CONTACT DUPLICATING AND RESEAU PRINTER AND HIGH RESOLUTION STEP AND REPEAT PRINTER EIGHTEENTH MONTHLY LETTER REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04770A001600040008-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 26, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 10, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTACT DUPLICATING AND RESEAU PRINTER
AND
HIGH RESOLUTION STEP AND REPEAT PRINTER
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JANUARY 10, 1966
Period: December 1, 1965 to January 1, 1966
STAT
NGA Review Complete
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section No.
Page No.
1.0
CONTACT DUPLICATING AND RESEAU PRINTER
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1.1
Purpose .............................
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1.2
Activity of This Report Period........
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1.3
Plans for Next Period .................
2
1.4
Problems ..............................
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1.5
Documentation .........................
3
1.6
Questions Outstanding .................
3
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HIGH RESOLUTION STEP AND REPEAT PRINTER
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2.1
Purpose ...............................
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2.2
Activity of This Report Period........
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2.3
Plans for the Next Report Period......
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2.4
Questions Outstanding .................
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 1.0 CONTACT DUPLICATING AND RESEAU PRINTER
1.1 Purpose
The over-all objective of the current contract is the design,
fabrication, test, and delivery in fifteen months of a Photographic,
Step.and Repeat, Contact Duplicating and Reseau Printer. Prime
design goals are high-speed automatic operation, variable format
capability, and high resolution with minimum film distortion or
damage. The delivered equipment will be suitable for operational
? use. The printer will accommodate films of 70 mm to 92" width
with frame lengths up to 30 inches and will provide operation in
the reseau mode and selective mode as options.
1.2 Activity of this Report Period
The first reseau grid and glass platen have been completed
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for STAT
test and alignment. The spare grid and platen are in the final
stages of fabrication and should be delivered this month.
? Preliminary exposure tests on film at
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indicate STAT
that newton fringes may present a problem. In anticipation, plans
are being formulated to provide anti-newton fringe coatings on.all
platens as a precautionary;.measure. This will require shipment to
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the only coating vendor located
to date capable of handling the dimensions of the platens.
A recent modification to the film transport utilizing a constant
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speed D.C. servo-controlled motor and a mechanical transmission
looks very promising from preliminary tests. Further tests with
all film sizes will be required prior to installation into the
deliverable printer.
Transistor failures in the frame edge detector circuits have
delayed final tests of this device in Washington. Cause of the
failures is being investigated, and a reschedule test date will
be established as soon as possible.
The printer installation base has been completed, and is ready
? for installation at the customer's facility. It is contemplated
that delivery of the base will be accomplished when the test bed
is delivered for test of the frame edge detector.
Final assembly of the deliverable printer is continuing, and
preliminary testing has started. Tests of the exposure control
indicate a modification is required so that simultaneous lamp
time-out can be provided when there is a uniform density in the
gate. Two methods of accomplishment are under study.
1.3 Plans for Next Period
Final installation of the transport and frame edge detector
circuits will be made after satisfactory tests have been made on
the breadboard-unit. ::'Final -test. and delivery:::.are :planned.
1.4 Problems
Frame edge detector tests will be performed in Washington at
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the customer's facility due to lack of availability of specific
test films.
1.5 Documentation
There was no new documentation this month.
1.6 Questions Outstanding
Lack of funds and change of scope questions are still unresolved..
2.0 HIGH RESOLUTION STEP AND REPEAT PRINTER
2.1 Purpose
The purpose of this effort is to design, fabricate, test and
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n twenty months a high precision, step and repeat, photo-
graphic contact printer. This printer will be capable of producing
photographic contact'prints of the highest possible quality, reso-
lution, acutance from roll films of width varying from 70 mm to 92"
and in preselected frame lengths from 5 inches up to a maximum of
30 inches.
2.2 Activity of This Report Period
All activity has been stopped as of October 13, 1965,t-when a
verbal stop work order was received at from the Contracting STAT
Officer .
STAT A meeting was held at 0 on 7 December, 1965 with the tech-
nical monitors and a government auditor. Discussions centered around
justifications for the change of scope.
Possible modifications to adapt the printer for use with a
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new film code were discussed. Preliminary specifications of the
new code were presented, and it was recommended that
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the cost of modifying printer 2 to read the new code as well as using
frame edge sensing, in the event that the code be adopted by the
customer.
A presentation of change of scope details was made to the
customer on December 17, 1965. The design specifications of
Printers 1 and 2 were presented with accomplishments to date, and
the change of scope details were more fully discussed. No decision
was made at the meeting regarding the start up of printer 2; however,
it is contemplated that a meeting will be held by the customer late
in December for determination of future funding.
Two new technical monitors were introduced, who.would be re-
sponsible for future program liaison.
2.3 Plans for Next Reporting Period
An estimate for modification. of printer 2 for adaptation to
? the new code will be prepared.
2.4 Questions Outstanding
Change in scope question and lack of funds has not been resolved.
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