DRY SILVER PRINTER/PROCESSOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05171A000200020111-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2004
• Sequence Number: 111
• Publication Date: July 20, 1970
• Content Type: MF

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Silver Printer/Processor
14 1963 NPIC contracted with the for the development
of a rctye Step and Repeat Dry Silver Printer/ ocessor" This
a +!IIt wi1}s. desjgned specifically to expose and develop Dry Silver photo
raroftetim material, The unit was-completed In 1967 and has been used
awe then by the s a GFE printer/processor in support of the
ft ,V Silver rs1opment Program. It had performed satisfactorily in this
"3,t$ Ott eoxly 170 at whic
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time it was replaced by a never, int-
high speed Dry Silver Processor. "s a unique and usable tool for
p rintfng aM _ roCessing Dry Silver roll film and paper materials,, this
=it should be transferred to a Government facility for further use.
9. ice this prototype printer/processor is slow by photo repro-
etion staadar ; i.e., 15 ft/min,, accommodates only 9 1/2 inch roll
fin and has no automatic frame detection for film advance, the NPIC
VhOtO lab is not interested 1n acqviring- this processor for use as pro-
duGtion equipment The test -pad evaluation plans of D call for the testing
of a more recent piece of processing equipment which is due for delivery
In the near f ure,, rather than testing the rather limited original pro-
tmTkype processor.
The V.S. Navy h.s a atard-ing fleet requirement for the conser-
Vi= of distilled and chilled water for shipboard and amphibious photo
vot4d solve this problem, and provide a 10Q` saves in photo processing
jApfds and chemicals. The Tefti AAd Evaluation Lab of the Nsvul Photo
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I Mb c Center. Anicosti8. Washin on_ D_C- ' s aware of the Dr
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firer Printer/Processor for this evaluation program.
e A combined N SC-NPZC endeaypr h AZ already produced a very usable Dry
Wirer Znlar'gerf?rinter for shipboard use.
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
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4. for the best utilization of Governmont owned property, it 3s
? d --A WO ISO I I that the otot a Step and Repe::tt 73ry Silver Printer/Processor
tr i`erTed from Contract to the U.S. Raval Photographic Center
for use In the Navy* s Dry Silver oto Reproduction Evaluation Program.
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NPIC/TSG/R'ED/SDB 17 July 70
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