From:Graphic Arts Magazine

iSys Label (Calgary), Canadian developer and manufacturer of short-run to mid-run digital label printers, has announced a new partnership with Konica Minolta through its North American distributor IntoPrint Technologies. Beginning in the Fall of 2013, iSys Label and IntoPrint Technologies worked with Konica Minolta to broker a deal to add the IntoPrint Edge 850 Digital Label Printer and IntoPrint Digital Finisher to the Konica Minolta product portfolio, starting in North America with plans to expand globally in the future.

The 850 was developed for the short run, on-demand label market. Compact enough to sit on a desk, it can print at speeds up to 9.14 m/min. and makes light work of printing on self-adhesive label stock, tag stock, approved films and synthetics with a media width of 6” up to 8.5” and print lengths up to 700 feet. Designed for in-house production of labels, users can print 2,000 labels in less than 20 minutes and have the finished roll ready for finishing equipment. And because the Edge 850 can print in a single-pass, users can go from printer to applicator in one step.

The Digital Finisher is a label cutting system that delivers accurate single-point registration cutting with lamination, waste matrix removal, slitting and rewinding. Built for the short run, on-demand label market, it complements the Edge 850 and allows for a complete workflow solution.

“The demand for finishing equipment has intensified, especially in the digital environment. Pairing iSys’s label printing technology with the latest technology in finishing equipment results in a label that looks great but is also protected from the elements and has extra durability for repeat handling,” said Mark Hopkins, President of iSys Label.