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AFRIMOLD EXHIBITION |
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11-08-11 |
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TASA-Gauteng, utilising funds provided by the Gauteng Tooling Initiative (GTI), is sponsoring the participation of Tool, Die and Mouldmaking and Associated Enterprises at the AfriMold Exhibition. Stands are available to TASA members at a highly subsidised price of R2 950 per stand. Included in this price is a fully carpeted area with counter top, two bar stools and a 2m high display panel with a 1250 x 960 full colour banner printed and branded with your company information. (Banners used last year can be reused this year.) The stands are priced at less than 25% of the cost of renting directly from the AfriMold organisers. All TASA members can enjoy this significant marketing and networking opportunity. There is thus every reason for you as a participant in the Tool, Die and Mouldmaking Industry to be present at AfriMold. Book now to secure a prime position! One call is all it takes to put your organisation in contact with South Africa’s tool buying fraternity. Contact Priscilla Smith at telephone 012 663 3756 Fax 086 600 8467 or priscillas@tasaweb.co.za to indicate your participation. You are also welcome to call Henk Snyman (082 327 4069), the full time Secretary of TASA-Gauteng, if you have any questions on this offer to participate in AfriMold. |
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South African Toolmaking Companies Assisted To Become World Class |
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11-07-01 |
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 SOUTH AFRICAN TOOLMAKING COMPANIES ASSISTED TO BECOME WORLD CLASS
South African toolmakers invited to participate in global benchmarking programme The Gauteng Tooling Initiative (GTI) and the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) have signed a funding agreement of R1.6 million that will enable a number of Gautengtooling companies to participate in a benchmarking and re-engineering programme, aimed at enhancing their international competitiveness. Henk Snyman, CEO of GTI, says the benchmarking and intervention programme is being conducted and supported by the German Fraunhofer Institute and the Universityof Aachen. Participating tooling companies in South Africa will benefit significantly from inclusion in this international tooling company benchmarking database. The Toolmaking Association of SA (TASA) is currently incubating a cluster of toolmaking companies to service the tooling requirements of the automotive sector. “The toolmaking requirement in the automotive sector is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of rands per year”, Snyman says. “The companies participating in this program will therefore position themselves to participate and become credible and respected players in this huge toolmaking market as part of the Automotive Tooling Cluster”. The total company intervention and development exercise is to be conducted in phases. The programme starts with benchmarking against similar international companies, a gap analysis, and developing a strategy and business plan for each participating entity. This will be followed by an intervention plan for each company that will include assistance to access the various support grants, loans and recapitalisation programmes currently available.Snyman extended an open invitation to the toolmaking fraternity to grab this opportunity to participate in the programme and to share in the huge tool supply market opening up in South Africa, especially in the automotive sector. For more information contact Henk Snyman at henks@gtiweb.co.za, www.tasa-gauteng.blogspot.com or call 012-6633756  |
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GTI has new Offices |
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11-04-19 |
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The Gauteng Tooling Initiative has moved into its new and Improved Offices in Centurion, Pretoria. The Offices are in 265 West Street, Centurion,Tuinhof Office Park, Taaibos Building, First Floor. |
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Gauteng Tooling Initiative forges alliances in bid to stimulate artisan training |
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11-04-04 |
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Gauteng Tooling Initiative forges alliances in bid to stimulate artisan training http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/provincial-tooling-organisation-unlocks-synergies-2011-04-01 The Gauteng Tooling Initiative (GTI) is partnering with a number of institutions and organisations in a bid to stimulate toolmaking artisan training in the province and support the toolmaking industry, in general. One such partnership is with the Gauteng City Region Academy (GCRA), funded by the Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED). A bursary is now available for every Gauteng student on the National Tooling Initiative’s toolmaking apprenticeship programme, the total value of which will exceed R10-million should all 270 students take up the bursaries. The GTI is a public–private partnership (PPP) between the GDED and the Toolmaking Association of South Africa (TASA).GTI CEO Henk Snyman explains that the majority of the students on the programme have “severe personal financial stress”. The partnership with the GCRA reduces the likeli- hood of students dropping out of the programme owing to financial challenges, as bursaries are made available to provide for the students’ living and transport expenses. The success of the programme was demonstrated in 2010 with an 80% student pass rate, based on the international National Institute for Metalworking Skills standards. The GTI is also working with the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the tooling sector. In providing financial assistance or independent consultants to assist sector companies to put financial, project management and quality systems in place, the GEP is making a significant contribution to toolmaking job retention and future job creation. He explains that, through its relationship with public support structures and private companies, the GTI enhances cooperation between the two parties and removes some perceived stumbling blocks, particularly for small private companies. He stresses that the PPP is essential to the success achieved by the GTI. The GTI activities are focused on building the tooling industry and skills base. This is in full support of government goals, such as the second Industrial Policy Action Plan and job creation initiatives. This year, the GTI will place 270 Gauteng apprentices in three-month on-the-job training within the industry, he says. This concept is also being implemented nationally by the National Tooling Initiative Programme. The GTI is encouraging the industry to assist in providing on-the-job training for the apprentices, not only at traditional toolmaking companies, but also at those undertaking precision machining and related tasks in-house. He explains that the apprentices first need to learn how to work with basic hand tools, then how to run different machines and, finally, specialise in toolmaking, using computer-aided design and computer numerical control technologies. Snyman explains that exposing the apprentices to different aspects of machining in on-the-job training aids in producing well-rounded and more marketable employees. These individuals do not only have technical careers as toolmakers, but also develop into expert machinists, supervisors, foremen managers and entrepreneurs, he says. The on-the-job experience also gives host companies the opportunity to get to know the apprentices as prospective employees. The GTI has also created a help desk for the tooling industry, which provides free support for financial, technical and design challenges on a consultancy basis. The help desk has been operational for about three months and has already fielded a number of queries. Snyman says suppliers to the automotive industry seem to have the greatest need for this assistance, owing to demanding quality and consistency requirements, and cost and time pressures. The GTI is also creating a formal cluster entailing design, project management and supporting manufacturing functions. Snyman explains that, when larger companies require a significant amount of tooling, they encounter procurement challenges, as no single tooling entity in the country can deliver a suite of tools within short space of time. As a result, they outsource tools from China and other countries able to meet their requirements timeously. The cluster will form a single entity to liaise with the client through a dedicated project manager and will procure orders from local manufacturers, supporting the local industry. The cluster calls for collaboration between different designers and toolmakers to ensure the tools are delivered timeously, while the project management function ensures that, if a client encounters difficulties in supplying the order, other resources are drawn on to ensure timeous delivery to the customer. |
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