Konica and Color-Logic offer metallic labels

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has expanded its partnership with Color-Logic to bring new metallic and decorative effects to the label market, enabling label converters and commercial printers to differentiate their offerings using the company’s AccurioLabel 400 press with white toner.
 
Building on Konica Minolta’s introduction of Color-Logic’s design and embellishment tools for cut‑sheet production, the extended collaboration now supports customers in producing metallic labels using silver label stocks and Konica Minolta’s white toner technology, without the need for post‑press foiling or specialist finishing.
 
Mark Geeves, co-founder and director of sales and marketing at Color-Logic, commented: 'Anything printed on a silver labelstock can be transformed into premium metallic effects, with predictable results and faster time to market. It’s all done in one pass of the press, there’s no need for post‑finishing, and designers can visualize the effects before going to press.'
 
The partnership enables label producers to create up to 924 metallic colors, including 50 shades of gold, simply by combining white toner with metallic substrates. This approach mirrors the value proposition of MGI digital embellishment, but with the advantage of being produced entirely in-line.
 
Color-Logic’s software suite includes a lifetime license and allows designers to create metallic and decorative effects directly within Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, without complex masking or manual color manipulation. The workflow includes a structured color system for metallic effects and a visualization tool to preview embellishments before production, ensuring brand consistency and reducing waste by eliminating guesswork at the design stage.
 
Geeves added: 'Konica Minolta customers now have a predictable, designer‑friendly workflow for producing metallic labels that stand out on the shelf. We’re delighted to deepen our partnership and support the UK market with tools that make premium embellishment accessible to everyone.'
 
The enhanced partnership opens new opportunities for Konica Minolta customers in prime labels, short‑run and versioned packaging, premium FMCG and cosmetics labels, collectibles and limited‑edition products, and any specialty applications requiring high visual impact. The ability to produce effects without additional finishing makes the approach suitable for short‑run, high‑margin label work.
 
Malcolm Smith, category manager – professional print at Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK), commented: 'Our partnership with Color-Logic continues to evolve in ways that deliver real, practical value for customers. By extending these capabilities to the label market, we’re helping converters and commercial printers unlock premium metallic effects with exceptional simplicity. It’s another example of how Konica Minolta is supporting customers to differentiate, grow and reach their potential.'