Press · Germiston, 28 October 2026
AM.CO.ZA is now our UV printer partner for lids, closures and wrap transfers
From this month the Flat Panel Bay in our Sunnyrock sample lab, and a new UV-DTF wrap station beside it, run on AM.CO.ZA flatbed UV and UV-DTF printers and inks.
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The AM.CO.ZA Move For BottlePrinter Lab
BottlePrinter Lab has chosen AM.CO.ZA as its partner for flatbed UV and UV-DTF printing. Craft beverage and skincare teams booking a Sample Lab Day will see the change straight away on jar lids, closures and the odd-shaped bottles that never sit well on a rotary pass.
“We test a lot of kit before we put our name on a bay. AM.CO.ZA won on three things: their people pick up the phone and know the machines, their pricing keeps Sample Lab Days affordable for small brands, and the build holds up on a busy lab floor. That combination is rare.”
Kgomotso Ndaba, Managing Director
The partnership grew out of a few months of sample jobs on an AM.CO.ZA flatbed. Our applications team put it through the lids, pump collars and closures that skincare clients send us every week, on aluminium, PP and frosted glass.
“Registration stayed spot on from the first lid in the jig to the last one. And when we had a question on white underbase, we got a clear answer that helped us move forward.”
Johan van Wyk, Applications Lead
What runs on the Flat Panel Bay now
Our Flat Panel Bay is now built around an AM.CO.ZA flatbed UV printer, the F2-6090UV-I, printing CMYK, white and varnish straight onto flat and low-profile parts.
- Lids and capsJar lids and screw caps for skincare, food and condiment brands.
- Closures and collarsPump collars, dropper rings, closures and swing tags.
- Secondary packsGift box lids, promo plaques and counter-display pieces.
Our RingGrip and foam jigs sit on the vacuum bed so every lid lands in the same place. That is what makes a 200-lid sample run look like one job, not 200 separate ones.
A new wrap station for awkward shapes
Tapered necks, embossed shoulders and very small vials are often easier with a transfer than a rotary pass. So we added a station built on AM.CO.ZA UV-DTF printers, starting with the F-UVDTF-302. It prints full-colour artwork with white and varnish onto film, ready to rub down onto glass, PET or metal.
“Clients love watching it. Print, laminate, cut, press it onto the bottle and peel. Five minutes later they are holding a finished amber bottle with their own art on it.”
Tiyani Motaung, Field Engineer
One ink family, honest cure data
At the same time we moved the Flat Panel Bay onto AM.CO.ZA UV inks. Every cure window is still logged through CureCheck Lab, and every part still gets the same rub and tape tests before it goes home with you.
“One ink family on the flatbed means one set of CureCheck logs and one adhesion story for the client. The numbers have been steady, even on frosted glass.”
Dineo Mabunda, Ink & Cure Specialist
If your team wants to read up on the machines before a visit, AM.CO.ZA keeps plain-language guides on setup, white ink and everyday care.
What this means for our clients
- Lids and wraps on the same daySample Lab Days now include flatbed lids and UV-DTF wraps alongside UV Cylinder Pro runs, so a whole range is decorated in one visit.
- Shorter waits for sparesAM.CO.ZA is local and carries parts, so a bay is back up in days, not weeks.
- The same people and checksSame fixtures, same cure logs, same team. The partner sits behind the bay; we still own your result.
Book a sample day
Bring your bottles, jars and lids to Sunnyrock and see them decorated on the new bay. Send us a message through our contact page with “Flat Panel sample day” in the subject, plus your closure material and run size. Editors can find logos and product one-liners in our press kit.
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