iSys Label, Canadian developer
and manufacturer of short to mid run digital label printers, is pleased to
announce a new partnership with Konica Minolta through their North American
distributor, IntoPrint Technologies.
Beginning in the Fall of 2013,
iSys Label and IntoPrint Technologies worked with Konica Minolta to broker a
deal to add the IntoPrint EDGE 850 and IntoPrint digital finisher to the Konica
Minolta product portfolio, starting in North America with plans to expand on a
global front in the future. Randy Rickert, Director of iSys Label, states “I
can’t tell you how excited we are to have Konica Minolta representing the
Intoprint EDGE 850. By using Konica Minolta’s existing vertical markets, we
will be able to reach a larger demographic with our short run label printers in
a more effective and efficient way.”
The EDGE 850 digital label
printer was developed for the short run, on-demand label market. Compact enough
to sit on a desk, it can print at speeds up to 9.14 m/min. and makes light work
of printing on self-adhesive label stock, tag stock, approved films and
synthetics with a media width range of 6.0” up to 8.5” and print lengths up to
700 feet. Designed for in-house production of labels, users will be capable of
printing 2000 labels in less than 20 minutes and have the finished roll ready
for finishing equipment. And because the EDGE 850 is renowned for printing
single-pass, die-cut label labels, you can also go from printer to applicator
in one step.
The digital cutter is a label
finishing system that delivers accurate single point registration cutting with
lamination, waste matrix removal, slitting and rewinding. Built for the short
run, on-demand label market, the digital cutter complements the EDGE 850 and
allows for a complete workflow solution. “The demand for finishing equipment
has intensified, especially in the digital environment. Pairing iSys’s label
printing technology with the latest technology in finishing equipment results
in a label that looks great but is also protected from the elements and has
extra durability for repeat handling,” said Mark Hopkins, President of iSys
Label.
The official launch will take
place in the upcoming weeks, with Konica Minolta showing both products in booth
#1231 at the upcoming Graph Expo show taking place in Chicago, IL, from
September 28th to October 1st at McCormick Place.
