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Understanding The Image...And The Information Inside It.

Images...There’s A World Of Technology Behind Them

Industry is changing faster than any one person can track. Even faster than entire corporations or institutions can fathom. That’s why companies turn to experts in their specific field to help make sense of it all. That’s why so many imaging companies turn first to RIT Research Corporation.

Since 1979, RIT Research Corporation has been wholly dedicated to staying at the leading edge of imaging research, development and commercial practice. Our work allows leading corporations to stay out in front and helps developing companies get ahead of their competition. The information, research and results we supply to our customers gives them the tools they need to make critical business decisions and achieve "first-in-class" results.

Images...There’s A Wealth Of Information Inside Them

Our teams have broad expertise and real-world experience. RIT Research Corporation core competencies include:

  • Color Imaging and Printing
  • Imaging Software
  • Image Information Processing

Each of these disciplines can serve our customers on its own. But the real power of RIT Research Corporation is when we pull all our experts together, in a team, for a Total Imaging System Solution to client’s needs. From concept to manufacturing. From business case to launch.

We build our teams by drawing from our own practice groups; the vast advisory, educational and human resources of our parent, Rochester Institute of Technology; and the leading names in research and development from the Imaging industry.

Together, we have the technical expertise, systems solutions, objectivity and commercial knowledge to help industry create rapid and sustainable advancements. This is what RIT Research Corporation can do for you.

Our Mission:

RIT Research Corporation will be a world leader in the applications of selected image and information technologies to commercial grade solutions.

Imaging and Information...In the real world.

It’s one thing to study the theory of imaging technology, or the hypothetical results of information processing, but these exercises don’t mean much to consumers or the general public. Our customers, and their customers, live in the real world. Where images aren’t theories, they are critical elements of personal or business endeavors, and information processing isn’t hypothetical, it’s the power of gleaning useful and usable information from reams of raw data...Welcome to our world.

RIT Research Corporation Delivers:

  • Systems analysis, design and development
  • Product design and development
  • Complete concept and product testing services
  • Collaborative research and technical consulting
  • Licensing of standard technology solutions

Color Imaging and Printing

Today, the cycles of bringing products to market are unbelievably short. The pressure on companies to compete, let alone advance, is intense. For many companies, the ability to expand their development teams overnight and add capabilities in critical areas such as color imaging and printer development makes all the difference. For other companies, the difference between success and failure is access to advanced color research facilities and a large pool of talented research engineers and scientists. For all of these companies, RIT Research Corporation is the first place to turn.

Acting as a fully empowered development team or adjunct to our customers own development efforts, RIT Research Corporation’s Color Imaging and Printing Group serves hardware, software, ink and substrate manufacturers in the following areas:

  • Digital Printer Product Development
  • Printer/Process Simulation
  • Raster Image Processing
  • Digital/Hybrid Photographic Systems Development
  • Halftoning Algorithms Development
  • Color Management
  • Color Gamut Testing and Analysis
  • Image Quality Assessment
  • Anti-Aliasing Techniques
  • Competitive Benchmarking
  • Image Permanence Testing and Analysis
  • Ink/Toner and Paper Interactions

Imaging Software

Understanding images is what makes RIT Research Corporation’s software practice so unique. The programs and databases we design are built to handle the file sizes and complexities that image management calls for. Our systems approach means that we apply this expertise to any and all areas of our customers’ operations. We "step inside" a customer’s unique situation to first make objective assessments and then construct software solutions that take into account their entire operation.

Examples of our expertise include:

Tools

  • C/C++, JAVA, Visual Basic and SmallTalk

OS Platforms and Processors

  • Windows
  • MacOS
  • Unix

Programming Strengths

  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Graphical User Interface (GUI) design and implementation
  • Image Database software development for management and maintenance
  • File Formatting in Apple ColorSync, Apple QuickTime, TIFF, PDF and PostScript

Image Information Processing

The first two RIT Research Corporation disciplines, Color Imaging and Imaging Software, are about the images themselves. Image Information Processing is about the "information inside the images."

Through Forms and Pattern Processing and Machine Vision Technology, RIT Research Corporation has taken all that we have learned in nearly two decades of imaging science and applied it to helping companies first define and capture an image and then delve into it and extract the usable information.

Both areas are advancing at a remarkable pace. RIT Research Corporation continually devises the best and most cost-effective systems possible while addressing longevity and future growth. The results are systems that meet our customers’ needs today and allow us to apply advancements in vision, optical and software technology quickly and effectively.

Forms and Pattern Processing Includes:

  • Forms design and printing
  • Scanning, Thresholds and Compression
  • Optical Character and Optical Mark Recognition (OCR/OMR)

 

Machine Vision Technology is applied to:

  • Factory automation
  • Process Control
  • Inspection/Quality Control
  • Guidance

It’s More Than Research...It’s Systems Developed To Your Specification

RIT Research Corporation delivers complete imaging research and development solutions to our customers. We draw from each of our individual areas of expertise, apply proven project management experience and empower complete resource teams to develop systems that will improve your business.

When we combine our Color Imaging and Printing; Imaging Software; and Image Information Processing disciplines into a complete system, what develops is a comprehensive and objective understanding of your goal and the road map that will get us there. We combine the Hardware, Software and the Imaging Science necessary to ensure our customers’ success in the marketplace.

Our Capabilities Span The Entire Product Development Process

  • Prototyping & Specifications
  • Product and Systems Design
  • Development and Testing

Our Specific Systems Development Skills Include:

  • Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, and Software Engineering
  • Mathematical Modeling of Mechanisms and Systems
  • Product and Systems Reliability Calculations
  • Maintenance and Serviceability Engineering
  • Materials Handling
  • Substrate Handling

 Solutions Driven By Technology...To Drive Your Business

Whether you’re looking to fully outsource your research and development process or augment your own operations with proprietary, commercial-grade solutions, RIT Research Corporation should be your first choice.

Our experience with the leaders of industry and numerous, high-level government agencies has given us a unique perspective on imaging technology and its practical application. Our oversight by and proximity to Rochester Institute of Technology avails us to tremendous technical and human resources. In fact, our customers often choose to employ the interns we draw from the Institute to implement the projects they helped create while at RIT. In the highly competitive technology marketplace, our relationship with Rochester Institute of Technology, their students, faculty and expert staff is a valuable asset for our clients and ourselves.

 RIT Research Corporation has unique access to:

  • Rochester Institute of Technology Faculty, Students, Staff and Laboratories
  • The Center for Imaging Science
    • Munsell Color Science Laboratory
    • Center of Electronic Imaging Systems
  • College of Imaging Arts and Sciences
    • School of Printing Management and Sciences
    • School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
    • Image Permanence Institute
  • Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies
    • Remanufacturing and Supplier Integration
    • The Center for Corporate Training and Education
    • CIMSPrint
  • College of Engineering/College of Applied Science and Technology
    • Computer Science, Software Engineering and Information Technology
    • Microelectronic Engineering
  • Technical Associates
  • Allied Partners and Industry Experts

Grounded In Technology. Geared For Business.

RIT Research Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of one of the leading technical institutes in the world. The relationship provides us with an expansive pool of technical and human resources that we leverage for our customers.

But, we are not a teaching organization. The work we do is focused entirely on advancing the research, development and practical application of imaging and information processing for industry and government. This requires tireless attention to the mix of our internal capabilities as well as the relationships we maintain with outside leaders of science and technology.

Our one goal is to pull all this knowledge together in the "real-world" application of first-in-class technologies for you and your business. At RIT Research Corporation, we’re in the business of images...and uncovering all the information inside them.

RIT Research Corporation
A Subsidiary of Rochester Institute of Technology

125 Tech Park Drive
Rochester, New York 14623-2435
716-239-6000 voice
716-239-6019 fax
http://www.rc.rit.edu