Konica Minolta Business Solutions, a global leader
in advanced imaging and networking technologies will be installing its first
AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet press in India. The cutting-edge AccurioJet KM-1 UV
Inkjet press solution which comes with a B2 plus Sheet-fed was first unveiled
at DRUPA 2012. The solution during its launch garnered significant admiration
particularly for its unprecedented image production quality and capability to
print on a host of media.
AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet press, Konica Minolta’s innovative
inkjet press can efficiently cater to latest production demands and
incorporates patented UV inkjet technology, traditional sheet feeding and
effective media handling upto B2+ size. The solution also eliminates the use of
special digital stocks or expensive coatings and can easily handle quality jobs
on a wide range of substrates
Some of the salient features of the
revolutionary AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet Press include:
Unprecedented
image quality:
The trend setting print output is achieved with
Konica Minolta’s high-resolution print heads, 1800IS, which produces true 1,200
x 1,200 dpi resolution. Konica Minolta’s proprietary UV ink furnishes high
quality light fastness as well as scratch resistance print outputs. This
eliminates the scenario of complaints from end consumers regarding scratches or
rub offs without lamination or any post printing treatment. The company’s
original print head design and patented UV ink technology produces outstanding
print results. Printing business also gets benefited from image quality a wide
colour gamut and quality that matches offset.
Versatile
print applications:
The revolutionary AccurioJet KM-1 UV digital inkjet
press is very well designed to print up to 3,000 oversized sheets per hour. It
produces a wide variety of new jobs such as heavy textured stock and packaging.
It also enables printing businesses to print both profitably and in fully
personalized fashion for end users, leveraging larger sheet sizes for 3-panel
and 4-panel brochures, pocket folders, posters, point-of-purchase graphics,
dust jackets, wrap-around book covers, and many more.
Unparalleled
media handling:
With enhanced media flexibility, AccurioJet KM-1 UV
Inkjet Press processes sizes of up to 585 x 750 mm (B2+ size). It produces an
extensive selection of commercial print and packaging applications with a
maximum sheet thickness of up to 0.6 mm. The solution also enables printing on
a wider range of coated and uncoated substrates including heavily textured,
metallic, non-tear able media, eradicating the need for special substrate
qualities or special treatment before or after printing. With AccurioJet KM-1
Inkjet Press, small-lot, short-turnaround jobs can be offered immediately after
printing to the next production step as the iconic UV ink gets cured instantly.
Enhanced
productivity:
The AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet Press machine can
print up to 3,000 sheets per hour in simplex or 1,500 sheets per hour in duplex
mode leveraging hybrid production workflow. It also eliminates the requirements
of plates enabling easy addition of jobs to the print queues via the web, hot
folder or existing offset workflows.
Excellent
image stability:
AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet Press also delivers 100
percent consistency in paper feeding, registration, image quality and
repeatability. This absolute consistency comes from excellent front-to-back
registration accuracy, enabled by a gripper-to-gripper offset technology. Also,
with this solution eradicating the requirement of pre and post printing
processes, printing business can save significantly on turnaround time and
operating expenditures to soar profit margins.
‘’The industry-leading AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet
press solution has set new standards in the global industrial printing segment
with its unprecedented output quality, short turnaround time and extremely low
operating costs. With a perfect blend of cutting-edge technology and compact
design, AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet is set to revolutionize the Indian printing market,''
said Yoshinori Koide, Director - Business Strategy & Project Management
Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt Ltd.
Other
important advantages of the revolutionary UV ink include:
Environment friendly operations coupled with Colour
Capacity, Natural Gloss, and Colour consistency and scratch resistance print
outputs. The revolutionary ink also helps in immediate fabrication, less
wastage and cleaning.
“We at Konica Minolta have always strived to enable
printing business across the globe tap new revenue opportunities with our
cutting edge solutions. The AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet Press solution will
further pave the way for printing industry to harness new market opportunities
as well as set new benchmarks for quality, consistency and turnaround time in
the segment”, said Kuldeep Malhotra Vice President (Sales Planning and
Communication) Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt Ltd.
