Monthly Archives: October 2023

Sustainable Printing Practices for Indian Corporations: Konica Minolta’s Commitment to SMBs

India, 14 September,2023: With a legacy spanning 150 years, Konica Minolta shall stand as an enabler of connectivity and commerce, as reinforced by the leaders of India and Japan, in the recent G20 negotiations. In a technologically volatile global landscape, Konica Minolta’s legacy solutions can be lent to empower this thought exchange, opening a whole new world of collaboration, talent, expansion, advancement, networks, and research, that can be realised at scale. Here is an overview of Konica Minolta’s commitment to the cause, since before mandates.

Digital printing offers a world of advantages, including quicker turnaround times, cost-effectiveness, web-to-print solutions, variable data printing, and the ability to create on-demand prints. Konica Minolta’s Print Xpress – Innovations in Print roadshow recently congregated over 2500 customers from 150+ cities across India, showcasing cutting-edge products like the AccurioPrint C4065 High Chroma Engine and AccurioPress C73hc, carried out in rural India, empowering small to medium print businesses to move away from traditional, resource-intensive methods and embrace sustainable workflows. These innovations have redefined the way businesses approach printing operations.

Konica Minolta moves beyond innovation, by making solutions environmentally friendly. Rethinking materials and processes, introducing eco-friendly alternatives, such as recycled paper, FSC-certified materials, and even tree-free options, have significantly reduced operational carbon footprint, across clientele.

Digital printing, a key focus for Konica Minolta, eliminates the need for resource-intensive practices like etched metal plates, reducing energy consumption and waste generation. Toner quality ensures environmentally sustainable prints, using 25% less water compared to conventional polymerised toner. Additionally, their efficient energy conservation techniques, like inkjet printers that reduce electricity usage by up to 57%, contribute significantly to reducing carbon emissions.

Leaning into the power of automated workflows, Konica Minolta makes productivity, scalability, and compliance, an everyday essential across users, while reducing inefficiencies and errors. By leveraging the potential of automated workflows, businesses can redirect resources towards strategic initiatives, extending to talent acquisition, vendor management, on-cloud ECM systems. These solutions transcend geographical boundaries, enabling seamless collaboration and innovative problem-solving, across MSMEs. This not just making businesses efficient; but makes them limitless.

A Legacy of 150 Years is just the beginning. A status quo is as corrosive to business, as any disruption, if not more. Staying committed to equitable and all-encompassing smart sustainability, Konica Minolta have been established as pioneers, segment-starters, and innovators who lead the way in both digital and physical print solutions.

Digital Printing: How Konica Minolta redefines the quality and service in the Digital Age

India, 14 September,2023: Businesses bank on print, even today. Thanks to the power of visual recall, when the written word attains physicality on paper, it elicits cognisance, attention, and gravity, that is unparalleled by a screen. Printing remains a preferred medium of communication in business processes, even when tasks are maintained and managed digitally. So, how does that marry into businesses’ ESG compliance?

The solution lies in understanding the chain of sustainability, and how it does not begin and end with the usage of paper. Moving forth from the necessity of paper and other derivative substrates in carrying print, there lie other avenues of sustainability optimisation in the entire printing process.

This pursuit of ethical excellence is led by Konica Minolta, a global pioneer in printing solutions that has redefined the benchmarks of quality and service in the digital printing industry. Konica Minolta’s unwavering commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology has catapulted the digital printing experience to unprecedented heights. In a groundbreaking move, the brand introduced an industry-first initiative – the Print Xpress on-wheel campaign, traversing more than 150 cities and engaging with over 2500 users, showcasing the latest technologies and innovations.

By eliminating the need for metal plates, digital printers significantly conserve energy and minimise environmental impact. Additionally, the toners used in digital printing form a surface layer on the paper, preventing bleeding and enabling printing on diverse materials, including packaging, plastics, fabrics, and metal foils.

A study by Konica Minolta says, “Inkjet Printer reduces environmental impact significantly, with a 57% reduction in electricity usage compared to conventional screen-printing. In addition, it helps save energy for operations such as air conditioning and lighting by increasing customers production efficiency”.

With a steadfast commitment to innovation and environmental responsibility, Konica Minolta has set ambitious targets to reduce its carbon footprint by 60 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050 under Eco-Vision 2030 and Eco-Vision 2050. One of the measures to get there, is utilising precise heat curing through infrared emitters or UV rays, digital printing ensures efficient drying of ink without the necessity for additional paper runs, limiting paper and energy usage. Flexographic (offset) printers have long setups and constant running waste, often higher than 15%. That means that for every order of labels produced, 15% more is just thrown in the trash.

Personalisation is the key to effectively engage customers, and Konica Minolta comprehends this need, empowering businesses to create tailor-made prints that resonate with their target audience. From variable data printing to on-demand printing, their solutions enable users to craft messages and designs for each recipient, driving engagement and augmenting ROI. Additionally, a dedicated team of experts is always at the ready to assist with installation, training, troubleshooting, and maintenance, ensuring that your digital printing solutions run seamlessly.

Konica Minolta’s commitment to innovation, print quality, customisation, speed, sustainability, exceptional service, and future-readiness makes them the go-to choice for businesses looking to make an indelible impact in the digital age. Step into the future of digital printing with Konica Minolta and redefine your standards of excellence.

Konica Minolta India Leaves Its Mark with High Chroma Printers at AIVPTF- Raipur 2023

• Konica Minolta showcased its cutting-edge AccurioPress C73hc and C83hc at the All India Video Photo Trade Fair in Raipur

• Mr. Katsuhisa Asari, Managing Director of Konica Minolta India, emphasised the significance of the event as a platform for industry players to converge and showcase their innovations

• The participation in AIVPTF- Raipur reaffirms Konica Minolta’s commitment to providing innovative solutions of the ever-evolving customers in the print and imaging industry.

India, 25 October,2023: Konica Minolta, print solutions global leader, proudly announces its triumphant participation at All India Video Photo Trade Fair AIVPTF- Raipur, a prestigious annual event that brings together prominent video and photo industry stalwarts like press owners, Photo lab owners, and various other key industry stakeholders. Held in Raipur, AIVPTF 2023 was a pedestal for Konica Minolta to demonstrate its innovative high chroma printers – AccurioPress C73hc and C83hc and establish its presence within a diverse ecosystem of studio photo, photo book creative minds and industry experts.

AccurioPress C73hc and C83hc enhance productivity with various output speeds executed in brilliant colour, with a variety of media capabilities, saving office space on your production floor. The sophisticated equipment saves time & labour costs with simple operation and powerful in-line finishing, along with high chroma quality.

Reaffirming the significance of this event, Mr. Katsuhisa Asari, Managing Director, Konica Minolta India, said, “We are delighted to have been part of AIVPTF- Raipur 2023, which has once again proven to be a tremendous platform for industry players to converge and showcase their innovations. Konica Minolta takes great pride in our unparalleled and dependable business printing solutions, and this event provided us with an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the prowess of AccurioPress C73hc and C83hc. The engines, ability to reproduce those colours difficult to realise using CMYK Printer, As the print and imaging industry continues to evolve and diversify, we remain committed to providing innovative solutions that meet the dynamic needs of our customers. Our participation in AIVPTF- Raipur underscores our dedication to establishing a strong presence within the creative and forward-thinking community of professionals in India’s video and photo industry. We look forward to further collaborations and partnerships within this vibrant ecosystem, driving innovation and excellence in the print and imaging sector.”

All India Video Photo Trade Fair – AIVPTF, one of the largest photo video events, commenced on 22nd September and ended on 24th September 2023. During this event Konica Minolta received an enthusiastic response from seasoned professionals, emerging artists, business owners. The event witnessed the attendance of XX guests.

About Konica Minolta India

Konica Minolta Business Solutions India is a part of Konica Minolta, Inc., a premier Japanese multinational corporation, with a market legacy of almost 150 years. They have a worldwide presence spanning over 150 international markets. Their solutions specialise in Production printing, Industrial printing, Enterprise printing solutions and Enterprise Content Management. The organisation has been directly operational in India for the past 13 years, catering to a wide range of printing & document solutions required by Indian corporate customers.

Konica Minolta is a pioneer and leader in the field of Digital Production Printing & imaging technologies for Industrial Printing. They have been investing in innovation among diverse fields like Advanced Monitoring, Digital Manufacturing and Smart Workplaces. The organisation is poised to usher in the AI/IoT inspired transition to cyber-physical systems that is heralding the industry to 4.0 Era and are also working in Analytics and Deep Learning for a Society 5.0 transformation

Konica Minolta is a leading provider of innovative technology solutions that help businesses create intelligent and connected workplaces, streamline operations, improve customer experiences, and drive growth through technology. By leveraging the latest technologies and best practices, they help businesses improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction. Their unique approach to consulting and professional services helps to truly understands customers’ business challenges and customised solutions that meet specific business goals.

For more information, please visit :  https://bt.konicaminolta.in/