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Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is pleased to introduce the AccurioPress C7100 series, digital color presses packed with innovative technologies to create more profitable business opportunities. From intelligent automation and enhanced finishing to flawless quality, advanced capabilities and exceptional durability, customers have the power to grow their businesses through a press that works smarter. Succeeding the highly successful AccurioPress C6100 Series, the new AccurioPress C7100 model runs at 100 pages per minute (ppm) with the AccurioPress C7090 at 90ppm. With a focus on optimizing performance, offering new and advanced print products, and growing the entire business, the AccurioPress C7100 series serves more customers and completes more jobs with innovative technologies that power success. “Key to the development of the AccurioPress C7100 and AccurioPress C7090 was building a press that works smarter, not harder, with new technologies geared to provide stability, reliability and productivity to make businesses more profitable,” said Dino Pagliarello, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Planning.

HP Inc. announced the delivery of the 100th HP Indigo 100K Digital Press marking a milestone as customers continue to thrive on the breakthrough press. Adding to their existing fleet of 5 HP Page Wide and Indigo products, award winning print service provider Solopress, continues in their digital transformation this month, with the installation of the HP Indigo 100K Digital press. Simon Cooper, MD of Solopress, comments, “We’re really pleased to see the market turn a corner and orders start to increase after a very tough period. During the last few years we’ve spent time as a business making changes which deliver more value to our customers. And in of support of that goal, we recently added the HP Indigo 100K to our fleet, which alongside the introduction of HP Siteflow, complements our existing automation capabilities.”

“Sun Chemical’s solutions for corrugated printing are designed to help drive successful recovery and continued growth of the corrugated packaging market,” said Jeremy Teachman, Product Manager–Paper Packaging and Corrugated, Sun Chemical. “Our full line of transformative, sustainable products, coupled with our digital color management tools available across North America, position Sun Chemical as the supplier of choice to help packaging converters achieve their goals.” Water-based Inks and Coatings *Designed to support high value packaging by performing at the cutting edge of the market, Sun Chemical’s SunVisto® Advantage® family of water-based flexographic inks... *Sun Chemical offers coating products to meet any demand in the market... *Sun Chemical’s SunVisto™ Anilox Cleaning Program includes a range of solutions... *SunJet, the preferred ink partner for transformational digital printing...