AccurioPress C7100 Wins BLI PRO Colour Award from Keypoint Intelligence

In little more than a year since its worldwide launch, Konica Minolta’s AccurioPress C7100 cut-sheet toner production press has captured another important accolade – a Buyers Lab (BLI) 2022 Colour PRO Award from Keypoint Intelligence, the independent evaluator of document imaging hardware, software and services.

A “brilliant” performance press under exacting testing conditions, the Konica Minolta AccurioPress C7100 with EFI Fiery IC-319 Print Server was named Outstanding Mid-Volume CMYK Production Device during Keypoint Intelligence’s latest round of BLI 2022 PRO Awards. It follows on from the TÜV Rheinland certification that incorporates respective national and international coveted standards for child-safe toy safety, awarded last year.

Konica Minolta’s AccurioPress C7100/C7090 toner press series, which was launched in June 2021, runs at 100/90ppm. A range of technology and software innovations help customers to focus on agility, expansion and operational efficiency. Print Service providers benefit through advanced automation, fewer human touchpoints and improved total cost of ownership (TCO).

“In a teeming market, we are very pleased to show how brilliantly this press performed to win one of our BLI 2022 Colour PRO Awards,” said David Sweetnam, Director of Research & Lab Services EMEA/Asia at Keypoint Intelligence. “We use an algorithm across multiple test attributes to judge overall performance. The devices must deliver at a very high level in the first place to even be eligible for a PRO Award, so it’s not just a case of being best in category.”

Advanced Capabilities

With auto-duplex banners up to 900mm and the flexibility to handle embossed and textured media, handling of the machines is so simple that the most complex projects can be run by a single operator.

Intelligent Automation

By instantly detecting the precise stock being used, the optional Intelligent Media Sensor IM-101 significantly reduces production time. At the same time, the optional IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer ensures perfectly consistent color quality and front-to-back registration on every print in real time.  With no recalibrations or inspections mid-run, users benefit from printing image data now directly  comparable with scanning data from IQ-501 with real time variable data print (VDP) inspection. It can be inspected for changes in text and images with real time color and registration adjustment.

Enhanced finishing

As with the entire AccurioPress portfolio, a wide range of finishing and other functions are also offered in addition to booklet-making, stapling, perfect binding and wire binding. Konica Minolta’s TU-510, the world’s first inline cutting finisher, successfully introduced with the C14000 high-volume production printer, is available for the AccurioPress C7100 Series. The TU-510 is a four-edge trimmer and creaser that allows full-bleed finishing support for long sheets, booklets, direct mail and dedicated business card cutting options.

Exceptional Durability

Reliability drives profitability. Among the new technologies built into the engine are a more durable lubricated drum, double corona wires with automatic cleaning, an optimized paper transport solution and a double swing registration system for improved paper compatibility and feeding accuracy.

The AccurioPress C7100 Series is designed to support a highly responsive print room environment where customers rethink agility and offers a choice of different controller front ends from EFI, CREO and  Konica Minolta’s own offering to perfectly match customer requirements.

A Word from Teh Hui Ying, PP Product Marketing Manager of Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia

“At Konica Minolta, we aim to deliver outstanding value to our customers through our unique products, software and services that work smarter together. We are proud to be recognized by Keypoint Intelligence for the AccurioPress C7100’s performance, and we will continue to help our customers See the Potential.”

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About the AccurioPress C7100 and C7090 Production Press

Konica Minolta helps businesses with increased profits through a press that works smarter, not harder. This was key in the development of AccurioPress C7100 and AccurioPress C7090. AccurioPress C7100 prints at up to 100 A4 pages per minute (ppm) and AccurioPress C7090 prints at up to 90 ppm. With a focus on optimizing performance, offering new and advanced print products, and growing the entire business, the AccurioPress C7100 Series allows businesses to serve more customers and complete more jobs with innovative technologies that makes complex jobs easy to operate even just by a single operator. Find out more about the AccurioPress C7100 Series here.

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