MEDICAL X-RAY FILM PROCESSOR MARKET ANALYSIS

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Market players are engaged in adopting several market strategies such as partnership, mergers, collaboration, and renewal of government ISO certification to retain leading position in the medical x-ray film processor market. In March 2019, - Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Healthcare Information Systems business of Carestream Health Inc., a US-based provider of medical imaging and healthcare IT solutions for hospitals, imaging centers and specialty medical clinics.

In April 2018, Merry X-Ray Corporation (MXR) announced the purchase of Nationwide Imaging Services, Inc. Nationwide is an international broker, re-conditioner/re-seller, parts-supplier, and servicer of medical imaging equipment. In 2017, Codonics Inc. and Plexus Technology Group LLC (Plexus TG), a provider of Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS), strengthened their partnership by elevating Plexus TG to a value-added reseller for Codonics Safe Label System (SLS).

New product launches for medical X-ray Film processor is expected to boost the market growth. For instance, in May 2016, Agfa HealthCare launched a digital radiography (DR) upgrade program, which provides a quick transition from traditional film-based X-ray systems to digital X-ray systems. In November 2013, PerkinElmer, launch the XRpad 4336 wireless cassette detector component for easy upgrade from film to digital, leading to better image quality and lower costs. The XRpad 4336 cassette detector is a wireless, lightweight cassette-sized flat panel detector component suitable for the full range of digital radiography (DR) applications.