Konica and Kyocera honoured with BLI awards
January 16, 2025
Konica Minolta won four Pick Awards and 2025 A3 Line of the Year Award and Kyocera received the the 2025-2027 Most Reliable A3 Brand Award as well as two Buyers Lab (BLI) Pick Awards from Keypoint Intelligence.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) announced it has received five Buyers Lab (BLI) Awards from Keypoint Intelligence, the world’s leading and independent evaluator of document imaging hardware, software and services. The awards acknowledge the capabilities of Konica Minolta’s multifunctional print devices (MFP), with four individual devices named winners of Pick Awards.
Konica Minolta was also named the winner of the prestigious 2025 A3 Line of the Year Award. Awards from Keypoint Intelligence give companies special recognition for their print and smart workplace technology and services, based on results from lab testing or market research.
“Our testing of Konica Minolta’s latest A3 MFPs revealed exceptional and consistent performance across the lineup, whether it was the 30 ppm, 45 ppm, or 75 ppm, mono or color models,” said Pete Emory, Director of Research & Lab Services NA/APAC at Keypoint Intelligence. “From the outset, these copier-based devices impressed us with their simplified setup process and robust administrative capabilities, making fleet setup and management seamless. Once operational, the devices demonstrated outstanding efficiency, professional-looking print quality, and excellent usability. Walk-up experience is intuitive and consistent across the range—whether using the bizhub C301i or the C751i, Konica Minolta’s design, performance, and user experience were indistinguishable.” Security was also a key strength for Konica Minolta’s range, with the awards highlighting its “robust security offering to safeguard sensitive data and mitigate risk of unauthorised access to the device and network.”
“Our bizhub One i-Series multifunction printers continue to evolve in anticipation of changing workstyles, and we pride ourselves on our sophisticated features and services, tailored to meet the needs of customers across various industries, sizes and business requirements,” said Jason Dizzine, Vice President, Portfolio Management and Planning, Konica Minolta. “To have our efforts recognised by Keypoint Intelligence in this way – particularly as the winner of A3 Line of the Year – is a true honour that we do not take lightly, and we thank everyone involved at Keypoint Intelligence for their efforts to evaluate our products.”
Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc. has been honoured by Keypoint Intelligence with the 2025-2027 Most Reliable A3 Brand Award as well as two Buyers Lab (BLI) Pick Awards for the TASKalfa MA3500ci and ECOSYS MA4000cix.
The 2025-2027 Most Reliable A3 Brand Award from Keypoint Intelligence was presented to Kyocera following five years of rigorous testing of our full A3 range. In a controlled, conditioned lab environment, Kyocera A3 devices consistently demonstrated exceptional reliability, achieving high volumes of impressions with remarkably low misfeed rates and no service calls.
Meanwhile, the two Pick Awards honour our TASKalfa MA3500ci and ECOSYS MA4000cix for their faster-than-average job streams and first-print-out time, as well as above-average scan speeds, searchable PDF accuracy, and image quality. They offer all this while maintaining clean text and fine lines, bold solids, a distinct halftone range, and sharp business graphics, according to Keypoint Intelligence.
“It is an honour to receive these recognitions for our A3 and A4 technology from Keypoint Intelligence,” said Óscar Sánchez, President & CEO of Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc. “Our innovative solutions are designed to meet the digitization needs of today’s hybrid workforces and consistently provide excellent quality over time. These awards further add to our credentials for being market leaders when it comes to technology that organisations can rely on, with incredible reliability across the board. We are very proud of this achievement.”
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