Focus for the future

So, HP is hoping to reinvent the office copier sector via its $1bn acquisition of Samsung. And with its newly announced ‘UVgel’ printing technology Canon is pledging revolutionary products for the large-format roll-to-roll market. In the latest issue of Image Reports, Duncan Ferguson - in his new role as executive director, professional printing and robotics - talked about the company’s development into areas like video projection and sensing technologies (http://www.imagereportsmag.co.uk/features/business/7380-duncan-ferguson-executive-director-professional-printing-and-robotics-epson). The upcoming October issue of the mag carries an interview with Durst CEO Christoph Gamper who outlines that company’s strategy to continue its own reinvention by providing new “visual experiences.” What impact, if any, do you think all this refocusing will have on the LF print sector?