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29 Jul 2020
Not just surviving, but thriving The American author Mark Twain famously said “reports of my death have been [...]
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15 Jul 2020
Security – but not as we know it Asset security has always been a preoccupation of the warehousing and logis [...]
14 Jul 2020
Notice of COVID-19 Infection Prevention Due to the spread of novel COVID-19, EPSON is releasing printer cleani [...]
17 Jun 2020
Life in the time of corona The global coronavirus pandemic has caused a dramatic and very sudden shift in the [...]
12 Jun 2020
Dramatic changes The economic consequences of the coronavirus are being felt around the world. Millions of peo [...]
02 Jun 2020
Flexible packaging has been identified as a major growth area and a chance to unlock previously inaccessible r [...]
27 May 2020
Looking for fun, colourful and practical projects to craft? We have something for everyone.
25 May 2020
Choose efficiency. Choose processless. Choose Fujifilm Superia ZE. Processless printing is now a viable option [...]
21 May 2020
Lift The Lockdown Without Lowering Your Guard
30 Apr 2020
Akhani 3D introduces a lightweight, durable industrial face shield optimised for productivity as South Africa [...]
22 Apr 2020
Kemtek has successfully applied to CIPC for a new Essential Services Provider Certificate, to last for the dur [...]
The world’s best SRA3 production press is now even better. The HP Indigo 7K digital press features enhanced [...]
16 Apr 2020
During these challenging times, NiceLabel is reaching out to you, our partner, to join forces and help organiz [...]
15 Apr 2020
Welcome home to the office While working from home is nothing new for some people, millions of South Africans [...]
The future of GCP has arrived HP Indigo’s new range of GCP digital printers are already making waves and hav [...]
Now, with everyone working from home, we have a system in place. It’s not perfect, it never will be. But, im [...]
09 Apr 2020
HP Indigo: digital label printing for modern businesses
03 Apr 2020
Kemtek has also now obtained the necessary certificate to supply and support the industry.
30 Mar 2020
Your affordable, sustainable digital printing solution
27 Mar 2020
Investing in digital printing technology is only half the story; you need to know who to pitch your expanded o [...]
25 Mar 2020
Ten steps to a brighter digital printing future
22 Mar 2020
In a nutshell – digital printing improves turnaround times.
A digital pioneer keeps on innovating – and growing.
20 Mar 2020
We would like to share specific steps we’ve immediately taken to help mitigate the risk of COVID-19 across o [...]
Mixing it up without the hiccoughs.
It’s not YouTube, it’s your tube.
It’s spooky what you can do
A new chapter in textbook traceability
Adding a sheen to a high-end wine brand
Using digital printing to give a product launch a boost
Didget SA exceeds a client’s grape expectations
19 Mar 2020
Coronavirus continues to spread: drupa postponed to April 2021 The drupa trade fair scheduled for 16-26 June 2 [...]
13 Mar 2020
Digital printing presses technology has advanced at an incredible speed in recent years, and this has in turn [...]
We take the concerns of our customers, guests and partners regarding the coronavirus very seriously. Your safe [...]
10 Mar 2020
Trade show organiser Messe Düsseldorf has made clear that plans for this year’s drupa are in 'full swing' a [...]
23 Jan 2020
01 Feb 2020
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15 Jan 2020
Black, white and green We’ve previously looked at some of the benefits of digital printing (including flexib [...]
27 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019
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13 Dec 2019
LawPrint’s chief quality officer, Leonard, checks that print samples from the HP Indigo 12000 are 100% perfe [...]
12 Dec 2019
Best on Show Award being handed over to Andy Koo of DBC Wovens and Garth Hobson from brand owner, Botselo, by [...]
02 Dec 2019
Ahead of the pack If you’ve already seen the HP Indigo GEM video, you’ll know that this transformative tec [...]
08 Nov 2019
Continuous progress FDM (also known as FFF – Fused Filament Fabrication) – is the most popular form of 3D [...]
18 Oct 2019
Akhani is the new additive manufacturing venture formed by Kemtek and Rapid 3D, and reflects the adoption of t [...]
09 Oct 2019
The new HP Indigo GEM delivers a complete range of label embellishment options at the speed of the printing pr [...]
26 Sep 2019
The signs they are a-changing’ If you spend time on the Kemtek website, or follow us on social media, you’ [...]
19 Sep 2019
24 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019
08:00 - 15:00
Brussels Expo
12 Sep 2019
The ideal cutting machine for business or leisure
22 Aug 2019
Transforming your PSP business through digitisation
02 Aug 2019
If you weren’t there… Our recent SATO and Kemtek AEP Training Courses in Johannesburg and Cape Town provid [...]
30 Jul 2019
Three South African digital printers beat off fierce local and international competition to scoop top honours
29 Jul 2019
Apply your imaginations to packaging
12 Jul 2019
Insights from famed industrial designer Karen Chekerdjian and by HP
09 Jul 2019
The never-ending quest for novelty… If you work as a marketer or as a designer, you’re accustomed to seein [...]
13 Jun 2019
Press release from the issuing company HP Indigo 8000 Digital Press installations reinventing secure, sustaina [...]
Packaging is changing – don’t get left behind! Long overlooked as unglamorous, packaging is coming into it [...]
11 Jun 2019
The combination of innovation and imagination has proved to be a real winner for Dashing Print – and for all [...]
Universities need to be able to communicate with prospective students, but they have to be more creative in th [...]
It’s a global voyage from coffee plantations on the slopes of Peru to a roastery in Shanghai, and then to ea [...]
With the protection provided by HP Indigo security printing, Baumann Farms could be confident of growing their [...]
05 Jun 2019
You had to be there Our Bar Coding & Labelling Indabas were a definite highlight in this year’s Auto ID [...]
21 May 2019
Bend it, shape it, fold it… The clue is in the name: Xeikon ThermoflexX prepress equipment offers unpreceden [...]
07 May 2019
Mashudu Serovha joined Kemtek in 2016 as a driver and, after some months on the job, decided he wanted to impr [...]
06 May 2019
14 May 2019 - 23 May 2019
09:00 - 15:30
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth
30 Apr 2019
In today’s highly-competitive printing sector, opening up new market opportunities requires print shops to i [...]
17 Apr 2019
Make room in your office for the Argox CP140 If your office is like ours, space is no doubt at a premium – a [...]
15 Apr 2019
A fascinating campaign to reduce ocean plastic. When Prince Harry married Meghan Markle in May 2018, the royal [...]
11 Apr 2019
A tool that will sharpen your edge HP Mosaic software can revolutionise the way you look at packaging. More im [...]
Virgin on the sublime. Sindyanna of Galilee is a unique cooperative producing fair-trade olive oil. In a regio [...]
Thinking (about elephants) while drinking. Bottles of Amarula are instantly recognisable by their shape, colou [...]
Lighting up a special occasion. Diwali – or the Festival of Lights – is a hugely important religious and c [...]
10 Apr 2019
Passion on the inside – and the outside. Few experiences are more dispiriting than finding a quality product [...]
The changing face of digital printing. Unless it has stopped, your watch appears a little different each time [...]
Cowabunga! In-creasing chocolate sales through digital printing. Parra (Cow) brand chocolate has been a famili [...]
Reinventing an iconic vodka brand – in millions of ways. Alcohol and creativity have a long and intertwined [...]
You had to be there… Propak Africa 2019 was everything we could have hoped for! The Kemtek representatives w [...]
Disrupting wine labelling conventions. With over 7 000 wineries in the USA, retail shelf space is at a premiu [...]
Getting consumers involved in creating unique packaging Yooyi is a start-up premium baby food brand in France [...]
Digitally printed flexible packaging helps improve farmers’ quality of life. When Mexico’s ERCUS Group set [...]
27 Mar 2019
Go big when you go out of home Epson S-Series solvent signage printers have been engineered to excel in three [...]
17 Mar 2019
Creative uses of technology Far from being a threat to creativity, technology is increasingly offering new opp [...]
28 Feb 2019
We’re proud to announce that the Kemtek Stand at Sign Africa Nelspruit tied for first place as Best Large St [...]
12 Feb 2019
The times they are a-changing The first month of 2019 is already behind us, so it seemed like a good time – [...]
02 Feb 2019
A growth engine for your PSP business We’re honoured to have the opportunity to showcase the HP Indigo 6900 [...]
12 Jan 2019
Flexo printing (or flexographic printing) and offset printing are ostensibly similar processes, in that both m [...]
08 Jan 2019
The food industry has in many ways come full circle – and labelling has never been more important as a resul [...]
15 Dec 2018
It’s well known that label makers can make a radical difference to office organisation – from stationery c [...]
18 Nov 2018
Handheld scanners enable your team members to carry out important tasks off-site or at multiple locations with [...]
15 Nov 2018
Brother Mobile Solutions (BMS), USA, a provider of award-winning mobile and desktop printers is broadening its [...]
13 Nov 2018
Some gadgets seem to exist to solve a problem you didn’t know you had, whereas Brother labelling machines ex [...]
05 Nov 2018
Fall in love mall over again Reports of the death of bricks and mortar shops may have been greatly exaggerated [...]
Drop whatever you’re doing and check our range of drop-able phones. As part of our range of Auto ID products [...]
22 Oct 2018
Litho Sheetfed – Annual Reports category Winning Achiever Awards are presented to: Ren-Form for Anglo Gold A [...]
18 Oct 2018
Let’s take a look inside We’ve all experienced those moments of excitement and anticipation when we get ho [...]
Lamination for the nation In the music industry, there’s a saying that “nothing’s final until its on vin [...]
01 Oct 2018
23 Oct 2018 - 25 Oct 2018
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02 Aug 2018
Packaging has survived – and it’s still evolving Naïve natural mineral water isn’t available in South A [...]
Advances in Auto ID technology mean that barcode printers and scanners, and mobile computers, are now able to [...]
24 Jul 2018
06 Sep 2018
09:30 - 19:00
Tsogo Sun O.R. Tambo International Airport, Jones Road, O.R. Tambo, Johannesburg
05 Jul 2018
Our industrial desktop printers get your job done. Industrial printers for your desktop: small ones are more p [...]
Auto ID equipment can be a serious value-add to your business. The value in barcoding Auto ID solutions and ba [...]
19 Jun 2018
Experience the art of possibilities in a digital printing wonderland.
18 Jun 2018
11 Jul 2018 - 13 Jul 2018
09:00 - 13:00
13 Jun 2018
Dear colleagues I’m delighted to share the news that Kemtek has been announced as the Argox Excellent Perfor [...]
07 Jun 2018
19 Jun 2018 - 21 Jun 2018
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01 Jun 2018
Valid from 4 - 30 June 2018 Epson is an acknowledged leader in superior quality, innovative colour label print [...]
17 May 2018
By Bryan Bullock, Director, Rapid 3D I’ve been in engineering in some shape or form for 25 years now and hav [...]
11 May 2018
Fujifilm today announces the European launch of a new low-chemistry plate that only requires a gum clean out, [...]
08 May 2018
Dscoop Austria is an opportunity to network and enjoy Vienna. Dscoop Austria Kemtek will be attending Dscoop A [...]
Taking digital printing to the next level. HP Indigo 6900 Digital Press The HP Indigo WS6800 Digital Press acq [...]
03 May 2018
HP Indigo gets people talking – and their jaws working. Japanese gum brand Lotte creates unique [...]
Unique artwork for each reader. Wallpaper*’s 20th anniversary addition gives each reader a uniq [...]
Four fingers, thousands of different wrappers. KitKat generated lots of social media chit-chat wi [...]
A slam dunk for Oreo. A happier Christmas for cookie monsters thanks to personalised packaging.
Spread the love. Personalised Nutella labels let people enjoy the popular hazelnut chocolate spre [...]
It’s all in a name. Coke’s “Share a Coke” campaign used personal engagement with consumers [...]
23 Apr 2018
10 May 2018
09:00 - 17:00
Bloemfontein
An increase in size for an increase in impact. Large Format Printers If you want to get noticed in today’s s [...]
Manufacturers put their mobile devices to the test. No matter how good a grip you have on your business, there [...]
13 Apr 2018
Keith Jones, our Auto ID area sales manager was happy to present Ted Haller, from Paltrack, a special prize vo [...]
Brian Scott, President of Blooming Color, shares the company’s success story: how a mid-sized General Commer [...]
26 Mar 2018
Quality printing that doesn’t cost the earth. Fujifilm protects customers and the environment Media coverage [...]
26 Feb 2018
A closer look at the HP Indigo range.
19 Feb 2018
05 Mar 2018 - 06 Mar 2018
09:00 - 16:00
Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
15 Feb 2018
06 Mar 2018 - 19 Mar 2018
09:00 - 15:00
06 Feb 2018
The ability to “print on any surface, without stopping, without changing plates” has drastically changed t [...]
05 Feb 2018
The Digital Revolution It’s hard to pinpoint the ‘tipping point’ when digital printing presses changed f [...]
01 Feb 2018
The Power of Innovation Although printing as an industry has been around for centuries, it has only survived t [...]
15 Dec 2017
Engineers have always been inspired by the shapes and properties of living things, how they grow and the struc [...]
11 Dec 2017
During 2017, Kemtek participated in several important industry events nationwide, building brand awareness and [...]
In such a niche industry that is increasingly based on innovations in science, technology and engineering, 201 [...]
Hedley Segall and David Jansen from Millionaire Printers are gaining tangible productivity improvements with t [...]
Being a household name is certainly gratifying, but staying a household name means working hard at keeping you [...]
At Kemtek, we believe in building long-term relationships with customers, always striving to add meaningful va [...]
In 2016, Kemtek Imaging Systems became a nominated distributor for Epson Large Format Printers (LFP) and consu [...]
Komori International Europe Managing Director, Neil Sutton, recently visited South Africa.
As we know, the printing industry is forever changing and we are now entering the phase of processless plates.
Keeping abreast of industry developments and offering the very best solutions to customers is at the very core [...]
It has been yet another action-packed year for Kemtek’s Digital Division nationwide. As the interest in digi [...]
Johan Faurie has been promoted to head of the conventional division
We’re delighted to welcome and introduce our new CFO, Wayne Preece.
As we head into the final year end stretch and the usual mad rush to get everything finished before the Decemb [...]
09 Dec 2017
The trip hop singer Tricky scored a 90’s hit with Strugglin’, including the line “label me insane”. Th [...]
05 Dec 2017
Due to changes in the food environment and alternative choices, Japan’s chewing gum market was in terminal d [...]
One of the most notable qualities of the HP Indigo 20000 digital press is its ability to completely revolution [...]
01 Dec 2017
Not long ago, most in mould labels had to be imported from Europe or elsewhere. Recognising the need for rampi [...]
The HP Indigo 20000 caused an instant sensation upon its launch, and that success story continues unabated. Th [...]
28 Nov 2017
We empower a global community with the mindset, skills and network to create an abundant future for all. Singu [...]
27 Nov 2017
The HP Indigo 8000 Digital Press is the ideal means for converters to move to full digital production. It boas [...]
Taking advantage of the latest trends in complex packaging jobs, security printing and personalised packaging [...]
20 Nov 2017
Labels in Motion, an Orlando, Florida-based label converter have not looked back since purchasing their HP Ind [...]
How can revolutionary new digital products and software now available complement your conventional print capab [...]
16 Nov 2017
The demise of printing has been predicted for many years, and yet, rather like the hero of an action movie, it [...]
The Kemtek Imaging Systems team have recently returned from a highly successful visit to Cape Town, where the [...]
Scrawled, illegible doctors’ handwriting on patients’ forms and prescriptions is the subject of many a jok [...]
When is a label not a label? When the letters or numbers have faded, and can no longer be read – or when the [...]
28 Sep 2017
Kemtek is delighted to introduce the awesome HP Indigo 12 000 Digital Press to South Africa.
19 Sep 2017
Although it’s one of the oldest human endeavours, agriculture is an industry that’s constantly reinventing [...]
31 Aug 2017
Colour is a vital part of graphic design, communicating subtle messages to consumers – sometimes on a sublim [...]
10 Aug 2017
Michelin has unveiled a new concept tyre that could make punctures and worn-down tread a thing of the past – [...]
08 Aug 2017
Bologna, 6th of July 2017 – Datalogic S.p.A. (Borsa Italiana S.p.A.: DAL), a company listed in the STAR Segm [...]
Bologna, July17th 2017- Datalogic, a global leader in the automatic data capture and process automation mark [...]
25 Sep 2017 - 28 Sep 2017
06 Aug 2017 - 09 Aug 2017
Paris - Las Vegas, NV
07 Aug 2017
WITH the durability of the renowned industrial PowerScan family, the PowerScan imager is now being introduced [...]
20 Jul 2017
For corrugated postprint with significant fluting reduction and outstanding print quality
04 Jul 2017
With a focus on improving quality, while reducing costs, Flint Group Flexographic Products has launched the ny [...]
In an ideal world, there would be no gap between designing a part and the part tangibly existing. Assemblies w [...]
With Eiger, Markforged customers all over the world are 3D printing tooling and fixtures that not only are as [...]
19 Jun 2017
Kemtek has partnered with NiceLabel to bring you an innovative software solution for printing barcode labels. [...]
03 May 2017
Isn’t it Time for a Better 3D Printer?
Are you apart of it?
From photopolymers to living tissue to composites, EnvisionTEC is leading the way in 3D printing innovation th [...]
Heres how...James Bond, smooth, elegant and capable. The man you send in when the job requires finesse and pre [...]
In 2016 Torsten Müller-Ötvös, the CEO of Rolls-Royce, shared how embracing new technologies, including 3D p [...]
10 Apr 2017
Company creates a new 3D printing software designed for the medical industry. Rapid 3d Conceptualiz Ossa Medic [...]
There are a few different ways to go about 3D printing organs. Possibly one of the simplest ways to 3D print o [...]
The most outstanding thing about Divergent’s 3D printed car is that it envisions a future that we would want [...]
Stop-motion animation Emmy Award winner uses EnvisionTEC‘s 3D printing solutions to bring 3D digital designs [...]
The device is termed STRAW (Suction Tube for Reverse Axial Withdrawal).
EnvisionTEC is one of the leading 3D printers and material distributors.
What’s the Best 3D Printing Technology – one that’s Fast, Accurate and Smooth!
CML AT was founded in 2015 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. They specialize in the implementation of additive tech [...]
SolidThinking has delivered the latest editions of its complementary design software products – solidThinkin [...]
Start creating digital jewellery with the latest and most advanced CAD software!
What should you consider buying?
Artec 3D is a developer and manufacturer of professional 3D hardware and software. They’ve recently unveiled [...]
LayerLAB’s project is the GO, a made-to-measure 3D-printed consumer wheelchair.
Tears flowed at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town on Thursday when Tylor Baker, who was born deaf and withou [...]
K4over, Inc., one of North America’s largest trade printers, has once again invested in Komori’s technolog [...]
07 Feb 2017
Improves automation in printing processes that include combined offset and digital systems Komori Corporation [...]
The 111.76cm Komori Lithrone GX44RP, equipped with H-UV, is designed to deliver high quality
13 Jan 2017
HP Inc. has announced new worldwide customer installations of the HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press.
The 2016 FTA Technical Innovation Award winning nyloflex® FTF Digital has opened the way to further innovatio [...]
12 Jan 2017
Our latest major innovation, the nyloflex® Xpress Thermal Processing System.
