The Konica Minolta AccurioPress C3080 series offers a comprehensive solution for businesses looking to expand their print services with enhanced productivity, brilliant quality, and versatile capabilities. This production colour press enables businesses to enter new markets and develop new revenue streams by offering features such as 2-sided banner printing, professional finishing, high productivity up to 80 ppm, and real-time automated quality adjustments.
Key Capabilities
- Enhanced Productivity: High print speeds up to 80 ppm (C3080) and robust monthly duty cycles ensure efficient operation.
- Brilliant Image Quality: Achieved through Konica Minolta's exclusive IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimiser for real-time auto colour adjustments and image stability.
- Expanded Print Services: Supports thick paper (up to 350 gsm), embossed media, envelopes, and auto-duplex banner printing for diverse applications like brochures, book jackets, and pocket folders.
- Versatile Output: Capable of printing flat sheets, duplexed banners, full-bleed, saddle-stitched books, and perfect bound books from a single engine.
- High-Volume Scanning: Delivers reliable scanning with enhanced Open API and IWS applications support.
- Durability and Reliability: Designed for maximum uptime with high monthly duty cycle ratings to meet tight print deadlines.
IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimiser
The IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimiser redefines accuracy by providing real-time, automated colour consistency and closed-loop paper registration. It manages image-on-image and side-one/side-two registration automatically, eliminating the need for external spectrophotometers or manual adjustments. This system ensures the highest industry standards for colour and registration with simple operation.
Benefits of IQ-501:
- Eliminates variability in colour and registration.
- Reduces waste through real-time auto correction and detection.
- Minimizes manual intervention.
- Increases uptime with automated system self-correction.
- Achieves accurate colour standards meeting G7, Gracol, and other industry calibration requirements.
The IQ-501 is compatible with all controller offerings and supports cloud-based colour management software. It utilizes a spectrophotometer/scanner hybrid system to examine each sheet in real time, feeding corrections back to the process controller for consistent, high-quality output. The optional Auto Inspection Unit further enhances automation by checking each print for defects, ensuring only high-quality prints are delivered and reducing manual inspection labor and costs.
AccurioPro Suite for Workflow Automation
AccurioPro is a suite of modular tools designed to automate labor-intensive processes, streamline workflows, and maximize productivity. It helps reduce costs, increase accuracy, and strengthen investments.
- Cloud-based Colour Management: Enables accurate colour management across multiple locations with an easy-to-use, browser-based interface for real-time colour output.
- AccurioPro Flux: A make-ready solution for professional print management, job editing, cluster printing, and product-based job processing, optimizing output and minimizing costs.
- AccurioPro Connect: Streamlines production print workflows by automating pre-press processes, customizing complex jobs, managing files by rules, and connecting to other AccurioPro systems.
Media Handling and Finishing Capabilities
The AccurioPress C3080 series excels with its extensive media range, supporting stocks up to 350 gsm for applications like brochures, postcards, menus, flyers, shelf-talkers, signage, and select packaging. Dedicated envelope fusing technology ensures high-quality, low-cost envelope production.
The series also offers large capacity banner printing, supporting up to 1300mm simplex and auto-duplex on media up to 762mm. Optional paper feeders accommodate continuous feeding for banners.
Finishing Options:
- Booklets [booklet finishing]
- Perfect bound [perfect bound finishing]
- Punching [punching finishing]
- GBC punching and binding [GBC binding]
- Envelopes [envelope printing]
- Banner printing [banner finishing]
- Tri-fold [tri-fold finishing]
- Gate fold [gate fold finishing]
- Stapling [stapling finishing]
- Stacking [stacking finishing]
Print Controllers
The AccurioPress C3080 series offers powerful print controller options to optimize workflow:
- Konica Minolta Integrated Controller (IC-605): A powerful, affordable colour management solution supporting Konica Minolta Solution Platform Open API and IWS applications. Features a web-based job management interface.
- EFI Fiery Controllers (IC-313, IC-417): Provide advanced colour management controls, spot colour libraries, and seamless integration with third-party systems for graphic communications professionals.
- Creo Controller (IC-314): Offers advanced colour performance and integration capabilities.
Designed for Your Business Needs
Commercial Printers
The C3080 series delivers in-line, closed-loop quality management for automated colour calibration and registration, even on stocks up to 350 gsm, envelopes, and banners, opening new possibilities for commercial print businesses.
Digital Printers
An ideal and affordable solution for digital printers, meeting exacting standards for short-run on-demand workflows with its one-touch image quality management, extensive stock choices, and robust inline finishing.
In-Plant / CRD
Meets the demands of in-plant and CRD environments with high-speed scanning, versatile controller options, one-touch media setup, smooth productivity, a small footprint, and Energy Star compliance.
Sustainability Commitment
Konica Minolta is committed to environmental responsibility. The Planet Ark Program offers cost-free recycling for consumables like toner cartridges and waste toner containers. The Simitri HDE toner formulation uses plant-based biomass material, and presses incorporate recycled PC/ABS resins and bioplastics. AccurioPress series models are EPEAT-Gold Certified and achieve low power consumption rates. The company pursues a mid-century goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 80% from 2005 levels through energy savings, clean manufacturing, and efficient recycling.
Controller Specifications
Embedded Controller IC-605
| Type | Embedded |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 4570S 2.9 GHz |
| Memory | Max.: 18 GB (C3080), Max.: 18 GB including UK-104 (C3070) |
| HDD | Max.: 3.5 TB including UK-104 (C3080), Max.: 3.5 TB including UK-104 (C3070) |
| Page-description language | PS3 (CPSI3020), PDF version 1.7, TIFF version 6 compliant, PPML version 2.2, PCL5c compatible, PCL XL (PCL6 version 3) compatible, APPE version 4.2, PDF/VT version 2 |
| Printing method | TCP/IP, NetBEUI, IPP, WSD, SMB, Bonjour |
| Applicable OS | Windows Server 2008/R2, 7, 8.1, Server 2012/R2, 10, Server 2016; Mac OS X v10.8–v10.12 |
| Interface | Ethernet (10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T) |
External EFI Fiery Controller IC-313 Version 2.0
| Type | Server |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-4570S Processor (up to 3.6 GHz, quad core) |
| Memory | 8 GB |
| HDD | 2 TB |
| Page-description language | Adobe PostScript 3 (3020), PDF 1.7, PPML v3.0GA, APPE 3.0, PCL 5/6 emulation |
| Printing method | TCP/IP, SNMP, SMB, FTP, LPR, IPP, Bonjour |
| Applicable OS | Windows 7/8.1/10, Windows Server 2012/2016; Mac OS X v10.8–v10.12 |
| Interface | 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T |
Internal EFI Fiery Controller IC-417 Version 2.0
| Type | Embedded |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron® Processor G1820 (2M Cache, 2.70 GHz) |
| Memory | 4 GB |
| HDD | 500 GB SATA |
| Page-description language | Adobe PostScript3 (3020), PDF 1.7, PCL 5/6 emulation |
| Applicable OS | Windows 7/8.1/10; Windows Server 2008/2012; Mac OS X v10.8/v10.9/v10.10 |
| Interface | TCP/IP, SNMP, SMB, FTP, LPR, IPP, Bonjour |
External Creo Controller IC-314 Version 2.0
| Type | Server |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4790S 3.2 GHz |
| Memory | 12 GB (7 GB system memory, 5 GB image memory) |
| HDD | 3 x 1 TB (1 TB system disk, 2 x 1 TB image disks) |
| Page-description language | Adobe PostScript CPSI 3020, APPE 3.4 |
| Applicable OS | Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10, Windows Server 2012 / 2016; Mac OS X v10.8–v10.12 |
| Interface | 1 Gbit Ethernet LAN port x 2 |
System Specifications
| Feature | AccurioPress C3080 | AccurioPress C3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 1,200 x 1,200 dpi (3,600 equivalent), 8-bit, 256 gradations | 1,200 x 1,200 dpi (3,600 equivalent), 8-bit, 256 gradations |
| Paper weight (Standard) | 62–256 gsm | 62–256 gsm |
| Paper weight (Optional) | MB-506: 62–300 gsm; LU-202XL/m: 62–300 gsm; PF-707m: 62–350 gsm | MB-506: 62–300 gsm; LU-202XL/m: 62–300 gsm; PF-707m: 62–350 gsm |
| Duplex unit paper weight | 62–350 gsm | 62–350 gsm |
| Paper sizes (max. Standard) | 330 x 487 mm (13" x 19.2") | 330 x 487 mm (13" x 19.2") |
| Paper sizes (max. Optional) | MB-506: 330 x 1200 mm; LU-202XL/m: 330 x 750 mm | MB-506: 330 x 1200 mm; LU-202XL/m: 330 x 750 mm |
| Image loss (top edge) | 4 mm or less | 4 mm or less |
| Image loss (bottom edge) | 4.5 mm or less | 4.5 mm or less |
| Image loss (right/left edges) | 3.0 mm or less | 3.0 mm or less |
| Paper capacity (Standard) | 1,500 sheets | 1,500 sheets |
| Paper capacity (Max.) | 15,390 sheets | 15,390 sheets |
| Paper output capacity (Max.) | LS-506 Stacker: 5,000; FS-532 Finisher: 4,500 | LS-506 Stacker: 5,000; FS-532 Finisher: 4,500 |
| Main unit dimensions (W x D x H) | 800 x 903 x 1076mm | 800 x 903 x 1076mm |
| Main unit weight | 316kg | 316kg |
| Power requirements | AC 240V, 50Hz 20A dedicated line | AC 240V, 50Hz 20A dedicated line |
| Print speed (A4) | 80 ppm | 70 ppm |
| Monthly duty cycle | 864,000 pages | 758,000 pages |
Scanner Specifications
- Scan speed (dual): 120 ipm simplex / 240 duplex
- Scan resolution: 600 x 600 dpi
- Scan modes: TWAIN scan, Scan-to-HDD, Scan-to-FTP, Scan-to-SMB, Scan-to-Email, Scan to USB
- Scan formats: PDF, TIFF, JPEG (all controllers), Secured PDF, Compact PDF, XPS, PDF/A-1a,1b (with IC-605)
Copier Specifications
- Gradations: 256 gradations
- First copy out: 6.5 sec. or less (C3080), 6.9 sec. or less (C3070)
- Magnification: 25–400%, in 0.1% steps
