TASA Gauteng Executive Committee - 2013

Name	Nominated Position	Company	E-mail Address
Vusi Mkhize*	Chairperson	Think Tank Engineers	vumkhize@gmail.com
Bevan Davis*	Executive Member	Conver-Tek	bevan@convertek.co.za
Markus Funk*	Executive Member	Universal Tool & Patternmakers	markus@utp.co.za
Shaun Lane*	Executive Member	CBI Electric	slane@cbi-electric.com
Jim Plester*	Executive Member	TDM Solutions	jhp@tdmsolutions.co.za
Mickey Scheepers*	Executive Member	TeqDesign Central	mickeys.tdc@gmail.com
Hester Gyzen*	Executive Member	Fine Blanking	hester@fineblanking.co.za
Louis Avenant*	Executive Member	Creative Factory	louis.avenant@creativefactory.co.za
Ron MacLarty*	Executive Member	Afrimold	maclarty@mac.com
Bob Bond*	Executive Member	Institute for Advanced Tooling	bondrj@tut.ac.za
Gus Schroeder*	Executive Member	Bohler Uddeholm	schroeder.g@bohler.co.za

TASA Set to Bring New Growth to the SA Tooling Industry

The Tooling Association of South Africa (TASA) held their first Eastern Gauteng Region event on 14 March 2013, where members and potential members from this region gathered to discuss the progress that TASA has made in the development of key initiatives and the impact that these will have in bringing about positive change to the Tool, Die and Mouldmaking industry of South Africa.

Johannesburg, GP March 22, 2013 – For many years, the South African Tool, Die and Mouldmaking (TDM) Industry struggled to defend its market share with increased competition from low cost imports. TASA was established in 2004 to intervene and revitalise the industry to create a local TDM industry that is internationally accepted. Now, nearly 9 years later, TASA has made great strides to bring about positive change through the development of skilled artisans and in-company support mechanisms for companies in the TDM industry.

At the event, Henk Snyman, Secretary of TASA, spoke about the various initiatives that TASA has put in place to advance the industry, including the Skills Development Programme which has so far seen R110 million invested into the training of more than 500 tool-making artisans countrywide of  who 213 will be qualified in Gauteng  by 2014. One of the main barriers hindering the TDM industry at the moment is the lack of skills to fill vacant positions within tool-making companies. TASA focusses on bridging this gap by providing training and offering access to apprentices for on-the-job training.

Another area that TASA focusses on is Enterprise Development – enabling South African tool-making companies themselves to become more competitive by giving them better access to the market. Snyman presented attendees with TASA’s standardised Contract for Toolmakers, Benchmarking Principles, and Consulting and Enterprise Management Toolkits which together, aim to structure the way that companies and their processes are laid out to promote co-operation between tool rooms and to make it easier for customers to do business with South African companies.

By developing these initiatives and through regular regional events such as this, TASA strives to bring together the capabilities and knowledge to give toolmakers and tool-making companies the tools to strengthen the trade in their region, thus contributing to a better, more globally competitive market share for economic growth. According to Snyman, ”I can now take you to South African tool makers who have deployed the TASA toolkit and can take you from prototype to production in four weeks “

ABOUT:

The Tooling Association of South Africa (TASA) was established in 2004 as a representative body for the South African Tool, Die and Mould (TDM) making industry. TASA is constituted as a national body with representation in all provinces that have significant tool, die and mould making activities. Representation is through the TASA provincial structures. http://tasaweb.co.za

Contact

Henk Snyman

012 643 1285

www.tasaweb.co.za

Attention all TASA Members or TDM Industry Participants:

You are cordially invited to the 2013 TASA Gauteng Annual General Meeting.

Date:  7^th February 2013

Time: 14h00

Venue:

Auditorium, Plastics SA (Plastics Federation),

18 Gazelle Avenue, Corporate Park South, Midrand, Gauteng.

Telephone:(011)  314  4021

For a detailed map, Click Here

The AGENDA which will be distributed later, will include the Chairman’s Report Back for 2012,

the election of new office bearers for 2013,

as well as a sharing of value add products developed and available to TASA members

and plans for 2013.

It is of crucial importance that all industry participants share in this very important event which is going to help shaping the future of your industry.

We will once again have a get together function after the AGM!

PLEASE DIARISE AND SEE YOU THERE!!

Henk Snyman

TASA Gauteng Secretary

Open Day

TOOLMAKING APPRENTICESHIPS OFFERED: INVITATION TO

ATTEND TOOLMAKING AND PRECISION MACHINING OPEN DAY

Invitation to anyone interested in a career in Toolmaking and / or Precision Machining.

This is an opportunity to apply to participate in a tool and die-making apprenticeship and become a qualified artisan with an internationally recognised qualification.

Attendance of one of the open days at one of the venues indicated below is ESSENTIAL to enable you to obtain all the relevant information as well as application forms to be allowed on to the programme.

Everybody is welcome and all information will be shared at the open day.

1. "South Africa is currently experiencing a critical shortage in technical skills in the manufacturing industry and particularly in the areas of toolmaking and precision machining, which are essential skills to support a viable manufacturing industry and a strong economy.
2.  TASA, the Toolmaking Association of South Africa, have taken drastic steps to address this problem with the implementation of an internationally recognised programme to develop these skills in the tooling and precision machining industries.
3. The Toolmaking apprenticeship programme leading to a fully fledged and highly sought after internationally recognised artisan qualification is based on a competency based programme over a period of three to four years.
4. The course content include fundamental and applied theory, workshop practical training and on the job training with participating toolmakers and machine shops. This provide students with an extensive array of practical industry experience and exposure, including CAD/CAM and CNC training.

DATE	TIME	VENUE	CONTACT	TEL. NO.	E-MAIL
22 Jan 2013	09h00	Denel Technical Academy - Kempton Park Atlas Road Bonaero Park	Yandiswa Sifuba	0614257046	tdmkemptonpark@gmail.com
			Camelia Titus,	0766446614	camelia.titus2@gmail.com
18 Jan 2013	09h00	Ekurhuleni East FET College - Sam Ngema Road Kwa-Thema Springs	Cornè Muller	0828977092	cornemuller082@hotmail.com
			Peter Paulse	0847222123	pppaulse@hotmail.com
23 Jan 2013	09h00	Tshwane South FET College – ITC Hall, Pretoria West Campus, 150 Industrial Road, Pretoria West	Maralize Dippenaar,	0836577571	maradippenaar@ananzi.co.za
			Charles Kruger	0822956482	charleshk@vodamail.co.za

WEBSITE WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

 www.TDMPowered.co.za

Unique items addressed at Afrimold Exhibition and TASA conference: 10-12-October 2012

                                                       Mr. Henk Snyman- GTI CEO

I wish to extend a most sincere invitation to all TASA members and everyone that is remotely interested in the future of the toolmaking industry. The last few months has seen a significant change in the toolmaking industry and also the support services that TASA as an organization can now offer its members.

 

STANDARDISED CONTRACT

One of the greatest challenges of the SMME toolmaking companies is cash flow. We have anecdotal evidence that there are several of the major clients that extends payments for tools to 90 or 180 days. Furthermore when it comes to payment, all types of interesting quality questions are raised by his clients. We should all acknowledge that this is patently unfair to small companies that are struggling to survive

 

With financial support from the Gauteng Tooling Initiative a Standardized Contract for the use by the toolmaking fraternity has been developed. This contract has been especially tailored to address the problem of clients requesting design changes, not paying according to the agreed schedule and changing the accept/reject quality criteria depending on which person does the final inspection.

 

Attorney Peter v R Coetzee is giving a talk at the TASA conference and he will also be available for consultation at the TASA stand at Afrimold Exhibition.

 

FRANCHISING – ACCESSING THE MARKET

 

TASA is launching the concept of a tooling franchise. What this entails is that a number of companies will work together as a franchise thereby improving their profile towards the customers and allowing them to collectively quote on more tools to be delivered in a shorter period because of cooperating as a cluster.

 

The companies participating in the franchise will meticulously measure their delivery, quality and cost so that they can compete with the international Chinese and European firms. This is the way forward to the creation of a cluster that will be able to quote on and successfully compete on the type of tooling that the OEMs and first-tier suppliers requiring South Africa.

 

At Afrimold TASA will have a section of such a mini factory that complies with the TASA franchise guidelines. Henk Snyman and Neil Sapsford will be at the TASA stand at Afrimold.

AFRIMOLD CONFERENCE:TASA Launches Management Tools for TDM Industry.

AFRIMOLD CONFERENCE – 10 to 12 October 2012 at Gallagher Estate, Midrand:

TASA Launches Management Tools for TDM Industry.

                                                          Attorney Pieter Van R Coetzee

 

At the forthcoming Afrimold Conference Attorney Pieter Van R Coetzee is going to introduce a definitive contract created especially for the needs of the TDM and Precision Machining Industries. He will be presenting this at the Conference in a paper titled: The TOOLS of the law – Creating a new Culture.

 

The contract content and the application thereof will be further explained as Attorney Coetzee will also be on the TASA stand at the Afrimold Exhibition. This will provide TASA members with the opportunity to be further briefed when visiting the TASA stand.

 

Attorney Coetzee states that one of the biggest challenges facing the South African Toolmaking industry is how to correctly and effectively contract with the client. In conversation with the TDM industry the need for a standardised tool supply contract emerged as a significant and immediate need.

 

After consulting with key players in the Toolmaking industry, suppliers and their clients, the core elements of what need to be addressed were identified to be a clear description of the contracting parties and the expectation and offering of the contracting parties to the elements of Quality, Cost and Delivery. Furthermore it was clear that the contract change process needs to be agreed up front and that changes had to be very clearly defined and authorised by the contracting parties.

 

Toolmaking is a technical science and it became very clear that a technical problem solving methodology should be included in the contract. This was done in a very elegant manner with the inclusion of a panel of problem solving experts as part of the contract.  This feature of the contract is addressed in the paper to be delivered at the Afrimold Conference.

 

Attorney Coetzee stated that the next step is to provide Legal Protection Insurance to Toolmakers using the standardised contract. He is currently in negotiation with underwriters to put such a protective legal umbrella in place.

 

This is the first of several standardised methodologies that is being implemented by TASA for the TDM industry. It is envisaged that within the next 12 months all the tools and methodologies for the TASA “Franchise” will be in place.

 

A number of sponsored tickets are available to TASA members to attend the Conference. Please contact bernardc@gtiweb.co.za or neils@gtiweb.co.za for these tickets.

 

The Conference information is available on the hyperlink AFRIMOLD CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Support for the Tool Die and Mould Making and Precision Machining Apprentices

The TDM Apprentices needs samples of your tools!


The NTIP [National Tooling Initiative Program] programme is currently training in excess of 600 TDM apprentices in 12 colleges in six provinces in South Africa.

The success rate of these apprentices and their ability to absorb the complexities of tool making has astounded the teaching staff and the industry. What is even more surprising is that the ladies on the program [34%] are doing as well as the men and in some instances they are the stars in the program.

We have a requirement to show to the students within the classroom environment what the various types of tools look like. For each of the 12 colleges we require redundant but still functional tools.

We require plastic injection, blow moulding, stamping, metal forming as well as press tooling. Also, tooling used in the casting industry such as tooling for high pressure aluminium and sand castings. As the moulds is going to be used for training purposes, we would prefer smaller single cavity injection, blow moulding or simple press and costing tools.

So we as the NTIP and TASA are respectfully requesting you to support us by donating your redundant tooling doing for this worthy cause.

If you have such tools taking up valuable space in your factory please contact Carlos Barbosa on 079 873 7896 or at the e-mail address of carlosb@ntipweb.co.za . He will arrange for the tooling to be collected by the nearest FET College that is participating in the program.


NTIP Project Manager: Carlos Barbosa