Sydney have a total of FOUR-4 SMA VERSASCAN Flatbed Scanner models installed. THREE-3 of the 4870's and ONE-1 of the 36100. Full details available online @ https://www.smascanners.com/en/categorie/flatbed-scanners/








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Digital Scanning & Microfilm Equipment – DS & ME is pleased & VERY EXCITED to be able to announce its HISTORIC appointment as an Australian, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea & Oceania market Reseller for the Crowley – Wicks & Wilson – UScan+ Universal Microform Scanner

OUR MOTTO: Quality is not EXPENSIVE it is PRICELESS

LATEST NEWS: Digital Scanning & Microfilm Equipment – DS & ME is pleased & VERY EXCITED to be able to announce that based on its EXCEPTIONAL SUCCESS over the past ELEVEN – 11 YEARS with in excess of FIVE HUNDRED and FIFTY – 550 INSTALLATIONS of On-Demand Walk-up Digital Microfilm Reader, Viewer, Scanner & Printers across Australia – New Zealand – PNG & Oceania that Crowley –  Wicks & Wilson Limited of the United Kingdom has seen fit to appoint DS & ME as a Reseller of  their UScan+ Universal Microfilm Scanner Range with Colour Capabilities, the UScan+ HD and +HD LTE models of Crowley – Wicks & Wilson Limited’s On-Demand Walk-up Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer with the NEW 18 Megapixel Active Pixel Sensor Array.

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Well, 2023 is here with a RUSH & Digital Scanning & Microfilm Equipment – DS & ME is moving onward & upward with its Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer offerings to our current & prospective clients located in the Australian, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea & Oceania market.

Laurie Varendorff the Managing Director & CEO of DS & ME has been involved with the marketing, installation & ongoing technical support of the Wicks & Wilson Limited range of micrographic equipment for the past TWENTY SEVEN-27 years with the first installation of the Wicks & Wilson Limited’s 35mm Aperture Card Scanner with the Water Authority of Western Australia in 1993 & its replacement with the Wicks & Wilson Limited model 3600 – 35mm Aperture Card Scanner in 1998.

Since Digital Scanning & Microfilm Equipment – DS & ME commenced operations in 2004 DS & ME has installed numerous of the Crowley – Wicks & Wilson Limited model C-250 – 400 – 35mm Aperture Card Scanners plus the model 7750 Microfiche Scanner into the Australian, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea & Oceania market.

A YouTube Video of the UScan+ UF-Series Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer in operation for the scanning of all microfilm formats plus other Photographic materials e.g., Microfilm – Microfiche – Jumbo fiche – Ultrafiche – Aperture Cards – Micro Cards / Micro Opaques – Photographic materials (slides, negatives, etc.) & 35mm perforated films is available for your review below.

DS & ME have stock of the UScan+ UF-Series Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printers on order & in transit.

It is DS & ME’s intention to grow our installation base in excess of FIVE HUNDRED and FIFTY – 550 INSTALLATIONS of On-Demand Walk-Up Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printers with the introduction of the UScan+ Universal Microfilm Scanner with Colour Capabilities with the Crowley Wicks & Wilson Limited  UScan+ HD and +HD LTE On Demand Walk-Up Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer models with the NEW 18 Megapixel active pixel sensor array

To download a copy of the NEW 18 Megapixel active pixel sensor array with the Wicks & Wilson Limited UScan+ HD and +HD LTE On Demand Walk-Up Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer models Brochure please click on this link DS & ME UScan+UF Series Universal Microform Scanner BROCHURE

With many years of experience in the micrographic, microform, microfilm, & microfiche imaging [ both film & digital ] technology & the industry Laurie Varendorff, DS & ME is well placed to understand the microfiche & microfilm & more recently book scanning, digitising & reading – viewing requirements of the Archive, Library – Public, Special Purpose, University & Reference, Genealogy, Preservation, Conservation, Local Studies & Local History areas & be able to provide the most suitable equipment & consumables available to meet those requirements.

DS & ME is capable of fulfilling your equipment & consumable requirements for 35 mm Aperture Cards for Engineering, Architectural plus other types of Drawing/s, Map/s & Plan/s, Jacket/s, Microfiche, Microfilm & Book plus Large Format & Fragile Document Scanning production plus viewing, reading, scanning, digitising, digitizing, imaging, printing & any other micrographic & book scanning needs, now & into the future. The marketing, installation & ongoing support of digital microfilm equipment & especially aperture card, jacket, microfiche & microfilm Reader – Printer Scanners plus the recent addition of a range of book scanners is our organisations specialty.

With a currently comprehensive & growing list of international and nation partners ( both manufactures and sub distributors ) DS & ME are in a position to provide for the current rejuvenation in the area of digital 35 mm Aperture Card/s for Engineering, Architectural plus other types of  Drawing/s, Map/s & Plan/s, Jacket/s, Microfiche & Microfilm equipment plus the recent addition of book scanner installations & support including digital microfilm Reader – Printer Scanners & consumable utilization across Australian – New Zealand – Papua New Guinea & South Pacific at a time when there is resurgence in the use of microfilm & microforms in general as an archival storage media & a need to convert physical books to a digital format.

This resurgence of microfilm & microforms in general in the Archive area is in addition to microfilms & microforms in general continuing use in its areas of strength in the Library – Public, Special Purpose, University & Reference, Archive & Records Management, Heritage, Museum, Preservation, Genealogy, Local Studies plus Family & Local History areas & with related professional & amateur institutions & organisations which has been added to by the recent addition of book scanning equipment availability to this same market segment serviced by DS & ME.

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For any book, drawing, map or plan plus archival document or fragile material no matter the size – e.g. less than A 5 = 148 x 210 mm = ( 5.83 x 8.27 inches ) or up to Double A 0 Plus = 2,000 x 1,210 mm = ( 78.7 x 47.64 inches ) – which requires Scanning, Digitising = Digitizing & or Imaging for your Digitisation Projects, no matter how large or small then contact Laurie Varendorff @ email @ Laurie.Varendorff@gmail.com ; or Phone: Australia @ 0417 094 147 – International @ +61 417 094 147 at Digital Scanning & Microfilm Equipment – DS & ME.

Laurie will be able to advise if DS & ME has the specialised equipment available for the Scanning, Digitising, & or Imaging from a minimum size of A 6 = 148 mm in width by 105 mm in height up to a maximum size of over Double A 0 = 1189 mm plus in width by 841 mm plus in height for books or Fragile Document/s, Map/s, Plan/s or Engineering, Architectural plus other types of Drawing/s required to meet a prospective client’s individual requirements.

For any form of microfilm aperture card, jacket, microfiche, microfilm – 16 / 35 mm Roll, micrographic & microform requirements, no matter how small or complex, please contact us via the Contact Us @ DS & ME facility at this website or email Laurie Varendorff at – Digital Scanning & Microfilm Equipment – DS & ME – Email: Laurie.Varendorff@gmail.com & we will do everything in our power to fulfil your requirements.

For Further Assistance? If you require details on the range of Digital Microfilm Reader – Viewer – Scanner – Printers available in the Australian – New Zealand – & Oceania Region or any of DS & ME’s extensive range of Microfilm or Book & Large Format Fragile Document Scanners on any the products or services listed on this website or require a quotation you can send an e-mail, or phone Laurie Varendorff via email @Laurie.Varendorff@gmail.com ; or Phone: Australia @ 0417 094 147 – International @ +61 417 094 147

Digital Scanning & Microfilm Equipment – DS & ME for All Things Book & Fragile Archival Document plus Micrographic Scanning, Digitising & Imaging services the Australian – New Zealand – Papua New Guinea & Oceania Market which includes all states & territories of Australia including Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, the Northern Territory plus New Zealand – NZ  plus surrounding areas in Oceania where our Business Partners provide us with the authority to promote, install & to provide ongoing technical support for their nominated equipment range.