Minilabs installed base continued to fall in 2007.
The U.S. installed base fell 6 percent to 30,000 in 2007, and will fall to 24,000 by 2011. Western European installed base dropped 6 percent to below 19,000 in 2007, and will fall to under 16,000 by 2011.
Dry minilab technology is expected to increasingly replace existing wet chemical technology, with key multiples starting to test new solutions.
The U.S. market expected to lead this change, with dry minilabs to account for 10 percent of new installs in 2008. Western Europe will reach 5 percent. The instant kiosk market continues to grow across the United States and Europe. U.S. instant kiosk installed base grew 7 percent to 47,000 in 2007, and will reach 54,000 by 2011.
Western European instant kiosk installed base grew 35 percent to over 56,000 units in 2007 and will reach 80,000 by 2011
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