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Worldwide Large Format Printer Shipments Show a Small Increase in the Second Quarter of 2015, According to IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — August 24, 2015 — According to new data from the International Data Corporation ( IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, large format printer (LFP) shipments increased by 1.3% from the second quarter of 2014 to the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15) while revenue was flat.

"The second quarter is often the slowest quarter of the calendar year for wide format printer shipments overall, but shipments are still ahead of pace in 2015 versus 2014. The market in North America was very strong in Q2, which offset declines in the EMEA region," said Phuong Hang, Program Director, Worldwide Large Format Printer Tracker.

"We're seeing the continued shift towards UV-curable inkjet, towards dye-sublimation, and towards Latex, with nice growth across all three technologies," added Tim Greene, Research Director, Hardcopy Solutions at IDC. "These technologies are where more print service providers are investing based on the new and enhanced capabilities they offer to customers."

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Vendor Highlights

Worldwide Large Format Printer Shipments, Shipment Market Share, and Quarter-over-Quarter Change

                     
Vendors      

2Q15
Shipments
(K)

   

2Q15 Market
Share

   

2Q14
Shipments
(K)

   

2Q14 Market
Share

   

2Q15/2Q14
Growth

1. HP       31.6     40.4%     30.9     40.0%     +2.3%
2. Canon Group*       18.2     23.3%     17.5     22.6%     +4.3%
3. Epson       14.3     19.8%     15.3     18.3%     -6.4%
4. Roland       2.8     3.6%     2.8     3.6%     +0.4%
5. Mimaki       2.0     2.7%     1.8     2.5%     +8.4%
Others       9.3     11.9%     9.0     11.6%     +3.9%
Total       78.2     100.0%     77.2     100.0%     +1.3%
 

Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, August 2015

* Canon Group includes Canon and Oce

In addition to the table above, an interactive graphic showing the worldwide market share of the top 5 LFP vendors in 2Q14 and 2Q15 is available here. The chart is intended for public use in online news articles and social media. Instructions on how to embed this graphic can be found by viewing this press release on IDC.com.

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