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Article: Digital color wide format printing
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- GATFWORLD
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- September 1, 2003
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Copyright informationCopyright Graphic Arts Technical Foundation Sep/Oct 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Highlights of the GAMIS Study Conducted by PrintCom Consulting Group
Digital color wide format printing is just a little over ten years old, and yet is the most diverse and fastest growing segment of the graphic arts industry. By 2001, after registering annual growth of 50% to 200% in some markets, the value of products produced on wide format equipment in the U.S. and Canada is estimated at between $8.8 to $10 billion in retail sales value. No one is exactly sure because of the fragmented nature of the industry and the lack of any reliable statistics.
A combination of a maturing industry, the business recession of 2001, and terrorist activities, has resulted in a wide format growth hiatus. ...