Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd has announced that Future Print Leeds Limited – one of the UK’s largest short run NCR (No Carbon Required) specialists – has expanded its production workflow with AccurioPro Flux Essential. The solution will enable the business to increase capacity, streamline job handling and support rapid year on year growth across its dedicated NCR division.

The company’s NCR division, www.NCRprintonline.co.uk, has become a go to supplier for trade customers across the UK, offering white label, next day delivery on short run NCR pads, books and forms, with volumes rising by more than 20% year on year. To maintain its trademark 24 hour turnaround and reputation for running a slick and efficient operation, Managing Director of Future Print Leeds, Tim Roberts, sought a workflow solution that could simplify sequential numbering, improve throughput and allow more staff to manage production.



“Short run NCR is our speciality, and demand has exploded,” said Tim. “We needed a workflow that could keep pace with us – something visual, fast and easy for the team to use. AccurioPro Flux Essential gives us exactly that. It increases our capacity, keeps everything neat, tidy and efficient, and lets more than one operator send jobs through at once to multiple print devices.”

The company previously relied on legacy software for numbering NCR sets, which limited its operation to one staff member. With AccurioPro Flux Essential deployed on a new dedicated workstation, the business now benefits from automated sequential numbering using CSV data, with a visual imposition and job preview which helps to reduce errors and setup time. Hot folders provide rapid job submission, while make ready tools simplify collation and finishing. This is delivered through a modern, intuitive interface that new users can learn quickly.

Tim credits the combination of it seven Konica Minolta production presses (including the recently installed AccurioPress 7120) and its workflow software as a key factor in maintaining speed, consistency and reliability. “AccurioPro Flux is a vast improvement on what we were using before,” Adds Tim. “It’s visual, it’s simple, and it fits the way we work. As we continue to grow, it gives us the confidence that we can keep delivering fast, reliable NCR production for our trade customers.”

Adrian Watts, Customer Experience and Workflow Manager at Konica Minolta said: “Future Print Leeds is a perfect example of how AccurioPro Flux Essential can transform a high volume, short run environment. NCR production relies on accuracy, speed and repeatability, and Flux brings all of that together in one visual, easy to use platform. We’re delighted to support Tim and the team as they continue to grow.”

For further details on NCRPrintOnline visit: www.ncrprintonline.co.uk

www.konicaminolta.co.uk

Image shows Tim Roberts and Robert Dawson