PRINT 05 DIGITAL PRINTING -- Volumes Turning Up

Just prior to the show, HP announced it had signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Scitex Vision, a maker of wide- and super-wide format printing systems for production of signage, displays and other graphics. This past summer, Japan-based Dainippon Screen acquired Inca Digital Printers, which primarily offers wide-format, flatbed ink-jet printers for industrial printing and packaging applications. EFI completed its acquisition of Vutek Inc., a leading player in the super-wide ink-jet segment, about the same time.