The Scanning Company

What The Scanning Company does

The Scanning Company is a privately held Colorado-based document management firm, operating also under the DBA MSI - Information Management Services, that provides document scanning, microfilm and microfiche conversion, aperture card scanning, large format scanning, and book scanning services to enterprise and government clients. Founded in 1986 and now operating from an Englewood, Colorado headquarters with a second site in Diamond Bar, California, the company has accumulated compliance certifications across HIPAA, CJIS, FERPA, FISMA, and Navy PII, which collectively qualify it for healthcare, justice, education, and federal procurement work. Its customer base spans federal, state, and local government agencies, healthcare systems, K-12 and higher education institutions, and enterprise customers in aerospace, retail, and professional services.

The company has expanded beyond legacy media conversion into a broader digital workflow stack: cloud-hosted document repositories, digital mailroom, accounts payable automation, workflow and process automation, AI-enabled form processing, business process outsourcing (BPO), and litigation support — including medical records retrieval. Underlying technology centers on OCR, image processing, and AI-assisted data extraction applied to high-volume scanning engagements, with chain-of-custody protocols enforced to satisfy regulated-industry buyers.

The business model is project-based with a stated $3,000 minimum engagement, sold through a consultation-led, field-sales motion aimed at enterprise and public-sector buyers. There is no disclosed usage-based SaaS pricing, no recurring subscription revenue disclosed, and no public revenue figures; the company operates as a privately held LLC with no disclosed funding rounds.

Name

The Scanning Company

Legal name

The Scanning Company, LLC

Website

https://thescanningcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Scanning Company

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Document Digitization Services

NAICS

Document Preparation Services (561410)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Scanning & Imaging (Paper-to-Digital Conversion) (BPAAAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

OCR, ICR & Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (BPAAAKAB), Document Capture, Scanning, OCR/ICR & Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (HDAEAGAD), Image/Document Quality Assurance (QC), Redaction & Compliance Prep (BPAAAKAK)

Keywords

• Document scanning services
• Microfilm conversion
• Digital mailroom services
• Records digitization
• Business process outsourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Document Scanning Services: Professional scanning services converting physical documents, microfilm, microfiche, aperture cards, large format documents, and books into digital formats. Project-based pricing with minimum project fee of $3,000.
2. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO): Process automation and outsourcing services including AP automation, workflow automation, digital mailroom services, and data capture solutions that streamline client operations.
3. Litigation Support & eDiscovery: Legal document management services including identification, collection, and maintenance of ESI (Electronically Stored Information) for litigation support.
4. Cloud Storage & Hosting: Ongoing cloud-hosted file storage and retrieval services providing secure document access and management capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Scanning Company converts physical documents (paper, microfilm, microfiche, aperture cards, books, blueprints, and oversized materials) into searchable digital formats using OCR, high-resolution scanning at 300-600 DPI, and proprietary image-enhancement algorithms. It supplements core scanning with cloud-hosted file storage, business process outsourcing, accounts payable automation, digital mailroom services, workflow automation, and litigation support and eDiscovery. The company serves healthcare, legal, government, education, and corporate clients nationwide from its Colorado and California offices, with all work performed in-house in the United States.

Product overview

The Scanning Company is a document digitization and information management services provider offering a portfolio of scanning services and business process solutions. The core scanning services include Document Scanning, Microfilm Scanning, Microfiche Scanning, Aperture Card Scanning, Large Format Scanning, Book Scanning, and Cloud-Hosted Files storage. These scanning services form the foundation for business solutions including Digital Mailroom Services, AP Automation, AI Form Processing, Workflow Automation, Process Automation, BPO, Litigation Support & eDiscovery, and Medical & Patient Records Scanning. The company serves corporations and government agencies nationwide with 15+ years of experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Document Scanning Professional document scanning service that digitizes paper documents into searchable digital formats, serving corporations, healthcare providers, government agencies, legal firms, and educational institutions.
• Microfilm Scanning High-resolution, cost-efficient scanning of microfilm reels for digital conversion, serving organizations with archival microfilm holdings.
• Microfiche Scanning State-of-the-art microfiche scanning service at 300-600 DPI that converts fiche collections into organized digital archives with advanced image enhancement, blip detection, and grid alignment for indexing.
• Aperture Card Scanning Top-of-the-line scanning service for aperture cards, converting microfilm cards (commonly used in engineering and construction documentation) into digital format.
• Large Format Scanning Large-scale document imaging service for blueprints, maps, and oversized documents that exceed standard paper sizes.
• Book Scanning High-quality book conversion service that digitizes bound materials for cloud storage and on-demand access, serving libraries, archives, and organizations with bound records.
• Cloud-Hosted Files Secure document hosting and retrieval system providing anytime, anywhere access to digitized files, serving as an ongoing subscription service for managing digital archives.
• Digital Mailroom Services Mail processing solution that digitizes incoming physical mail for streamlined document management, serving corporate clients transitioning to paperless operations.
• AP Automation Accounts payable automation service that streamlines invoices and payments by eliminating manual data entry, reducing late fees and penalties while improving cash flow and financial visibility through centralized invoice management.
• AI Form Processing Automated document management solution using AI to process contracts, invoices, and paperwork automatically, extracting data without manual intervention.
• Workflow Automation Process streamlining solution that increases efficiency by automating organizational workflows, reducing manual task handling and cycle time.
• Process Automation Solution that eliminates bottlenecks created by repetitive and manual tasks through automation, improving operational efficiency.
• BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Business process outsourcing service that increases process efficiency and accuracy for digital transformation, providing end-to-end process automation and outsourcing services.
• Litigation Support & eDiscovery Legal document management service that identifies, collects, and maintains valuable data including Electronically Stored Information (ESI) for litigation support and discovery cases, serving law firms, courts, and legal departments.
• Medical & Patient Records Scanning HIPAA-compliant medical chart and patient record digitization service for healthcare organizations, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulatory requirements for handling protected health information.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time savings: Hundreds of hours saved by digitizing and automating data extraction that would otherwise require manual processing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers45 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Access Information Management: Direct competitor offering document scanning, microfilm/microfiche conversion, secure records storage, and information management services to enterprise and government clients across the US. Closely aligned with TSC's service mix and target verticals.
• Williams Lea: Business process outsourcing provider offering document management, mailroom, and digital mailroom services to professional services firms and corporates. Comparable in BPO and digital mailroom offerings that overlap TSC's solutions portfolio.
• Digiscribe: Document scanning and electronic content management services provider serving legal, financial, healthcare, and government markets. Directly comparable in offering microfilm/microfiche scanning and managed document services.

Emerging players

• ABBYY: Leading OCR and intelligent document processing vendor whose technology underpins much of the IDP market. Comparable to TSC's OCR/image enhancement capabilities and represents both a partner opportunity and competitive threat.
• M-Files: Intelligent information management platform for document handling and workflow automation. Comparable as a software platform competing for the same ECM and document automation budget that TSC sells against.
• Laserfiche: ECM and intelligent document processing platform used heavily by government, education, and healthcare organizations. Comparable because TSC's scanning and AP automation services often feed Laserfiche-style repositories, and Laserfiche increasingly bundles capture services.

Broad incumbents

• Cintas Document Management: Provides records and information management including document scanning, secure shredding, and offsite storage as part of a broader business services portfolio. Comparable due to overlapping service lines and enterprise/government customer base.
• Iron Mountain: The dominant incumbent in records storage, document scanning, and digital transformation services. Highly comparable because it offers the same end-to-end document digitization, secure storage, and BPO workflows that TSC provides, but at vastly greater scale.
• Konica Minolta Business Solutions: Provides enterprise content management, document scanning solutions, and workflow automation under its bizhub and information management offerings. Comparable in targeting regulated enterprise buyers for digitization and automation.
• Ricoh Document Services: Major office technology vendor offering managed document services, scanning, workflow automation, and BPO as part of a broad portfolio. Comparable in delivering enterprise-grade document digitization and process automation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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