Business Solutions|Printing Solutions- KONICA MINOLTA

Konica Minolta Business Solutions, a global leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies, stole the show at the recently-concluded Screen Print India (SPI) 2018 by giving attendees a glimpse of the most cutting-edge colour printing technology. Organised at Bombay Exhibition and Convention Centre in Mumbai from April 20 to 22, 2018, the event saw Konica Minolta dazzle senior industry experts, corporate print buyers, and packaging and commercial customers with print samples created through MGI technology.

Of particular note was how Konica Minolta’s innovative printing solutions leveraged digital technology for several print applications which were, till date, only possible through traditional screen printing. Existing Konica Minolta customers also showcased their print samples created on MGI equipment, embellished with special effects hitherto unattainable through conventional print technology. With over 500 serious customers visiting the Konica Minolta stall during the three-day event, the demo prints were greatly appreciated and generated several sales leads for MGI customers.

In addition to bringing together MGI customers and print buyers on a common platform for initiating business growth, the event served as the perfect opportunity for Konica Minolta to highlight the impact its extensive after-sales support can deliver. It handheld its customers through the business development process and helped them in refining their outreach and go-to-market strategies for ensuring that they received the optimal RoI for their investments.

Speaking at the announcement, Mr. Vijay Kamat, Product Manager IP – PP & IP Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd, said, “At Konica Minolta, our aim is to stay ahead of the print technology curve and provide our customers with not only best-in-class printing solutions, but also the support they need to grow and scale their business. Our participation at Screen Print India 2018 provided us with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate Konica Minolta’s cutting-edge print solutions, as well as its extensive after-sales support framework. We are highly encouraged by the reception that we have received from prospective customers, business partners, and senior domain experts at SPI 2018, and will look forward to building on this strong momentum through continuous technological innovation.”

Organised by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India, Screen Print India (SPI) is a leading exhibition for the printing industry. It is a platform that covers different elements of the screen, textile, sublimation, and digital printing technologies, providing the ideal opportunity to manufacturers to showcase latest products & machinery in the screen printing domain. Being one of the leading exhibitions of the screen printing and allied industries, it is committed to providing innovative opportunities to showcase latest products and technologies. The three-day exhibition brings together businesses from India, China, Japan, Singapore, USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Thailand, and Taiwan.

Senior experts from the print fraternity who visited the Konica Minolta booth also witnessed first-hand the print jobs on display and hailed MGI technology for the disruption that it has created in the print embellishment space. Packaging and commercial customers found Konica Minolta’s MGI solutions to be the perfect fit for their short-run print embellishment requirements. Graphic designers and advertising agencies also envisioned novel ideas and print execution strategies which could be implemented to drive better business outcomes for their customers. Konica Minolta’s participation at SPI 2018 gave further fillip to its technological superiority in the printing domain, as well as its overarching objective of driving greater business growth for its customers by introducing them to print buyers through various exhibitions and trade events.

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions comes as a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies. The Japan-headquartered company is the global developer, a manufacturer of multi-functional peripherals (MFPs), printers, equipment for production print systems and graphic arts, equipment for healthcare systems, measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications, inkjet printheads and textile printers for industrial use, and related consumables and solution services. The company with its high-quality printing solutions, particularly for SMBs, offers unmatched customer service in India. With ‘Digital Printing’ being the next big thing in the country’s printing space, the company is committed to fetch help businesses transit smoothly from conventional printing to digital printing. To know more please visit:www.konicaminolta.in

Konica Minolta Business Solutions, a global leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies showcases its industry-leading digital printing solutions including Accurio C6100, bizhub Press C71HC and MGI JetVarnish JV3DS with iFoil-S at CEIF 2018 at Bombay Exhibition Centre Goregoan Mumbai from 9th-12th January 2018.

The four-day event is organized by All India Photographic Trade and Industry Association to showcase products which are relevant to the photographic trade & industry.The Accurio Press Series C6100 is an extensive and fully modular line of digital printing technologies & solutions, digital press suites, software and cloud based tool for integrating, managing and executing a seamless production colour workflow. The Accurio Press series supports business growth by expanding its printing services, automating efficiency, raising output quality and lowering costs.

The machine also furnishes support for paper sizes of minimum 100 mm × 139.7 mm and upto a maximum size of 330.2 mm × 487.7 mm (with optional banner kit: max. 1,300 mm long) and sports impressive printing speeds of upto 100 ppm and 85 ppm for A4 sized sheets on all medias upto 400 GSM.

The bizhub Press C71HC boasts of a unique High Chroma toner technology which furnishes magnificent colour reproduction. The colours produced by the machine are also printed virtually as reflected on the monitor display. It is also the most widely used machine in India for the Wedding Photo Book Printing.

With a print speed of 71 colour pages per minute, the solution empowers printing businesses to gain a competitive advantage of meeting high printing job requirements in a short turnaround time. Sporting a resolution of 1,200 x 1,200 dpi x 8 bit full colour resolution coupled with a High Chroma polymerized toner along with unmatched finishing versatility, the bizhub Press C71 HC is an ideal solution for booklet making, perfect binding, multi (GBC) punching.

MGI Jet Varnish 3DS, on the other hand, comes as a remarkable piece of technology which revolutionizes the dimensions of printing with its precision spot UV and 3D tactile varnishing capabilities.The machine can modify a standard printed output into a high-quality spot UV printed sheet or even into a high margin 3D embossed output with a varnish of up-to 100 microns, making the colours appear more vibrant.

The MGI iFoil- S compliments MGI JETvarnish 3DS with inline embossing as well as hot foil stamping in a completely digital process. You can also add foils at high speeds and enable yourself with the capability to offer an unmatched finish as well as personalized embossed hot file stamping.

The four-day event serves as a strategic platform for Konica Minolta to showcase its next-generation digital printing solutions in detail which are tailored for end to end requirements of printing businesses in the country.

We hereby take this opportunity to thank the Photo Industry in India to embrace the Konica Minolta technology for the Photo Printing Applications. Our trendsetting solutions like the bizhub Press C71HC are a testament to the commitment of our proficient and dedicated workforce to disrupt the Indian printing industry with rapid innovation”, says Yoshinori Koide– Director, Business Strategy & Project Management.

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions comes as a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies. The Japan headquartered company is the global developer, manufacturer of multi-functional peripherals (MFPs), printers, equipment for production print systems and graphic arts, equipment for healthcare systems, measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications, inkjet print heads and textile printers for industrial use, and related consumables and solution services. The company with its high quality printing solutions, particularly for SMBs, offers unmatched customer service in India. With ‘Digital Printing’ being the next big thing in the country’s printing space, the company is committed to fetch help businesses transit smoothly from conventional printing to digital printing.

About CEIF:

Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair (CEIF) 2018 is a 4 day event being held from 9th January to 12th January 2018 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India. CEIF is the world’s 3rd largest consumer electronic & imaging show. The exhibition will showcase the revolution of printing technology from worldwide solution providers across various categories relevant to the photographic trade and industry.

Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) has reached an agreement with SCREEN Graphic Solutions Co., Ltd. (SCREEN GA) to collaborate in the sale of its mid-range digital label printer model.

Starting from the release of bizhub PRESS C71cf in the Japanese market in October 2017, SCREEN GA will offer Konica Minolta’s on-demand toner-based label printers both in Japan and overseas under the dual brands* of Konica Minolta and SCREEN GA as soon as the company is ready.

*Konica Minolta offers the digital label printers under the sole brand of Konica Minolta.

Collaboration with SCREEN GA

With the launch of bizhub PRESS C71cf in 2016, Konica Minolta started actively developing its business in the growing label and package printer market. Taking advantage of the added value of digital printing, Konica Minolta is offering the product to printing companies interested in entering the label printing market and local brand owners planning to manufacture labels themselves in addition to label manufacturers, to help them open up new business opportunities.A

By collaborating with SCREEN GA, which entered the label printing market earlier, Konica Minolta aims to explore new markets, both domestic and overseas, especially in Asia, leveraging the sales channels of SCREEN GA around the world.

In the field of digital commercial printing, Konica Minolta has been working with SCREEN GA for some time now, bringing greater efficiency, business opportunities and new value to the commercial printing industry. By facilitating the connectivity of the products of the two companies, Konica Minolta has been accelerating its effort to achieve seamless hybrid workflows for increased user-friendliness in offset printing and digital printing. Both companies are now ready to expand their collaboration to the field of label printing.

Value offered by bizhub PRESS C71cf

A highly productive compact machine, bizhub PRESS C71cf is ideal for small-lot label printing with short lead time, while delivering print quality almost equal to that of offset printing. This product can meet new needs for high-quality on-demand label printing that has been previously possible only by expensive high-end digital printing systems.

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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.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt.Ltd, a global leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies witnessed a significant response from printing businesses, showcasing its industry-leading bizhub and Accurio Press series at PAMEX 2017 exhibition.

The four-day exhibition served as a key platform for Konica Minolta to demonstrate its next-generation digital printing solutions, tailored for end to end requirements of printing businesses in the country.

The exhibition garnered a slow but encouraging response in the first half and the number of attendees visiting the KM stalls soared significantly in the 2nd half and continues to draw high footfall till the fourth day of the event.

The key spokespersons from the company including, Yoshinori Koide Director Business Strategy & Project Management (Konica Minolta Business India) and Manish Gupta, DGM PP & IP marketing were present at the event.

The Company highlighted its flagship products AccurioPress series C6100/C6085 for the first time in India at PAMEX 2017.

”We are overwhelmed and grateful to PAMEX 2017 team for providing us with an opportunity to demonstrate our trendsetting lineup of digital printing solutions. The response we have garnered in the four-day event is positive and it further cements our position in the competitive and lucrative printing industry of India,” added Yoshinori Koide, Director Business Strategy & Project Management (Konica Minolta Business India)

”These are exciting times in India as the country is rapidly transforming into a digital economy. Our new solutions are tailored to meet the next generation demands of businesses and set new benchmarks in the digital industrial printing segment. said Manish Gupta, DGM PP & IP marketing (Konica Minolta Business India)

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions comes as a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies. The Japan-headquartered company is the global developer, manufacturer of multi-functional peripherals (MFPs), printers, equipment for production print systems and graphic arts, equipment for healthcare systems, measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications, inkjet printheads and textile printers for industrial use, and related consumables and solution services. The company with its high-quality printing solutions, particularly for SMBs, offers unmatched customer service in India. With ‘Digital Printing’ being the next big thing in the country’s printing space, the company is committed to fetch help businesses transit smoothly from conventional printing to digital printing.

About PAMEX:

PAMEX is a 4-day event being held from 18th December to the 21st December 2017 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India. The exhibition will showcase generation next technologies from worldwide solution providers across various categories like pre-press, in-press and post press segments. The Show will host dedicated pavilions for label & narrow web printing and presses; paper & board converting and corrugated machinery & equipment. Flexo & gravure printing, digital presses, web offset presses, sheetfed offset presses and signage machinery & process equipment will widely be displayed at the event.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions India has launched the award-winning Dispatcher Phoenix; an automated document workflow solution that assists users with customized workflows and common document processing tasks to improve productivity and efficiency.

“It is our pleasure to announce the launch of our new service offering, viz. Managed Content Services (MCS) to support the Digital Transformation, Document and Workflow Management requirements of our customers which shall serve to enhance our core portfolio of Office Document Solutions & Services offering.” said Daisuke Mori, Managing Director for Konica Minolta India.

“As we enter an age of extreme disruption, Enterprises are pushing to become more digital. We help organizations meet their digital transformation initiatives with our MCS offering” added V Balakrishnan, EGM – Marketing for Konica Minolta India. “Dispatcher Phoenix, which is the cornerstone of our MCS portfolio, addresses critical requirements of our customers and help them in managing their document capture automation in a more efficient and productive manner”.

Dispatcher Phoenix makes business workflow processes smarter. It automates capture and streamlines routing and image processing. Users can also access cloud services like DropBox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Sharepoint and Box via the Konica Minolta bizhub MFP control panel. Printed and scanned documents can be stored online or on premise to facilitate information sharing and streamline work flow.

Powerful tools to route schedule and integrate workflows

To improve efficiency, Dispatcher Phoenix features a built-in Graphical Workflow Builder tool to create workflows to handle document processing needs. It also sports a workflow scheduler, which enable users to run workflow checks at specific times, while its unique Liveflo technology provides a real-time view of documents as they are being processed. This helps to identify bottlenecks and ensure that files are reaching the correct destinations.

About Konica Minolta Business Solutions India

We are part of Konica Minolta, Inc. a premier Japanese multinational corporation, specialized in the field of enterprise printing solutions and document management space. We have been serving the Indian, catering to a wide range of printing & document solutions requirement for the Indian corporate customers. Konica Minolta is a pioneer and leader in the field of imaging technologies and has continued investing in innovation for such diverse fields as Digital Manufacturing and Smart Workplaces, so we are well poised to usher in the AI / IoT inspired transition to cyber-physical systems that is heralding the Industry 4.0 era, and likewise are also working in the Analytics and Deep Learning for the Society 5.0 transformation. For more information, please visit://bt.konicaminolta.in/dispatcher-phoenix/

Konica Minolta India has attained yet another benchmark to its portfolio of unprecedented achievements by receiving “Best Konica Minolta Subsidiary Company of the Year 2016” award at a conference held recently in Manila, Philippines.

Konica Minolta India garnered double-digit growth in FY 16-17 as compared to previous year. Especially, there was a significant growth in Production & Industrial Printing sales. Konica Minolta Inc. appreciated the continuous effort of Konica Minolta India and its partners in expanding the company’s business in India.

Konica Minolta was also ranked number two in FY 16-17 in worldwide MGI unit sales, only next to the United States. On behalf of Konica Minolta India, Mr. Rajeev Ahuja; Business Consultant IP presented MGI success cases in India at the conference and was very much appreciated by the participants. In the new product segment, India is taking many new initiatives.

The conference also observed the presence of top management from Konica Minolta Inc. Mr. Yamana San – President and CEO, Mr. Osuga San – Senior Executive Officer & Mr. Taiko San – Executive Officer who participated in the conference and shared medium term direction and strategy.

“We are extremely delighted to receive this prestigious award which is also a reflection of the commitment to help businesses in India with cutting edge technology and products. Our highly proficient workforce in the country will continue to set new benchmarks in the printing segment of India”, said Daisuke Mori, MD, Konica Minolta India on receiving the award.

With the Indian printing industry gearing towards more customized offerings, shorter TATs and more eco-friendly sustainable solutions in digital printing would prove to be a shot in the arm for the label industry.

Konica Minolta India aims to participate in the industry growth by offering innovative cutting edge products for label industry with a team of experienced channel partners like Insight Communications.

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies from the desktop to the print shop. Konica Minolta is the global developer, manufacturer of multi-functional peripherals (MFPs), printers, equipment for production print systems and graphic arts, equipment for healthcare systems, measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications, inkjet print heads and textile printers for industrial use, and related consumables and solution services. It is also engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale of electronic materials (including TAC films), lighting source panels, functional films (including heat insulation films), and optical products (including lens units). To know more please visit:www.konicaminolta.in

Konica Minolta has joined hands with Reprographics India and partnered in the country to sell KIP brand products and its services. Under the partnership, Konica Minolta will leverage its vast network in India in copy shop segments where R.I. is not present to offer a host of KIP products including plotters (both monochrome and colour), folding machines, digitizing software’s etc.

The KIP machines will also be available for display at Konica Minolta’s DIS office at Huda City Centre, Gurgaon. Under the agreement Konica Minolta shall provide the Sales and Service of the machines to its customers.

Konica Minolta has a long relationship with KIP on a worldwide basis and is selling the KIP products in various countries.

Sharing his delight on the new partnership, Mr Daisuke Mori, MD, Konica Minolta India said,” The addition of KIP solutions to our product portfolio will further strengthen our position in transforming India’s printing segment. We have more than 2000 Production Printing customers and with this partnership we intend to strengthen our relationship with the customers by offering more products & solutions to cater to their needs”.

Reprographics India was incepted in the year 1976 and rolled out its operations in the city of Hardwaras ancillary to BHEL, manufacturing Ammonia, Semi Dry Paper, Zinc Oxide Microfilm Reader Printer Paperand Dielectric Plotter Paper as Ancillary. The company has since then expanded into offering diverse IT solutions in the domains of Microfilm Scanners, Plotters, Scanners, Book Scanners, Engineering copiers and application software in the field of image editing, document management, archiving and indexing. The company is also manufacturing A0 size Flat Bed Scanners/ Paper Folding machines/ Multifunction systems using Ink Jet Printers. The company has in excess of 2000 installations with its presence through office in more than 20 major cities.

On this partnership Mr Deepak Khanna commented, “To expand our KIP products and its presence in Indian market, this tie up adds more customers by offering value propositions to existing base as well as help both of us to acquire new customer base.”

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies from the desktop to the print shop. Konica Minolta is the global developer, manufacturer of multi-functional peripherals (MFPs), printers, equipment for production print systems and graphic arts, equipment for healthcare systems, measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications, inkjet print heads and textile printers for industrial use, and related consumables and solution services. It is also engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale of electronic materials (including TAC films), lighting source panels, functional films (including heat insulation films), and optical products (including lens units). To know more please visit:www.konicaminolta.in