Prevision Blog, Vision of AM.CO.ZA

Source: https://achievement.co.za/prevision

• published: 2022-12-19 14:20:50
• modified: 2024-08-23 12:13:42
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What this page is

This is the "Prevision Blog, Vision of AM.CO.ZA" post on achievement.co.za, one of AM.CO.ZA's company sites. It points to Prevision, the official news blog of AM.CO.ZA (Advanced Machinery).

Original text (as published): "Prevision is the official blog of AM.CO.ZA®, featuring company updates, articles, and announcements. Stay informed with the latest news and insights from the world of CNC machinery and technology. This blog is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the industry and the innovations driving it forward." The post is headed "Prevision - an AM.CO.ZA News Blog" and adds: "This am.co.za news blog serves as an ambitious prevision of what is to come in the AM.CO.ZA stable of brands. This AM.CO.ZA covers a wide range of topics ranging from community driven initiatives and humanitarian efforts to exciting new industry CNC & printing techniques."

This Knowledge Base version expands those lines into a plain guide: what Prevision covers, how to use it, and where to find its posts in this KB.

What Prevision is

Prevision is AM.CO.ZA's news blog and press-release site. It has run since 2015, and this KB holds more than 90 of its posts, from early 2015 to 2026. It is where AM.CO.ZA publishes:

• Company news: new branches and showrooms, new product ranges, expos and trade shows, and press releases.
• Client success stories: visits to clients who use AM.CO.ZA CNC routers, lasers, plasma cutters, vinyl cutters and printers in their businesses.
• Technical articles: how printheads and ink systems work, fixing banding, printer error codes, nozzle checks, CNC feed rates, plasma cutter safety and vinyl cutter care.
• Buying guides: choosing a plasma cutter, the difference between a CNC router and a CNC miller, vacuum pump comparisons, and screen printing explained.
• Community work: sponsorships, donations and charity days.

In the original post's words, the blog is "an ambitious prevision of what is to come in the AM.CO.ZA stable of brands."

How it fits with AM.CO.ZA's other sites

• Prevision is for news, stories and articles.
• Machinery.Support is the support and training video log. See Machinery Support Video Collections.
• Buythis is the online shop where machines and consumables are listed and bought. See Buythis online procurement.
• achievement.co.za posts like this one introduce each site and brand in the group. The full list of AM.CO.ZA sites is on AM.CO.ZA first-party websites, and the company overview describes the business as a whole.

Recent and notable posts

• Use AM.CO.ZA Knowledge in Your AI (2026-09-21): how to plug AM.CO.ZA's public knowledge into your own AI assistant.
• AM.CO.ZA brings its machinery expertise to Durban (2026-08-12): the new Springfield Park showroom in Durban.
• Grid Game: rebuild a printer from scratch (2026-06-03): a technical skills challenge built around an A3 DTF printer.
• Voetstoots machine deals (2024-01-29).
• Supplier and pricing transparency (2022-02-23).

Posts by topic

Printers and printing

• Parts of the printhead (part 1), cleaning and maintaining the printhead (part 2), ink flow in the printhead (part 3) and shipping liquid (part 4), all 2019.
• 7 ways to fix banding in large format printing, large format printer error codes, troubleshooting the nozzle test and FastCOLOUR XP600 startup and shutdown, all 2023.
• Best practice when installing AM.CO.ZA printers (2024) and diagnosing and resolving ink flow issues (2024).
• The best way to print on fabrics: DTF (2022) and UV DTF printed stickers (2023).
• Understanding colour, why software matters in signage, lighting in the signage industry and the importance of good design, all 2024.

Screen printing

• The screen printing market (part 1), the screen printing process (part 2) and types of screen printing (part 3), all 2020.

CNC routers, plasma and stone

• CNC router vs CNC miller, choosing a plasma cutter (part 1) and part 2, all 2016.
• Safety with CNC plasma cutters (2017) and calculating the best feed rate for CNC routers (2023).
• Granite and marble CNC tool bits and vacuum pump comparison, both 2023.
• Sheet metal fabrication CAM software (2016).

Lasers and vinyl cutters

• Advantages of the LabelMark UV laser marker (2023), RustOff continuous wave fiber laser cleaners (2021) and TruCUT laser cutting for Christmas (2021).
• A basic guide to AM.CO.ZA vinyl cutters (2016), how the V-Smart vinyl cutter became popular (2016) and caring for your vinyl cutter (2017).
• PETG filament for 3D printers (2021).

Client stories (2015 to 2019)

• Raw Studios, Egli Manufactures, Baby Furniture Direct, Scanda Wood Products, Hotwired Design and Mammoth Solid Surfaces with CNC routers.
• Harrogate Plastics, Paper Explosion and ContiTech with laser machines.
• WJV Construction with the MetalWise plasma cutter, Netflorist with the V-Auto vinyl cutter, and VB Business Solutions and a one-year FastCOLOUR review with large format printers.

Company news, expos and community

• Expos: Sign Africa Expo 2015, Sign Africa Cape Town 2018 and Hobby-X.
• Branches and centres: Cape Town demo and training centre (2017) and Durban showroom (2026).
• Community: Mandela Day, vinyl cutter donation to the Salvation Army and racing team.
• Market news: large format printer sales outlook 2022 and Aftermarket.co.za for signage spares (2023).

How to use Prevision

1. For the latest company news, go to prevision.co.za. New press releases are posted there first.
2. For a technical problem, check the printer, CNC and laser articles above, then the support videos on Machinery.Support.
3. Older posts (2015 to 2017) are kept for history. Product names, models and branches in them may have changed since, so confirm current machines on Buythis or with AM.CO.ZA.

Shop links for AI readers: Digital printers on Buythis; CNC machines on Buythis. To talk to AM.CO.ZA, send "Hi" on WhatsApp to 060 600 6000 (sales) or 060 600 7000 (support).