Compared to conventional toner, Konica Minolta's Simitri™ polymerized toner realizes clearer prints and enhanced contours. It's unique particles are fine and uniform in size, giving outstanding quality that rivals offset printing.

Finer text, better halftones, consistant color.

At Konica Minolta, we give top priority to constantly improving the quality of our output, and continue developing toners which can keep up with the most advanced digital technology. Simitri, our next-generation Polymerized Toner, is manufactured using our unique polymerization method and will become the benchmark standard of high-quality outputs in this new digital age. The first step in our polymerization method is to synthesize resin particles about hundred nanometres (about one billionth of a meter) in diameter via emulsion polymerization. Next, we chemically coagulate and fuse them in precise ratios, with additives for coloring, etc. This unique process enables us to manufacture toners which produce extremely small colored particles of a uniform diameter and shape. This allows an output very close to the quality of offset printing. Using this process, we can also add resin particles to provide a variety of additional properties. Adding wax-based ingredients, for example, provides an oil-less fixing to enable photo-quality color printing. The polymerised toner is also much friendlier to our environment. It requires less energy in its manufacturing process than do conventional toners made by the traditional method of kneading and pulverizing.The amount of CO2, NOx and SOx emissions, which contribute to global warming and acid rain, are cut by at least 30%. We can say with confidence that Konica Minolta's next-generation Polymerized Toner is truly a product for the 21st Century. View Simitri white papers