Konica Minolta launched its brand new FD-5BT Spectro-densitometer in Melbourne at PacPrint13, heralding the company's new focus on easy to achieve and maintain colour consistency. The FD-5BT Spectro is a completely new, high quality, colour-measurement device, designed for colour critical printing businesses .
“PacPrint is the perfect opportunity for Konica Minolta to introduce the new device to customers and print industry experts, providing them with a first look in person,” says David Procter, general Mmnager at Production Printing.
Gordon Fogarty, National Colour Management Specialist, says: “By combining Color Care software with the FD5-BT, customers will be able to seamlessly adapt to the constantly evolving digital production printing standards, ensuring a solution not only for today but also for tomorrow.”
The FD-5BT is able to measure in three modes of colour - the CIE illuminant A, CIE illuminant D50 and illumination with UV cut. This enables users to enhance the measurement of printed colours, going beyond what is possible with Konica Minolta’s EFI ES-2000. Another unique feature of the FD-5BT is its flexibility – its ability to spot measure without being connected to a PC (i.e. without a cable).
The Spectro was on show all this week at Konica Minolta’s PacPrint stand #2218, along with the company’s range of new KIP equipment.
Konica Minolta is showcasing the KIP C7800 and KIP 700m for the first time at PacPrint to demonstrate their leading capabilities to the print industry. KIP High Definition Print Technology is a new approach that offers a speedy alternative to inkjet printing, delivering outstanding quality with high definition and detail at a more affordable cost.
Both the KIP C7800 High Speed Colour Printer and the KIP 700M monotone printer provide high quality, high speed, efficient, wide-format printing using dry toner. Konica Minolta says they are able to produce high volumes at great quality, faster and at a lower cost than other ink-jet wide format systems on the market.
“We’re pleased to be able to demonstrate these top products at PacPrint so customers understand not only their performance features but also the benefits they offer for the environment. We expect both products will open up new markets among customers who print wide-format documents and turnaround large volume print jobs,” says Procter.
The toner-based devices are said to be more environmentally friendly than ink products because the toner can be fully recycled, making them 100 per cent efficient; their other components are 97 per cent recyclable.
Dr David Cooke (pictured o left with David Procter) sttended the show in his capacity as Konica Minolta new local MD – a role he took on at the beginning of May. Cooke was executive general manager for seven years before he ascended to his new role.
“PacPrint is an exciting and unique opportunity and one that Konica Minolta greatly values. It allows us to showcase our technology, and the way we tailor solutions,” says Cooke. “We understand that listening to our customers and being able to tailor a solution that meets their needs is what makes a real difference and this is what we’re committed to at Konica Minolta.
“Not only do we have technology that offers excellence in quality and reliability, we have a vast range of software solutions and services to address the ever changing needs of our customers – and their customers,” he says.
On the future direction of the company, Cooke says: “This year we are presenting our complete colour package to the market, showcasing our full range of production presses and business solutions at stand 2218. Our continual innovations help us meet the high demands of the commercial print industry, where we are already renowned for image quality and colour reliability.
“Konica Minolta is moving towards a horizontal organisational structure. We are driven by a desire to do business in an ethical manner and to become an ever more ethical, and responsible organization - responsible to the environment and to the communities in which we work,” he says.