Konica Minolta is named ASEAN 2023 Market Leader in Colour Light and Mid Digital Production Printers

Singapore | 25 March 2024

For the second consecutive year running, Konica Minolta has achieved No. 1 market share in the Colour Light and Mid Digital Production Printers segment, highlighting its continued commitment to unparalleled quality and efficiency.


Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia has once again secured the #1 market share in the Colour Light and Mid Digital Production Printer Segment in ASEAN for 2023 according to results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, 2023Q4. This remarkable feat underscores the continued success of Konica Minolta’s innovative product line, which includes the AccurioPress C4080 Series, the AccurioPress C83hc, the AccurioPress C7100 Series, and the award-winning AccurioPress C14000 Series.

The Prowess of a Konica Minolta's Colour Light & Mid Production Printers

Konica Minolta's line of AccurioPress series has revolutionised the digital print production industry, offering a range of production printers  featuring speeds from 71 prints per minute up to an ultra-fast 140 prints per minute that can cater to the needs of any business. The AccurioPress C4080 Series, C83hc, C7100 Series, and C14000 Series production printers offer unparalleled colour image quality, next-level automation capabilities, ultra-high-speed performance, and professional-grade inline finishing options. This versatility enables these production presses to cater to any printing job specification, making them well-suited to fit a wide range of printing needs, such as large-scale printing.

In addition to having exceptional performance, Konica Minolta's AccurioPress series is engineered to improve workflow and efficiency, enabling businesses to produce quality prints quickly and reliably.

Staying ahead of the curve through innovation

Konica Minolta successfully entered the production printing market in 2004 and is now considered one of the leaders in this segment. As a frontrunner in the production printing industry, Konica Minolta remains steadfast in offering a diverse range of cutting-edge hardware products, integrated workflows, and innovative applications, empowering businesses to thrive in an increasingly competitive market landscape.

With an unwavering commitment to product development and customer-centricity, Konica Minolta delivers reliable, high-performance hardware designed to deliver exceptional quality, speed, and efficiency while concurrently reducing costs and enhancing productivity.

Businesses leveraging on the AccurioPress line of production presses can be confident that they are accessing top-tier products characterised by leading-edge technology and unparalleled attention to detail.

Printers can benefit from these opportunities by using AccurioPress production printers through technologies and innovations such as automated print production by tying in with Konica Minolta AccurioPro Flux for automation and book production, taking advantage of variable data printing and relying on web-to-print technology and diversification with efficient colour management, make-ready and output management applications. There are many more use cases with AccurioPress series, which have garnered Konica Minolta’s large market share in the ASEAN region.

Statement from Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia

“We are delighted to announce that Konica Minolta has once again secured the top position for light to mid-colour production printers across the ASEAN region,” said Francis Chua, General Manager for Regional Sales & Marketing HQ at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia. “This accomplishment stands as a testament to the unwavering dedication of our team and the trust our customers place in our products. This significant achievement reinforces our commitment to providing unbeatable quality and performance to our valued customers. Our focus on innovation and dedication to excellence has propelled us to this remarkable milestone. As we commemorate this accomplishment, our focus extends towards the future. We are unwaveringly committed to our mission of ongoing innovation, fostering inspiration, and maintaining leadership within the industry.”

Echoing this sentiment, Teh Hui Ying, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Production Printing at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia, expressed excitement: “Our continued success in the growing Colour Production Printing market in ASEAN reflects our commitment to innovation and eco-friendly solutions, empowering our customers to Realize Their Potential. As a market leader, we are committed to the advancement of our products and solutions, inspiring us to push boundaries and unlock even greater potential for our customers."

About Konica Minolta’s Colour Light and Mid Production Printers

Printers face a rapidly changing market with all the challenges of offering new services while lowering your costs and digital printing. Konica Minolta provides businesses with specifically tailored, high quality printing solutions to achieve their business needs and goals.

The AccurioPress range of production printers reflects their advanced, automated and accurate nature: Key strengths and attributes include eliminating routine technology burdens and saving time, as well having less human touch that cuts down errors, waste and production costs.

With purpose-built reliability and cutting-edge technology, these machines are designed to keep pace with rising client demands and workloads, allowing businesses to remain competitive in an ever-changing industry. Their versatility enables them to cater to any printing job specification, making them well-suited to fit a wide range of printing needs.

In addition to their exceptional performance, Konica Minolta’s AccurioPress series are engineered to improve workflow and efficiency, enabling businesses to produce quality prints quickly and reliably. By investing in these production printers, businesses can enhance their capabilities and meet the demands of their clients, ultimately increasing profitability and growth.

With Konica Minolta’s AccurioPress series, businesses can stay ahead of the curve and continue to provide exceptional printing services that keep their clients coming back for more.
About Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia, based in Singapore, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Inc., Tokyo, Japan. With its expertise in imaging, data processing and data-based decision making, Konica Minolta creates relevant solutions for its customers and solves issues faced by society.

As a digital workplace solution provider, Konica Minolta helps its clients to identify and unlock the potential digitalisation to help companies reach the next level in the digital maturity of their organisation by rethinking the workplace. 

Konica Minolta's Igniting Print Possibilities offering helps printers, converters and brand owners maximize workflow automation to increase efficiency. The company delivers consultancy in all communication matters as well as top-of-the-line production, packaging and label printers. Its finishing devices create print products that stand out and create added value. Konica Minolta has established itself as the production printing market leader for more than a decade (InfoSource).

With its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Konica Minolta has pledged to consistently pursue its sustainability and social responsibility goals. The company has been repeatedly recognized for its rich history of social contribution as well as for working towards achieving the SDGs throughout its business and is listed among “2023 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World”, also having received the highest level in EcoVadis Sustainabilty Ratings. 

Worldwide, the company has over 39,000 employees and is operating in over 150 countries.

Contact

Contact

Loon Jian Yew

Head of Regional Marketing Communications & Corporate Branding

jianyew.loon@konicaminolta.com