(Sanitized) HIGH RESOLUTION STEP AND REPEAT PRINTER (PRINTER # 2)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04770A001600020005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 6, 2005
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 8, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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CONFIDENTIAL
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1. Recently tests have been conducted at the contractorle. plant
P WS to determine the resolution capability of the breadboard for
printer # 2. Using an 1ir Force th ree?.bar high contrast 800 1/sm
target, a series of tests were run on type 84.30 film. Results varied
from group 8 step 1 (317 i/nan) to VVIV 8 step 3 (397 1/rya) giving
an civeruge of about 350
P. The contractor claims that by
with good ultra violet transmission chaxacteria
collimation that the first model will readily achie'
type 8430 film. This claim appears to be technically feasible and
reasonable.
3. In essence the first m dal of printer 2 will be 4 high
resolution step and repeat printer capra of attaining 40.0 1/?t
resolution on type,? ` 30 films, printer frames up to 30 inches in
length and up to 9 inches in width, and incorporating a frame sensing
device for autmatic operation, The frame sensing device has been
tested successfully for printer 0 1 at 0.
4. Tlae
at contact printer demonstrates the
following e in adr cing the state-of-the.art with respect
a.
30 inch
mercury vat light
also provides automatic
b.
uniform
therefore results
than any pious flat.-'
bag.
ig it source (alit
took and
contact printer
utilizing a stationary air
It provides a significant first step in the partial
ion of multi-duplication of selected exposures on a
given roll.
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the ultimate user.
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funds required to omplete
for printer # 1. t costs
d by OIMRADA. Before P&DS can made
itr t for printer # 2 or
I to complete the first
(3) Complete the first model
direction of PAS test aad de-.b
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formance turn over to Pat) for opera
6. we
on the alternatives ,
that our contract a .tor, vho i
may initiate the VrqW course o:
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(2 Mar 1966)
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(To be completed and returned
t.o OL/PD/CA&SB/CAS within 5
working days)
PART VI: SPO?`,i" r'i .Nc TECHNICAL OFFICE
Technical Office
Project MonitorI
-._ne of Contractor:
A. Evaluation of contractor's facilities:
/-7 Excellent Good /-/ Fair /-7 Poor
B. Qualifications of technical personnel assigned to Agency
projects:
/-7 Excellent
C. Results obtained
/-7 Excellent
D. Results obtained
/-7 Excellent
/-J Good f / Fair /-7 Poor
by contractor in research and development:
/-7 Good /'7 Fair ~~ Poor
by contractor in production type contracts:
/-7 Good /-'7 Fair /-7 Poor
E. Timeliness of results, reports or production:
/-7 Excellent /-7 Good /"7 Fair Poor
F. Responsiveness to technical control:
/-7 Excellent /-7 Good /-7 Fair Poor
G. Comments :
It is i vo 1 etR ~ 2#a6fi/6B~c3tc i6~P~786~4 Q ?~0 dropped
or only as a source for .STh v~,gRp P/iovvCT-.a+' /TAMS'
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PART VI: SPONSORING TECHNICAL OFFICE (cont'd)
Over-all numerical evaluation. of contractor (see scale below): -6
Scale
10
- Outstanding
9 &
8
- Excellent
7 &
6
- Satisfactory
5
- Fair
4 &
3
- Marginal
2 &
1
- Poor
If this contractor has only furnished you with standard stock
items and you do not wish to evaluate him, please check this
box /-J and return this form.
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