Japanese printing technology major Konica Minolta is set to help businesses switch to digital industrial printing for superior output, a top company executive has emphasised. In 2016-17, Konica Minolta sold over 18,000 units in the black and white segment and around 2,000 units in the coloured segment. Konica Minolta has continued to witness a double digit growth in India for the last six years and maintained its leadership in production printing market.

Kuldeep Malhotra, Vice President Konica Minolta says that the company targets to increase these numbers in coming years. When it comes to industrial printing, businesses are increasingly looking to deploy new digital printing solutions as the demand for high-quality outputs in minimal time is at an all-time high.

Malhotra says, India has emerged as a growth engine in the global economy due to an unprecedented growth in pivotal sectors this is creating tremendous opportunities. India is also witnessing a rapid shift to digitisation, owing to government efforts coupled with a young tech-savvy population. The company is dedicated to catalyse this transition with leading digital printing solutions tailored for varied industry verticals, says Malhotra.

While demonstrating the company's high-end printing and web solutions at an exhibition in Greater Noida earlier this year, Yuji Nakata, Managing Director of Konica Minolta India, stated that India is the highest growing market for the company and the company has got the strongest infrastructure in India with nearly 200 engineers working on development of the products.

While the printing industry in the country is witnessing major growth, demand for varied jobs and rigorous deadlines of customers is proving to be a major challenge for printing businesses. Malhotra feels when it comes to technological innovation, the company will continue to invest significantly in R&D division to come up with trend setting printing solutions for both enterprises and homes to bolster the digital revolution in the country.