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Konica Minolta India installs AccurioJet KM1e Industrial Printer at JB Khanna Pictures

The state-of-the-art AccurioJet KM1e Press to streamline production process and boost efficiency for JB Khanna Pictures.

India, 10 May,2023: Konica Minolta Business Solutions India has announced the installation of its AccurioJet KM1e Press at JB Khanna Pictures, the printing company known for its impactful visual communication production. This marks Konica Minolta’s latest addition of AccurioJet KM1e in the Indian market for the first time.

The KM1e LED UV inkjet Press is a state-of-the-art solution that utilizes advanced technology to provide high-quality prints on a variety of surfaces. With its speed, accuracy, and versatility, our machine is ideal for industrial and commercial applications, enabling companies to streamline their printing processes and improve their productivity.

Commenting on this special occasion, Mr. Katsuhisa Asari, Managing Director of Konica Minolta India, said, “It gives me immense pleasure to announce our collaboration with JB Khanna Pictures, and we are delighted to bring the AccurioJet KM1e to India. As a leader in industrial, commercial, and packaging solutions in the B2C segment, we understand the need for advanced printing technology, and our latest addition to the Indian market is a testament to our commitment to innovation and excellence.

We firmly believe that the AccurioJet KM1e will revolutionize the printing industry in India and streamline the processes for our Indian partners. With its speed, accuracy, and versatility, this machine has the potential to transform the way they approach printing and achieve their business goals more efficiently and effectively.

At Konica Minolta, we are committed to provide the highest quality products and services to our customers. We are confident that this collaboration will be a long and successful one, and we look forward to working closely with them to achieve their printing goals.

To mark the installation of the AccurioJet KM1e, JB Khanna Pictures organized an on-site event at their Chennai facility on April 30th, 2023. The event showcased the advanced capabilities of the machine, emphasizing its potential impact on their business. Attendees were treated to a demonstration of the state-of-the-art technology, which left them impressed and inspired. Overall, it was a successful event that highlighted the benefits of this cutting-edge solution for industrial and commercial printing needs.

JB Khanna Pictures pioneers in the application areas of religious pictures, images of national leaders, Sceneries, and variety of wall décor designs. Company operates with more than 5000 active dealers PAN India and number is growing. Company takes pride by stating that every house in India will have minimum one picture printed at JB Khanna Pictures.

Commenting on this occasion, Mr. Rajesh Khanna, Director, JB Khanna Pictures, said, “We are pleased to announce our partnership with Konica Minolta for our printing needs. As a printing company that values innovation and quality, we are excited to have found a like-minded partner in Konica Minolta.

The AccurioJet KM1e is the machine that has already shown great promise in revolutionizing the printing industry. We are thrilled to see the benefits it will bring to our production process, enabling us to deliver even more impactful visual communication to our clients.
We are confident that our partnership with Konica Minolta will be a fruitful and long-lasting one.

Konica Minolta Inida Brings Enrichments To it’s Managed Content Solutions Offering

India, 17 April,2023: Konica Minolta India, a prominent provider of digital transformation solutions and services, continues to support businesses in transitioning from paper-based systems to seamless digital solutions and services. As part of this commitment, the company has announced major enrichments to its Managed Content Services (MCS) portfolio to provide features with low-code automation capabilities, aimed at empowering Indian firms to improve their Document life-cycle management and Business Process Management (BPM).

Konica Minolta India, through their MCS offerings, leverages its unified enterprise-wide solutioning platforms and adds value through its consultation-based approach to tailor make solutions to fit their customer’s business requirements. With their current enrichments, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) mode of deployment can be leveraged by organisations looking to accelerate their Digital Transformation journey with minimal hassle and quicker ROI. To ensure secured cloud deployments, these solutions are hosted in Tier-4 datacentres meeting the best of industry standards.

Speaking about the anticipated launch Mr. Katsuhisa Asari, Managing Director, Konica Minolta India, said, ” At Konica Minolta, we are always eager to gain a deeper understanding of the unique challenges our clients face to enhance productivity. After comprehending their content management and utilization requirements, we are delighted to introduce our unique software to the Indian market. MCS offerings can propel our clients ahead, with its out-of-the-box offerings in today’s fast-paced digital landscape. In the normal course of their operations, our clients receive documents in various formats, including hard copies and electronic versions, from multiple locations. At this juncture, MCS assumes a vital role in structuring the content in an organized manner, enabling them to optimise their workflows and achieve their objectives with greater efficiency.”

With its “low-code/no-code” process designer, rapid implementation and flexibility is the new norm that ultimately leads to an Intelligent Connected Workplace.

To further enable Rapid Implementation, Konica Minolta has biz-out-of-the-box accelerator for popular industry use cases like Accounts Payable automation, Contracts Life-cycle Management, Vendor Onboarding, Talent Acquisition and so on.

The modular design provides flexibility in terms of overall solutioning, deployment and pricing. Through these offerings, Konica Minolta will lead towards a Green Digital Transformation which is also aligned to their global sustainability goals where they aim to be ‘Carbon Minus’ by 2050. Ultimately, enrichments to its solutioning platform will aid Konica Minolta in serving their customers better leading to an efficient and paperless workplace.

Pamex 2023: Konica Minolta showcases its range of offering

At Pamex 2023, held at the Bombay Exhibition Center on 27-30 March, Konica Minolta showcased its printers to existing and potential customers and resellers.

India, 14 April,2023: Konica Minolta used the event as an opportune moment to showcase its offerings, including industrial and professional printers; in industrial printers, AccurioLabel 230, AccurioShine 3600, along with its digital die-cutting solutions and in professional printers, AccurioPress C12000 with IQ-501.

Konica Minolta emphasised the extensive benefits of its digital press, the Accurio Label 230, for its customers regarding productivity, flexibility, and stability to meet growing market needs. Overall, the company showcased six sheetfed professional printers and three industrial printers along with finishing accessories, to make pre-press to post-press setup with ample business opportunities in the printing market.

Katsuhisa Asari, Managing Director, Konica Minolta India, said, “We are delighted to receive such a positive response from all potential businesses in the region. The exhibition has given us an insight into how Konica Minolta is enabling businesses in the printing segment to expand their operations. At the same time, it has given us a new viewpoints/areas in which we can develop and modify our products that further assist our user base.

He added, “We, at Konica Minolta India, believe that trust is the best medium to grow success. In tandem with this as our core value, we have well-positioned ourselves in providing office automation and digital printing solutions that aid us in bolstering our credibility amongst our esteemed partners and resellers. With our solutions and products, we are committed to assisting businesses in achieving their sustainability target.”

Konica Minolta also demonstrated their AccurioShine 3600 and AccurioPress C12000 as tools for digital label production. The AccurioShine 3600 is a pioneering technology that customers could use for building 2D and 3D gloss effects on its products. With customisation and personalisation at the forefront of Konica Minolta’s offerings, the company cater to the ever-growing demand for tailored printing solutions that enable customers to address the increasingly complex requirements of modern-day printing.

Konica Minolta India bags the ‘Prestigious Brands of Asia’ accolade

India (New Delhi), 6 April,2023: Konica Minolta, a leading name in offering multifunctional printers, has been accorded the Prestigious Brands of Asia by Brand Advertising Research & Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (BARC) under the category of providing exceptional printing solutions. The accolade was presented to Konica Minolta in an event held at Sheraton Abu Dhabi on the 28th of February 2023. This significant honour is a testament to their strong dedication to providing cutting-edge technological solutions in the printing industry.

The “Prestigious Brand of Asia” recognition is one of the most coveted accolades in the industry and is proof of a brand’s commitment to excellence and innovation. Konica Minolta India has proven the ability to deliver exceptional products and services to meet the needs and expectations of the customers, has bagged this prestigious accolade.

Expressing his delight on this momentous occasion, Katsuhisa Asari, Managing Director of Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., said, “This is a moment of immense pride for the entire family of Konica Minolta. It marks a pivotal juncture in our corporate journey and serves as a testament to our dedicated efforts toward delivering cutting-edge solutions to our clients. We take immense pride in our ability to curate tailored solutions for all our esteemed partners and clients and have been serving them for over the course of a decade. We remain resolute in our pursuit of excellence, personalising solutions and our continued relevance in the marketplace.

Konica Minolta India holds more than 50 per cent market share in the production printing domain and offers the most comprehensive product portfolio from pre-press to post-press. The company outshined in every segment – Production, industrial, and office printing. With customization and personalization at the forefront of Konica Minolta’s offerings and having bagged this prestigious award, they continue to cater to the ever-growing demand for tailored printing solutions that enable customers to address the increasingly complex requirements of modern-day printing.

Konica Minolta’s ‘Print Xpress’ initiative aims to attract potential printing businesses

Konica Minolta flags off 4 Print Xpress coaches to demonstrate production printing solutions to potential customers in India’s T2, T3, and T4 towns

India, 21 March,2023: Promoting Konica Minolta’s 150-year legacy, Konica Minolta India recently flagged off its first mobile roadshow platform titled ‘Print Xpress – Innovations in Print’ in the presence of Katsuhisa Asari, managing director; Kuldeep Malhotra, deputy managing director and senior leadership members of the company.

The one-of-a-kind roadshow showcased Konica Minolta’s production printer AccurioPrint C4065 High Chroma Engine – AccurioPress C73hc and finished Print Application Zone to educate customers for new business opportunities in the digital print business.

The core objective to launch this innovative platform is to connect with new customers and showcase new business possibilities to the existing players and also to new entrants in the digital production printing space.

As part of the Print Xpress, four coaches carrying the digital presses set out to travel in all four directions while demonstrating their usage to potential and existing customers. The roadshow started from Greater Noida and is aimed to cover the T2, T3 and T4 towns like Meerut, Gorakhpur, Samastipur, Tezpur, Ranipet, Karwar, and Kavali among others, focusing on customers and unfrequented locations.

At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Katsuhisa Asari, managing director of Konica Minolta Business Solutions India, said, We are excited to launch Print Xpress, our latest initiative to expand our reach and introduce our advanced printing technologies to the customers. We look forward to meeting new customers during this nationwide show. We are proud to pioneer innovative solutions and services in India’s printing, imaging, and document management industries. We are committed to helping our customers to achieve more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable workflows. We will continue to strive for excellence in everything we do.

Print Xpress is the first initiative in the digital production printing domain wherein modified coaches are used to exhibit our solutions to a wide array of potential customers, including jobbers, photo lab owners, print businesses, and creative agencies, residing in different cities and towns. As an industry leader, we hold more than 50% market share and offer the most comprehensive product portfolio from pre-press to post-press.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way’ – Print Xpress is the perfect example to showcase our commitment towards reaching and educating new potential customers and existing businesses to start and grow. In the last 12 years, we as a leading brand grew multi-fold,” said, Kuldeep Malhotra, deputy managing director, sales and OP marketing division, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India.

Boosting ties: Konica Minolta holds Office Printer customers meets

• Key leaders of Konica Minolta were present during the meets.
• The company plans to strengthen relations with existing customers and expand its user base.

India, 16 March,2023: Konica Minolta India, a leading name in, the field of enterprise, commercial & industrial printing along with business process automation, hosted a series of meets to interact with Enterprise customers across the country. In meets held across 4 locations, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, and Pune, the company engaged with end users and gained insight into their business requirements and market dynamics through this networking event. This insight is instrumental in guiding the company’s leadership as they make strategic decisions and develop policies that address their customers’ unique requirements while keeping pace with the market’s ever-changing needs. Ultimately, this aids Konica Minolta in serving its customers better, building lasting relationships, and achieving long-term success. The meets also aimed to foster more robust and long-term customer relationships.

The meets aimed to highlight the benefits of using Konica Minolta’s Multifunction office Printer (MFP) technology that enhances businesses’ efficiency on account of its new-generation features and new age solutions to address customer challenges. These customer meets were held over a month. The leadership team of Konica Minolta attended the meeting. The leaders emphasized transforming their clients’ businesses through Konica Minolta’s broad range of innovative print solutions.

Speaking about these events, Mr. Katsuhisa Asari, Managing Director of Konica Minolta India, said,” At Konica Minolta, we are always eager to connect with our customers and gain a deeper understanding of their unique challenges and opportunities. We explored how our advanced technology, innovative solutions, and comprehensive services can support our customers in achieving their business objectives and drive their success forward in today’s rapidly evolving digitized industry. With our broad range of printing solutions we are able to transform our client’s business and help them gain competitive advantage. We aim to produce a tangible output aligned with each of our client’s unique visions, giving shape to their innovative ideas.

The meetings were suitable opportunities to showcase how Konica Minolta’s product portfolio, which includes hardware and solution offerings such as Intelligent Connected Workplace/document and print management, can back organizations in their journey toward digital transformation without compromising on data security concerns.

Emphasizing the significance of these meetings, Mr. Kuldeep Malhotra, Deputy Managing Director, Sales Division & Office Marketing, said, “We were thrilled to have organized such events that not only allowed us to network but also aided us in understanding customer goals and shaping our plans to cater to their precise needs. These meetings let us devise how our state-of-the-art printers could align with our customer’s digital ambitions. It allowed us to know more than we can cognize by ourselves. We are confident that these events will be essential to driving growth and unlocking new opportunities for our company and customers.”

Konica Minolta Launches Go-Green Initiative, Starts Deliveries Of Products Via EV

India, 10 February,2023: Konica Minolta has initiated local deliveries of small machines and accessories to its consumers in Delhi, Noida, Cochin, and Guwahati via Electric Vehicles. The company has shifted to pollution-free 2-wheeler and 3-wheelers for a greener tomorrow. It now caters to delivering small machines, spare parts, and equipment under 100 kilograms to customers. It uses electric 2- and 3-wheelers in Delhi and Noida to meet the customers’ needs and is utilising 2-wheelers in Cochin and Guwahati.

Expressing thoughts on this initiative, Katsuhisa Asari, MD, Konica Minolta said, “Through this initiative, we aim to do our bit to reduce the impact on the environment and leave a greener presence. We at Konica Minolta believe that any opportunity you have to be green, be it in everyday life or business innovations, you should take it. Our customers have also reacted positively to our switch to eco-friendly transport. Their support has further helped us make the switch efficient and smooth.”

The Go-green is a step towards flourishing growth in a global, sustainable world. The EVs being utilised work on rechargeable battery-based engines, leading to low running and maintenance costs as opposed to traditional fuels. The vehicles have no toxic emissions that would affect public health.

Konica Minolta has a program to collect used MFPs and printers from customers and recycle them, following applicable laws. Instead of manually crushing these discarded items entirely, the partner agency recycles and reuses them as raw materials after appropriate segregation. With this vision, Konica will contribute for reducing carbon emissions by 60 per cent by 2030 and 80 per cent by 2050 under Eco-vision 2030 and Eco-vision 2050.

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Konica Minolta showcases digital print solutions at CEIF 2023

India, 19 January,2023: Konica Minolta Business Solutions showcased its Accurio C12000 and C83hc at the CEIF 2023 held at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai from 5 to 7 January.

When asked what the main trends and industry developments are, Manish Gupta, head of marketing at Konica Minolta (KM) said, “Bringing production efficiencies are the key trends.” He pointed out that photographers and small photo labs are looking at expanding their scope of operations and KM has the right products to bring a good TCO for the new entrants into digital photobook printing.” KM has introduced a 120 pages per minute production printer AccurioPress C12000 to meet the requirement for high-speed production. Both the engines offer unique value to the customers.

KM showcased the Accurio at the show. As Gupta said, “Our endeavour at these expos is to meet our prospective customers and share the new inputs with our existing customers. This is the platform where our customers can meet sales, service, pre-sales, and marketing under one roof.” He added. “CEIF gives the opportunity to the visitors to get to know and understand key aspects of photo entrepreneurship. Be it: image correction, imposition, printing, and post-printing including internet integration and sharing the images over various platforms.”

Commenting about the CEIF show, Gupta said, “Things are changing after Covid. Today, customers are looking for more solutions besides printing. The trade people are looking at more value-added things like uniform colour, media versatility, finishing options etc. to bring a change from the past.

Gupta pointed out that “Digital printing particularly KM in our opinion has helped a lot of customers in India to survive and thrive. This is because the traditional methods of printing photobooks were getting obsolete and were not environmentally friendly. KM introduced high chroma machines to upgrade to digital.” Gupta said, “We foresee the market of photobook printing to grow, and we continue to bring more products and solutions for this sector.”

He said, “Today we have a lot of people shooting many more photographs on their smartphones. The photo to photobook conversion has begun.” But Gupta hastened to add, “A lot needs to be done to educate the people in managing and monetising the photographs available with them. Some companies are doing this, but there is still a long way to go.”

Konica Minolta partners with Brother International (India) to target Enterprise customers

New Delhi, 1 December,2022: Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt Ltd on Thursday announced a partnership with Brother International (India) Pvt Ltd.

The partnership agreement is meant for the Indian market, a statement from the company said. Brother India has options to provide state-of-the-art A4 printers, meant especially for enterprise customers, while Konica Minolta India will promote these products under the original brand name — Brother, the statement said.

Through this partnership, Konica Minolta India will address the consumer needs for such A4 size printers in this segment, the statement added.

Katsuhisa Asari, Managing Director of Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt Ltd, said:
“We at Konica Minolta India are thrilled to partner with Brother India. This partnership will provide more growth opportunities for both organizations.

“The difficulties presented by the digital transition have greatly aided in our learning and exposed us to newer consumer behaviour, allowing us to provide value to our clients in the form of specialized marketing solutions. Our “Customer-centric” approach will help us to align the needs by offering various product solutions,” he said.

Alok Nigam, Managing Director of Brother International (India), said: “We are excited to begin this new cooperation with Konica Minolta to reach new audiences in the dynamic and vibrant Indian printing market. We continually seek innovative methods to complement the changing consumption habits of our consumers.

“This partnership exactly does that for us as it offers complete printing solutions with A4 and A3 capabilities to the customers and makes it mutually beneficial for Brother India & Konica Minolta.

Konica Minolta India organized 3 Reseller Meets in Eastern India

The meetings were held in Guwahati, Imphal, and Kolkata

India, 23 September,2022: Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., a leading name in providing digital transformation solutions & services, recently organized three back-to-back reseller meets in three major cities of East India – Guwahati, Imphal, and Kolkata. With each meeting, the company aims to reinforce its relationship with its resellers and partners.

During these three events, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd and its resellers held discussions around the business growth plan in new financial year, support programs along with ways of market engagement in local territories.

Speaking about these events, Kuldeep Malhotra, Deputy Managing Director, Sales Division & Office Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., said, “It is one of the most exciting activities that we prefer to organize to get closer to our loyal partners and resellers, in order to understand the market demand and the trends. At the same time, it also helps us to figure out new challenges and opportunities. Listening to their success stories and experiences gives us an opportunity to grow and find better solutions that will assist them to grow further. Lastly, the recognitions and awards given during these meetings motivate our resellers and form a stronger bond between them and the brand. “

The three evolving meetings were headed and attended by business team of Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. and local partners, respectively Anupam Industrial Corporation (Guwahati), SS Enterprises (Imphal), and Transcon Electronics Pvt Ltd. (Kolkata). During the events, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd team made a mention of innovative ways of market engagement and importance of Digital Transformation in the new buying processes adopted by prospective buyers. The partners shared the success stories of resellers and more innovative ways to engage market. The performing resellers were duly awarded, and prize distribution was conducted.

About Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt Ltd.

As a digital workplace solution provider, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd helps its clients to identify and unlock the potential digitalization to help companies reach the next level in the digital maturity of their organization by rethinking the workplace. With its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Konica Minolta has pledged to consistently pursue its sustainability and social responsibility goals. The company has been repeatedly recognized for its rich history of social contribution as well as for working towards achieving the SDGs throughout its business and is listed among “2021 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World”, also having received the highest level in EcoVadis Sustainability Ratings.
Worldwide, the company has over 39,000 employees and is operating in over 150 countries.

For more information, please visit : www.konicaminolta.in