KONICA MINOLTA LAUNCHES 4-COLOUR + WHITE
Print technology developer Konica Minolta is launching two new cut-sheet digital colour print systems, AccurioPress C14010S and C12010S, which print in four-colour plus white.
The company said the “innovative presses empower businesses with stunning print quality, exceptional speeds, and unmatched versatility, letting customers unlock more possibilities in digital print with CMYK + White toners.”
The AccurioPress C14010S and C12010S achieve print speeds of up to 140 pages per minute (ppm) and 120 ppm, respectively. The new five-colour print models add white as a new colour.
The AccurioPress C14010S and C12010S feature six cutting-edge Intelligent Media Sensors, a game changer in automated print management, that identify paper type, weight, and size instantly for optimal print settings every time without additional operator input.
The presses support a broad range of media, from 52gsm and up to 450gsm paper, including envelopes, embossed paper, polyester, and cut-sheet labels, opening doors to diverse applications.
The new CMYK + white toner is high-opacity and, says Konica Minolta “achieves exceptional coverage” in a single pass, making it “ideal” for premium applications, further expanding offerings for the new models and helping businesses tap into new revenue streams.
For larger and more demanding projects, the systems accommodate long sheets up to 1,300mm single-sided and 900mm in duplex, providing flexibility to meet customer demands.
The company said whether it’s for banners, book covers, or speciality items, the AccurioPress C14010s and C12010S “let customers rethink possibilities in production printing and explore additional opportunities for business growth.
The new presses are imaed at print service providers, offset printers, digital printers, and direct mail houses. Other potential market segments include enterprise document printing, such as central print rooms and in-plant print operations.
Grant Thomas, product marketing manager, Production Print, Konica Minolta Australia, said, “Konica Minolta’s AccurioPress C14010S and C12010S are engineered for efficiency, streamlining operations with advanced smart innovative technology. These new print solutions help operators to work smarter, reduce manual adjustments for unattended, uninterrupted printing, and deliver flawless print results faster with reduced touchpoints and exciting new colour options with the addition of white in the new high-opacity CMYK + white toner.”
Features include the Intelligent Quality Optimiser Unit, IQ-601, including a new inline spectrophotometer for “precise” colour profile creation, and Intelligent Media Sensors (IM-104 and IM-105) “support consistent, high-quality output with minimum user intervention.”
The IM-105 measures the paper size of the substrates and detects even the slightest variations in paper cutting size and, together with the Intelligent Quality Optimiser IQ-601, automatically adjusts image positioning “to eliminate front / back alignment errors for professional quality and consistency with every print run.”
According to Konica Minolta, other key benefits include automatic print quality adjustments with Automated Quality Adjustments (AQA) and Automatic Inspection Technology (AIT), with an intelligent overall design to maximise press uptime.
The company says AccurioPress C14010S and C12010S models let customers streamline their businesses through fewer human touchpoints and higher productivity, with tangible benefits including high-quality output with less print waste.
Thomas said, "Konica Minolta is committed to enhancing its customers’ creativity and digital transformation. The new five-colour AccurioPress C14010S and C12010S print systems build on twenty years of digital printing expertise, innovation, and leadership, backed by the dedicated professional support that Konica Minolta is known for.
“New operator assistance tools and fewer touchpoints let Konica Minolta customers optimise workflows and reduce downtime. This leads to greater creativity that empowers customers to rethink opportunities and identify new, profitable revenue streams.”
The official Australian launch of the AccurioPress C14010S and C12010S will take place on Tuesday 20 May at 10:30am on the first day. Attendees are invited to visit Konica Minolta’s stand for an exclusive first look at these groundbreaking digital print solutions in action, as well as to engage directly with Konica Minolta Australia's production print specialists.