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PtSA Newsletter Newsletter of the Production Technologies Association of South Africa

Jul/Aug 2019 Issue 10

Foreword from CEOINSIDE THIS ISSUE Foreword P1

PtSA Mission P2 PtSA Objectives P2

How to Join PtSA P2 What does 4IR mean for

Africa P3

Practical Implications of 4IR P4

PtSA at Manufacturing Indaba P4

Developing Skills Standards for 4IR P5

4.0 is an Event P5 Automation defines 4IR P6 Product Development &

Innovation P7

Mould Manufacture Increases P7

Low-Cost Strategy for Improving Profitability P8

Wagner Systems P9 Para-Tube P9

Sustainable Development P10 Cape Metal Pressings P11

PUM P11 Fashion Value Chain P12

SU Teaches 4IR Skills P12 New Members P13

Upcoming Events P13

Networking Evenings P14/P15

Members Co-Operate P16 Special Deals for

Members P16

Welcome to this issue of the PtSA

Newsletter, which is featuring a number of

articles covering aspects of the Fourth

Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the impacts

on future manufacturing, as well as the

Future Production Technologies Convention

hosted by PtSA.

A lot is being talked and written about the

Fourth Industrial Revolution, or 4IR, and this

Convention is offered to give business

owners, engineers, artisans, academics and

students to name a few, a better insight into

the future and the technologies of the future.

We will be reporting in more detail on the

outcomes of the Convention in future Issues

of the Newsletter.

We recently undertook a survey of our

members, and of our network, to assist with

determining our future strategies for the

Association in order to ensure that we can

be of better value and service to our

members. We will share the outcomes of

this survey with our readers over the next

few issues of our Newsletters.

We encourage further comment and ideas

from our members regarding the value and

service offerings of PtSA.

We are also working on identifying and

negotiating special deals for members, and

we have included an article regarding

banking and financial assistance.

PtSA is a member of the International Special

Tooling and Machining Association (ISTMA

World), and we are including articles

regarding South Africa’s involvement in

developing international skills standards for

4IR and the “4.0 (4IR) is not a technology,

it’s an event” interview with Bob

Williamson, the President of ISTMA World,

for your information.

As indicated in our previous Newsletters, we

will include articles regarding Sustainable

Development in our Newsletters, and the

article in this Newsletter looks at the question

of how would nature solve the problem. We

hope that you find this article interesting.

We have included articles regarding

developments in our member companies, and

assistance offered by Productivity SA, one of

the partners of PtSA. This demonstrates the

possibilities resulting from Networking and

co-operation between members and with our

partners.

Our recent Networking Evening held in the

Eastern Cape was sponsored by Retecon,

who are also sponsoring our next

Networking Evening in the Western Cape,

and we thank Hans-Peter Neth and his team

for this support.

Our planned Networking Evenings in KZN

(Pinetown & Pietermaritzburg) are being

sponsored by Technia, and we thank Gary

Longshaw and his team for this support.

We hope that you enjoy this issue of the

Newsletter and find it interesting.

John McEwan CEO: Production Technologies Association of South Africa [email protected]

Phone: +27 21 931 0070

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.ptsa.co.za

www.facebook.com/PtSA01/

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According to Tapiwa Samanga, CEO of INTSIMBI Future Production Technologies Initiative and Chairman

of the Convention, 4IR is presenting some unique opportunities for the African continent, but in particular for

the Southern African region.

“It has always been thought or imagined that Africa was going to claim the 21st century as the continent likely to grow and industrialise the fastest. Some indicators show that this is still the case. More than half of the top ten fastest growing world economies are in Africa, albeit from a low base. However, with the advent of 4IR that promise seems to be fading away as Africa is still struggling with some basics: inadequate and unreliable electricity supply (even in South Africa!), water challenges, inadequate and inefficient road and rail networks, poor and expensive aviation connectivity, congested and expensive port services and political and military instability in key states. Faced with the highly disruptive nature of 4IR and growing global unilateralism (Brexit and USA tariffs) its time Africa should huddle together to find warmth and put together a sustainable response to 4IR and claim the 21st century.

Each technological event presents opportunities, especially for leapfrogging; the same with 4IR. At the turn of the century, Africa had poor telephone coverage; whilst regions in the West had a telephone line per household . In Africa this was probably less than 10%. With the advent of cellular phones this has changed with most households having at least one phone and this has opened opportunities not only for communication but e-commerce. 4IR could present similar opportunities.

Whilst continuing with the basics – expand and improve the efficiency of industrial infrastructure, mineral beneficiation, modernising agriculture – Africa must identify specific niches within the 4IR environment and focus. The world would still need to consume goods and services, feed itself, travel, communicate and require talent and skills. Thus Africa, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa should:

• Initiate 4IR aligned skills development strategies starting with basic and strengthen tertiary

training to meet global standards

• Overhaul the skills development environment towards a focus on talent driven innovation

• Improve collaboration and work more with leading global companies to increase investment into

the region

• Consolidate markets in the light of the newly launched AfCFTA – seamless movement of goods,

capital and people across borders

• Identify current key country competencies and build on that to develop regional industrial value

chains – Africa should stop negative competition

• Focus on the youth. Africa will have the world’s youngest population. By 2050, 362 million

Africans will be 15-24 years old, Sub-Saharan Africa will have 33% of the world youth population; this demographic dividend should be harnessed to develop the world’s factory and a middle-income market”

Tapiwa Samanga

What does 4IR mean for Africa

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Practical Implications of 4IR

One of the speakers at the upcoming Future Production

Technologies Convention is Dr Bradd Libby, Research

Engineer and Thought Leader, RethinkX (UK). His topic is

New Generation Vehicles and the Impact on the

Manufacturing Industry.

RethinkX is an independent think tank that analysis and forecasts

the speed and scale of technology-driven disruption and its

implications across society.

To quote Dr Libby:- We are on the cusp of one of the fastest,

deepest, most consequential disruptions of transportation in

history. By 2030, within 10 years of regulatory approval of

autonomous vehicles (AVs), 95% of U.S. passenger miles traveled

will be served by on-demand autonomous electric vehicles owned

by fleets, not individuals, in a new business model we call

“transport-as-a-service” (TaaS). Demand for new vehicles will

plummet: 70% fewer passenger cars and trucks will be

manufactured each year. This could result in

total disruption of the car value chain, with car

dealers, maintenance and insurance companies

suffering almost complete destruction. Oil

demand and prices will plummet, destroying

trillions of dollars in investor value. But,

savings on transportation costs will result in a

permanent boost in annual disposable income

for households, totaling US$1 trillion in the US

alone by 2030. We have reached this

conclusion through exhaustive analysis of data, market, consumer

and regulatory dynamics, using well-established cost curves and

assuming only existing technology.

For more information, to see more details regarding

RethinkX, please see www.rethinkx.com

Dr Bradd Libby

PtSA at Manufacturing Indaba

PtSA, and some of the members of PtSA, recently held exhibitions

at the Manufacturing Indaba in Sandton.

The PtSA stand at the Indaba . We thanks

Manufacturing Indaba for this opportunity

Gerrie Lombard (Metal Heart) and Bel

Multitrade Distributors stand

Ilse Karg (CD: Future Indutrial

Production Technologies - DTI and Bel

Jendamark stand

Bel Robertson (PtSA) and Liza du Plessis

(NTIP)

Sherrie Donaldson (BRICS) and Andre

vd Merwe (Stellenbosch University)

Technia stand

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South Africa leads the way in Developing Skills Standards for 4IR ISTMA World has announced that it is soon to introduce a global

skill’s standard pilot programme for Industry 4.0 (4IR). The aim of

the programme, called the Global Skills Standards for Tooling,

Machining and Automation is to develop the global competency

standards required for the 4IR workforce in the advanced

production landscape of the future. The pilot will be introduced in

conjunction with the members of the ISTMA Global Partnership

Programme.

Dirk van Dyk (CEO of NTIP) is the Project leader and member of

the ISTMA Technical Support Committee. Dirk, says the pilot

programme will provide a platform to internationally cross

reference standards such as that developed by the National Institute

for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) in the USA for accrediting

competencies around machining and tooling qualifications with

possible future ISTMA World endorsement. NIMS standards is one

of the benchmarks for manufacturing skills standards in the USA

and is currently developing similar standards for Industrial

Maintenance and Automation in partnership with Festo and

Siemens, which will be a key component of Industry 4.0

manufacturing capacity building. The new Industrial Maintenance

and Automation standards will also form part of the global ISTMA

World skills standards pilot project. Dirk, says the pilot

programme aims to enable individual countries to translate such

ISTMA endorsed competency standards into new generation

training systems. The purpose of the programme is to develop a

framework of capability standards that will enable countries to

develop their own 4IR compliant skills systems. This will optimise

future apprentice training outcomes to facilitate labour force

migration, the faster development and introduction of new

technologies, higher levels of specialisation, increased employment

and the promotion of re-skilling of existing workforces. Re-skilling

will be key to mitigate the

effects of job losses as a

result of 4IR impact on

future employability.

Note: Dirk is one of the

speakers at the Future

Production Technologies

Convention

During the recent Moulding Expo event in Ljubljana, Slovenia,

Steffen Donath, Editor of European Tool & Mould Magazine,

interviewed Bob Williamson, in his capacity as President of

ISTMA World, regarding ISTMA future projects and the impact of

Industry 4.0 (4IR)

The following is a summary of the highlights of this interview:-

Imagine a scenario in which ISTMA would not have existed. An

alternate timeline if you will. How would you pitch the idea of

ISTMA to someone as something that needs to exist?

Bob Williamson:- “Let me start off by saying, ISTMA is to the

member associations what they make of it. You have to use ISTMA

to really obtain value from it. That’s the idea. Once you actually

recognize that, the rewards for an association member are

immeasurable because it literally puts them in a position where they

have global contacts available to them should they need them. The

ongoing exchange of ideas and different opinions is just immense.”

So it is something that is heavily reliant on the network built up?

Bob Williamson:- “Yes, it’s a lot of things, but fundamentally it is a

networking association. That’s the principle value. You have to

work with the network to really derive value from it. What we are of

course trying to do is to build projects on top of this network basis,

such as our global standardisation of industry qualifications.”

Would you say there are also downsides to being such a vast and

interconnected network because any political impact in one

country might be amplified by these connections?

Bob Williamson:- “I think the opposite is probably true. The

industry works together with or without the involvement of

politicians. When I am speaking of political reasons, I am talking

about political groupings and most certainly not following any

political ideology. ISTMA as an organisation is apolitical.”

Speaking of 4.0, what are some of the biggest challenges of

Industry 4.0 for you as an association? Information and

providing people with it is always important but is there not an

underlying conflict since some people would rather stick with

“established” forms of production, for instance, those who

simply do not want to introduce fully automated manufacturing

and smart factories? Would you rather try to push them to go

with the flow or carve an extra space in ISTMA for them?

Bob Williamson:- “I don’t think there is an opportunity for anyone

to carve their own space out and maintain the status quo. 4.0 is

going to be disruptive to some companies if they allow it to be

disruptive. It’s more a case of actually embracing it and looking for

opportunities that are going to appear in consequence of the

emergence of these new technologies. 4.0 is not a technology, it’s

an event, it’s a period. And it is going to happen with or without

individual manufacturers. One of the best examples of disruptive

technologies is actually Uber. If you look at some countries’

reaction to it, Germany, for instance, does not allow Uber, since

they are trying to protect the traditional taxi industry. Is it going to

work? And is it to the benefit of the public?”

Source:- https://www.etmm-online.com/40-is-not-a-technology-its-an-event-interview-with-bob-williamson-a-830824/

ISTMA World www.istma.org Dirk van Dyk presenting at ISTMA

World

“4.0 is not a Technology, it’s an event” Interview with Bob Williamson

At the press conference,

Bob Williamson spoke

about the current situation

and Industry 4.0.(Source:

Messe Stuttgart)

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Jendamark Automation Defines Industry 4.0 (4IR)

Yanesh Naidoo, Director Sales and Design for Jendamark recently made presentations at the Gauteng,

Western Cape and Eastern Cape Networking Evenings covering the Jendamark definition of 4IR

(Industry 4.0)

Jendamark, a South African company with offices in Germany and USA, and manufacturing facilities

in South Africa and India, specialises in the design and manufacture of assembly systems and special

purpose machines.

Jendamark, a member of PtSA, has established a 9 Pillar definition of Industry 4.0 (4IR) which is

illustrated in the diagram below. Yanesh Naidoo at the Gauteng

Networking Evening

This system is controlled by Jendamark’s fully integrated software platform called ODIN.

For more details see www.jendamark.co.za

Yanesh is one of the Speakers at the Future Production Technologies Convention

Yanesh started his career as a project engineer for Volkswagen South Africa, where he was responsible for managing all aspects involved in sourcing equipment for VW’s production facilities.

It was this interest in automation that saw him join Jendamark as a business development engineer in 2004, serving various sectors including the automotive, pharmaceutical and packaging industries.

After the global economic crash of 2008, when many other industries turned inwards and diversified their interests locally, Jendamark took the bold step of seeking out new international markets and focusing

solely on the automotive sector.

By then a company director driving this new vision, Yanesh was key in establishing new markets in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Under his guidance, Jendamark’s technology exports have grown to over 95% of the company’s annual turnover.

Today, he continues to identify opportunities for accelerated growth and aims to stay ahead of industry requirements by developing software solutions and using technologies such as augmented reality and virtual reality to create industry-leading assembly facilities.

Yanesh Naidoo Tel: +27 041 391 4700 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jendamark.co.za

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Demand for Manufacture of Moulds Increases

Considerations for Product Development & Innovation At our recent Networking Evening in

Gauteng, Bevan Davis, MD of

Conver-Tek a member of PtSA, gave a

presentation of what inventors or

companies should take into

consideration when developing new

products or going through a process of

innovation.

Bevan has a vast amount of experience

in this field, having developed such products as the innovative

Kreepy-Krauly Pool Cleaner, and more recently a world first

laser-sight for use on hunting/target bow systems, which has

been launched onto the international market.

Bevan’s presentation identified the following key points to be

taken into consideration:-

• Why will your product succeed

• What are the opposition products

• Potential market

• Budget for development, prototyping, and marketing

• Potential market share and target pricing

• Forecast manufacturing costs

• Are there any existing copyright patents or registered designs

• Product concept design should take aesthetics and

ergonomics into consideration • Design process, 3D Modelling and Prototyping

• Protection of your idea From proven experience over many years, Bevan concludes

the following:-

• Double your best engineered assessment of Time to Market.

• Double your best and most accurate budgets for the project.

• This can, or may be close to budget and time, based on a refinement of existing product available. However, a new concept and development from grass roots never works out on time or within the budget allocated.

• You need to be realistic and self-critical of the process, have massive confidence in your R&D, and be visionary. However, you must always remember that there are never any guarantees of success, sales, or market share, irrespective of your best product research, market analysis, sales volumes and best intentions.

We wish all product developers and innovators success with their

endeavors.

Please feel free to contract Bevan for any advice you may need.

Bevan Davis Tel: +27 11 827 2640 Email: [email protected] Web: www.convertek.co.za

Bevan Davis demonstrating the Bow System at

Gauteng Networking Evening

Bevan Davis presenting at

Gauteng Networking Evening

HellermanTyton has received orders for the manufacture of

moulds from their German Parent company, which exceeds their

current manufacturing capacity. According to Chantelle

Phillips, Technical Projects Manager for HellermannTyton, and

Chairperson of Gauteng PtSA EXCO, this demand has created

the opportunity for a number of companies to “cluster together”

and support this demand.

Chantelle indicates that the timing on this project is critical and

thus the ability of companies to meet on-time delivery and

quality requirements will be deciding factors for the choice of

companies to join the “cluster”.

HellermanTyton South Africa, a member of PtSA, is a leading

manufacturer and supplier of products for fastening, fixing,

installing, connecting, insulating, protecting and identifying

electrical cables and data network infrastructure. Their head

office and manufacturing facility is situated near Sandton in

Gauteng.

Companies wishing to be considered as suppliers to

HellermanTyton for this project should contact Chantelle

directly to arrange a meeting with her. According to

Chantelle, preference will be given to companies that can

demonstrate their track record for meeting the criteria set by

HellermanTyton. Having completed a NTIP/WBA

Benchmarking project will be an added advantage.

The Projects team at HellermannTyton:

Chantelle Phillips, Jonathan Phillips and

Peter Phillips

Chantelle Phillips Tel: +27 11 879 6664 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.hellermann.co.za

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The following article was written for the PtSA Newsletter by Mr

Albert Brink, Regional Manager Cape: of Productivity SA, one

of the partners of PtSA.

The positive long-term relationship between ‘productivity’ and

‘financial performance’ has been proven beyond any doubt. Few

people will argue against the notion that productivity improvement

will in the long run result in improved profitability and sustainability.

As changes in productivity levels ‘…..go directly to the bottom

line…’ it seems to be obvious that any business should adopt and

actively pursue PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT.

It is generally accepted that a ‘Change in Profit’ stems from a

combination of ‘Change in Revenue’ and ‘Change in Cost’ (Refer

the middle column of the Nine Box Diagram below.) It is also

commonly known that:

• A ‘Change in Cost’ stems from ‘Change in Resource Price’ –

raw material cost increases – and/or ‘Change in Resource

Quantity’ – we may purchase larger quantities of raw material

and in so doing incur additional cost.

• A ‘Change in Revenue’ stems from ‘Change in Resource Price’

– raw material and electricity prices may have increased – and/

or ‘Change in Product (sales) Price – we may have increased

the selling price of our products.

‘Change in Profit’ is determined by more than just ‘Change in

Revenue’ and ‘Change in Cost’. It is determined by ‘Change in

Price Recovery’ – the relationship between resource (input) price

and selling prices – as well as ‘Change in Productivity’ – the

interaction between quantity of (input) resources and the quantity of

output.

Driving ‘Change in Profit’ via ‘Price Recovery’ is often risky and

tricky as selling prices are often dictated by external market forces

such as the nature and extent of competitive products and its prices.

These are beyond the direct control of the business.

Driving ‘Change in Profit’ via ‘Change in Productivity’ – the

relationship between the quantity of resource inputs and the quantity

of outputs - makes far more sense as the drivers of ‘Change in

Productivity’ is within the direct control of the business owner.

Productivity change can be achieved via changes to any

combination of productivity change drivers shown in the diagram.

Productivity SA focusses on assisting client companies, big and

small, to optimise the various drivers of productivity change. In so

doing Productivity SA can make a meaningful contribution to efforts

to improve the financial success of client companies.

Productivity Improvement A Low-Cost Strategy for Improving

Profitability

Change in Product Quantity

Change in Productivity

Change in Cost

Change in Resource Quantity

Change in Resource Price

Change in Price Recovery

Change in Product Price

Change in Profit

Change in Revenue

The Nine Box Diagram

Change in Productive Efficiency

Change in Work

Methods

Change in Process

Technology

Changes in Production Processes

Change in Operating Policies & Practices

Change in Rate of

Resource Utilization

Change in Product Design

Some Productivity Change Drivers

Change in Skill Levels

of Staff

Change in Productivity

Contact:

Albert Brink Tel: +27 11 848 5456

Cell: +27 82 658 2422

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.productivitysa.co.za

Albert Brink

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Wagner Systems shows Growth

Co-Operation between various people & organisations to develop

Para-Tube

As was reported in our July/August 2018 Issue of PtSA Newsletter,

Wagner Systems, a member of PtSA, has undergone a Turnaround

Solutions programme with Productivity SA, one of the partners of

PtSA.

Wagner Systems (Pty) Ltd, a privately owned South Africa based

company, specializes in the production of fine mechanics

components and assemblies. They have extensive micromachining

capability, produce and deliver parts and assemblies, but also provide

customers with advice on design for manufacturing issues, prototype

development, and series production. Currently, they do contract

manufacturing mainly for the medical device and defence industries.

The challenges for the team from Productivity SA and Wagner

Systems was “how to get Wagner Systems profitable on a

sustainable basis”

The team focused on the following areas for improvement:-

• Machine utilization • Factory layout • Process flow • Work instructions • Data capture and use of data • Bottleneck reduction • Waste reduction • Employee skills improvement

• Employee involvement Some of the outcomes achieved to date by Wagner Systems:-

• Profitability:- - Loss in year ending February 2016 (the year the company

was acquired) - Profit in year ending February 2018 which has been

sustained • Improved productivity - increased competitiveness - increased

orders and turnover • Improved productivity - increased capacity - increased output

without increasing machines • Increased staff from 25 to 28 • Improved employee morale • Improved employee skills

Future plans:-

• Increased technology, automation and digitization • Continuous improvements including overall layout and flow of

material • Possible purchase of additional machine tools • Further training • Improved working conditions for production personnel

Lasni Millar MD (left) & Giuseppe Geldenhuys (Technical Manager) demonstrating the new

shop floor control system General overview of the precision machining area at

Wagner Systems

Contact: Lasni Millar Tel: +27 21 715 8713 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.wagnersystems.co.za

After being involved in a major car accident in 2011, which resulted

in her being wheelchair bound for a period, Ms Portia Mavhungu

developed the Para-Tube.

This innovative device is a retro-fitted seat which fits into any

existing wheelchair, and by using disposable bio-degradable bags,

becomes a built in toilet which allows the person in the wheelchair to

be independent and retain their dignity. It also lessens the assistance

required from a care giver.

Funding was received from the Technology Innovation Agency

(TIA) in 2015 for the manufacture of 5 prototypes, which were man-

ufactured by Vaal University of Technology (VUT). These proto-

types have been tested and the concept has proven itself, leading to

the application for patents in 12 countries.

An outsourced manufacturing contract has been signed with Snyman

Tool & Die, a member of PtSA, to manufacture the first 20 seats and

1000 disposable bags for extensive field trials and accreditation of

the design, before full scale production of the Para-Tube begins.

The concept has won the Innovation Hub gap award, GCIP 2018

Social Innovation Award, and the GIBS innovation Award 2018 to

name a few.

Koos Snyman (Snyman

Tool & Die) & Portia

with a sample of the

Para-Tube Portia Mavhungu with the Para-Tube

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Sustainable Development - How would Nature Solve the Problem

See: https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change

In line with one of the objectives of PtSA, “To ensure the pathway to the future with the promotion of

Sustainable Development”, we again bring you extracts from presentations and articles by people who are

working in the field of sustainable development, for your information.

The question raised by many people regarding sustainable development is “how would nature solve the

problem?” One person who is answering this question is Allan Savory who is a Zimbabwean ecologist, and

livestock farmer, who co-founded the Savory Institute which “equips land managers with innovative tools and

curricula, and conducts research on the ecological, social, and financial outcomes associated with holistic

management.”

He originated Holistic Management (agriculture), a systems thinking approach to managing resources.

Savory advocates using bunched and moving livestock to what he claims mimics nature, as a means to

heal the environment, stating "only livestock can reverse desertification. There is no other known tool available to humans with

which to address desertification that is contributing not only to climate change but also to much of the poverty, emigration,

violence, etc. in the seriously affected regions of the world.” "Only livestock can save us." He believes grasslands hold the

potential to sequester enough atmospheric carbon dioxide to reverse climate change. Praised by cattle farmers, his controversial

ideas have sparked opposition from other academics; ranging from debate on evidence for treatment effects to the scope of the

potential impact for carbon sequestration.

There are a number of people, such as James E McWilliams and George Monbiot who claim that the practices advocated by

Allan Savory do more harm than good.

On the other hand, Ms Hunter Lovins has written an article that appeared in the Guardian entitled “Why George Monbiot is

wrong: grazing livestock can save the world.”

Hunter Lovins is an author and a promoter of sustainable development for over 40 years,

who teaches sustainable business management at Bard College in New York. She was a

founding professor at Presidio Graduate School's MBA in Sustainable Management

program (2002-2010). She also has taught at various universities, consulted for many

citizens’ groups, governments and corporations. She co-founded with her then-husband Amory Lovins the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) which she led for 20

years. She has addressed the World Economic Forum, the U.S. Congress, the World

Summit on Sustainable Development, and other major conferences. Named a "green

business icon" by Newsweek, a millennium "Hero of the Planet" by Time Magazine, she has also received the Right Livelihood

Award and the Leadership in Business Award, among other honors. Source: Wikipedia

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Cape Metal Pressings Expands Cape Metal Pressings, a member of PtSA, is expanding its operations due to an increase in demand from its customers. The company

is one of the last metal pressings companies remaining in the Western Cape, and this increase in demand from both local and interna-

tional customers is a good sign of confidence in the future.

According to Gerald Stark, owner/manager of Cape Metal Pressings, the recently expanded premises at their Capricorn Business Park

facilities in Muizenberg, are still not large enough, and thus they are busy acquiring the property next door.

They have recently installed a new 200 tonne Yangli Metal Press, with associated material handling and decoiling equipment, and a

new welding machine, in addition to the other Yangli presses which were installed in 2017.

Gerald also has plans to install a 2nd Toolroom in the new area, in close proximity to the new presses, in order to service the larger press

tooling, while the original toolroom will continue to service the smaller presses.

Cape Metal Pressings, which employs over 40 people, supplies metal pressings to local customers such as Torre Automotive, SJM Flex

in PE, Senior Automotive and BettaFence in Paarl, as well as international customers such as Bergvik Raised Flooring in South Africa,

USA and Sweden. They also supply components for a low-cost stove which is assembled in Lesotho. Some of the tooling for this stove

was outsourced by Cape Metal Pressings to Dramco Tooling, a member of PtSA.

Gerald Stark in front of the new Yangli 200 tonne

press

View of the recent expansion at Cape Metal Pressings

View of the original production area of Cape Metal

Pressings

Contact: Gerald Stark Tel: +27 21 709 0512 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.capemetalpressings.co.za

PUM Netherlands Senior Experts PtSA and PUM Netherlands Senior Experts have concluded a

partnership agreement, with the main objective of furthering

the technological and business advancement of PtSA members.

PUM Netherlands Senior Experts is a Dutch organisation which

offers knowledge and expertise in 35 sectors of the economy. It is

made up of retired experts who share their knowledge on a

voluntary basis with entrepreneurs and business people in more than

30 developing countries. The organisation was founded in 1978 by

the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers and the

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to date has assisted over

40,000 businesses worldwide, including a number of businesses in

South Africa.

For more information please visit www.pum.nl

Any company wishing to apply for this consultancy support, can

contact the PtSA office or apply on-line on the PUM website.

Western Cape Lesley Africa Cell: +27 83 650 7732 E-mail: [email protected]

Gauteng Lex van der Mey Cell: +27 82 805 6239 E-mail: [email protected]

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Stellenbosch University Teaches Students Practical 4IR Skills

With a population of over 1,2 billion people, Africa presents a huge

opportunity for growth in the fashion value chain, thus creating jobs

and helping to eradicate poverty.

In order to unlock this opportunity, the Global Fashion Value Chain

(GFVC) FEDERATION OF AFRICA and Siander Holdings teamed

up in 2016 to create a Single Africa Fashion Value Chain’s Free

Trade Centre for an industrialized and sustainable future. This has

since, become a programme linked to the AU’s activities on the

Continental Free Trade Agreement.

The GFVC FEDERATION OF AFRICA is the first step toward

what will become a Pan-Africa single market that links the

continent to the world’s fashion value chain players.

The fashion value chain covers the entire spectrum from agriculture

& mining to manufacturing systems, tooling & logistics. Thus, the

production technologies industry is well positioned to contribute to

this value chain.

The GFVC FEDERATION OF AFRICA, through Siander

Holdings, and PtSA, are currently exploring collaboration

possibilities for the benefit of our members, in order to ensure that

the production technologies industry does make a meaningful

contribution to the potentials of this value chain.

To get the ball rolling on laying the foundation for the fashion value

chain’s industrialization and to finalize the multi-stakeholder

partnerships that will be responsible for shaping the economic

development agenda of this single free marketplace, the first

Industry 4.0 Global Fashion Value Chain (GFVC 4.0) Summit will

be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Gauteng, South Africa

from the 7 - 10 April 2020. We will bring you more details in future

Newsletters.

The African Fashion value chain industrialization development is a

key factor to the Continent’s Integration through culture, and the

challenge to eradicating poverty and industrializing the rural and

township areas of Africa could be realized through the GFVC

FEDERATION OF AFRICA.

For more information please visit www.gfvcafrica.org and

www.gfvc40.com or see the full article on the PtSA website.

Please note that Ms Patricia Nkosi, Director of Siander Holdings

and one of the main architects of the African Fashion Value Chain

Free Trade Centre, will be one of the speakers at our scheduled

Networking Evenings.

Contact: Patricia Nkosi Tel: +27 11 039 7007 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.siander.co.za

Leslie Becker

Chairman: GFVC Federation of Africa E-mail: [email protected]

Unlocking the potential of the African Fashion Value Chain

At a recent open day held by Stellenbosch University Facility of Engineering, students presented their manufacturing systems projects to

demonstrate the practical utilization of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices in everyday applications, as well as 3D prototyping.

Professor Andre van der Merwe, the Associate Professor: Industrial Engineering - Resource Efficiency Engineering Management in the

Faculty of Engineering says that this programme is bridging the gap between the academic and the practical worlds, in order to ensure that

industry has a pool of practical thinking graduates from which to source their future engineers.

The Idea 2 Product lab, part of Vaal University of Technology (VUT), was the main sponsor for the event and 3D printed all the student

projects. Mr Heinrich van der Merwe, Operations Manager, VUT, says that it is important that graduating engineers can apply practically

applicable skills, and that the VUT Idea 2 Product lab is ideally positioned to allow conceptual ideas to become a reality.

From left: Prof Stephen Bosman (CPUT) , Mr Heinrich vd Merwe

(VUT), Prof Oliver Damm (SU), Prof Andre vd Merwe (SU) &

Dr Malan van Tonder (VUT) at the recent open day

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New Members joining PtSA We welcome the following new members

Ukholo Consulting expertise lay in the Automotive

Production Development Production Plan sector/

Government incentives. They focus on Production

Incentive claims, Standard Material Declaration as well

Production Rebate Certificates.

Tinette Wilson Cell: +27 72 136 5762 E-mail: [email protected]

Victor Fortune (Pty) Ltd imports and supplies cutting-edge and top-quality CNC machine tools, including

CNC Lathes, Machining Centres and Plastic Injection

Moulding Machines.

Abraham Haystek Tel: +27 11 6392 3800 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.victor.co.za

Supplier of measuring arms with or without laser

scanner for use in inspection or reverse engineering.

CMM upgrades with laser scanners and supply of large

range of machine tools.

Ludrick or Mariolize Barnard Cell: +27 82 780 7305 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.caldeaz.co.za

CEFA represents the interests of member companies in

all industry negotiations with the industry’s trade

unions, not only on wages and other conditions of

employment but also on the industry’s benefit funds

which provide benefits to employees such as pensions,

permanent disability and sick pay benefits.

Melanie Mulholland Cell: 082 852 2925 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.capeeng.co.za

Upcoming Conferences & Events PtSA Gauteng Networking

17 October 2019

PtSA WC Networking 15 August 2019

14 November 2019

PtSA KZN Networking 21 August 2019 22 August 2019

PtSA EC Networking 24 October 2019

Eastern Cape

27-28 November

Please note we have negotiated a 5% discount for PtSA members attending the Indabas

Eastern Cape Manufacturing Indaba

4-5 October - Port Elizabeth

Western Cape Manufacturing Indaba

6 November – Cape Town

KZN Manufacturing Indaba

14-15 August - Durban

ISTMA 16th World

Conference,

Shanghai China,

June 2020

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Sean Poole (ProVolution) & Johnathan Petersen (Imperial Sasfin) at EC

Networking Evening

Networking Evenings EC, Gauteng and WC

Allistair Venter & Morne Liebenberg (Enigmatech), Malcolm Swart (Jendamark) & Stephan Aucamp (Injection Technik) at EC Networking Evening

Rumbie Muvmzi (Stellenbosch University) at WC Networking Evening

Rodney Rudman (DG Capital) presenting & sponsors of Gauteng & Eastern Cape

Networking Evenings Quinton Uren (Jendamark) Ilse Karg (DTI) & Yanesh Naidoo (Jendamark) at Gauteng Networking Evening

Carlo Coenraad & Neil Moore (Asco Sintering) sponsor of Western Cape Networking Evenings

Gary Longshaw (Technia) & Madelein Huxtable (Rifle-Shot) at Gauteng Networking

Evening

Tinashe Jinga (Stellenbosch University) & Lasni Millar (Wagner Systems) at WC Networking Evening

Elizma Swartz & Greg Atlasik (McWade Engineering Products) at Gauteng

Networking Evening

Jacques Strauss (Retecon) & Willie de Jager (Zenith Laser Cutting) at EC

Networking Evening Phumlani Mngomezulu (Directech) & Nkensani Shivambu (Knuth Machine Tools) at Gauteng

Networking Evening

Arno van Niekerk (DG Capital) & Fariseni Ndlovu (Knuth SA) at Gauteng Networking Evening

Networking Evenings were held in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, and Western Cape during February and April 2019 with interesting

presentations (see articles in this Newsletter and on the PtSA website for some of these presentations), and with a number of companies

promoting their companies or offerings at the “Bistro Tables”.

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Networking Evenings EC, Gauteng and WC

Derek du Plessis (Resilience Risk) & Steve Gatenby at WC Networking Evening

In the foreground Johan Ferreira (Shatterprufe), Adrienne Postma (Postma & Postma) with Loftie

Deyzel (Robbie Deyzel) at EC Networking Evening Deon Bower (Spectra-Mapal) at Gauteng Networking Evening

Tshepo Mahanuke (GTMI), Fariseni Ndlovu (Knuth SA), Jeff Makhubela (TUT), Simo Vuza (Suuza) & Lucas Mkhabela (Smith

& Nephew) at Gauteng Networking Evening

Nico Claassen (DG Capital) with Alan Shadbolt & Alec van Wyk (Castaway

Components) at WC Networking Evening Natasha Thompson (Jendamark) & Mrs Naidoo

at the EC Networking Evening

Robin Portlock & Don Nash at WC Networking Evening

Bongani Tshabala (Aveng Durract) with Dr Hein Moller & Sara Khelil (TiziriTech) at the Gauteng

Networking Evening

Leonie Humphries & Johan Conradie (Momentum) with Graeme van Zyl & Yanesh Naidoo (Jendamark) at EC Networking Evening

Malika Khodja (TiziriTech) & Gary Longshaw (Technia) at Gauteng Networking Evening

Ben Steenkamp (Fabrinox) & Ludrick Barnard (Caldeaz) at WC Networking Evening

Marthinus van Wyk (WCG- DEDAT) & Lesley Africa (PUM Netherlands Senior Experts) at

WC Networking Evening

Janine Toring (SikonaM&S) with Marco and Paula Ferreira (Meco Engineering) at EC Networking Evening Hayden Johnson (Knuth) & Alberto van Zyl (F&H

Machine Tools) at Gauteng Networking Evening

Melanie Mulholland (CEFA) & John Davies at WC Networking Evening

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PtSA is Negotiating Special Deals for its Members

Based on the results of the recent Survey undertaken by PtSA, a number of areas have been identified where our members have requested

assistance. We are busy finalising our action plans to address these requests and we are also holding discussions with various organisations

to facilitate assistance and special deals for our members.

Banking and access to capital is one of the areas identified by our members.

We are currently in discussion with Mercantile Bank to determine what assistance our members can receive from them.

Mercantile Bank is a business bank concentrating on owner managed businesses. The Bank offers the full range of products which

most business owners require such as:-

• Commercial Property Finance • Asset Finance • Working Capital Facilities • Transactional banking

• Merchant Services • Import and Export

Business can have a turnover ranging from R0,5m up to R2bn, and must have been trading for at least 2 years.

We will keep our members informed of the progress and outcomes of our discussions with Mercantile Bank, and what potential assistance

our members can receive from them.

Depending on outcomes of discussions, it should be noted that any financial arrangements would be assessed on its individual merit.

For your information Mr Saleem Triegaardt, Provincial Head Western Cape Mercantile Bank, has agreed to give a presentation at

our next Western Cape Networking Evening, scheduled for 15th August, regarding the offering by the bank.

PtSA Members Co-Operate As mentioned in another article in this Newsletter, Cape Metal Pressings outsourced some of its tool manufacturing requirements to

Dramco Tooling. This is a good example of networking taking place amongst the members of PtSA.

Dramco Tooling not only produces press tooling but also plastic injection and blow moulding tooling, as well having production facilities

for plastics injection moulding and for metal pressings.

This relationship between Cape Meatal Pressings and Dramco Tooling is a good example of “co-ompetition”, where companies which are

in competition with each other, can co-operate in order to ensure that an order can be won, and that both companies benefit.

We will feature an article regarding the new factory built by Dramco Tooling in a later issue of the Newsletter

Garth Prinsloo, Toolmaker (left) & Kevin

Dramat, Owner of Dramco Tooling, with one of

the tools for Cape Metal Pressings

Contact Kevin Dramat Tel: +27 21 905 4754 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dramco.co.za

View of one of the tools manufactured by Dramco

Tooling