KONICA MINOLTA TO BUILD ON POST-COVID BOOM

Digital print solutions developer Konica Minolta says it will be bringing new opportunities to the commercial print market in 2023 with additional investments, products, and solutions.

The company says commercial printers are diversifying into personalisation, embellishment, wide format, packaging, and labels in the post-Covid world, and says its automation is enabling the drive into new revenue streams, promising that the new year will see it build on its commitment to help commercial customers grow their businesses.

Andrew Cocker, general manager, production and industrial print (PP/IP), Konica Minolta Australia, said, “Konica Minolta has seen a post-Covid boom in production print and industrial print as it helped customers navigate through the pandemic and open new revenue streams and opportunities for diversification. This has seen customers adopt short run and personalised offerings, embellishment, wide format, packaging, and label options.”

The PP/IP market continues to play a key part of Konica Minolta’s strategy in Australia, with the company saying it is focused on “continuing to build on what it does best. It says this includes its commitment to customers through innovation, consulting, and service and support backed by its local leadership team, which includes Yohei Konaka, managing director, Andrew Cocker, general manager, production and industrial print, and recently appointed chief sales officer, Dean Hosking.

Yohei Konaka, managing director, Konica Minolta Australia, said, “Konica Minolta, Inc (KMI) has a huge commitment to the PP/IP industry going forward. In the next 12 months, there is a lot in the pipeline for this space, which will filter through to customers in Australia to benefit from. In the commercial print space, customers are requesting more complex and customised demands that require short run production and personalisation, which means commercial printers need to transform to survive. Konica Minolta continues to bring solutions to the market to address these challenges as well as ensuring its staff are trained, resourced, and visible through key partnerships, industry support, and trade shows.”

One solution offered by Konica Minolta is the Intelligent Quality Optimiser (IQ-501), available on several devices, that automates print jobs to ensure the highest print quality, optimal image position, registration, and colour control for every job. With its high productivity and versatile automation, the IQ-501 is tailored to suit the demands of short run production and fast turnaround times. This technology equips customers to reallocate their employees to more valuable tasks while the IQ-501 ensures quality finishes.

The breadth and depth of experience and knowledge Konica Minolta has in the PP/IP space, backed by the new leadership team and strong sales force, represents a combined 300 plus years of experience in the industry.

Dean Hosking said, “Konica Minolta Australia’s goal is to help customers diversify from and recognise new revenue stream opportunities in the space. PP/IP can be transformative for businesses, so for the Konica Minolta team it’s about helping customers find success in new areas.”

Andrew Cocker said, “The team is committed to putting this expertise to great use in 2023, providing customers with strategic consultation to identify areas for growth and diversification in their businesses.

“As always, this will be backed by the exceptional service and support Konica Minolta customers have come to expect. This is an area we will continue to invest in, looking at ways that we can offer even better service to further improve customer satisfaction. The PP and IP industry will play an important role in Konica Minolta’s success in 2023 and we look forward to our customer’s success being a key driver.”