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July
June
May
2014
Fiscal 2014 Business Activity Highlights
Fiscal 2014 saw further efforts made towards achieving TRANSFORM, including
conducting several M&As aimed at enhancing our service businesses and establishing
new sales companies to upgrade our customer-centric management structure.
April
Acquisition of business positioned to strengthen
Konica Minolta's customer base and IT solutions in Canada
Konica Minolta acquired the document imaging business of Pitney
Bowes Canada, which holds the lion's share of the mailing system
market in Canada.
Full-scale entry into the Chinese market with inkjet textile printers
Into this increasingly-digitalized growth market, Konica Minolta introduced
a top-of-the-line model that combines high quality with high productivity
while reducing strain on the environment.
Building a system for strengthening the competitiveness
of and globally expanding MPM services
Konica Minolta reached an agreement to acquire Ergo, a major player
in Australia's print management services market.
Start of method using Konica Minolta products for conducting
radiation therapy for breast cancer in much less time
For the first time in Japan, medical institutions began employing a method of
treatment that uses the SAVI applicator for breast brachytherapy, which had been
developed by Konica Minolta in 2013 and was the first such product in the country.
Commercial and Industrial Printing June
Commercial and Industrial Printing May
Office Services July
Office Services June
Healthcare July
Office Services May
Healthcare April
A strategic push into the heavy production printing segment
Konica Minolta launched the bizhub PRESS C1100
and C1085 digital printing systems.
Launch of a digital printing system for building hybrid
workflows with offset printing
Konica Minolta launched the bizhub PRESS 2250P, a digital printing
system that helps reduce TCO in printing operations with highly
productive double-sided printing.
Launch of the imaging CRO Business
with the informity clinical test support service
To its informity medical ICT service platform,
Konica Minolta added clinical test support services,
which provide support specialized in imaging to
pharmaceutical companies and medical institutions for clinical testing.
Launch of an MFP to create optimal printing environments
at everywhere from small offices to large-scale workplaces
Konica Minolta launched the bizhub C3110, an A4 color MFP, and three
A4 MFP/A4 printers.
Acquisition of Thailand sales company with a view to
expanding business in emerging markets
Konica Minolta acquired a sales company for office equipment
in Thailand, a country set to see demand rise alongside strong
economic growth.
Full-scale operation of a
next-generation production system
employing digital manufacturing
Konica Minolta established a manufacturing
subsidiary in Malaysia in its Business Technologies
Business. The state-of-the-art facility utilizes
both ICT and automation technologies to achieve high production efficiency.
Opening of a new R&D facility, Konica Minolta Hachioji SKT
April
The Company opened a new R&D facility, Konica Minolta Hachioji SKT, as its
core technology development campus to promote open innovation.
The facility was granted the fiscal 2014 Good Design Award.
* When compared to general hand-carried
diagnostic ultrasound systems
Launch of a diagnostic ultrasound system
Konica Minolta launched the SONIMAGE HS1, a
diagnostic ultrasound system that achieves the
world's highest level* of resolving power in a
hand-carried unit.
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