Konica Minolta has today introduced a, portfolio-wide Assistance Systems framework that brings together 15 intelligent features across the AccurioPress range.
The portfolio is organised into four clusters; control systems hold colour and registration, competence systems compress the learning curve that decides on optimal colour profiles and substrate settings, comfort systems protect throughput with inline inspection, and convenience systems controls verified variable data for vouchers, tickets and mailings, and finished, shipment-ready product coming off the press.
The company says that these systems help erode the costs that do not appear in the job costing. Waste, reprints, setup time and the labour spent checking work are absorbed by the business rather than billed to the customer, and they scale with every job. By automating the routine business decisions that consume those hours, the Assistance Systems act as a direct lever on operating costs.
Olaf Lorenz, head of global marketing at Konica Minolta explained: “Customers do not buy AI. They buy uptime, consistency and productivity. That is the measure for every one of these systems – and it is why we have built something broader than the individual features the market has seen so far. The 15 Intelligent Systems working together across the AccurioPress portfolio, built in or available as an upgrade, sense, decide and adapt – enabling autonomous printing with less operator intervention. Among them are the smartphone-guided Virtual Service and the widest inline finishing range in the market.”
The systems are available as options within the AccurioPress range, with pricing positioned at a few Pounds per feature, per month, so the investment does not require a capital decision.
