Arizona Tribune - Konica Minolta Client Invests in Additional Equipment to Meet Increase in Volume

RAMSEY, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / June 3, 2025 / Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) is pleased to announce its longtime client, Hesston Prestige Printing (HPP), recently invested in additional Konica Minolta equipment to serve its growing business. The printer has added a second AccurioPress C4080 digital printer and upgraded its AccurioWide 200 to an AccurioWide 250, adding productivity and freeing up many hours per week for a better quality of life.

Denise and Norman Critchfield, owners of Hesston Prestige Printing in Hesston, Kansas
with their newly installed Konica Minolta AccurioWide 250 hybrid UV LED wide-format inkjet printer

HPP installed its AccurioWide 200 in 2019, allowing it to print on a wide array of materials, from coasters to 5'x10' sheets of aluminum composite. The printer has back-printed on 4'x5' sheets of ½" glass panels to make dry-erase boards and has also printed 5'x40' banners. The high print quality enabled it to run most jobs with the standard (540x1080) resolution, saving time and money. HPP has since experienced an explosion in volume, and knew it was time to consider additional hardware to keep up with customer needs and continue its growth path.

"Our partnership with Hesston Prestige Printing spans 30 years, and we appreciate their ongoing trust and loyalty to our brand," said Frank Mallozzi, President, IPP, Konica Minolta. "This is so much more than just a vendor-client relationship. HPP relied on our team enormously to make this huge decision and we are always happy to provide them with guidance. In turn, their confidence in us has led them to refer many additional customers to us, which is the greatest compliment we can receive, and truly demonstrates how strong relationships like this serve to mutually benefit our businesses."

When HPP upgraded its AccurioWide 200 after four and a half years, more than 515,000 square feet had been produced on the press. Between the volume on the AccurioWide 200 and the AccurioWide 250 in 2024 the company averaged more than 15,000 square feet per month. On just one job, going from printing a 4'x8' sheet short-edge feed on the AccurioWide 200 to long-edge feed on the AccurioWide 250 saved HPP more than an hour of print time. And the increased productivity of the AccurioWide 250 has helped reduce print time, enabling it to handle more jobs with a quicker turnaround time.

"The AccurioWide 200 launched a great start for us into the wide format world. Almost every month, from the time the AccurioWide 200 was installed in May of 2019 until the AccurioWide 250 was installed, we saw an increase in volume," said Norman Critchfield, Owner, Hesston Prestige Printing. "The addition of the second AccurioPress C4080 into our business allows us to have consistent color across our digital production presses. We have witnessed how the IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer ensures consistently high-quality prints from the first to the last in a run - regardless of which AccurioPress C4080 device is used."

Konica Minolta's AccurioWide 250 is a versatile printer with superior image quality and high productivity for both outdoor and indoor job applications, increasing opportunities for customers to grow their business. This printer is equipped with UV LED lamps that allow users to print on a wider range of media, while simultaneously saving energy, time and cost.

The AccurioPress C4080 digital press offers robust and user-friendly production and is a perfect fit for businesses looking to expand their production capabilities with advanced automation and ease of use for various applications.

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.'s (Konica Minolta) journey started more than 150 years ago, with a vision to see and do things differently. The company partners with clients to Give Shape to Ideas by supporting their digital transformation through its expansive Intelligent Connected Workplace portfolio. Its business technology offerings include IT Services, intelligent information management, video security solutions and managed print services, as well as office technology and industrial and commercial print solutions. 2025 marks Konica Minolta's 20th anniversary in production print, for which it celebrates "20 Years of Excellence, Innovation and Impact," and continues to lead the way in digital commercial printing. This year also commemorates 20 years of Konica Minolta's bizhub brand. Over the past two decades, the bizhub series has revolutionized office technology and redefined how businesses operate. It has continuously evolved to meet the needs of modern workplaces, fueled by advances in technology and a commitment to innovation. Konica Minolta is proud to be ranked on the Forbes 2025 America's Best Large Employers list, included on CRN's MSP 500 list numerous times; recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eighteen consecutive years and presented with Keypoint Intelligence's BLI 2025 and 2021 A3 Line of The Year and BLI 2021-2023 Most Color Consistent A3 Brand Awards for its bizhub One i-Series. For more information, please visit Konica Minolta online and follow it on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Hesston Prestige Printing

Hesston Prestige Printing offers a wide range of helpful services and our team knows our products well. Our years of printing experience allow us to assist you with more complicated printing projects. We can also help you with blueprints, engineering and architectural drawings and even yearbooks! Whatever printing assistance you require for your home or business can be obtained today at Hesston Prestige Printing.

Konica Minolta Contact

Maggie Grande
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
+1 551 500-2659
[email protected]

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SOURCE: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.

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