The Japanese press manufacturer Miyakoshi now offers its flexible film inkjet press, the MJP Advanced, in a choice of two widths: the original 30x that takes media up to 790mm; and a new 45x that can take films up to 1100mm with a print width of 1050mm.
Miyakoshi did have to overcome the risk of wrinkles across the wider width and uneven distribution of the hot air used to dry the inks. Otherwise the new model has the same specifications as the existing machine. That is, it runs at 80mpm with 1200 dpi resolution printing CMYK plus two white channels. It will print to PET and OPP films from 12 to 40 microns. The printheads are from Kyocera while the water-based pigment ink is from Toyo. The drying system is based on hot air circulated around a drum.
The standard configuration for these presses is for three towers, with the first containing the coater unit. The second lays down the colors, complete with a drying unit, with the web then passing to the second tower for the two white ink channels and a second drying station. From there, the web passes by an inspection table and onto the rewinder. The entire press is just 12.2 meters long, making for a very compact installation.
It’s driven by the SmartDFE RIP from Hybrid Software, which ensures that the white masks line up with the colors. And as with any digital press, it can switch from one job to the next instantly with no makeready time and no material waste. That makes it a cost effective option for short to medium runs, which are becoming increasingly common in the packaging market, freeing up conventional presses for longer run work.
The print quality is excellent, right across the width of the film sheet. The solid colors are consistent, with sharp text and lines even down to very small point sizes. Viewed under a loupe, the dots appear to be clean and well-distributed. The finished pouches that I saw would be virtually indistinguishable from anything printed on a flexo press. The extra width of the new model should translate into higher productivity and allow converters to optimize their existing finishing equipment.
The original 30x has been rebadged by Fujifilm as the Jet Press FP790, with Fujifilm being the exclusive sales channel in the US and EU markets. However, my understanding is that Fujifilm has so far declined to take up the new wider 45x version. Miyakoshi has already installed one of the 1100mm-wide models in Japan, with one of the 790mm wide version in China, two in Taiwan and three more in Japan. I believe that makes Miyakoshi currently the leading press vendor in the inkjet flexible film market. (Editor’s note – Provin is the distributor for the Miyakoshi digital inkjet presses in India.)
You can find further details from miyakoshi.co.jp – this is in Japanese but there is an English translation.
First published by the Printing and Manufacturing Journal on 24 February 2026. Republished by permission.
