KYOCERA MITA’s award-winning TASKalfa 552ci colour MFP gains Pantone approval for colour imaging capabilities

Marks Pantone approval across entire TASKalfa 500ci series of colour MFPs

19 October 2010

Bringing superior Pantone-approved colour capabilities to its entire TASKalfa 500ci series, KYOCERA MITA Europe B.V. announced today that, Pantone LLC, the world-renowned authority on colour and provider of professional colour standards, has approved the TASKalfa 552ci colour multifunctional product (MFP) for PANTONE® Colour production capabilities.

Achieving Pantone approval is a significant milestone for the TASKalfa 552ci MFP, as enterprise users can now generate professional standard documents and collateral using Pantone’s industry-recognized global standard PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®. To achieve this approval, Pantone’s colour scientists and analysts developed expertly tuned look-up tables (LUT) specific to KYOCERA’s TASKalfa 552ci MFP, enabling enterprise users to print the best possible simulations of PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM Colours. Pantone conducted rigorous testing, which took into consideration the effect of the toner, print driver, resolution, and engine of the TASKalfa 552ci on PANTONE Colour reproduction.

“The composition of colours is dependent upon the printing system, and KYOCERA’s award-winning TASKalfa 552ci MFP exceeds the high standards that Pantone demands of candidates for its colour matching approval,” said Reiko Owada, Product Manager for colour MFPs, KYOCERA MITA Europe. “We designed the TASKalfa 552ci with the superior image quality, performance and ultra-reliability enterprise users have come to expect from KYOCERA MFPs. And now, with PANTONE Colour support, we have brought its performance to another level, ensuring consistent, dynamic output for colour documents produced with true PANTONE Colour across our entire TASKalfa 500ci colour MFP series.”

KYOCERA MITA Europe B.V.

KYOCERA MITA is one of the world's leading office document solutions companies. Its product range consists of ECOSYS printers, reliable multifunctional systems and wide format devices, completed by supplies, efficient document solutions and comprehensive services. KYOCERA MITA provides innovative products, built on a foundation of long-life components, allowing it to offer its customers low total cost of ownership and high efficiency in any workplace. For further information, visit: www.kyoceramita-europe.com
KYOCERA MITA Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of KYOCERA Corporation, which marked its 50th anniversary in 2009. Ranked no. 418 on Forbes magazine’s 2009 “Global 2000” listing of the world’s largest publicly traded companies, KYOCERA Corporation is a leading manufacturer of high-tech ceramics, electronic components, solar cells and electronic office equipment. KYOCERA Corporation’s long-term growth strategy is to focus on business that supports telecommunications, information processing, environmental protection and the preservation of quality of life.