Press release New members of Konica Minolta’s PRESS family: bizhub PRESS C6000 and bizhub PRESS C7000/P Langenhagen, Germany, October 2010 Central reprographic departments and print providers will welcome Konica Minolta’s colour digital PRESSes that combine high-speed colour print production and an extensive range of professional integrated finishing facilities. With their amazing imaging capabilities and absolutely consistent print quality, the bizhub PRESS C6000 and bizhub PRESS C7000/P open up a new era of superb quality colour production. Inimitable modularity provides unmatched versatility and ensures perfect adaptability to the production environment.
With its new PRESS brand, Konica Minolta is strengthening its position in the demanding digital production area. Image quality, durability, flexibility, reliability and volume capability are all focuses of the PRESS brand. With the introduction of the bizhub PRESS C6000 and bizhub PRESS C7000/P, Konica Minolta presents two versions of an innovative, high-speed colour digital system that take image quality and consistency to new heights. Their imaging capabilities are combined with a sturdy construction and a professional feature set. Their characteristics make them an ideal production printing solution for CRDs and print providers.
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Karl-Friedrich Edenhuizen, Product Manager at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe, says of the new production printing systems: “With our new developments we are setting new quality standards for digital colour printing. The unrivalled technologies are impressive – and persuasive: 1,200 dpi with 8-bit depth, water de-curling, and automatic gradation correction. And these are only a few of the numerous features emphasising the top performance of both systems.” The new PRESSes work with Konica Minolta’s very own advanced colour processing technology S.E.A.D. II, which combines an array of technical innovations to guarantee truly exceptional colour reproduction at top speed, i.e. 60 pages per minute for the bizhub PRESS C6000 and 71 pages per minute for the bizhub PRESS C7000. Enhanced image quality and low fusing temperature on thick paper are maintained thanks to Konica Minolta’s Simitri HD toner. Both systems combine extensive media flexibility making the production of the most diverse materials easy work. They can also be equipped with any of the three controllers, EFI Fiery, Creo Colour Server and a unique, proprietary Konica Minolta controller. At the same time, the bizhub PRESS C6000 and C7000/P offer a choice of highly versatile finishing options. Thereby, Konica Minolta’s colour production PRESSes accommodate all customer requirements, including numerous online punching and stapling options, a generous selection of folding functions, and booklet creation and perfect binding. Konica Minolta’s remote diagnostics system CS Remote Care provides pro-active support once the bizhub PRESS C6000 and bizhub PRESS C7000/P are in the field. With constant analysis of the system performance CS Remote Care enables automated reporting and preventive maintenance, effectively assuring maximum system uptime. Konica Minolta Operator Replaceable Unit Management (ORU-M) further optimises system uptime through self-maintenance; this is to the particular benefit of in-house print rooms. It allows print providers to carry out preventive system care themselves. A fair amount of parts can be replaced without technical assistance from Konica Minolta – a situation that significantly reduces potential irregularities as well as system downtimes.
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The bizhub PRESS C6000 is an attractive choice for clients in the light and mid production printing area. It combines consistent colour, superior print quality and absolute reliability in a sturdy frame.
At 71 pages per minute, the bizhub PRESS C7000 offers an attractive priceperformance ratio. Like its sister product, it can be equipped with a variety of finishing options.
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About Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH, based in Langenhagen, Germany, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, Japan. The company delivers services and distributes products, systems and solutions that fulfil all the requirements of office and production printing over the entire document life cycle. Its product range extends from colour and monochrome multifunctional and production printing systems, laser printers and all-in-ones to management software that integrates devices seamlessly into work processes and IT environments. To support customers such as printing and industrial companies optimally with powerful and sustainable solutions, technology leader Konica Minolta continuously invests in research and development work and regularly sets new standards for the entire printing industry. Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe is represented by subsidiaries and distributors in more than 50 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). With over 27,200 employees around the world, Konica Minolta Business Technologies earned net sales of over EUR 4.8 billion in financial year 2009/10. For further information about the company, visit www.konicaminolta.eu. Product images are available at www.konicaminolta-images.eu. Terms and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.
Contact Karl-Friedrich Edenhuizen Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH Phone: +49 (0)511 7404-377 Karl.Edenhuizen@konicaminolta.eu Claudia Bitzer Ketchum Pleon GmbH Phone: +49 (0)711 21099-416 KonicaMinoltaTeam@ketchumpleon.com
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