Establishment of InoTec GmbH Organisationssysteme on 2nd April 1992 in Wetzlar by the four shareholders Peter Schnautz, Jürgen Kaus, Klaus Atzbach (†) and Friedhelm Schmidt.
First order for two SCAMAX® 5000 high-capacity scanners received from the German Parcel Services (DPD) on 21st October 1992.
First UNIX scanner workstation on the market. Trademark protection granted by the German patents office.
First scanner with glassless paper guides.
1993
Relocation to new production premises in Wölfersheim/Berstadt.
First fair appearances at CeBIT in Hanover and AIIM in the USA.
First orders from other European countries.
1994
Development of a medium-volume scanner (table top).
Steady expansion of SCAMAX® scanner solutions to all target markets.
1995
Market introduction of SCAMAX® 2500 and as a result entry into the medium-volume scanner market segment.
First orders from non-European countries
1996-1998
Relocation of the company's registered offices from Wetzlar to Wölfersheim/Berstadt.
Large-scale order for voter registration and vote counting in Nigeria. This results in the largest database on the African continent.
OEM contract with AGFA. AGFA sells SCAMAX® medium-volume scanners all over Europe under their product name ADMIS.
1999
Relocation of the company's registered office to the "Seestraße Ost" industrial area in Wölfersheim. This move results in a four-fold increase in factory space.
First major orders from China.
Expansion of and staff increase in the development division, with the aim of constant development of the scanner technology.
2000-2003
Market introduction of the SCAMAX® 2600 and SCAMAX® 4000 (first colour document scanner in its price/performance class).
All SCAMAX® document scanners are equipped with ultrasound sensors for double-feed recognition.
Establishment within the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) market. Exclusive contract with a major sales and service partner in Moscow.
Market introduction of the SCAMAX® 270 and SCAMAX® 410, the first document scanners with an integrated touchscreen operating panel worldwide.
To extend the market position and technical independence even further, the company invests in the development of its own cameras.
A new French distribution partner offers InoTec access to another major European market.
Market introduction of SCAMAX® M03/4x1. Scanner series with an upgrade concept for colour scanning and speed.
2004-2006
Market introduction of SCAMAX® H04/51x as a high-end scanning solution. Optionally the world's most rapidly available hybrid system (simultaneous scanning and filming in a single work step).
Establishment of InoTec Pty Ltd. in Western Australia.
ISO-9001:2000 certification in October 2005.
InoTec supplies the scanners for the Australian population census. By changing to this German state of the art technology, data is scanned and evaluated far more rapidly and efficiently.
Deutsche Post AG decides to buy InoTec scanners. All 14 main mail centers introduce SCAMAX® scanners to digitalize incoming letters for end consumers.
2007-2008
Market introduction of the SCAMAX® M06/4x2. A worldwide first in the production scanner class with a network interface (Ethernet, RJ45).
Expansion of the development division by adding an in-house driver and interface development section. This step serves to combine all core technology skills for scanners within the company.
In the German market, other major medical insurance companies decided to acquire SCAMAX® document scanners, resulting in the market share in this important segment being further extended.
ISO-9001:2000 recertification.
SCAMAX® scanners become popular in the field of laboratory diagnostics; they are known as optimal scanning devices and ensure that InoTec manages further record sales in the German market in 2008.
2009-2010
After the death of Klaus Atzbach his shares were taken over by the remaining three shareholders of the InoTec GmbH.
InoTec wins new partner in the UK, Southeast Asia and France.
In Australia InoTec Pty Ltd. hired a new CEO and moved the headquarters to the East Coast. ATO (Australian Taxation Office) and VEC (Victorian Electoral Commission) use in their scan centers SCAMAX® 4x2 scanners.
Introduction of LED lighting technology in SCAMAX ® 4x2 scanners.
Performance tuning of the SCAMAX ® 4x2 scanner image board.
ISO certification to ISO-9001: 2008.
Development team gain through additional engineers and computer scientists.
