Paramount Labels opts for AccurioLabel 230 press

Paramount Labels has expanded its portfolio of flexo, UV inkjet, and dry toner presses with a Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 (AL230) to speed up turnaround times and offer shorter and higher quality runs on a broader range of materials.

Paramount Labels has expanded its portfolio with a Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 (AL230) to speed up turnaround times and offer shorter and higher quality runs on a broader range of materials

Staffordshire, a UK-based label converter, was keen to explore opportunities to produce higher quality work and handle orders that they previously needed to be outsourced. The newly installed enables it to produce 1200 x 1200 DPI print runs and offers printing speeds of up to 23.4 m/min while requiring minimal maintenance.

‘Many of our customers are demanding fast turnaround, shorter and more frequent runs, high-quality and low prices,’ commented Phil Wright, managing director of Paramount Labels. ‘Right now, there is a preference for having a matte finish on an uncoated textured substrate. The AL230 enables us to achieve this finish without the need for priming or varnishing. As a result, we can now serve new markets. The press has a very sharp resolution that can be applied across almost any material, making it extremely versatile. From an operational perspective, the press is both fast and quiet, and commercially the price was right.’

Through the combination of inkjet, flexo, and the new AL230, Paramount Labels offers a one-stop-shop for any organization’s labeling needs. For customers wanting longer runs, its three flexo machines provide high throughput. However, for runs where label volumes are in the region of 10,000, the new Konica Minolta press is ideal. 

‘We are often asked to make changes between runs, and with a digital press, there are no set-up costs, and changes can be made in a matter of minutes,’ added Wright.

Jon Ingerfield, production print specialist at Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK), commented: ‘Productivity is not just about how fast a press runs. It is also about reliability and consistency, and that is what the AccurioLabel 230 delivers.’