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Premium digitally printable textiles.Made in South Africa.

The only vertically integrated mill on the African continent, knitting, coating and finishing warp-knit polyester fabrics purely for the digital print industry. Trusted by distributors across Europe and the USA.

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15+
Years milling
100%
Inspected meters
L4
B-BBEE certified

WHY PRINTBASE

Designed for printers who refuse compromise.

Combining warp-knit fabrics with state-of-the-art European finishing chemistry, our textiles deliver vibrant prints, malleable handling and dependable yields.

  • Vertically integrated

    The only mill on the continent that knits, coats and finishes from yarn to roll, purely for digital print.

  • Karl Mayer warp-knit

    High-filament polyester yarns on European machines deliver vibrant prints with no fraying through CMT.

  • Made in Cape Town

    Every roll is produced and finished at our Epping factory by skilled, long-tenured technicians.

  • 100% inspected

    Unlike imports, every single meter is inspected and faulty sections removed before it ships.

  • Level 4 B-BBEE

    Proudly South African with strong empowerment credentials. Trusted by EU and US distributors.

Printbase factory floor in Epping, Cape Town
Printbase fabric rolls
Warp-knit polyester fabric swatch close-up
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OUR STORY

Knit, coated and finished in Cape Town.

For over 15 years, Printbase Textiles has been the leading distributor and manufacturer of digitally printable textiles on the African continent.

Our entire range is produced at 1 Cochrane Avenue, Epping 1, Cape Town by skilled technicians with deep textile-production expertise, knitting on Karl Mayer machines, finishing with state-of-the-art European chemistry.

The result: warp-knit fabrics that print vibrantly, handle beautifully through CMT, and ship as the media of choice for distributors in Europe and the USA.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY

10 metres. On the house.

Test our textiles on your printer before you commit. Available in 130cm and 160cm widths, one sample per customer, per order. Email sales@pbtex.co.za or use the form.

130cm

Sample roll width

160cm

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