Worldwide Wide-Format UV-Curable Printer Revenue to Increase 38 Percent by 2007

Lyra Research, the digital imaging authority (www.lyra.com), forecasts that worldwide revenue from the sale of wide-format UV-curable printers will climb from $310 million in 2005 to $427 million in 2007. Fueling the growth are advances in UV-curable printing technology, an expanding number of UV-curable printers at price points ranging from $50,000 to $850,000, and new applications. Overall revenue in the wide-format printer market will remain relatively flat, at a little more than $1.8 billion annually from 2005 to 2007.

Newton, MA (PRWeb) November 20, 2006 -- Lyra Research, the digital imaging authority (www.lyra.com), forecasts that worldwide revenue from the sale of wide-format UV-curable printers will climb from $310 million in 2005 to $427 million in 2007, while revenue from the sale of wide-format aqueous and solvent printers will decline over the same period.

Advances in UV-curable printing technology, an expanding number of UV-curable printers at price points ranging from $50,000 to $850,000, and new applications are fueling the growth in the UV-curable segment of the market. Overall revenue in the wide-format printer market will remain relatively flat, at a little more than $1.8 billion annually from 2005 to 2007. This forecast information comes from Lyra's newly revised Wide-Format Printing Advisory Service. (See figure: http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2006/11/19/481069/WWRevenueWideformatsales.jpg)

"Manufacturers of UV-curable printers have made improvements in areas such as printer speed, hardware reliability, and ink durability, opening the door for a slew of new applications using this technology. Print jobs such as point-of-purchase displays that were once output on roll-fed wide-format printers and subsequently laminated to a rigid substrate can now be produced on UV-curable printers," commented Grey Held, director of Lyra's Wide-Format Printing Advisory Service. "These improvements, recent market consolidation, and the marketing efforts of companies such as HP Scitex, EFI Vutek, and Fujifilm Sericol have combined to create a marketing 'buzz' about UV-curable printers."

About Lyra's Newly Revised Wide-Format Printing Advisory Service

Supported by an experienced team of analysts and researchers, Lyra's Wide-Format Printing Advisory Service (WFS) tracks and quantifies the burgeoning wide-format UV-curable printer market and the changing dynamics of the wide-format aqueous and solvent printer markets. Lyra has recently enhanced the WFS with added coverage of the aqueous printer markets and a new database of product specifications. The database provides product specifications for every wide-format aqueous, solvent, and UV-curable printer on the market. Also included in the service is an annual forecast, segmented regionally, for aqueous, solvent, and flatbed UV-curable hardware, ink, and media; forecast perspective reports; primary market research studies; and analyst inquiry. The WFS is designed to help printer OEMs and ink and media vendors identify and quantify the best opportunities for their businesses. For more information on how your company can benefit from this strategic advisory service, contact Brian Jones at 617-454-2641, or visit www.lyra.com.

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