LandmarkPrint enters label market with Konica Minolta installation

LandmarkPrint, a signage and display specialist, has expanded its printing capabilities by installing a Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 digital press to diversify its production into the label converting market.

LandmarkPrint had previous experience printing labels on cut sheets and its wide-format device. Carmine Iannacchino, the company’s founding principal, began investigating label converting as a more significant revenue stream.

After reviewing recommendations from industry contacts, Iannacchino visited Konica Minolta’s Client Engagement Center at its US headquarters in Ramsey, New Jersey. There, he saw investment in label production as an opportunity to enhance current customer relationships, expand its portfolio of services, and increase revenue.

The new equipment was installed at the end of 2023, and operators were trained on-site over three days. LandmarkPrint also invested in Konica Minolta’s AccurioPro Flux front-end software to impose jobs accurately and the GM Nano die-cutter and finisher to convert the labels.

‘Konica Minolta’s application experts have so much industry experience, assisting us with everything from the right questions to asking customers to create an estimating software tool where we can enter specs based on the press to calculate an estimate – no pen and paper anymore,’ said Iannacchino. ‘Another great decision was going with a toner-based machine. While considering inkjet technology, we concluded it was more complex to run and required specially treated materials.

‘We are well-known for our fast turnaround time in our traditional business, and partnering with Konica Minolta on label printing technology has allowed us to provide that same fast-turn time for labels.’

‘As we continue to invest in this growth area by delivering technology that is faster, easier to run and more automated than ever to create efficiencies for our clients, we are thrilled to have another printer join us in embracing labeling,’ commented Jason Dizzine, vice president of portfolio management and planning at Konica Minolta. ‘We welcome LandmarkPrint to the Konica Minolta family and into the label business, where we foresee them achieving remarkable success.’