Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has entered into a new partnership with Grafisk Maskinfabrik (GM), giving UK commercial printers and other print providers access to a fully integrated, end-to-end digital label production workflow. The collaboration brings together Konica Minolta’s AccurioLabel technology with GM’s finishing systems, enabling customers to produce premium-quality, short-run labels with greater speed, flexibility and profitability.
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 – particularly artisan food and beverage, craft beer, gin, cosmetics, and private-label brands where premium quality and fast turnaround are essential.
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 include varnish, lamination, die-cutting, and optional spot varnish or embellishment to produce eye-catching standout results.
John Hopkins, label and packaging consultant at GM, said, “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.”
“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’re 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,” said Richard Kilduff, channel manager for commercial print at Konica Minolta Business Solutions, UK.