Konica Minolta Business Solutions

Hot products for the in-plant market.

When Debbie Burke and her staff enter their hospital in-plant each day, one question constantly remains on their minds: 'What else can we do to better serve the hospital, its patients and its staff?'

After a successful run last year, the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association is hosting another round of fall regional meetings, starting with a gathering next Friday, September 5, in Nashville. Open to all in-plants, not just IPMA members, the meetings will take place in 13 locations around the country to give in-plants the opportunity to meet face to face, network and listen to informative presentations. They can also enjoy lunch and an in-plant tour.

Last month, Konica Minolta Business Solutions launched its new 100-page-per-minute color printer, the bizhub PRESS C1100, at an event in New York City, during which the company also showed off its 3D printing systems. A new video from IPG lets you become part of that high-profile event.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions launched a 100-page-per-minute color printer, the bizhub PRESS C1100, at an event in New York City, while also touting its 3D printing systems.

As Rick Taylor sees it, Konica Minolta Business Solutions’ competitors aren’t simply other manufacturers, like Ricoh and Canon. They’re companies like Starbucks, Apple and Nordstrom that offer unbelievable customer service. Providing this level of stellar service, said the president and chief operating officer, is Konica Minolta’s most important focus going forward.

These products for the in-plant market will be on display at Graph Expo.

In New York this week, Konica Minolta Business Solutions launched a new 100-page-per-minute color printer, the bizhub PRESS C1100, along with a new cloud-based document management solution, FileAssist for Graphic Communications.

Despite some chilly spring weather, Milwaukee gave a warm welcome to the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association last month. More than 130 in-plant managers were on hand to celebrate IPMA's 50th anniversary during a very busy conference. Their ranks included many first-time and long-absent attendees, which added a new dynamic to the discussions throughout the four-day event. A number of government printers from the National Government Publishing Association, now part of IPMA, were there this year, as well as two attendees from Australia.

When Gerry Pinela took over as supervisor of Central Services for the City of Torrance, Calif., in June of 2007, the job submission process at the nine-employee in-plant was somewhat laborious. Customers filled out a three-part NCR form, and then the staff manually entered the job information into an Excel spreadsheet. The manual process was time consuming and lacked the tracking and reporting capabilities Pinela needed to effectively manage the workflow.