Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia Pty Ltd

Corporate Vision

Konica Minolta is an innovative global company that continuously delivers inspiring products and services in the field of imaging, and leads the market through advanced digital technologies and enhanced reliability.

Principles

• To constantly strive to develop the world’s most advanced technology and to strengthen our ability to produce revolutionary ideas.
• To seek through all our activities to create better value and new solutions for our customers.
• To help our employees achieve their greatest potential, and to foster the highest ethical standards, as is in keeping with all law, rules, regulations, and company policies.
• Commitment to maintaining harmony between our company’s activities, the needs of human welfare and environmental protection.
• To maintain a leading position in areas where we traditionally excel.
• To achieve sustainable development and establish a solid financial position to maximize the realisation of our corporate values.

History

Konica traces its history back to 1873 when Rokusaburo Sugiura began selling photographic materials at his Tokyo apothecary. By the start of the 20th century, the company had developed it’s first camera and range of photographic products. In 1971, Konica released Japan’s first plain paper photocopier, developing a dominant position in high-speed, high quality document management systems and imaging products.

Minolta was founded in 1928 to initially manufacture cameras and then went on to pioneer technologies including; a latent image transfer system, the world’s first magnification and reduction photocopier and the world’s first photocopier to produce two-colour images in a single pass. Minolta went on to achieve a strong global presence as a pioneer in the field of high quality imaging technology.

For more than 120 years, the Konica Minolta names have been synonymous with quality and leadership. The company has a rich heritage, its highlights and innovations including:

• 1873 Company begins selling photographic materials in Japan
• 1937 World’s first double lens reflex camera
• 1946 Worlds’s first camera with a coated lens
• 1962 Hi-Matic camera used by astronaut John Glenn on Friendship 7
• 1975 World’s first copier to use latent image transfer
• 1983 World’s first copier with zoom magnification
• 1987 World’s first single pass two-colour copier
• 1991 World’s first three-colour combination copier and fax
• 1996 World’s first digital multifunction machine
• 2001 World’s first polymerised toner™
• 2003 Launched first hi-speed 31 pages per minte colour machine utilising ’new’ polymerised toner™
• 2003 Konica Minolta Holdings Inc established