Exhibitors were impressed with the event:

‘On a whole it was very, very succesful three days,’ said Bradley Bate, Alliance Machinery. ‘We probably had in excess of 150 qualified leads at the show and the potential of 5 to 10 machines that we are negotiating at the moment, so it was very, very positive.’

‘It was quite a successful show – we achieved what we wanted to,’ said Gareth Fletcher, Kyocera. ‘The biggest thing was getting the exposure that we were after, which is really critical. We had some really cool customers and some important clients that came through and we generated some nice leads. We introduced our new flagship product to the public for the first time and we are really looking forward to the expo in September.’

‘It was more than great,’ said Stephen Graham, Ivyline Group.

‘Initially we were a little concerned about attending the show due to Covid,’ said Grant Potgieter, Fujifilm. ‘It has been an incredibly good show and we’ve had an incredible amount of visitor interest. It’s been a great opportunity for us to showcase our full offering, whereas historically we showcase our wide format division. We had the opportunity and that has proved very fruitful for us. I’m quite exited about the leads that we’ve generated and the potential sales that will come from them.’

‘I was very impressed with what the organisers did and how the event was marketed,’ said Eric Philpott, 3D Fusion.

‘Exposure is the most important thing that we got, as well as interaction with important clients,’ said Cassie Chikwiri, Stixo Signage Supplies.

‘The show was brilliant and the organisation was also quite good – there was no problem,’ said Keshav Sharma, Allrich. ‘I spoke to new people along with some sign companies and I got good leads.’

Calvin Guo, CNC PME, said the show was good and that the company got to see some old clients.

‘The show was very good and very successful – there were high quality customers,’ said Kevin Mc Ewan, China Direct Sourcing. ‘There are a lot of new businesses coming up – people who have lost their jobs through Covid are making a plan and being entrepreneurial, so they are all buying and looking around.’

‘The show was good. We had some good people coming in,’ said Benjamin Botha, iPlastics.

‘We had a lot of quality leads, a lot of equipment enquiries and a lot of start-ups coming through,’ said Liezle Barrie, Intamarket. ‘You see people that have been retrenched trying to start new businesses, so we saw a lot of that, and it was busier than we thought at times. It was a good show.’

‘There were lots of new faces – not the regular customers you’re used to seeing. The first and last day of the event were very, very good,’ said Pooven Pillay, Roland DG.

‘The show was successful and we really enjoyed it,’ said Enrico Marusi, Power Africa.

‘We’ve seen a lot of potential clients and there was really good interest at the show – people wanting to expand their businesses by buying new products,’ said Nardus Mouton, Gencotech.

‘I’m very impressed with the size of the show and the amount of people. I did not expect it to be this busy and I also did not expect there to be as many serious buyers as there were, so all in all it’s more impressive than what I was expecting,’ said Darryl Braithwaite, Midcomp.

‘We were pleasantly surprised regarding how many people actually visited the show and the interest in the specific machines,’ said Bernard Truter, Graphix Supply World. ‘We were concerned to a certain extent about the influence Covid would have had, but so far – we will see with the sales – the interest was been fairly high.’

‘We had a good show and we’re hoping to turn all the quotes into sales,’ said Naveen Rajcomar, Chemosol.

‘It all went well. It was a very nice exhibition and we got a couple of good leads,’ said Christo Schade, Sheetco.

‘Lots of new and potential customers came through, so we’re very grateful,’ said Charmaine Poulter.

Stand awards

Judges visited each stand at the expo and judged the stands according to criteria based on design, staff friendliness and professionalism.

The results are as follows:

Best medium stand (custom)
Winner: Fujifilm Graphic Systems South Africa.
Runner-up tie: Alliance Machinery and Ivyline Group.

Best large stand (shell scheme)
Winner: Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa.

Africa Print Expo
+27 11 568 1894
https://www.africaprintexpo.com

Visitors to the expo can see the latest opportunities in digital printing presses, binding equipment, digital packaging solutions, screen printing, digital textile printing, finishing equipment, ink, software, pad printing, paper and board, litho print solutions, encapsulating/laminating and digital label printing.

Alliance Machinery displaying cutting, creasing and software solutions 

The iEcho PK automatic intelligent cutting system features a fully automatic vacuum chuck and automatic lifting and feeding platform. Equipped with various tools, it can quickly and precisely do cutting, half cutting, creasing and marking. It is suitable for sample making and short run customised production for signs, printing and packaging industries. The cost-effective smart equipment meets all your creative processing.

The SunFung SF-490E compact electric paper cutter can be used in quick print copy shops, or the on-demand market, even for low volume cutting environments like offices. The paper cutter offers precision cutting for paper stacks up to 80mm, 490mm width maximum, 5 cuts per programme with 99 programmes, IR safety beam guard, electric clamp and electric backgauge control, as well as 0.3mm cutting accuracy with quiet operations.

The SunFung SF-E fast speed card cutter comes standard with gutter cut, producing 10-up business cards including A4, A3, SRA3 and A3+ size sheets and can cut coated sheets, laminated sheets, card sheets and other printed materials. It is equipped with a waste bin, easy to use LCD display screen and the ability to control the cutting accuracy with a register mark reader.

The Card Creaser Deluxe is a budget desktop creasing machine – perfect for samples and low volume and short run creasing work. The product makes it possible to manually hand wind up to two creases simultaneously. The company is also be running demonstrations on its Arden Packaging Design Software.

Kyocera Document Solutions SA exhibiting high-speed production printer

The TASKalfa Pro 15000c high-speed production inkjet colour printer helps users minimise downtime and optimise workflows. Enjoy unbeatable reliability, flexibility, and consistency at 150 pages a minute.

Features:

– Finishing options include booklet finishing and high capacity stacker.
– Outstanding image quality thanks to proven Kyocera inkjet technology.
– Fiery System (optional) to optimise colour and boost productivity with advanced workflow options.
– Support for paper sizes ranging from A6 to SRA3 and beyond from 56 to 360GSM.

Ivyline Group Exhibiting Xerox Solutions

The Ivyline Group is a platinum partner to Bytes Document Solutions. At the stand you can find some cutting-edge innovations that include the Xerox Iridesse Production Press, Xerox 280 Versant as well as a Duplo Dusense.

The Iridesse combines the value of highly-automated, agile digital production with exceptional image quality and jaw-dropping embellishment effects, making it easier to unleash the potential of print and achieve ideal results. It can print gold and silver. It has fluorescent printing capabilities.

The Xerox Versant 280 Press is an all-in-one, ever evolving field-proven profit builder. Take automation to the extreme with click-simple automated colour quality with full spectrum colour management hardware and software tools.

The Duplo Dusense DDC-810 Spot UV Print Embellisher is a highly viable solution for most printers. By adding print embellishment, printed paper becomes an experience that engages the senses. Create business cards, postcards, invitations, direct mailers and much more.

Event details: 

Date: 21-23 April, 2021.
Time: 8am-5pm daily.
Venue: Emperors Palace Convention Centre, Centre Court, 64 Jones Road, Kempton Park.

AFRICA PRINT
+27 11 568 1894
https://africaprintexpo.com/gauteng-2021/

iEcho PK Automatic Intelligent Cutting System

The system features a fully automatic vacuum chuck and automatic lifting and feeding platform. Equipped with various tools, it can quickly and precisely do cutting, half cutting, creasing and marking. It is suitable for sample making and short run customised production for signs, printing and packaging industries. The cost-effective smart equipment meets all your creative processing.

SunFung SF-490E Compact Electric Paper Cutter

The paper cutter can be used in quick print copy shops, or the on-demand market, even for low volume cutting environments like offices. The paper cutter offers precision cutting for paper stacks up to 80mm, 490mm width maximum, 5 cuts per programme with 99 programmes totally, IR safety beam guard, electric clamp and electric backgauge control, as well as 0.3mm cutting accuracy with quiet operations.

SunFung SF-E Fast Speed Card Cutter

This automatic friction feed business card cutter comes standard with gutter cut, producing 10-up business cards including A4, A3, SRA3 and A3+ size sheets and can cut coated sheets, laminated sheets, card sheets and other printed materials. It is equipped with a waste bin, easy to use LCD display screen and the ability to control the cutting accuracy with a register mark reader.

Crease Stream – Card Creaser Deluxe

The Card Creaser Deluxe is a budget desktop creasing machine – perfect for samples, low volume and short run creasing work. The product makes it possible to manually hand wind up to two creases simultaneously.

The company will also be running demonstrations on its Arden Packaging Design Software, which allows users to create and edit their own packaging designs.

Find these solutions at the expo at stand E21 and 22.

ALLIANCE MACHINERY
+27 11 433 4299
bradley@alliancemachinery.co.za
www.alliancemachinery.co.za

Minimise downtime and optimise workflows with this high-speed production inkjet colour printer. Enjoy unbeatable reliability, flexibility, and consistency at 150 pages a minute.

Features:

– Finishing options include booklet finishing and high capacity stacker.
– Outstanding image quality thanks to proven Kyocera inkjet technology.
– Fiery System (optional) to optimise colour and boost productivity with advanced workflow options.
– Support for paper sizes ranging from A6 to SRA3 and beyond from 56 to 360GSM.

Register now for the Africa Print Gauteng expo at the Emperors Palace Convention Centre.

KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS SOUTH AFRICA
Marcom Department +27 11 595 2600
marcom@dza.kyocera.com
www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.za

Date: 21-23 April, 2021.
Time: 8am-5pm daily.
Venue: Emperor’s Palace.

Visitors can see the latest opportunities in digital printing presses, binding equipment, digital packaging solutions, screen printing, digital textile printing, finishing equipment, ink, software, pad printing, paper and board, litho print solutions, encapsulating/laminating and digital label printing. Product experts from various leading companies will advise you on the latest and most relevant products to help you grow your business.

Register now for the Africa Print Gauteng expo at the Emperors Palace Convention Centre.

Africa Print
+27 11 568 1894
https://africaprintexpo.com/gauteng-2021/

The expo is designed to re-energise the industry and inspire business owners with fresh ideas and cutting-edge technology. The event will comply with current Covid-19 regulations to keep visitors and exhibitors safe.

Date: 21-23 April, 2021.
Time: 8am-5pm daily.
Venue: Emperor’s Palace.

Visitors can see the latest opportunities in digital printing presses, binding equipment, digital packaging solutions, screen printing, digital textile printing, finishing equipment, ink, software, pad printing, paper and board, litho print solutions, encapsulating/laminating and digital label printing. Product experts from various leading companies will advise you on the latest and most relevant products to help you grow your business.

Register now for the Africa Print Gauteng expo at the Emperors Palace Convention Centre.

Africa Print
(+27 11) 450 1650
www.africaprintexpo.com