Böwe Bell + Howell (BBH) came through on its attempt to set an officially recognized Guiness World Record for the longest scanned document.
BBH employees used the company's Trūper 3600 low-volume production scanner to successfully handle a custom-made fetal monitor strip measuring 3,875 feet. (That's nearly three-quarters of a mile).
The uninterrupted scan lasted one hour, 17 minutes and 22 seconds.
Guinness World Records Judge Gareth Deaves was present to confirm that the attempt met the criteria set forth by Guinness World Records, including that the scanned document was a continuous file in one single page and that the original document was made out of paper.
BBH's made the connection to health care by noting that its scanner can handle long, vital medical records, such as fetal monitoring strips and EKG printouts. Users of the scanner can switch between long and regular page modes.
Frank Irving
Editor
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