According to the company, the new high-speed colour press (pictured) is capable of up to 300,000 A4 sheets per month with an output capacity of up to 3600 pages per hour (or 65 impressions per minute) in both full colour and black-and-white.

The C6501 prints onto stock up to 300gsm thick for simplex print or 256gsm for perfecting print (duplex), with the standard paper capacity standing at 7500 sheets from five paper trays.

Both paper and toner can be replenished “on the fly”, without the need to halt production.

“The bizhub PRO C6501 PROduction builds on the considerable success already achieved in this market sector by Konica Minolta” said Brett Palmer, product manager in Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia’s production printing group. “The launch shows that we are determined to innovate and to offer our customers a product development path in digital colour.

“Previewed at this year’s drupa exhibition, the new bizhub PRO C6501 PROduction digital press has already generated considerable interest and we anticipate strong initial orders.”

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