Konica Minolta Launches The New AccurioPress C6100 / C6085 Series of Full Color Digital Production Presses

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), today announced the launch of the AccurioPress C6100 / C6085 Color Digital Production press series, featuring the new IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer and up to 400gsm stock weights, catapulting the AccurioPress series into big press applications at a small press total cost of ownership.

The AccurioPress C6100 / C6085 with IQ-501 optimization builds on the AccurioPress product line introduced earlier this year and delivers world-class image quality, productivity, and ease of use in production color digital presses — all at an affordable cost for commercial printers, CRD / In-Plants, quick & franchise printers, and packaging print operations. Together they offer ground-breaking standards for superior performance and unsurpassed value.

IQ-501 leverages the outstanding digital image quality and advanced workflow architecture of the AccurioPress series with fully automated, closed-loop quality management tools that results in superior color consistency and front-to-back registration. Combined, the AccurioPress C6100 / C6085 engine and IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer yield a comprehensive, automated process management system that delivers the precise color and image quality print customers demand, yet with one-touch ease of use yields big productivity and affordable labor costs. Coupled with heavy-weight stock (up to 400gsm), optional banner and envelope print capabilities, and a comprehensive array of finishing options, the AccurioPress C6100 / C6085 opens up new opportunities for even the smallest commercial print and graphic communications providers.

Key features of the new AccurioPress C6100 / C6085 with IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer:

• Fully automated, one-touch, closed-loop image quality controls with IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer.
• Precise AccurioPress color output that rivals offset and meets G7 and Gracol standards.
• Up to 400 gsm stock weights – simplex or duplex.
• Optional banner and envelope print output (Banner option availability end of CY 2017).
• Ship-ready in-line saddle-stitched or perfect bound book finishing.
• Wide array of Konica Minolta and partner finishing options.
• On-board scanning for fast, easy integration of legacy document workflows.
• New, highly reliable paper feed technology.

“The AccurioPress C6100 series not only gives Konica Minolta greater penetration into the commercial print business, but its IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer is a game-changer,” said Dino Pagliarello, Vice President, Product Management and Planning, Konica Minolta. “Together, they take digital printing to the next level and will allow our clients to take their print businesses to the next level as well.”

Both the AccurioPress series of printers and the IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer are designed and offered to the market exclusively by Konica Minolta.

The Konica Minolta AccurioPress series, and the new AccurioPress C6100 / C6085 Color Digital Production Press is a comprehensive and fully modular line of digital printing technologies and solutions, digital press suites, software, and cloud-based tools for integrating, managing and executing a seamless production color workflow. The AccurioPress series is available for lease or purchase through Konica Minolta channel partners.

In keeping with Konica Minolta’s long-standing commitment to Earth-friendly business practices, we are proud to announce that the AccurioPress C6100 / C6085 series is U.S. Energy Star compliant.