Sign Africa expo organisers Practical Publishing have announced a revised 2021 calendar, with the popular regional signage and printing events to be hosted in Gauteng, Western Cape and Durban. The events are designed to re-energise the industry, and inspire business owners with fresh ideas and cutting-edge technology. All events will comply with strict Covid-19 regulations to keep visitors and [...]
Printing SA, in partnership with Health Squared and Agility, are proud to host you at our free webinar that will be addressing how to prioritise overall health and wellbeing in the printing, signage, packaging and visual communications sectors. During the session, you can engage with the experts on how to maximise your most valuable asset amidst a crisis: your staff. What [...]
Printing SA has updated its members with the Employment Equity Amendment Bill, Two Sides global anti-greenwash campaign, a tariff increase on thermal paper rolls and more. Employment Equity Ammendment Bill – updated 26 January 2021 A Bill is not law, but proposed legislation, so at present it is not enforceable. The description of the Bill: to amend the Employment Equity [...]
According to Samantha Choles, Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa, we need to get the facts straight about paper and recycling and cut the greenwash. I recently drew cash at an ATM and was greeted with an on-screen message: ‘If everyone said no to a receipt just for one month, we would save 45 trees.’ […]
Now is the time for businesses to reevaluate their processes; change their entire way of working, step up, innovate and find the opportunities where there seems to be none so they can not just survive this pandemic, but thrive going forward. How will they do this? CEO’s from both the printing and signage industries will […]
Sign-Tronic is exhibiting the swissQprint Karibu, which has awesome new features. Visitors can see the machine cutting both roll to roll and flat sheets at lightning speed. There will also be a live demonstration of automatic sewing of fabric. And visitors can experience the award-winning 3D letter printer using outdoor durable materials. Additionally, the company […]
The expo organisers, Practical Publishing have advised that they have no intention of cancelling the Sign Africa Durban 2020 event on the 11-12 March 2020. Together with the venue, the Durban ICC, and feedback from the Department of Health and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, there is no need to cancel the expo, however […]
Ira Somers, writing for Massivit 3D, says that 3D printing offers print shops and fabricators the opportunity to deliver to their clients any design or shape they can imagine. Print shops that incorporate large 3D printing services can say yes to jobs that shops without a 3D printer must turn down. Event props can bring […]
Randi Kerkaert, writing for Summa, says both laser and knife cutting should be regarded as complementary actions. If we break this thought down, we can state certain materials can only be cut by knives, and others by laser technology. Although both lasers and knives can cut a multitude of material types, in certain cases, due […]
According to Doug Bannister, founder and CTO, Omnivex, from small cafés to boutiques to large showrooms, digital signage is a valuable marketing tool that delivers results. Don’t buy into the following four myths about digital signage: You should wait for the technology to mature more While there will undoubtedly be further advancements in digital signage […]
