Konica Minolta Business Solutions has been named IDC MarketScape Leader in the Worldwide High-Speed Digital Label Printers 2025 Vendor Assessment.
The IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market.
The report recognised Konica Minolta for the following strengths:
- Offers ongoing business development support, which helps print service providers identify and expand into new markets.
- The AccurioLabel is a simple device, configurable with optional finishing for more automated production.
- Offers its own IC-605 digital front end and partners to offer a Creo controller as an option for either the AccurioLabel 230 or AccurioLabel 400.
- The AccurioLabel is a smaller device, requiring less of a footprint, while maintaining robust production capabilities.
- The AccurioLabel presses offer low power consumption through advanced HDE toner, which lowers fusing temperature, also saving on energy costs.
“Being recognised by the IDC MarketScape as a Leader reinforces our focus on innovation and delivering meaningful outcomes for customers,” said Andrew Cocker, general manager of Industrial and Production Print at Konica Minolta.
“Our AccurioLabel range continues to support print providers in lifting productivity, enhancing quality and driving more sustainable, profitable growth. The presses are designed to meet these demands with exceptional productivity, precision, and energy efficiency.
“We continue to develop solutions that make digital production smarter and easier to adopt. With the AccurioLabel’s reliable performance and advanced design, and our strong focus on supporting customers, we are helping printers accelerate innovation and unlock new commercial opportunities.”
According to the report, the high-speed digital label printer market is undergoing the same type of digital transformation seen in other segments of the printing market, with a portion of the total label volume moving from analogue to digital production based on economic advantages for short runs.
The report found that the demand for digital production was based on a move to shorter runs and on-demand production to impact consumer decisions and eliminate waste.
“Over that time, Konica Minolta has placed more than 1700 of its toner-based label presses, which have found a ‘sweet spot’ in the digital label press market with their combination of quality and productivity,” IDC MarketScape concluded.