The Midrand specialist supplies printer control boards, printhead driver boards and RIP software modules, with remote setup for print shops nationwide. MIDRAND, South Africa - When a wide-format printer starts dropping channels in the middle of a vehicle wrap job, the shop owner usually suspects the printheads first. Often it is a board, a tired cable or a RIP setting that changed after the last update. InkFlow RIP, a Midrand specialist in printer electronics and RIP software, has listed its control boards and RIP software for print shops running wide-format inkjets. The hardware side The board range covers main control boards, printhead driver boards, carriage control, feed motor, ink pump, capping station, heater, vacuum and take-up boards, a head voltage module and a USB interface board, plus encoder sensor kits for positioning accuracy. InkFlow RIP holds common replacement boards locally as spare board stock, so a shop with a failed board is not left waiting on an import. Setup tools include a head alignment tool, a waveform setup pack and a test print pack for nozzle, alignment and feed checks during commissioning. The software side On the RIP side there is the core production RIP, a full RIP workstation package and a network licence for teams that share job submission. Add-on modules handle nesting to save roll media, step and repeat for labels and decals, white ink layers and underbase, variable data, cut marks for downstream trimming, dual roll control, raster speed and a job archive for repeat work. Colour profile sets and a colour calibration pack balance ink limits and linearisation on the media a shop actually runs. "A board can be perfectly fine and the printer still bands, because the profile was built for a different vinyl," said InkFlow RIP's colour workflow specialist. "We look at the whole path: the board, the driver, the RIP queue and the media. And we back the settings up before anyone touches anything." That backup point is a …
The Year-End Excel Crunch: Why Finance Teams Rebuild the Same Reports Every December
Johannesburg: As year-end approaches, many finance and reporting teams across South Africa are bracing for the same long nights: copying data between workbooks, fixing broken formulas and rebuilding reports that were built by hand last year, and the year before that. According to Arnold Muscat, Managing Director of College Africa Group (CAG), the problem is rarely a shortage of effort. "Most teams don't have a time problem at year-end. They have a process problem that shows up as a time problem," he says. "The same report gets rebuilt manually every cycle because nobody has had the chance to step back and fix how it is put together." Where the time goes Muscat points to a few patterns CAG sees repeatedly when working with finance, HR and operations teams: - Data is pasted in from system exports rather than connected, so every refresh starts from scratch. - Key formulas live in one person's head, and the workbook breaks when that person is on leave. - Lookups, totals and reconciliations are checked by eye instead of with built-in controls. - Reports are formatted manually each month, rather than built once as a reusable template. "This is where Advanced Excel skills pay for themselves," Muscat says. "When a team learns to structure its data properly and use tables, reliable lookup formulas, summaries and simple checks, the year-end pack stops being a rebuild and becomes a refresh." Fix it before the pressure starts His advice to managers is to act before the crunch, not during it. "December is the worst time to redesign a report. October and November are the right time. Pick the one report that causes the most pain, and fix that properly first." He also cautions against jumping straight to automation or AI tools without checking the basics. "If the source data is messy, automating it just produces wrong answers faster. Get the structure right, then automate, and always validate the output against the source." Practical steps for finance …
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SmashDown Lists Its Woodstock Rage Room Packages for Cape Town Friends, Couples and Staff Teams
The Woodstock rage room runs solo, group, birthday and team sessions, each starting with a safety briefing and full protective gear. CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Plates, bottles and old electronics on a steel table, a crowbar in hand and a face shield down. That is the whole idea at SmashDown, a rage room in Woodstock, Cape Town, which has published its full list of rage room packages for individuals, couples, friends and work teams. Booked by group size Sessions run from a solo booking through duo and trio sessions up to groups of four, five and six, with a double room booking for bigger groups that need to split up. Themed packages cover date nights, friends nights, birthdays, stag and hen outings, family sessions and student groups. Express and extended formats change the time spent in the room, and weekday sessions suit people who prefer a quieter slot. For workplaces there is a team smash package with event coordination, an icebreaker session for groups that have only just met, and a competition format with supervised rounds. Guests can add GoPro recording, a crate upgrade for more breakables, or a spectator pass for anyone who would rather watch. Gear on before anyone swings Every booking starts with a briefing on room rules, striking distance and how to move in the space. Each participant wears a helmet with a face shield, gloves and overalls, and closed shoes are required. Minimum ages are explained at booking and again on arrival, and staff stay present to manage the session. "Most people arrive a bit nervous and leave laughing," said SmashDown's safety and briefing lead. "The briefing is what makes that possible. Once everyone knows where to stand and when to step back, they stop thinking about the rules and actually enjoy it." SmashDown is clear that a session is a physical activity, not therapy or mental-health treatment. The Woodstock venue is a short trip from the city bowl, Observatory and Salt River, and draws groups from …
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RentThisWall Lists Billboard and Wall Space From Braamfontein to Bloemfontein for Advertisers and Property Owners
The Johannesburg marketplace matches advertisers with painted walls, wraps, billboards and hoardings, and helps property owners list unused frontage. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A blank gable wall above a busy Braamfontein street earns its owner nothing, and the brand that wants that street's foot traffic usually has no idea who owns the wall. RentThisWall, a Johannesburg outdoor advertising marketplace, has gone live with a directory of outdoor ad spaces that puts the two sides in touch, with sites in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and Bloemfontein. Formats on the books Listings cover painted wall sites, vinyl wall wraps and breathable mesh building wraps, small, standard and large billboards, double-sided boards, bridge banners and fence banners. There is construction hoarding, mall and retail centre walls, corner buildings, high-rise walls, warehouse gable walls and factory perimeter walls along industrial streets. Large billboards typically offer about 18 to 36 square metres of display, lit or unlit depending on the site's power supply. Hoarding panels around building sites usually stand 2 m, 2.4 m or 3 m high and run in modular sections that follow the boundary. Consent and bylaws come first Every listing carries the same condition: signage needs the property owner's consent and local municipal bylaw approval before anything goes up. RentThisWall gives guidance on confirming consent, helps prepare for the bylaw process and checks campaign artwork against the listed dimensions and installation needs before it goes to print. "The fastest way to lose a month is to print the artwork before anyone has checked the wall," said RentThisWall's campaign coordinator. "We look at mounting access, the viewing angle and what the surface will take, whether that's vinyl, flex face or paint, and we confirm who pays for the electricity on a lit site. On an illuminated board, power cuts have to be in the plan from day one." For property owners Owners with …
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PME CNC Machining Takes on One-off and Small-Batch CNC Parts for KwaZulu-Natal Plants From Its Pinetown Job Shop
The Pinetown job shop mills and turns shafts, bushes, plates, flanges and fixtures in small batches, with drawing review and sample part remakes. PINETOWN, South Africa - The part that stops a filling line is rarely a catalogue item. It is a worn bush, a cracked adaptor plate or a roller nobody has a drawing for, and the plant needs two of them, not two thousand. PME CNC Machining, a CNC job shop in Pinetown, has listed its CNC milling and turning services for exactly that kind of work, from one-off replacement parts and prototypes to short repeat batches. What comes off the machines Milling covers prismatic parts with faces, pockets, slots and drilled features: base plates, adaptor plates, mounting blocks, brackets, housings with bored seats and tapped holes, equipment covers, wear strips, guide rails and slide plates. Turning handles the round work, including stepped shafts with grooves and shoulders, bushes, spacers, dowel pins, pulleys, flanges with drilled bolt circles, rollers and shaft couplings. The shop also makes simple jigs, workholding fixtures, tooling clamps, connector blocks and small manifolds with drilled passages and threaded ports. Regular work comes from food machinery and packaging lines, pump and valve parts for water plants, and support equipment for the automotive, mining and agricultural trades. When the drawing is missing Where the original drawing is lost, PME can machine from an existing sample part. Where a drawing exists but a dimension or note is unclear, the team reviews it before cutting starts and offers tolerance guidance, material selection and suggestions to remove machining a part does not need. Assembly fit checks and basic inspection reporting are available for mating parts, and repeat orders are matched to the part history so the next batch fits like the last. "Tell us what the part does and what it sits against," said PME's production planner. "A bush running on a shaft in salty coastal air needs different …
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Plastimber Brings Recycled Plastic Lumber Decking and Benches to Cape Town Homes, Schools and Body Corporates
The Paarden Eiland supplier offers recycled plastic deck boards, park and school benches, plus site measures, installation and refurbishment. CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Timber benches along a school walkway or around a complex pool tend to go the same way in the Cape: a few seasons of sun and salt air, then splinters, sanding and paint, and finally replacement. Plastimber, based in Paarden Eiland, Cape Town, has listed its range of recycled plastic decking and benches as a lower-upkeep alternative for homes, estates, schools and commercial spaces. Boards for every edge of the deck The decking range includes standard, grooved, smooth and textured deck boards, starter boards for a tidy opening row, edge and fascia boards to finish exposed sides, and deck steps for level changes. Boards are offered for pool surrounds, patios and braai areas, balconies, rooftops, boardwalks and jetties, with solid profiles and square posts for framing details. The material does not rot or split the way some timber does, needs no routine sealing or painting, and is cleaned with ordinary washing. That makes it a practical choice for wet, humid and sun-exposed spots where wooden decking wears out quickly. Benches built for public use Seating covers park, garden, picnic, backless, school, memorial, corner, straight and modular benches. For repairs, Plastimber sells bench slats, backrest slats, bench planks and seat frames, and bench kits group slats with matching structural components for simpler ordering. "A lot of our bench calls start with a broken slat on an old wooden bench," said Plastimber's installation lead. "Often the frame is still sound, so we swap the slats and the seat is back in use. When the whole thing has gone, we measure the spot and plan the new layout around how people actually walk past it." From site measures to the last board Plastimber offers site measures, layout planning, material quoting and delivery timed to site readiness, followed by deck and …
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Meshmaster Stocks Screen-Printing Mesh From 43T to 180T and Pre-stretched Aluminium Frames for South African Print Shops
The Germiston supplier sells mesh by count, pre-stretched frames from 34 cm to 120 cm, and offers re-stretching, tension checks and batch screen prep. GERMISTON, South Africa - Ask a screen printer why a print bled at the edges or came out patchy on a long run, and the answer often comes back to the screen rather than the ink. MeshMaster, a Germiston supplier of screen-printing mesh and pre-stretched aluminium frames, has put its mesh and frame range online for print shops across South Africa. Mesh by count The mesh comes in ten counts: 43T, 54T, 61T, 77T, 90T, 100T, 120T, 140T, 165T and 180T. The low counts lay down heavier ink for bold coverage, special effects and garment work. The fine end is for halftones, crisp edges and thinner, controlled deposits on paper and signage, with the middle counts carrying everyday jobs. Shops that want to compare before they standardise can order a mesh sample pack. Frames ready for the press Pre-stretched aluminium frames come in 34 cm, 45 cm, 55 cm, 64 cm, 77 cm, 90 cm, 100 cm and 120 cm formats, alongside square, narrow and wide screens. Deep-profile frames add rigidity, while lighter profiles suit shops that change screens all day. Ready screens are set up for textile, paper, signage, fine-detail and bold-coverage work, and new shops can start with a starter frame kit. "A frame that has lost tension will still print, it just won't print the same way twice," said MeshMaster's head of frame stretching. "We'd rather check the tension on a tired screen and tell a customer it is still good than re-mesh something that didn't need it. When it does need it, the old adhesive comes off properly before the new mesh goes on." Stretching and re-stretching The Germiston bench handles new frame stretching and re-stretching of reusable frames, frame clean prep, mesh bonding, tension checking, custom frame sizing and screen inspection before dispatch. Batch screen prep and a repeat order service keep matching sets consistent for …
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Umhlanga’s Maata Opens Its Maternity and Baby Range to Gift Buyers Nationwide
Hospital bags, muslin swaddles, newborn basics and ready-made gift boxes from the Umhlanga store, with gift wrapping and delivery across South Africa. UMHLANGA, South Africa - Anyone who has been to a baby shower knows the pile: five soft toys, three outfits the baby will outgrow in a month, and nothing for the mother. Maata, the Umhlanga maternity and baby store, is aiming its newly listed range of baby and maternity products at exactly that problem, with everyday items that get used and gift services built around them. What is in the range There are around three dozen product lines. For pregnancy and the first weeks Maata carries maternity leggings, nursing bras, nightdresses and lightweight robes that fit in a hospital bag. Newborn basics include onesies, vests, sleepsuits, hats and mittens, muslin swaddles, receiving blankets, hooded towels and washcloth sets. For changes and outings there are changing mats, nappy caddies, nappy bags and stroller organisers, and for the months after that, teething toys, play gyms, tummy-time mats, bibs, bowls, silicone spoons and sippy cups. Hospital bags come in three sizes. The small one suits a light packing list or a partner's bag, the medium holds most maternity essentials plus a few baby items, and the large is meant for twins, longer stays or extra changes of clothes. Look for the wipeable lining and the extra pockets for nappies, chargers and hospital paperwork. Gifts that arrive ready "The question we get most is what to send that she will actually use," said Maata's gift services lead. "Muslin swaddles are a good answer. They fold small, dry fast in Durban humidity and end up as a burp cloth, a pram shade and a feeding cover in the same week." Maata puts together newborn gift boxes, maternity gift boxes and baby shower sets, and can add gift wrapping and a short personalised note. It coordinates group gifts from family or colleagues, handles workplace baby gifts and sends orders straight to the recipient's …
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Germiston’s Locor Puts Its Motor Rewinding, Drive Repair and Onsite Fault-Finding Services Online for Industrial Plants
The Germiston workshop rewinds AC and DC motors, repairs variable speed drives and soft starters, and sends technicians to site for fault finding. GERMISTON, South Africa - A conveyor motor that trips every time the supply comes back after a power cut is not always a motor problem. It can be the drive, a loose termination, a tired bearing or moisture in the windings, and replacing the wrong part costs a plant twice. Locor, a motor rewinding and drive repair workshop in Germiston, has published its full list of motor and drive repair services for plants, workshops and maintenance teams. From the stator to the control panel The workshop rewinds AC motors and repairs DC motors, with attention to commutators as well as windings and bearings. The list covers the motors that keep a factory moving: pump, fan, compressor and conveyor motors, gear motors, crane and hoist motors with their brakes, mixer and agitator motors, and the heavier crusher, mill and extruder motors that run under shock loads and heat. On the electronic side Locor repairs variable speed drives for pumps, HVAC systems, conveyors, mixers and spindles, along with soft starters and motor control panels where drive, contactor and protection faults overlap. Rewinding follows the same order every time. The damaged windings are stripped, the stator is cleaned and the core checked, new conductors and insulation suited to the duty are fitted, and the motor is insulation tested before and after the work. Bearings are pressed in carefully, because a badly fitted bearing can damage the housing, shaft or seals. "A lot of the drives that come in tripping are full of dust or have a cooling fan that has stopped," said Locor's drive repair technician. "We open the enclosure, follow the cooling path and check the power section before anyone starts replacing boards. If the real cause is a damaged cable or a motor with low insulation readings, a new drive will just fail again." Help before the motor comes …
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Lithography Art opens its Woodstock stone lithography editions to collectors across South Africa
The Cape Town studio prints limited editions by hand from prepared limestone, from monochrome to multi-stone colour, signed, numbered and archivally packed. CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Every colour in a stone lithograph needs its own stone and its own pass through the press. That makes the process slow, and it is the reason collectors pay attention to it. Lithography Art, a fine-art stone lithography studio in Woodstock, has now listed its limited edition prints for collectors, interior buyers and people looking for a gift that will last. How the prints are made The image is drawn or worked onto a prepared limestone with greasy materials, then fixed chemically so that ink takes only on the drawn marks while the damp stone repels it everywhere else. Each sheet is pulled by hand. Press pressure, paper dampness and the state of the stone all change the result, so the printers check every stage from first proof to final impression. "A monochrome stone can carry an enormous range of greys if the drawing is right," said Lindiwe Ndlovu, the studio's master printer. "We'd rather proof three or four times and get the blacks to sit properly than rush an edition. Once a sheet is signed and numbered, that's the record." The edition range Editions run from monochrome black-and-grey work through two-colour and three-colour prints to full-colour images built from several stones in register. The catalogue is also grouped by subject, with portrait, landscape, botanical, architectural, figurative and abstract lithographs, and by format, from small-scale and interior-sized sheets to wide, vertical and large-scale prints. Collectors can choose deckle-edge prints, hand-tinted prints, artist proof sets, trial proof portfolios that show an image developing, folio box sets, and framed or unframed collector prints. For artists planning an edition Artists can bring a project to the studio for edition planning, stone preparation, colour separation, proofing sessions, paper …