New all-in-one print powerhouses from Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions India (Konica Minolta) has recently introduced a new line of versatile colour digital production presses, the AccurioPress C4070 & AccurioPrint C4065 which are a perfect fit for businesses looking to expand their production capabilities with advanced automation and ease of use for various applications.

“Our launch of the C4070 & C4065 is yet another important step in enhancing our line of colour production printers, providing an easy transition into digital printing with inline finishing options allowing prints to be ready for delivery off the press,” said Tai Nizawa, Managing Director, Konica Minolta.

The AccurioPress C4070 & AccurioPrint C4065 are an all-in-one print factory that will help enable business growth through intelligent automation, outstanding image quality and print application diversity. The C4070 Series replaces the C3070 Series, an entry-level, light production press debuted in 2018. The new series also includes the AccurioPress C4070 and AccurioPrint C4065, a lighter version that can bridge the gap between an entry level colour and production print with the same image quality at a more affordable budget. The AccurioPress C4070 and AccurioPrint C4065 digital press print at 71 & 66 A4 impressions per minute respectively and offer the flexibility of two-sided printing on sheets up to 34” long (allowing the capability of producing an 8-panel, letter-size brochure) with improved resolution of 2400 dpi.

The AccurioPress Series uses the Konica Minolta’s advanced colour processing technology Screen-Enhancing Active Digital Process (S.E.A.D). This combines an array of technical innovations to guarantee exceptional colour reproduction at top speed.

Productivity and versatility
The AccurioPress C4070 and AccurioPrint C4065 digital press print at 71/66 ppm and offer the flexibility of 2-sided printing on sheets up to 34” long, allowing the capability of producing an 8- panel, letter-size brochure. The AccurioPress C4070 expands application offerings such as envelope printing without the need for an additional fuser. It offers various finishing options like booklets, perfect bound, punching, stapling, inline trimming. Productivity of C4070 / C4065 @300 GSM is 45 A4/26 A3 subsequently.

Konica Minolta offers a choice of controllers from Konica Minolta and EFI. The AccurioPress 4070 Series also benefit from a range of productivity solutions under AccurioPro Suite umbrella, which includes various tools for pre-press, job ticketing, press management, job management, unified colour management, web to print etc.

Advanced automation
New to the C4070 Series is the IM-101 external media detection sensor, an optional sensor for measuring and identifying media, ensuring the correct media settings are selected no matter the operator’s skill. The TU-510, IM-101, and the IQ-501, a fully automated, closed-loop quality management tool, provide customers with the ability to produce fully-finished, high-quality, ready to be boxed output quickly and easily without skilled operators — meaning increased uptime, productivity, quality, and profit.

It also has Inline Trimmer Unit TU 501, which produces fully finished output with inline slitting and trimming and additional options for inline creasing (valley and mountain crease), business cards, postcard cutting and perforation (vertical and horizontal). It has an option to deliver fully trimmed and creased long sheets of up to 51″ to the output tray.

Image quality and media flexibility
The AccurioPress C4070 provides outstanding image quality with 3600 (equivalent) x2400 dpi resolution and prints duplex sheets up to 34”. Envelopes can be printed with the standard fuser at half speed, or full speed with an optional dedicated envelope fuser. The IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer performs automatic density correction and front-to-back registration prior to printing. Media versatility up to 360 gsm will provide a wide portfolio of paper choices and print applications.

Konica Minolta’s AccurioPress C4070 Series is available in India from August 2021.