Wide Format Imaging

"The biggest advancement for the wide-format segment, particularly for flatbed printing, has been the increased resolution and the speed enhancement" says Paul Lillienthal, owner of Pictura. "This trend has enabled digital print shops to better compete with the screen print, offset, and traditional print methods."

Further insight into the current state of the market and where the wide- and grand-format industry is headed can be found in the feature beginning on page 15. But it seems that whichever way you slice the numbers and the observations, one thing is certain: the wide- and grand-format industry is to growing as companies continue to provide additional research and development dollars to this segment, allowing manufacturers to produce bigger, better, faster, and higher-quality products that print professionals are using to create an increasing volume of projects and jobs. I guess there?s no reason to mess with success.