National Foundry Technology Network

End of the year message from NFTN After a fulfilling year being with NFTN I am grateful for the hard working foundrymen I have met and to have been witness to a number of foundries that are moving forward and growing with intent. On the side of NFTN I believe we have made some strides [...]

Feedback on the first BRICS forum “More than 75% of the top 300 global companies in consumer goods and distribution project an increase in consumer spending in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, according to a recent KPMG study. The hype around emerging markets is clearly growing, but South Africa will do well [...]

Guestro open day In the July NFTN newsletter I reported back on the American and German trip with an overwhelming feeling that our foundries will have to run very fast to catch up with our competitors in the international arena. However after my visit to the Guestro open day I am confident that we have [...]

NFTN Chairman farewell message I have had the pleasure of serving as the inaugural chairman of the NFTN for more than 4 years now. NFTN has come a long way in this time. There have been many skeptical voices, particularly in the early days, from various quarters who initially saw the NFTN concept as a [...]

Quality and Energy efficiency improvement workshops; Morris Murray (MMAA global) is in South Africa in November Who should attend? All foundries (ferrous and non-ferrous) are welcome to attend since the presentation will be relevant to all. The current workshop topics being considered are: Quality improvements through knowing the real cost of porosity and how to [...]

Feedback on international trips The past two and a half weeks have been filled with rather hectic schedules while we visited five states in the United States of America (a trip organised through the DST TAP) and attended GIFA, the International Foundry Trade Fair, organised by Messe Dusseldorf in Germany. The feedback is not to [...]