Katusha It

The company "Katusha It" is a Russian software developer and manufacturer of office equipment, a resident of Skolkovo, a member of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, a member of the Association of Developers of the Domestic Software Products.

History

2024: Investment of 1 billion rubles in the expansion of the plant by 1.5 times

St. Petersburg manufacturer of printing devices and software "Katyusha" in September 2024 announced a significant expansion of production capacities in the Leningrad region. According to the company's plans, the volume of printing equipment will be increased by 150 thousand devices per year, which will increase annual production from 200 to 350 thousand units. To implement the project, the company intends to invest ₽1 billion of its own funds, which is part of the total investment in expansion exceeding ₽3 billion.

According to Kommersant, the company plans to conclude an agreement on the construction of additional production and storage facilities. This decision was announced by the Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko. The company's site is located in the village of Suoranda, Vsevolozhsky District, and is engaged in the production of both printers and multifunctional devices (MFPs) under the Katyusha brand.

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The products have been on the Russian market since 2017 and are used in both the private and public sectors. Among the clients are state authorities, including the presidential administration, the Federation Council, the State Duma, as well as industrial enterprises in the fields of power and metallurgy. In 2023 and 2024, Katyusha products were actively used to provide technical support for elections, including a single voting day and presidential elections in Russia.

Analysts note that the expansion project has prospects in the context of growing demand for domestic equipment, especially within the framework of government orders. Mikhail Burmistrov, General Director of the Infoline-Analytics agency, emphasizes that despite the difficulties of competing with Chinese manufacturers, Russian companies can successfully develop thanks to state support and cooperation with large industrial enterprises.^[1]

2021: Technology partnership with Konica Minolta to build print solutions

Global IT solutions provider Konica Minolta and domestic software and office equipment developer Katusha It announced the start of a technological partnership on March 1, 2021. Within the framework of cooperation, companies plan to create comprehensive solutions that meet the requirements of Russian consumers.

Katusha It is a Russian software developer and manufacturer of office equipment. Managed by the company's software, more than 750,000 pages of documents are printed daily for 59,000 users. The company is a resident of Skolkovo, part of the ARPP "Domestic Software" and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

According to the terms of the technological partnership, Katusha It will develop software compatible with the Konica Minolta multifunctional devices. The software is aimed at print management and monitoring, as well as strengthening the security of document flow.

"Working with a global print market player like Konica Minolta opens up new opportunities for us: it's a great chance to share experience and expertise. Multifunctional devices of the company based on our software will be able to help many companies solve their daily problems, "said Maria Markovskaya, Sales Director of Katusha It.

Konica Minolta, in turn, confirms the compliance of " software with the requirements in the print device market. Thus, companies can create complete solutions that meet the needs of customers.

"Konica Minolta sees great prospects in cooperation with Russian developers, because we strive for a common goal - to continuously improve the business processes of customers. For example, Katusha It 's multi-vendor intelligent Monitoring and Protection platform helps reduce printing costs by an average of 30% - reducing costs is an important task in our projects as well. In addition, we actively support the partner's initiative to create a national solution for safe printing, "said Pavel Shalaginov, Head of IT Solutions Development at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Russia.

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