Will scanning capability be based on scanner type and size, like other components? We have size, class and grade; will there be sizes, classes and grades of scanners?

Not for the first tier, but that is something that we'd want to do for the future. Simple things like how powerful the scan is, how great the resolution is, how much power they use. When we eventually get to being able to damage internal items, how many hit points it has, what their wear is going to be, these are all things that we'd like to do.

Like an industrial class scanner can do more charges per hour without wearing down.

And theorycrafting, you could even have something where if you have a less powerful scanner, maybe you can't pierce through a capital ship. Maybe you can't pierce through the shields. There's all sorts of fun stuff we could try out.