Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. announces that Shimchock’s Label Service (SLS), a three-generation family business offering label printing and converting located in Roanoke, Virginia has added an AccurioLabel 230 Digital Press to expand its capabilities in producing attention-getting, durable labels.
After significant industry research on new printing technologies and encountering consistent mentions of Konica Minolta’s digital presses, Shimchock’s recently installed the AccurioLabel 230 and a GM DC330 Mini finisher. The shop has several analog flexo presses and was using a digital inkjet printer for some jobs, which became a concern because printheads can clog and cause engine issues if the machines are not running jobs on a regular basis. For these reasons, Shimchock’s team decided a toner-based digital printing press was the way to go.
“The AccurioLabel 230 has been a terrific addition to our business. We’re now able to take on longer runs for customers at a more competitive price, instead of using our smaller and slower inkjet label printer,” said Marie Shimchock Conner, co-owner of Shimchock’s Label Service. “We were amazed at how much easier this press is to use than our other digital press, and because we no longer have to run special inkjet-treated stocks, have substantially reduced our substrate costs – from $1.68 per MSI (1,000 square inches) to just $0.44 MSI!”
Pairing the AccurioLabel 230 with the GM DC330 Mini has expanded Shimchock’s already extensive capabilities. “The finisher came with all the bells and whistles and gives us multiple finishing options, from UV flexo varnish, lamination and cold foil to die cutting, slitting and rewinding, all in a small footprint. It’s basically an all-in-one finishing solution for the AccurioLabel 230,” said Conner. “This combination allows us to provide labels and service that are better than online providers, and it’s one of the reasons we’re on the list of preferred suppliers for many of our customers.”
Shimchock’s team prints a wide variety of labels for food and personal care products that are frequently high-usage, high-abrasion items. According to Conner, customers are asking for more highly specified and varied jobs with shorter runs, with faster job turnaround and more colors. The AccurioLabel 230 produces quality far above anything Shimchock’s had before, and its food-grade safe toners add another advantage for many of its customers.
Shimchock’s regular customers are impressed with the difference between their labels printed on inkjet and the same labels produced on AccurioLabel 230, noting the brilliance, brightness and overall look of the labels changed for the better. The press is extremely easy to learn and use, and prints on standard flexo substrates. Shimchock’s found Konica Minolta technicians to be extremely helpful during the installation and training.
“We are extremely pleased with the results Shimchock’s Label Service has experienced after the installation of their AccurioLabel 230,” said Frank Mallozzi, president, IPP, Konica Minolta. “In addition to enhancing their workflow efficiency with faster turnarounds, increased output and reduced waste, it’s clear their customers are delighted with the labels the press delivers. The new digital label press is another reason that customers keep coming back to Shimchock’s, job after job.”
Serving only local companies, Shimchock’s is renowned for its personal service, which includes hands-on help at a customer’s production facility if needed, and in-person delivery at no charge. Shimchock’s has no call center; customers who call talk to a real person. The company has never done any advertising, because for 73 years, word of mouth has been all it needed to acquire new customers.
The SLS Team
