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Contact UsCelebrating 60 Years In Business!
In 1957, one man took an idea about a tiny piece of plastic, and turned it into a new way to store microfilm. Two years later, Thomas P. Anderson, Sr., founded the Microseal Corporation, launching the new company on a journey through an entire new world of film, cameras, and images.
Sixty years later, that story still continues, as Digital Check carries on the company legacy as experts in image processing. Take a look at our company’s history in a condensed timeline, or in the clickable photos below.
Our History in Photos
A walk through Digital Check’s history, from a mere idea in the 1950s to a global enterprise today. Clink on the links underneath each photo for a short summary!
Foundation: Microseal
From humble beginnings, a simple invention that started it all!
1959: Aperture Cards
A new way to protect microfilm – soon sold all over the world!
Going Global, Growing Pains
“We’re not selling your product anymore.”
1969: F4 Flight Simulator
A film-based simulator for the Air Force – before there were computers!
1970s: Seeing Stars
The Hollywood studios made movies with our high-speed editing projectors!
To Another World
Our cameras helped bring photos from the Viking and Mariner probes to life!
Microfilm's Heyday
Organizing film archives was big business through the 1970s!
Learning Quality Firsthand
Working with big-name partners taught us a lot about smart processes!
The Age of 'Big Iron'
When room-sized reader/sorter machines ruled the Earth!
Salvaging a Tragedy
The Challenger disaster indirectly led to a new document-capture device.
Reinventing Ourselves
The end of high-tech analog, and our entry into mass manufacturing!
Joining Forces
Microseal and Data Conversion, Inc. officially become one company!
End of an Era (for Now)
A successful partnership led us to briefly exit the microfilm business!
... and Start of a New One
In 1995, we became Digital Check and first got into the check scanner market!
... and Back Again
Our absence from the microfilm business didn’t last long!
Check 21 Arrives
In 2004, check scanners went from niche to mainstream overnight!
Working Out Kinks
What caused us to bring scanner design completely in-house!
Finding a Groove
Designing better products for a fast-growing market!
