This June, MS & JK held its Global Dealer Meeting 2025 in Como and unveiled five new printers. While hardware is of paramount importance in industrial printing, MS has brought bestsellers such as the JP4 and JP7 to market in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Today, the historic JP acronym is giving way to MP (short for Multi Pass) and a range of inkjet printers that aim to set new market benchmarks: MP3000, MP3100, MP4000, MP4100, and MP5000. At the meeting, MS & JK also opened the doors of its factories and demo centers, organized visits to companies using its technologies, and shared with its partners a strategy set to revolutionize the customer experience in the years to come.
The new equipment shares a brand-new technological platform in every respect: body design, construction architecture, user interface, electronics, print heads, safety, and ease of use. The MP printers are, first and foremost, more robust and heavier, and they are manufactured using 20% fewer parts, which is beneficial for both spare parts inventory and maintenance.
The new Kyocera KJ4B‑0600EX (Katana) print heads feature 2,560 nozzles arranged in a line rather than in trapezoidal blocks to reduce banding at high speeds. Among Katana’s original technical solutions is the use of silicone to seal edges and other parts of the head, providing greater protection and easier cleaning. With drop sizes ranging from 5 to 24 pl (+30% compared to the previous model), the KJ4B‑0600EX also enables speeds up to 35% higher. This speed increase is also supported by MS’s new proprietary electronics, which use the high-performance EtherCAT communication protocol. Designed to meet different application requirements as well as productivity, quality, and budget constraints, the new printers are currently available only in a 1.8 m width (but MS is already working on 3.2 m models).
To each their own MP
Designed for printing on sublimation paper, the MP3000 is the entry-level model in the range and features four heads with the classic CMYK configuration. The printer is equipped with a mini-jumbo roll feeder for rolls up to 500 mm in diameter and reaches a speed of 315 m2/h, equivalent to 223 m/h (linear). The MP3100 offers the same speed and is designed for high-quality sportswear applications. It is equipped with eight heads in a single row, allowing for an eight-color configuration (CMYK + Gray, Orange, Green, Blue) or double four-color printing.
Moving up a level, we find the MP4000, dedicated to the world of fashion and equipped with eight heads in two rows configured in double four-color printing for a maximum speed of 630 m2/h, equal to 400 m/h. The MP4000 is fitted with a jumbo roll feeder for reels up to 1,000 mm in diameter. Even more versatile is the MP4100, which, thanks to its 16 heads arranged in two rows, can combine the speed of the MP4000 with eight-color configurations.
The MP5000, on the other hand, is designed for direct printing on fabric with reactive, disperse, acid, or pigment inks, as well as adhesive tape feeding. It also has a maximum of 16 heads arranged in two rows, supports various four- or eight-color configurations, and reaches a maximum speed of 585 m²/h, equal to 390 m/h, which drops to 201 m²/h, or 134 m/h, in high quality. The MP5000 can be expanded with a range of optional feeding, tensioning, drying, and polymerization devices as well as a new recirculation system for the water used to clean the belt.
All MP printers can be equipped with the Qwizard touchscreen control system and are compatible with the exclusive Color Pack automatic color calibration and management software.