Ipex will project buoyant wide format print market

Visitors to the Ipex 2010 exhibition will be able to see new wide format products with a number of wide format suppliers already committed to launching new technology at the show.

Wide format companies already confirmed as exhibiting at Ipex 2010 include Agfa, Canon, Durst, EFI, Epson, Fotoba, Fujifilm, HP, Kodak, Mimaki Engineering, Oce, Roland, Screen, Vivid Laminating and Xerox.

According to Ipex 2010 organiser, IIR International, the growing number of wide format technologies on display at the show reflects the buoyant nature of the sector.

Trevor Crawford, Ipex 2010 event director at IIR International, said: 'Over a quarter of the commercial printers that visited Ipex 06 were in the business of printing posters and billboards and we would expect that number to grow significantly in 2010.

In a climate where market conditions are tougher than ever, the wide format sector has continued to exceed expectations so we foresee much interest from a broad spectrum of visitors who will use the event to explore the technical advances and stunning applications achievable with wide format technology.

Tim Taylor, marketing manager of Screen Europe, commented: 'Large format printers are an important element of our full range of digital 'print on demand' systems that will be demonstrated at Ipex.

Commercial printers are increasingly investing in large format printers.

Display graphics specialists are looking to invest in more general digital printing products, such as our B2 Truepress SX digital colour press, which will be available in 2010.

That will allow fast, quality printing onto substrates up to 400gsm.

A dedicated wide format trail finder is being produced to provide visitors to Ipex 2010 with a sector specific route map around the exhibition.

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