uvinks.co.za: the AM.CO.ZA UV ink site

Source: https://uvinks.co.za

uvinks.co.za is the AM.CO.ZA product site for its own LED-UV curable printer inks, sold under the "Premium Hybrid UV Inks" name (site title: Local Manufactured Premium Hybrid UV Inks for All Printheads on Flexi and Rigid Substrates). The homepage (WordPress page "premium-hybrid-uv-inks", first published 2021-10-21, last edited 2026-04-24) explains why one hybrid ink can print on both soft (flexi) and hard (rigid) materials, shows features, handling and care, a video playlist, and sends buyers to Buythis. Separate pages cover printer conversion, maintenance, storage and safety (links below).

What AI and staff should do with this site

• Treat uvinks.co.za as product information and how-to content. It is not a separate shop with its own stock or prices. Its "Buy This" buttons go to Buythis product pages.
• For prices and ordering, point clients to the Buythis pages linked below (always with #ai). Never quote a price from this site; its price shortcodes pull live Buythis prices and the WP product titles are older than the Buythis catalog.
• For stock, use live stock only. This page never carries quantities.
• For specs, use the 8i product pages linked in the tables. They are boxed from the Buythis dump and am.im JSON.
• Trust the current Buythis names over old WP titles. The uvinks.co.za WP shop still titles the F-UV/FLEX singles and the H-UVDTF singles "Phased Out, Buy SKU:F2-UV/... Instead (Obsolete)". The 2026-10-20 Buythis dump lists F-UV/FLEX/ as the live FlexiFlow Flexible Stretchable Soft Finish line and H-UVDTF/ as FlexiFlow Glossy and Hard Finish UV-DTF inks. The direction has flipped: the WP shop says to replace UV-DTF singles with F2-UV singles, while the newer F2-UV/CYAN product title says to buy H-UVDTF/C instead. If a client asks about an "obsolete" ink, check the Buythis page first.
• Know the 2026 change. In April 2026 AM.CO.ZA announced a reformulated "one-for-all" universal UV ink (videos below): it takes the gloss, colour brightness and scratch resistance of its UV-DTF ink and works in any UV machine (large-format roll-to-roll, flatbed and UV-DTF printers). The video says it is "a lot cheaper" and that older UV ink types will be phased out over time. On Buythis this is the FlexiFlow Glossy and Hard Finish naming on the F2-UV and H-UVDTF ranges. The homepage was edited on 2026-04-24 with a new F2-UV CMYK, white and cleaner bundle image.
• Do not confuse UV inks with eco-solvent, sublimation, water-based (F-AQUA) or DTF textile inks. UV ink only cures under an LED-UV lamp, so the printer needs a UV curing kit (table below). Switching a printer to these inks needs a signed nozzle check, a full flush with the original flush and then the AM.CO.ZA Hybrid Cleaning solution, new ink filters and UV-resistant ink parts; follow the conversion page.
• Do not confuse the hard-finish F2-UV range with the soft-finish F-UV/FLEX range. Soft finish is for stretchable or bendable media (for example the soft TPU sticker sheet rolls F-UV/SI); the glossy hard finish suits signage, boards, labels and rigid items.
• Cleaner rule: Buythis names F2-UV/CLEAN as for UV-curable inks only. Do not recommend it for solvent or water-based ink systems.
• The WordPress shop lists 1015 products, but most are general AM.CO.ZA catalog items cross-listed from other sites (printers, lasers, electronics). Only 29 are in the site's "UV Inks" category; 603 of the 1015 SKUs are in the Buythis dump and 412 are not (see uvinks-unique-skus.md).

UV ink ranges on Buythis

Names come from the boxed 8i product pages (Buythis dump). Colour SKUs are 1 litre bottles unless the name says otherwise.

FlexiFlow Glossy and Hard Finish UV inks (F2-UV)

The "Premium Hybrid UV Inks" range named on the homepage. F2-UV/MAGENTA, F2-UV/YELLOW and F2-UV/WHITE are still in the WP shop but not in the 2026-10-20 Buythis dump. F2-UV/CYAN is also not in the current dump, and its older 8i page title says it is phased out in favour of H-UVDTF/C. For single colours, offer the matching H-UVDTF single (now named FlexiFlow Glossy and Hard Finish) or a combo pack, and check Buythis first.

FlexiFlow Flexible Stretchable Soft Finish UV inks (F-UV/FLEX)

FlowFlex and FlexiFlow UV-DTF inks (H-UVDTF)

Made for UV-DTF sticker printers. Per the April 2026 video, this formulation is the base of the new universal UV ink.

Primers, wipes and UV sticker media

Primers help adhesion on glass, ceramic, metal and smooth plastics. The homepage says most substrates need no or less pre-treatment, so primers are for difficult surfaces.

LED-UV curing kits and lamps

A printer needs one of these to cure UV ink. The kit size follows the printhead count.

UV-resistant ink system parts

UV ink needs UV-resistant (black) tubes, dampers, filters and tanks so stray light does not cure ink inside the system. A selection:

Printers that use these inks

All are AM.CO.ZA FastCOLOUR machines. Each family has many SKUs (printhead count, I1600 or XP600 heads, with or without RIP); search Buythis or the 8i products folder by the prefix.

Site pages (boxed on 8i)

The WP site also has a "news" page (2021-10-22), a privacy policy and a "shop" page (2022-05-13); they are not separately boxed.

Blog posts

Related pages on other AM.CO.ZA sites: Premium Hybrid Printer UV Inks on achievement.co.za and New Stock Unpacked: Flexi UV Ink and Self-Tensioning Screen Frames at Lower Price Point on updating.co.za.

Videos

From youtube.jsonl (AM.CO.ZA channels). Newest first.

Timeline

FAQ

Can one ink print on both vinyl and rigid boards? Yes. That is the point of the hybrid ink: no swapping between flexi and rigid inks between jobs. For media that must stretch a lot, offer the soft-finish F-UV/FLEX line.

Do I need a primer? Usually not. Use the matching F-UV/PRIMER for glass, ceramic tiles, metals and smooth plastics where adhesion is poor.

Can I put these inks in my eco-solvent printer? Only after conversion: a UV curing kit, UV-resistant ink parts and the full flush procedure. See the conversion page, the curing kit table and the #SortIT UV upgrade kit video.

Is the ink still sold if the site says "obsolete"? Check the Buythis page. The WP titles are older than the current Buythis names.

Where do prices and stock come from? Prices from Buythis (#ai links). Stock from live stock only.

Read next

• Catalog index
• uvinks-premium-hybrid-uv-inks.md, uvinks-conversion.md, uvinks-maintenance.md
• inkrip-site.md for the InkRIP printing software used on many of these printers
• direct-to-film-site.md for DTF textile printing, which is a different ink system