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Konica Minolta at drupa 2024

Konica Minolta to show- including major advances in port through an exclusive
case 20 European pre- remote service engineering. remote monitoring system
mieres, pioneering digital Konica Minolta will be unique to Konica Minolta.
transformation and live run- underpinning the unstoppa- In other demonstrations,
ning of the biggest machines ble shift from analogue Konica Minolta will show
it has ever shown at the exhi- printing to the use of digital unprecedented set-up con-
bition in Duesseldorf, printing1 that is expanding figurations and new applica-
Germany, from 28 May to 7 into most print-for-profit tions for its technology that
June, 2024 where it will applications - particularly in will have far-reaching impli-
have one of the largest labels and packaging - in a cations for not only com-
stands at Hall 8b. Under the world where high-value mercial printers and
main message of “See the printed materials are pro- converters, but also brand
owners and design and
Potential in the Future of Konica Minolta unveils its plans for drupa 2024 Germany in May duced efficiently with mini- advertising agencies in the
Print”, Konica Minolta will mal environmental impact. way they do business.
set up a 2,400 square meter printing processes but also more efficient production by A wide range of business Konica Minolta and partner
exhibition booth to demon- post-press processes and allowing humans and scopes will be demonstrated MGI (MGI Digital Printing
strate how it is strengthen- improving the total through- machines to work hand in from commercial printing to Systems) will show how
ing and expanding the put of the entire process. hand and help each other. label printing, packaging separate processes such as
business of commercial and Industry 5.0 is the European Among the highlights from and industrial printing, and foiling, varnishing, printing,
industrial printing custom- Commission’s concept for a Konica Minolta at drupa will as products and solutions. folding, and drying and can
ers, and ways of sustainable vision where people are at be showing completely auto- Konica Minolta takes pride be combined into just one
production in line with the the center of collaboration mated production lines in offering customer service full integrated production
philosophy of Industry 5.0. with machines, which, for driven by Artificial of global standards, estab- run where MGI’s AlphaJet
This will be achieved by Konica Minolta, involves Intelligence, a state-of-the- lishing trust with its clien- will be centre stage and
assistance technology, labor- developing unique digital art web shop, and never- tele. Alongside considerate showing the benefits of a
saving, and skill-less opera- printing systems and solu- before-seen use of robotics service, the company pro- complete single-pass fac-
tions. It will include not only tions to realize richer and and software solutions – vides reliable customer sup- tory.

Mimaki Europe takes digital print beyond shape limitations

M i m a k i E u r o p e , Three times faster than the opportunities for print ser-
announed the launch of the previous model, the Kebab vice providers, and the
brand-new Kebab HS, HS significantly increases launch of the Kebab HS is
debuting worldwide at production efficiency and
FESPA Global Print Expo takes approximately 10 min- one of the latest examples of
2024 (Stand F10, Hall 12). this. As an optional solution,
Serving as an optional sys- utes to print per material, it allows the users of our
tem for Mimaki’s renowned ideal for users handling mid- popular UJF Series printers
UJF series of flatbed UV volume orders with a single
printers, the Kebab HS ena- printer. It also broadens to add another dimension to
bles seamless 360-degree application possibilities in their product offering and
printing on cylindrical UV printing further, by up their competitive edge.”
objects, such as bottles and Mimaki announces the global launch of the brand-new Kebab HS allowing personalisation on The option can be quickly
tumblers. This latest solu- Kebab units already installed dimensional direct-to-object both cylindrical and tapered
tion can also print directly in EMEA and an average of 1 printing, furthering the vari- items with sloping sides. installed, requiring only the
on tapered objects, includ- Arjen Evertse, General attachment of the main unit
ing glasses and cups. The out of 5 UJF users choosing ety of print applications pos- to the UJF series print table,
Kebab HS is the latest entry to add this optional system sibilities. Building on the Manager Sales at Mimaki certified service engineers
into Mimaki’s Kebab Series to their existing workflow, capabilities of the Kebab Europe, comments, “Here at
of optional systems for the UJF flatbed printers MkII, the new Kebab HS Mimaki, we look to con- are on hand to provide a
UJF Series of flatbed UV equipped with a Kebab takes productivity and per- stantly innovate our existing seamless installation experi-
printers. With over 1,600 option can achieve three- formance to the next level. products and create added ence for all users.

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