ROLLER TRANSPORT PROCESSOR (24 INCH)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2004
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: February 29, 1964
• Content Type: CONT

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PAR 215
29 Feb 64
SUBJECT: Roller Transport Processor (24 Inch)
TASK/PROBLEM
Design and fabricate a self-threading photographic
processor capable of processing sheets up to twenty-four inches wide
and continuous web materials up to twenty inches wide.
Approval to proceed with PAR 214 was received by mes-
sage 0886 dated 10 Feb 64. Upon receipt of approval, specification
number 204 was revised incorporating changes requested. The revised
specification 204-A is attached for information purposes. A revised
cost estimate has been completed and will be submitted to the con,
tracting officier under separate cover for approval. Basic data pre-
paratory to starting design layout has been collected.
PLANNED ACTIVITIES
Preliminary design and layout is scheduled to start on/or
about 16 Mar 64. Target date for completion is on/or about 15 June 64.
Detailed design of some machine parts should be underway by 15 May 64.
Declass Review by NGA.
Attachment Spec No. 204-A
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Spec No. 204.A
SPECIFICATION
FOR
ROLLER TRANSPORT PROCESSOR (24 INCH)
Date 29 Feb-
TASK/PROBLEM
Design and fabricate a self-threading photographic processor
capable of processing sheets up to twenty-four inches wide and continuous
web material up to twenty inches wide. Provide a 20-inch take-up module
to handle continuous web materials up to 250 feet long. Provide cassette
and feed tunnel to permit daylight operation of equipment with continuous
web material 20 inches wide by 250 feet long.
Roller transport conveyance through deep tanks. Agitation ac-
complished by action of the conveying rollers.
MATERIAL CAPABILITIES
Film Size
Cut Sheet - Minimum - 4 x 5 inches
Maximum - 24 inches wide, up to 10 feet in length
Note: Cut sheet films must be packaged and s'i.,aed in cut sheet form, not
cut from roll stock.
Continuous Strip - Minimum - 16mm
Maximum - 20 inches x 250 feet
Material - Certain types of black-and-white aerial and commer-
cial films, black-and-white treated paper base
material and black-and-white single and double
weight standard paper base materials.
Note: It should be recognized that with roller transport equipment, some
of the thinner base materials and all paper base materials may re-
quire a pilot tab at the leading edge in order to be self-threading.
Output Rates (Approximate)
Print Material - 8 ft/min.
Negative Material - 4 ft/min.
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Spec No. 204-A
Date 29 Feb 64
Dry to Dry - Print Material - 7 min.
Negative Material - 14 pain.
PRODUCT QUALITY
Good commercial quality (approximately 5 years)
PROCESSING TEMPERATURE
70 OF to 110 OF
High-velocity air impingement drying for all film base mater-
ials. Drum drying for paper base materials. Drum drier to be auxiliary
equipment to operate in tandem with processor conveyance of material from
processor to drier not to be self-threading.
Daylight operating capability for all continuous strip mater-
ial up to 250 feet long. Darkroom feed for all cut sheet material.
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
Overall Dimensions (approximate)
Length - 11 feet 6 inches
Width - 40 inches
Height - 48 inches
Weight - 1,500 pounds
RACK HOIST
Light, hand-operated rack hoist required to remove processing
racks from machine, furnished with equipment,
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Spec No. 204-A
Date 2 Feb 64
SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
Power - 120/208 volt, 3 phase, 4 wire, 60 cycle a.c, can
be converted to 230 volt, 3 phase, 3 wire or 230 volt
single phase, 3 wire, 12 to 15 kilowatts.
Water - Hot (150?F) and cold (60? max.) service to operating
area at 45 psi minimum. Total consumption 6 to 8
gallons per minute controlled to i?F. Operating
range 70 ?F to 1100F.
Air - 25 psi instrument air.
Sewer - 4-inch Duriron service line.
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Spec No. 204 Rev. A
Date 2 61
Specification
for
Roller Transport Processor (21-Inch)
Mission: Build a self-threading photographic processor capable of process-
ing sheets up to twenty-four inches wide and continuous web
material up to twenty inches wide. Provide a 20-inch take-up
module to handle continuous web materials up to 250 feet long.
Provide cassette and feed tunnel to permit daylight operation
of equipment with continuous web materials 20-inches wide by
250 feet long.
Processing Roller transport conveyance through deep tanks. Agitation
Method:
accomplished by action of the conveying rollers.
Material Film Size
Capabilitiesr
Cut Sheet - Minimum - 4 x 5 inches
Maximum - 2L1 inches wide, up to in length
Notes Cut sheet films must be packaged and shipped in cut
sheet form.
Continuous Strip - Minimum - 16mm
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Material: Certain types of black and white aerial and commercial
films, black and white treated paper base material
and black arid white single and double weight standard
paper base materials.
It should be recognized that with roller transport equipment,
some of the thinner base materials and all paper base materials may require
a pilot tab at the leading edge in order to be self-threading.
Output Rates: (approximate)
Print Material - 8 ft/min.
Negative Material - 4 ft/min.
Process Dry to Dry:
Tune :
Print Material - 7 min.
Negative Material - 14 min.
Product Good commercial quality. (approximately 5 years keeping)
Qualityr
Processing 70'F to 110?F
Temperature:
Drying: High velocity air impingement drying for all film base materials.
Drum drying for paper base materials. Drum drier to be auxiliary
equipment to operate in tandem with processor conveyance of
material from processor to drier not to be self-threading.
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Operations Daylight operating capability for all contirnzous strip material
up to 2S0 ft, long. Darkroom feed for all cut sheet material.
Physical Over-all Dimensions (approximate)
Dimensions:
Length - 11 ft. 6 inches
Width - 40 inches
Height - 48 inches
Weight - 1,500 lb.
Rack Hoist: Light, hand operated rack hoist required to remove processing
racks from machine, furnished with equipment.
Service Power: 120/208 volt, 3 phase, 4 wire, 60 cycle a.c. can
Requirements:
be converted to 230 volt, 3 phase, 3 wire or 230
volt single phase, 3 Wire, 12 to 15 kilowatts.
Water: Hot (1S0'F) and cold (60- max.) service to
operating area at 45 psi minimum. Total
consumption 6 to 8 gallons per minute controlled
to -J'F. Operating range 70 *F to 110'F.
Airr 25 psi instrument air.
Sewer: 4-inch Duriron service line.
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DESIGN OBJECTIVE
Roller Transport Processor (24-Inch)
(PAR-2g)
Briefing charts and other large prints are currently handled
in essentially tray equipment. Such equipment is extremely wasteful of
space,, cumbersome and inefficient both in the use of operator effort and
in the maintenance of quality.
.Proposal
We propose to adapt the self-threading principle of the
RT processors to a wide machine capable of handling sheets up to 24-inches
wide in either film on treated paper base materials. Provision will also
be made for the easy attachment of a take-up module to handle a continuous
web up to 10 inches wide. In some cases a lead tab may be required to
pilot the leading edge through the machine.
The characteristics of the proposed processor are covered
in the attached Specification No. 204 which includes a typical layout for
such a machine.
Modular design will be attempted so that conversion to other
processing cycles may be achieved by adding the necessary modules.
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Spec No. 204
Specification
for
Roller Transport Processor (2!t-inch)
Mission: Build a self-threading photographic processor capable of
processing sheets up to twenty-four inches wide, Provide
a 12-inch take-up module to handle continuous web materials.
Processing
Method: Roller transport conveyance through deep tanks. Agitation
accomplished by action of the conveying rollers.
Material
Capabilities: Film Size
Cut Sheet -Minimum - 4 x 5 inches
Maximum - 24 inches wide, up to 10 ft. in
length
Note: Cut sheet films must be packaged and shipped in
cut sheet form
Not out from roll stock.
Continuous Strip - Minim= - 16mm
Maximum - 10 inches
Material: Certain types of black and white aerial and
commercial films. Black and white treated paper
base material.
It should be recognized that with roller transport equip-
ment, some of the thinner base materials may require a pilot tab at the
leading edge in order to be self-threading.
Output Rates: (approximate)
Print Material - . Ft/min.
Negative Material - 4 Ft/min.
Process
Tim: Dry to Dry:
Print Material - 7 min.
Negative Material - 1!t min.
Product
Quality: Good commercial quality.
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Physical
Dimensions:
Overall Dimensions (approximate)
Length - 11 ft. 6 inches
Width - ?40 inches
Height - 18 inches
Weight - 1,500 lb.
Rack Hoist:
Light, hand operated rack hoist required to remove pro-
cessing racks from machine, furnished with equipment.
Service
Requirements:
Power:
120/208 volt, 3 phase, 1t wire 60 cycle a* c* can
be converted to 230 volt, 3 phase, 3 wire or 230
volt single phase, 3 Faire,
12 to 15 kilowatts.
Water:
Hot (150?F) and cold (60?F Max.) service to oper-
ating area at 45 psi min3,imim. Total cords tion
6 to 8 gallons per minute co trolled to -~.
Operating range 70?F. to 11.0.
Air:-
25 psi instrument air.
Sewer:
!t-inch Duriron service line.
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