Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd has expanded its partnership with Color-Logic to bring powerful new metallic and decorative effects to the label market, enabling label converters and commercial printers to differentiate their offerings using the company’s AccurioLabel 400 press with white toner.
Building on Konica Minolta’s successful introduction of Color-Logic’s design and embellishment tools for cut‑sheet production, the extended collaboration now supports customers in producing striking metallic labels using silver label stocks and Konica Minolta’s white toner technology - without the need for post‑press foiling or specialist finishing.
Mark Geeves, Co-Founder and Director of Sales & Marketing at Color-Logic commented:
“Anything printed on a silver label stock can be transformed into premium metallic effects, with predictable results and faster time to market. It’s all done in one pass of the press, there’s no need for post‑finishing, and designers can visualise the effects before going to press.”
The solution enables label producers to create up to 924 metallic colours, including 50 shades of gold, simply by combining white toner with metallic substrates. This approach mirrors the value proposition of MGI digital embellishment - but with the advantage of being produced entirely inline.
Color-Logic’s software suite includes a lifetime licence and allows designers to create metallic and decorative effects directly within Adobe Photoshop® and Illustrator®, without complex masking or manual colour manipulation. The workflow includes a structured colour system for metallic effects and a visualisation tool to preview embellishments before production – perfect for ensuring brand consistency and reducing waste by eliminating guesswork at the design stage.
Mark Geeves also added:
“Konica Minolta customers now have a predictable, designer‑friendly workflow for producing metallic labels that stand out on the shelf. We’re delighted to deepen our partnership and support the UK market with tools that make premium embellishment accessible to everyone.”
The enhanced partnership opens new opportunities for Konica Minolta customers in prime labels, short‑run and versioned packaging, premium FMCG and cosmetics labels, collectibles and limited‑edition products, and any specialty applications requiring high visual impact. The ability to produce high‑value effects without additional finishing makes the solution ideal for short‑run, high‑margin label work.
