Wide-format Trends: A Wide-open Opportunity
Wide-format digital printing is one of the important growth areas within the overall printing industry. InfoTrends is projecting a 7.9 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in this business from 2012-2017. The growth of wide-format is drawing interest from a number of printing establishments that have not traditionally offered the service as part of their core offering. We see that wide-format digital printing is growing from two major areas: from the conversion of analog to digital printing, and from the organic growth of certain applications enabled by new ink and media products.
Tim Greene is a Research Director within IDC's Hardcopy Solutions group. Greene is responsible for coverage of the large format printing, 3D printing, and digital signage markets.
