Tools, Dies and Moulds (TDM’s) are core, key and critical to manufacturing competitiveness. It is essential and cross-cuts all manufacturing sectors and all manufacturing technologies. These include: - Automotive
- Aerospace
- Rail & Marine
- Defense
- Mining
- Agro-processing
- Mineral beneficiation
- Leisure
- Packaging (foodstuffs, consumer goods and electronics)
The TDM industry is currently in distress due to: - Skills erosion and Job losses
- Critical shortage of Artisans, Engineers and Project Managers
- Radical changes in competitive Skills Value Chain
- Technology Stagnation due to a lack of recapitalization
- Loss of capacity
- Loss of competitiveness
- Absence of Transformation in TDM industry
- Increasing imports – decreasing exports
Intervention now is critical for the short, medium and long term well-being of the South African manufacturing sector. |
