SINGAPORE - Leader in print and enterprise content management Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia today published a case study based on Malaysian online printing firm xPrint. It highlights how Konica Minolta played an integral role in the firm's success, and the results of its latest PRESS C1100 production printer. 

Company

xPrint was founded in 2005 to fulfil large to small quantity on-demand business printing and graphic printing orders through its unique user-friendly online ordering system. The system allows print dealers to print their orders anytime, anywhere, enabling xPrint to reach a wide coverage of Malaysian customers quickly, while effectively overcoming payment bottlenecks associated with a prepaid policy. 

Challenges

With its innovative online print ordering concept, xPrint's business started to grow in 2007. This resulted in demands for faster deliveries and consistent print quality, and brought to light the limitations of its existing fleet of colour multifunctional printers. As such, xPrint decided it was time to source for a more reliable and cost-effective digital production printer. 

xPrint concluded that Konica Minolta bizhub PRO 6500 was the best fit to take their business to the next level with its excellent print quality, affordability, and environmental friendliness with its plant-based Simitri HD toner. 

Solution & Results

Recently, xPrint added two units of Konica Minolta latest flagship model -- bizhub PRESS C1100. Combined with excellent productivity, outstanding colour reproduction and long run consistency, the series matches xPrint's demanding production environment.

The devices offer a high output rate of 100 impressions per minute on media ranging from 55gsm to 350gsm. This significantly improves xPrint's production efficiency on heavy stocks prints job and fulfils a broad range of on-demand print orders. Highlights include: 

- Maintained rated speed on media weights ranging from 55gsm to 350gsm

- Automatic double-sided printing

- Auto-calibration feedback system

- Advance front-to-back registration adjustment technology

- Short-turnaround time on high quality and demanding print jobs

- Fulfilment of tight deadlines

- Lower operating cost

- Consistent and stable when processing long run or repeated print orderskon

Incorporated with exceptional teamwork, reliable production facilities as well as the great customer support from Konica Minolta, these qualities enabled xPrint to be the fast-growing online print service provider in Malaysia serving thousands of printing orders online daily.