Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. has announced the launch of its AccurioPrint 2100, a new monochrome high-speed 100 page-per-minute (ppm) press perfect for a central in-house printing facility, a print-for-pay or an office environment with high-volume printing needs. Built with advanced technology and designed to help increase customer profitability with enhanced productivity and smooth, streamlined workflows, the AccurioPrint 2100 provides sturdy construction, high performance and smart inline finishing options.

The affordable and cost-effective AccurioPrint 2100 runs at 100 letter-sized pages per minute and can produce a monthly peak volume of up to 2.25 million letter-sized pages per month. It supports various media types, from 40gsm to up to 350gsm and up to 300g/m2 duplex. The optional Intelligent Media Sensor (IM-101) supports media detection, a function to automatically detect the type and basis weight of paper.

Other features of the AccurioPrint 2100 include a common user interface with color machines, enhanced office connectivity functions and a high-speed dual color scanner. Konica Minolta's own advanced second-generation color processing technology, Screen-enhancing Activity Digital Process (SEAD), combines an array of technical innovations to provide exceptional image quality at top speed, plus an automatic front-to-back registration adjustment. All the pioneering technologies of the environmentally friendly AccurioPrint 2100 are designed to help customers rethink possibilities and streamline production to help eliminate input time and reduce errors.

Konica Minolta's commitment to developing market-shaping innovations with functionality to help customers' businesses grow is also evidenced through AccurioPro, its own suite of digital software solutions for professional printing. AccurioPro includes centralized management, automated workflow processing, color management, seamless integration of different printing technologies and full connectivity of all Konica Minolta printing systems, from input to output.

The Konica Minolta AccurioPro Print Manager is also a standard tool to help customers get the most out of their print production with fast and easy job management. It offers various functions to improve overall workflow, such as job monitoring, editing and hot folder functions.

The AccurioPrint 2100 offers stacking capabilities of up to 4,200 sheets and a variety of finishing options including two-point corner stapling of up to 100 sheets, booklet-making up to 80 pages, trifolding and two- and three-hole punching. Other finishing options include wirebound books and different die sets for punching, creasing and perforation.

"At Konica Minolta, we are constantly rethinking print to redefine what it means for our industry tomorrow, and partnering with our clients to understand their needs and where they want to be in five, 10 years' time helps us design products that will create opportunities for long-term growth," said Dino Pagliarello, senior vice president of product management and planning, Konica Minolta. "Through advanced automation technologies, the AccurioPrint 2100 can benefit any print production environment by increasing productivity while reducing costs."

In other news, Konica Minolta has announced two of its high-speed color digital printing systems, the AccurioPress C14000 and C4080 Series, have earned international FograCert Validation Printing System (VPS) certification. Fogra, a research institute in Germany for media technologies, recognizes print production systems that demonstrate commitment to ISO standards, based on measurable criteria.

Konica Minolta's AccurioPress C14000 and C4080 Series of high-speed color digital printers have earned international FograCert Validation Printing System (VPS) certification. Fogra, a research institute in Germany for media technologies, recognizes print production systems that demonstrate commitment to ISO standards, based on measurable criteria. Fogra found that the Konica Minolta AccurioPress C14000 and AccurioPress C4080 Series "fulfill all criteria of this program in the tested configurations." The presses are now certified when running the optional EFI Fiery or Konica Minolta controllers.

Fogra found that the Konica Minolta AccurioPress C14000 and C4080 Series "fulfill all criteria of this program in the tested configurations." The presses are now certified when running the optional EFI Fiery, or Konica Minolta controllers.

The Fogra accreditation follows extensive testing in various printing conditions covering a wide range of capabilities. These included PDF/X conformance, proofing substrate color, gloss and fluorescence, color accuracy, uniformity, permanence and light fastness. Other factors considered were fading, long and short-term repeatability, print rub resistance, colorimetric tone value transfer, tone value reproduction limits, image register and resolving power and margin information.

The AccurioPress C14000/C12000 Series, launched in February 2020, provides high-volume CMYK cut-sheet toner presses complete with advanced automation to maximize production and produce unparalleled quality and consistency print after print. The series represents Konica Minolta's solutions for the high-volume toner printing segment.

The AccurioPress C4080 Series was launched in November 2020, offering versatile digital presses that serve as all-in-one print manufacturing powerhouses, with features to streamline workflow and print output that consistently exceed customer expectations. The series represents entry- and mid-level presses that also help customers rethink graphical communications.

Core to both platforms, Konica Minolta's IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer performs automatic engine setup and front-to-back registration prior to printing. This ensures excellent print quality and accuracy, while maintaining repeatability between jobs. The IQ-501 enhanced auto-inspection options provide expanded inspection performance, verifying print quality, and detecting streaks and spots, as well as blemishes.

"At Konica Minolta, we develop products that help customers generate new revenue streams in order to keep pace with continually changing market requirements," Pagliarello said. "In fact, over the last 18 months we have completely updated our entire color cut-sheet portfolio. These independent certifications confirm the devices we are bringing to market not only offer state-of-the-art technology, but the best print quality and repeatability available in the industry."

Earlier this year, both Konica Minolta’s AccurioPress C14000/C12000 and AccurioPress C4080/C4070 also received Idealliance Digital Press Certification and Idealliance SO/PAS 15339 System Certification.