Case Study: Kirtas Technologies achieves fast, reliable, high‑accuracy book digitization with ABBYY FineReader Engine (ABBYY)

Page-Turning Solution Propels Books into the Digital Age

Kirtas Technologies, based in Victor, N.Y., builds automated page-turning scanners and software to digitize fragile bound materials from libraries, government archives and corporate collections. Facing a growing market need to convert books and manuals into accurate, searchable digital files without damaging originals, Kirtas required an OCR engine and toolset that could preserve layout and image quality while supporting many languages and output formats.

Kirtas solved the challenge by integrating its APT BookScan systems and BookScan Editor Pro with ABBYY FineReader Engine. The combined solution delivers highly accurate OCR in 177+ languages, multiple output formats (PDF, XML, Word, text), average book scans in under eight minutes and throughput up to 2,400 pages per hour; Kirtas’ service bureau processes up to 25,000 books a month and serves clients including Microsoft, LexisNexis and major universities, with ABBYY’s SDK and support enabling ongoing customization and language expansion.

Kirtas Technologies

Lotfi Belkhir

Founder and Chief Executive