January 12, 2012 - Weymouth, MA
InfoTrends Predicts Continued Strong Double-Digit
Growth in Wide Format UV-curable Inkjet
Strengths of UV-curable Meet Print Buyer
Requirements for Fast Turnaround, Low-cost, and
Environmental Friendliness
(Weymouth, MA) January 12, 2012…The
wide format UV-curable inkjet market is the
smallest, yet the most competitive product segment
within the wide format digital printing industry.
The global market for wide format UV-curable inkjet
printers and supplies is expected to grow from $1.42
billion in 2010 to $3.04 billion in 2015 for a
five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of
16.4%.
Global Wide Format UV-curable Inkjet Printer &
Supplies
Revenue by Technology ($M)
“We’re finding that dozens of global and regional
competitors in the wide format UV-curable inkjet
hardware market are being drawn to this segment
based on high production volumes and attractive
hardware profit margins,” commented Tim Greene,
Director of InfoTrends Wide Format Service.
A tremendous interest in UV-curable inkjet as a
production technology comes from several key aspects
of the technology that support print service
providers (PSPs) in meeting customer needs:
Faster production speed and the elimination of “dry
time”
Lower operating costs due to higher ink efficiency
Improved performance on a wide variety of media
products including flexible media
Better environmental properties of UV-curable inkjet
especially vs. solvent inkjet
The
2011 Wide Format UV-curable Inkjet & Supplies Market
Forecast reveals that UV-curable technology is
expected to play an important role in a
recentralization of the wide format digital graphics
market. In the early stages, a key to success has
been providing reliable technology that delivered
high-quality print production.
InfoTrends’
research indicates the UV-curable market is moving
to a new stage where the solutions that surround the
printer are increasingly important. The tools that
are available that enable automated production and
meaningful operational metrics are going to become
increasingly important as commercial printers and
other “high-end” operators adopt wide format
UV-curable printers. Wide format UV-curable printing
system providers that understand this, and develop
or partner to create solutions packages, will have
the greatest selling opportunities.
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616 2103 or email
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