Konica Minolta and GM to deliver complete end to end digital label productionin UK
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Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd has announced a new partnership with GM (Grafisk Maskinfabrik A/S), giving UK printers access to a fully integrated, end t ‑end digital label production workflow. The collaboration brings together the AccurioLabel technology with leading finishing systems.
This combined approach supports the UK market’s demand for shorter lead times, rapid job changes and high quality output – particularly as many flexo printers continue to transition into digital production. The partnership is also designed to make it easier for commercial printers to diversify into the fast growing short run label market.
By offering the AccurioLabel press and the DC350Mini finishing systems from GM as a combined solution, customers benefit from a single, joined up supplier relationship – removing the complexity of sourcing a press and finisher separately.
These solutions provide commercial printers and label producers with a compact, easy to use finishing platform – ideal for short runs, fast changeovers and small production environments. Premium finishing options including varnish, lamination, die cutting, and optional spot varnish or embellishment to produce eye catching standout results.
The joint offering also provides a scalable investment path – customers can start with a standard GM DC350Mini and retrofit additional modules as their label volumes grow. There is also optional inline synchronisation – allowing the press and finisher to run as a hybrid, single‑pass workflow when required.
John Hopkins, label and packaging consultant at GM, commented: ‘Customers entering the digital label market need both a reliable press and a flexible, easy to use finishing system. By combining Konica Minolta’s AccurioLabel technology with GM’s modular finishing platform, we can offer UK printers a complete, scalable solution that delivers premium quality with fast turnaround. This partnership is a perfect fit for a market where short runs, quick changes and high value applications are becoming the norm.’
Richard Kilduff, channel manager for commercial print at Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK), said: ‘The digital label market continues to expand, creating new opportunities for print providers to diversify and develop additional revenue streams. At Konica Minolta, our goal is to offer a complete solution that makes it simple for commercial printers to enter label production, while also enabling established label producers to accelerate their digital transformation journey. Our partnership with GM allows us to deliver exactly that. We are excited to showcase GM’s DC350Mini system at our client engagement centre and look forward to demonstrating the new opportunities this combined solution can unlock for our customers.’
