UK printer Superfast Labels has invested in a Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 toner press to bolster its digital armoury.
Founded in the early 1990s, Superfast Labels first entered the digital label market eight years ago with an inkjet press. Having expanded and upgraded the digital department since then, it is now able to ship out printed labels in less than 48 hours from receipt of artwork.
Superfast Labels sought to invest further in digital print technology to add speed and improve efficiencies. Its new toner digital press will enable the Kent-based company to address increasingly shorter lead times and further boost its efficiencies.
Superfast Labels managing director Andrew Miller explained, ‘We presented the team at Konica Minolta with some highly challenging test files and the press passed with flying colours, so it was an easy choice to make. The installation only took three days, followed by two days of training, and we have been producing jobs for our customers every day since.’
Steve Lakin, label press sales consultant at Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK), said, ‘With its expertise in digital, it didn’t take Andrew and the team at Superfast long to release just how well the AccurioLabel 230 would complement their existing production capability. This isn’t just a label press for new entrants into digital, it’s a robust and reliable machine that can compete on quality with any of the high-end presses.’
Mr Lakin’s colleague Jon Pritchard, industrial print business unit leader, Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK), added, ‘This is a great endorsement by a major printer in the digital label market. Its investment in the AccurioLabel 230 shows that the press has the potential to offer a high value-add digital label solution to any label printer, no matter what size.’
Mr Miller concluded, ‘Three digital presses are now on site allowing continual production across a wide range of substrates, and when combined with a fleet of GM finishing equipment, we are ready for 2020.’
