Konica Minolta Introduces 20 New Products at Drupa
- Konica Minolta’s AccurioJet 60000 featured prominently at Drupa, the largest trade show for printing equipment.
- The company premiered 20 new products in Europe and detailed a joint venture with Fujifilm.
- Olaf Lorenz, GM of international marketing at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe, highlighted the global debut of many new products on their 2,400sqm booth.
- AccurioJet 60000 B2 inkjet, capable of 6,000sph, made its European debut and is set to replace the KM1 B2 inkjet.
- 60000 offers professional output quality, utilizing HS-UV inkjet heads and dot freeze technology for immediate curing.
- The AlphaJet B1+/B2 single-pass press from MGI, majority-owned by Konica Minolta, also received significant attention.
- Launched in 2022, MGI used Drupa to globally promote the 1,800sph, 1,600dpi packaging line of the AlphaJet.
- Victor Aberget, VP of MGI Digital Technology, announced smart packaging applications for the AlphaJet.
- Konica Minolta and MGI shared a stand, with MGI launching the Octopus digital die-cutter for roll-to-roll label production.
- Octopus offers cutting, weeding, and slitting at 20m/min, with up to 15 configurable finishing tools.
- Konica Minolta unveiled the AccurioPress C84hc digital press with a wider color gamut closer to RGB.
- The SRA3 format 81ppm (A4) 1,200dpi engine is the fifth generation of the high chroma range.
- Programmatic printing and 'Ex Kansei,' a neuroscience application for quality checking marketing output, were also showcased.
- Konica Minolta ran its flagship commercial toner press, the AccurioPress C14000e, and the AccurioLabel 400 at the show, both with significant installed bases.
- Press conference panel discussed the joint venture agreement with Fujifilm, focusing on production printing devices, multifunction, and office printers.
- Initial focus of the joint venture is on joint procurement and collaboration around toner manufacturing, with further collaborations to be reviewed.