About Us

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="90064643.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="97e4c650.gif" border=0 width="1100" height="101" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=250 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="90064643.jpg"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="S. A. Photo Mugs Foto Fantasia Home Pag"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Photo Mugs "><U><B>PHOTO MUGS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Gifts"><U><B>OTHER GIFTS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="t_shirts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" T Shirts Textiles"><U><B>T SHIRTS</B></U></A><A HREF="t_shirts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" T Shirts Textiles"><U><B>  & TEXTILES</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Services"><U><B>SERVICES</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Equipment "><U><B>EQUIPMENT</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sublimation Tutorial"><U><B>SUBLIMATION TUTORIAL</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>ABOUT US</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>CONTACT</B></U></A><B> US</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="162" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 163 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="72c829d0.png" border=0 width="130" height="157" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="162" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 272 WIDTH="156"><div> <B>Procrastination is the ability to keep up with yesterday</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Don't consume your tomorrows, feeding on your yesterdays.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG SRC="9d4c81e0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="90064643.jpg"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 102 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="77590600.png" border=0 width="400" height="96" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="35d50190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The sublimation inkjet transfer process currently in use by us, was only introduced in October of 1996. The very following year it was voted best new technology at  the</B><B> International Awards Market </B><B>in Las Vegas and in November 1997 we had our first opportunity to try this new technology. By early February of 1998 (just in time for Valentine's Day), we at </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>S.A. Photo Mugs</B></FONT><B> became the first full time users of this remarkable imaging process  on the African continent. Feeling a bit like pioneers in the field, we sometimes had to learn the hard way, experimenting with,  testing and evaluating  heat transfer presses,  substrates, printers, inks and papers.  Now, several years down the line we feel that it was worth the learning experience and one very important lesson has been to stick to tried, tested and proven equipment and materials. </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>What really makes the </B><B>sublimation</B><B> process superior to others ?</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>The image is printed, using special sublimation inks, and transfered directly to the substrate, </B><B>(polyesters, polymer coated ceramics, metals, wood etc.</B><B>). In the sublimation process, the inks turn from solids to gas when heated, are absorbed by the coating and embedded upon cooling down  No special papers, ribbons or photocopiers are required and the transfer is therefor a very high quality, first generation copy. The  image quality rivals that of offset printing,  is far superior to </B><B>silkscreen</B><B>, transfers made by </B><B>thermal printers</B><B> or </B><B>photocopier transfers</B><B> onto  coated papers. Mug surfaces are mirror-smooth and microwave and dishwasher safe. </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Because a transfer is printed for every item, there is no minimum order quantity</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>and every mug or plate can be individually customized with different images names and messages.</B></div> <div> <B>We have already become one of  the foremost creators of customized coffee mugs, photo plates and tiles, metal plaques and other gift objects.  We are sole suppliers of the</B><B> </B><B>,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>"Sublime"</B></FONT><B> </B><B>T shirt; the first shirt manufactured locally, especially for the high image quality that full sublimation offers. Our shirt features a 100% polyester exterior, backed by a 100% brushed cotton on the inside. Beautiful and exciting new sport shirt materials, polysatins for cushion covers and a host of other items, also available.</B></div> <div> <B>As for sublimation coated mugs, we  use only high quality imported products. </B></div> <div> <B>Sublimation inks are available in pre-loaded cartridges for the popular Epson subli-printers. We also sell inks in 100 ml bottles to recharge your own cartridges or for your continuous ink supply system.</B></div> <div> <B>Not all of our products are produced by the sublimation process however. We use a variety of other materials as well as our very own Decoglaze  process for some articles. Where quantities justify this, coffee mugs and tiles are decorated with screen-printed decals and fired, and T shirts are frequently silk screened or decorated by means of thermal (CLC & CLP) transfer papers. We offer a choice of techniques and prices.</B></div> <div> <B>As far as our prime interest, photography, is concerned, we use only state of the art digital equipment.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="252" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 83 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="602f54d0.png" border=0 width="245" height="77" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="153" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sublimation Tutorial"><U><IMG SRC="5d2462a0.png" border=0 width="70" height="42" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><IMG SRC="57f462a0.png" border=0 width="70" height="42" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>