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Konica Minolta enters the Label Printing market with bizhub PRESS C71cf

The company’s bizhub PRESS C71cf is an optimum printing solution for label converters, printers and brand owners to a smooth transition from analog printing to digital printing

Konica Minolta Business Solutions India proudly announces that the company will be leveraging its proven, world-class printing technology by introducing a new digital solution for the label and packaging industry. The bizhub PRESS C71cf will benefit businesses as they transition from conventional printing to digital technology. This digital press is the first of many new products that supports Konica Minolta’s strategy in the label and packaging industry market.

As the market for digitally printed packaging and labels continues to expand rapidly, driven by factors such as customization and regionalized products, Konica Minolta leverages its reliable dry-toner technology platform. As one of the market leaders in the print space, Konica Minolta is defining what true disruptive technology is by providing a way to make digital better than it has ever been done before. Konica Minolta is positioning the C71cf as a mid-range option that fills the gap between entry-level and high-end systems.

“bizhub PRESS C71cf stands apart with its surprising ease of use, coming as a perfect printing machine for the short run requirements of labels to complement their offset process. We are excited to introduce new, economical and productive Digital Press for the Label Industry. With its flexibility and efficiency, bizhub PRESS c71cf delivers a new level of value to the industry” adds Yoshinori Koide, EGM – PP & IP Marketing, Konica Minolta India.

More details of the product

bizhub PRESS C71CF incorporates the pioneering Dry-toner electro photography printing mechanism, offering full colour (CMYK) support. The machine also offers an impressive printing resolution of 1200 dots per inch(dpi), equivalent to 3600 dpi *1200dpi/8bit and can print images with a maximum size of 1195*320 mm.

bizhub PRESS C71CF incorporates the pioneering Dry-toner electro photography printing mechanism, offering full colour (CMYK) support. The machine also offers an impressive printing resolution of 1200 dots per inch(dpi), equivalent to 3600 dpi *1200dpi/8bit and can print images with a maximum size of 1195*320 mm.

The digital printing solution also supports a paper width of 330 millimetres and prints a maximum image width of 320 millimetres, ideal for medium sized printing businesses with diverse client requirements. It uses low-temperature fusing technology and Simitri HDE toner, and can print on a wide range of materials including polypropylene and synthetic paper.

bizhub PRESS C71cf is compatible with multiple file formats including PDF, PS (APPE compatible) and 8bitTIFF and can seamlessly perform printing operations at speeds of up to 18.9 meter per minute, depending on the paper type.

Konica Minolta’s highly proficient engineers have also kept the power consumption of the bizhub PRESS C71cf at bare minimum, keeping in mind the budget constraints of mid level businesses. Coming with an unwinder and rewinder diameter of 500 millimetre, the end to end digital printing solution is capable of Variable-data printing (VDP) with support for formats including PPML and PDF-VT.

bizhub PRESS C71cf’s print substrates comprise of pressure-sensitive paper in gloss, white BOPP, PET, polypropylene, semi-gloss and wine stocks. The printer’s cutting edge digital technology offers easy prototyping, customisation as well as the convenience of personalised text and graphics on labels.

About Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd:

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

About Labelexpo :

Labelexpo comes as the biggest platform In India for printing solution providers to demonstrate their offerings at a single venue. Consumers visiting the expo also get to experience live demonstrations of new disruptive technologies, emerging in the printing space to expand their business operations and explore new untapped markets. For more information please visit:www.labelexpo-india.com

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Konica Minolta Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Five Consecutive Years

Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for five years in a row in recognition of its economic, environmental and social performance.

 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

This year, Konica Minolta received a high score in materiality, a new assessment category added to the economic dimension, and for the third consecutive year earned the highest evaluation in the Computers & Peripherals and Office Electronics sector of the environmental dimension, which includes climate strategy, environmental policy, management system and information disclosure.

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CSR activities at Konica Minolta

1. Reevaluation of materiality to identify six priority issues

Last year, Konica Minolta reevaluated materiality and identified the following six issues that needed to be addressed and given priority in its CSR activities:

  • Environment
  • Social innovation
  • Customer satisfaction and product safety
  • Responsible supply chain
  • Human capital
  • Diversity

In identifying materiality issues, Konica Minolta conducted quantitative evaluation of its corporate activities from two perspectives; namely, “materiality to stakeholders” and “materiality to the company’s business,” while asking outside experts for their opinions in order to incorporate objectivity into its decisions. These were then validated by the newly established CSR Executive Meeting, whose main members are executive officers.

2. Environmental efforts under the Medium-Term Environmental Plan

In 2009, Konica Minolta was among the first companies to formulate a long-term environmental plan called Eco Vision 2050, with a goal to reduce CO2 emissions through a product’s lifecycle by 80% by 2050 compared to fiscal 2005 levels. To achieve this goal, the company is promoting the Medium-Term Environmental Plan 2016, along with the Medium-Term Business Plan, on a worldwide basis.

In implementing the Medium-Term Environmental Plan 2016, Konica Minolta aims to work closely with its stakeholders to create values and grow together. To be specific, the company is working to gain greater trust from its shareholders and investors through appropriate disclosure of its non-financial information (e.g. by publicizing its inclusion in the DJSI World and various other SRI indices and sharing its environmental efforts at shareholders’ meetings.) The company also organized an ESG meeting for analysts this year.

3. Applying the results of internal assessment for inclusion in the DJSI World to its CSR activities

For several years, Konica Minolta has been utilizing the results of internal assessment for inclusion in the DJSI World as a means to enhance the level of its CSR activities. In doing so, Konica Minolta aims to better implement the PDCA cycle with a deeper understanding of how the company should cater to the demands of society in each assessment category.

Under the brand proposition “Giving Shape to Ideas,” Konica Minolta is committed to remaining vital to society by driving CSR initiatives in its businesses and contributing to improving social quality through creation of new values.

About DJSI World

The DJSI World is the first global index to track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide and is provided by RobecoSAM, the Switzerland-based sustainability investment company, and S&P Dow Jones Indices in the U.S. It assesses corporate sustainability from economic, environmental and social developments. The index is highly recognized among global institutional investors who take a close look at CSR management and sustainability. In the annual review of the world’s 2,500 companies, 316 companies have been listed on the DJSI World and, within the list, 26 are Japanese companies including Konica Minolta.

Reference: External assessment

In addition to the DJSI World and the DJSI Asia Pacific, Konica Minolta has been included in various global SRI indices and obtained high CSR ratings.

FTSE4Good (UK) SRI index Included consecutively since 2003
MSCI Global SRI (USA) SRI index Included consecutively since 2010

(Information about inclusion before 2010 is not available.)

Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment Index (Japan) SRI index Included consecutively since 2003
RobecoSAM (Switzerland) CSR rating Received Silver Class ranking in January 2016
oekom (Germany) CSR rating Maintained the highest Prime status since 2011
Ethibel (Belgium) CSR rating Selected for the investment universe of Ethibel Pioneer and Ethibel Excellence in February 2016
CDP (UK) Environmental rating Included in the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) consecutively since 2013

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