10.05.15
Following a series of successful tests in the U.S., Konica Minolta has announced the anticipated beta installation of the KM-1 digital inkjet press in Europe. KM-1 is the B2+ UV inkjet four-color sheetfed press, which will help commercial printers produce high-quality print jobs, capturing new market opportunities for brand owners looking to develop highly personalized short-run applications.
The first KM-1 Beta was installed in the U.S. three months ago at an undisclosed customer location with global operations. Initial success highlights include consistency of color and registration, ability to produce quality output on a variety of substrates and textured stocks, as well as the overall efficiency and reliability of the press.
Using Konica Minolta’s proprietary ink and head technology, the KM-1 was designed to help printers expand their services to include the benefits of inkjet productivity and efficiency. Especially suitable for variable data print runs, extremely tight deadlines and easy integration to offset and digital environments, the press can handle up to 3,000 sheets per hour, making it the first UV cut sheet inkjet press of its kind to operate at these speeds and graphic art quality.
“As the market continues to adapt to the impact of digital communications, inkjet will support the commercial printer to move work from traditional lithographic to KM-1 due to its superb offset quality,” explained Olaf Lorenz, GM, International Marketing Division, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe. “This will not only allow them to become more profitable on short-run jobs, but will be a perfect solution for countless new applications that inkjet will create, such as on demand folding cartons.”
The first KM-1 Beta was installed in the U.S. three months ago at an undisclosed customer location with global operations. Initial success highlights include consistency of color and registration, ability to produce quality output on a variety of substrates and textured stocks, as well as the overall efficiency and reliability of the press.
Using Konica Minolta’s proprietary ink and head technology, the KM-1 was designed to help printers expand their services to include the benefits of inkjet productivity and efficiency. Especially suitable for variable data print runs, extremely tight deadlines and easy integration to offset and digital environments, the press can handle up to 3,000 sheets per hour, making it the first UV cut sheet inkjet press of its kind to operate at these speeds and graphic art quality.
“As the market continues to adapt to the impact of digital communications, inkjet will support the commercial printer to move work from traditional lithographic to KM-1 due to its superb offset quality,” explained Olaf Lorenz, GM, International Marketing Division, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe. “This will not only allow them to become more profitable on short-run jobs, but will be a perfect solution for countless new applications that inkjet will create, such as on demand folding cartons.”