UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of May 2012

CAMTEK LTD.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

Ramat Gavriel Industrial Zone

P.O. Box 544

Migdal Haemek 23150

ISRAEL

(Address of Principal Corporate Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o No x

SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CAMTEK LTD.

(Registrant)

By: /s/ Moshe Eisenberg

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Moshe Eisenberg,

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 7, 2012

CAMTEK LTD. Moshe Eisenberg, CFO Tel: +972 4 604 8308 Mobile: +972 54 900 7100 moshee@camtek.co.il INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR RELATIONS CCG Investor Relations Ehud Helft / Kenny Green Tel: (US) 1 646 201 9246 camtek@ccgisrael.com

CAMTEK RECEIVES REPEATED ORDERS TOTALLING

APPROXAMTELY $5M FROM ONE OF THE WORLD’S

LARGEST, US BASED, IDMs

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MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel – May 7, 2012 – Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CAMT) (“Camtek”), announced today that one of the world’s leading IDMs (Integrated Device Manufacturer) based in the US made a repeated order for both backend and frontend systems.

The order, totaling approximately $5 million dollars, includes multiple back-end and front-end Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) systems for a variety of production applications.  Part of the systems are expected to be installed during the second quarter of 2012.

Mr. Roy Porat, Camtek’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our leading position in inspection and metrology is demonstrated again by this important tools selection, and we see it as a vote of confidence. This order strengthens our partnership with one of the world’s leading IDMs and meets our strategic approach, where we establish strong partnerships with our clients for the long term and are thus selected time after time as the tool of choice, outperforming our competitors.”

ABOUT CAMTEK LTD.

Camtek Ltd. provides automated and technologically advanced solutions dedicated to enhancing production processes and increasing yields, enabling and supporting customer’s latest technologies in the Semiconductors, Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and IC Substrates industries.

Camtek addresses the specific needs of these interconnected industries with dedicated solutions based on a wide and advanced platform of technologies including intelligent imaging, image processing, adaptive ion milling (AIM) and digital material deposition (DMD). Camtek's solutions range from micro-to-nano by applying its technologies to the industries' specific requirements.

This press release is available at www.camtek.co.il.

This press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future performance of the Company. These statements are only predictions and may change as time passes. We do not assume any obligation to update that information. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected, including as a result of changing industry and market trends, reduced demand for our products, the timely development of our new products and their adoption by the market, increased competition in the industry, intellectual property litigation, price reductions as well as due to risks identified in the documents filed by the Company with the SEC.