New KM printer delivers monitor standard colour

Replicating the colour viewed on computer monitors is usually the stuff of high-end proofing, but Konica Minolta’s new bizhub PRESS C70hc closes in on standard RGB.

Grant Thomas, Konica Minoltas product manager says what you can see on your calibrated monitor is exactly what will be produced on the page, complicated sRGB to CMYK conversion processes are a thing of the past.

“The new bizhub PRESS C70hc’s range of capabilities makes it the perfect solution for value-added printing applications. Its revolutionary high chroma toner produces vivid and natural colours, pioneering a new level of quality in many segments of production printing,” said Thomas (pictured).

To date, no C70hc’s have been sold yet in Australia, but it attracted many interested parties when it was released at PrintEx.

“Sometimes it can take a while for sales. Being a unique machine it’s a unique opportunity to be in the RGB channel and stand out from the CMYK commercial printer,” he said.

Featuring an 8-bit resolution of 1,200 x 1,200dpi and KM’s Screen-Enhancing Active Digital Process, the large coverage area of the new press, along with facilitated sRGB colour workflow will appeal to graphic arts companies, commercial printers, advertising agencies and creative professionals.

Designed with the print professional in mind the new press pairs “unprecedented colour printing potential with impressive media flexibility and comprehensive inline finishing options,” said Thomas.

According to Konica Minolta, the HC toner derived from it’s Simitri HD toner technology can reproduce more of the sRGB range than previously possible with dry toner based printers. It can also achieve higher colour saturation than what is possible with the CMYK process.

The bizhub PRESS C70hc handles media of up to 300gsm and can be equipped with EFI Fiery, Creo Colour Server or KM’s Colour Controller.

It is available in different configurations suited to the most frequent customer finishing requirements, including hole punching, stapling and a full range of folding functions, booklet creation and binding options.