KONICA Minolta Business Solutions has announced a new partnership with GM (Grafisk Maskinfabrik A/S), giving UK customers access to an end‑to‑end digital label production workflow.
The collaboration brings together Konica Minolta’s AccurioLabel technology with GM’s finishing systems. The move is tipped to enable customers to produce ‘premium‑quality, short‑run labels with greater speed, flexibility and profitability’.
Konica Minolta said this combined approach supports 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 short‑run label market – particularly artisan food and beverage, craft beer, gin, cosmetics, and private‑label brands.
By offering the AccurioLabel press and the DC350Mini finishing systems from GM as a combined solution, customers benefit from a single supplier relationship, removing the complexity of sourcing a press and finisher separately.
Premium finishing options including varnish, lamination, die‑cutting, and optional spot varnish or embellishment.
The joint offering also provides a scalable investment path – customers can start with a standard GM DC350Mini and retrofit additional modules as 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 & 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.”
Richard Kilduff, channel manager for commercial print at Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK), added, “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.”
