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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 ISSUE 98 REGULARS 6 9 17 HOT NEW PRODUCTS SIGN INDUSTRY NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWS COVER STORY 26 EXPERIENCE THE LATEST DIGITAL INNOVATIONS AT THE KALIDECK EXPERIENCE CENTRE BY KALIDECK ANTALIS SOUTH AFRICA Kalideck Antalis South Africa recently unveiled its Kalideck Experience Centre, which offers customers a complete experience of the company’s latest technology in digital grand and wide format printing, finishing, litho prepress and green packaging solutions. HOT NEW PRODUCTS 6 INDUSTRY NEWS 9 FEATURES 28 2018 SIGN AFRICA AND FESPA AFRICA EXPO HAILED A MAJOR SUCCESS WITH POSITIVE EXHIBITOR FEEDBACK AND INCREASED VISITORS The FESPA Africa and Sign Africa Expo, held last week at Gallagher Convention Centre, was a major success. The event attracted 6494 visitors in total, with 5907 unique visits – an increase from 5839 in 2017 – as well as 587 revisits. 30 DEINKING PLASTICS BY LAUREL BRUNNER, VERDIGRIS PROJECT Despite all the excitement about cutting out plastic, it’s unrealistic to think that all printed plastics will disappear. However it’s not unrealistic to start thinking about improved collection and recycling models for them. This is a massive problem and one that impacts printers in the sign and display and packaging sectors particularly. 32 WHY A LASER FITS SO WELL IN A SIGN SHOP BY SIGNCRAFT A laser lets you do so much more in a sign shop. It complements both the tools you have and the work that you do really well. 35 EMPHASIS ON QUALITY IN SUBLIMATED PRODUCTS BY JIMMY LAMB, SAWGRASS EDUCATION MANAGER While a sublimated product can stop people in their tracks, warm hearts and make memories that last a lifetime, the quality of the print is what matters most. 36 PULP FACT, NOT FICTION BY JOHN CORRALL, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL INKJET The world of packaging is changing. The hedonistic throw away culture of years gone by, where plastic was king, is already a fading memory. The future sees a rejection of the practices that poison our oceans and contaminate our land for generations, instead favouring the recyclable and the sustainable. 38 TOOLING MATERIALS FOR VACUUM FORMING BY FORMECH We delve into the secrets of vacuum forming for those who are new to the process or those who are already ‘Grand Masters’ but are just interested in how things are made. 40 HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR LARGE FORMAT SIGNS BY MARCELO GIRÓN, DPI INSIGHTS/FLAAR REPORTS Indoor and outdoor advertising are a basic part of advertising, in most cases you use large format printing. Currently, different techniques and different types of materials have been developed to make these advertising campaigns more creative. DEPARTMENTS 42 43 44 48 49 BUSINESS CARDS BOOKS TO BUY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS INDUSTRY INTERVIEW SUBSCRIPTION [phone] www.SignAfrica.com | NOV/DEC 2018 ISSUE 98 50 52 53 54 58 DEINKING PLASTICS 30 CL ASSIFIEDS IT’S A WRAP CALENDAR OF EVENTS DIRECTORY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS BACK PAGE PULP FACT, NOT FICTION 36 [email protected] www.midcomp.co.za 3