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Leaders to share Knowledge

sbs_admin2 — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 08:36:35 +0000

The ISTMA 16th World Conference secures global key opinion leaders to share knowledge and insights on the tooling industry

This November, the International Special Tooling and Machining Association (ISTMA) – the world’s largest representative body for global tooling manufacturing – will host its next triennial world conference and general assembly in Cape Town.

The conference is bringing a line-up of key global opinion leaders and captains of industry in the tooling and machining industries.

Termed as the backbone of the manufacturing industry, the tooling industry was valued at over $200 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow to over $400 billion by 2030.

Tooling is made up of moulds, dies, jigs, fixtures, assembly systems, and gauges used to manufacture all manufactured goods, and is often referred to as providing the means of manufacturing all goods.

According to Allied Market Research, the designing and manufacturing of these tools directly affects the production quality of the manufacturing industry.

Tooling occupies a key position in the industrial supply chain, linking product development and the manufacturing process.

The proper implementation of the design, manufacture, and use of tooling determines the reliable and cost-effective manufacturing of products, which is a key growth factor for a manufacturing economy.

All manufacturing operations require tooling, with more than 60% of the effective cost of any manufactured product being directly related to the correct selection of the tooling used for the manufacturing process.

The ongoing maintenance and development of the tooling sector in a country has a positive and exponential impact on the manufacturing economy of that country.

This year, the conference themes for the ISTMA 16th World Conference are Sustainable development, Technical advances in tooling manufacturing and Skills development. These will be delivered by a line-up of highly respected thought leaders from across the world and include:

Bob Williamson – President, ISTMA World
Bob Williamson is an acknowledged international expert on the relationship of the tooling industry with the creation and sustainability of a manufacturing economy. He is the President of the International Special Tooling and Machining Association (ISTMA World) which comprises 23 countries with more than 8000 member companies and an estimated turnover of US$120 billion. He is also the Executive Chair of the South African INTSIMBI Future Production Technologies Initiative, a government and Industry partnership established to rehabilitate the Tooling Sector for the benefit of the manufacturing economy, and serves as an Executive Director at the Production Technologies Association of South Africa (PtSA).

He has had a career spanning 40 years in the tooling industry locally and internationally at an executive level and has played a pivotal role in the development of key core competencies.

Professor Dr-Ing Thomas Seul – President, VDWF e.V.
Professor Dr-Ing Thomas Seul has been a professor of manufacturing technology and tool design at Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences since 2007. He has held the office of Vice President for Research and Transfer at the university since January 2008 and, has been the president of the Association of German Tool and Mold Makers in an honorary capacity since 2010.

In the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Professor Seul represents, in particular, the teaching and research activities in the Applied Plastics Technology course. The focus of his research activities is on product development of plastic components and tool design, especially for the medical technology industry.

Montez King – Executive Director, NIMS
Montez King is the Executive Director of National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS), the nationally recognized organization in the USA, responsible for developing national standards, competency-based credentials, and training frameworks in manufacturing industries. King is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the NIMS operation including administration, programs, and strategic planning.

Michael Kirbach – Director: DMG MORI Aerospace / Die & Mold Excellence Center, DECKEL Maho Pfronten
Michael Kirbach is a graduate engineer specialising in precision engineering with a focus on production and automation. Kirbach has worked in the aviation industry for more than 30 years, holding various senior positions in engineering, sales, marketing and material management. He has been Head of the DMG MORI Aerospace Excellence Center since 2012 and in 2020, took on the additional responsibility of Die & Mold.

The ISTMA 16th World Conference will give delegates access to ISTMA World’s hub of expertise, key cooperation and knowledge sharing as well as invaluable exposure and networking opportunities.

“I encourage everyone who is in the sector to attend the ISTMA 16th World Conference and be part of the rich conversations that will take place at the conference,” noted Williamson.

Don’t miss out on this expertly organised global conference, registration is now open.

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More than a conference experience

sbs_admin2 — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:23:30 +0000

The All Africa Expo ISTMA 2023 partners with South African Tourism to give delegates more than just a ‘conference’ experience.

The All Africa Expo ISTMA 2023, which consists of the 16th ISTMA World Conference coinciding with the inaugural All Africa Expo, has officially partnered with South African Tourism to give delegates to the event a memorable experience of the host city, Cape Town, and of South Africa.

South African Tourism is the national tourism agency responsible for marketing South Africa as a preferred tourist destination and has put together a special programme for attending delegates and their partners to enjoy Cape Town and South Africa.

Cape Town is one of the world’s best-known and loved cities with Table Mountain – one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the magnificent Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and an array of renowned culinary destinations and wine routes on its doorstep.

Attractions that will be enjoyed on the Accompanying Partner Programme include an open-topped, hop-on-hop-off bus tour of the Constantia Wine Valley, a day of shopping at the V&A Waterfront and a yacht cruise in Table Bay. Several other day tours and activities have been made available for booking on the website, for guests to experience the best of what the Western Cape and Southern Africa has to offer.

The ISTMA 16th World Conference is the triennial World Conference of the International Special Tooling and Machining Association (ISTMA) – the world’s largest representative body for global tooling manufacturing. The conference will cover the topics of Sustainable development, Technical advances in tooling manufacturing, and Skills development and promises knowledge sharing and networking opportunities for delegates in the mould, die, special tooling, and precision machining industry.

The All Africa Expo will give African countries a platform to showcase their tooling manufacturing capabilities and investment potential to delegates from around the world and will also offer continental tooling producers exposure to the world’s foremost tooling technology, tooling houses and influential role players. This first-of-its-kind platform is a nod to Africa’s spirit of innovation and manufacturing excellence.

“We are excited about our partnership with South African Tourism and know that attendees to the All Africa Expo ISTMA 2023 will not only enjoy a quality and professionally organized conference bringing together industry giants, thought leaders, and influential delegates from 22 countries but will also get to relax and experience the wonderful Western Cape like never before,” said Bob Williamson, President at ISTMA.

Photo credits: Cape Town Travel and African Eagle

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We have much to offer the Tooling Industry

sbs_admin2 — Thu, 18 May 2023 07:18:44 +0000

South Africa and the African continent have much to offer the world as a supplier of Tooling Systems.

“South Africa and the rest of the African continent have a lot to offer the world as a supplier of Tooling Systems,” said Bob Williamson, President of ISTMA World.

While there is some considerable development needed in the tooling industry in Africa, South Africa boasts advanced capacity to design and manufacture world-class assembly systems which it supplies to the international automotive industries. When it comes to dies and moulds, the South African industry provides in the region of 10% of the local needs of the manufacturing sector.

South Africa also has by far the most developed tooling sector for tools, dies and moulds (TDM), however small pockets of excellence exist which are focused on supporting the packaging industry in countries like Zimbabwe, Ghana, Kenya and Angola.

“It must be noted that all manufacturing requires tooling and without a strong and vibrant tooling sector, South Africa would be at the risk of de-industrialising,” said Williamson.

South Africa has developed an acknowledged world-class and accredited programme for the training of toolmakers, which has the potential to become the world standard in toolmaker training.

This uniquely South African solution is a product of the government and industry partnership INTSIMBI FPTI, which is led by the Production Technologies Association of South Africa (PtSA) and developed in collaboration with international partners to address the needs of the TDM sector in providing a competency-based toolmaker apprenticeship programme to support manufacturing.

“The modern-day manufacturing industry is characterised by technological advancements. The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) represents a giant leap towards digitalisation and concepts like artificial intelligence, robotics, the internet of things (IoT), genetic engineering and quantum computing are fast becoming the building blocks of the manufacturing industry of the future. The PtSA TDM Powered toolmaker apprenticeship training programme was designed to future-proof the careers of those individuals in the industry,” said Tapiwa Samanga, Chief Executive Officer at PtSA.

Williamson noted that for Africa to become a serious contender in the global tooling industry, government and industry partners need to scale up the INTSIMBI programme significantly and train more toolmakers and facilitate more enterprise development in the tooling sector.

“In terms of policies and regulations, there needs to be increased support for the TDM sector. Relevant bodies and government need to acknowledge the role and achievements of this critical industry sector in the development of the economy as well as increased investment allowances. Import duties on critical commodities such as tools steels and accessories need to be reduced or removed altogether,” said Williamson.

The 16th International Special Tooling and Machining Association World Conference (ISTMA 2023) which will coincide with the All Africa Expo, will facilitate the necessary dialogue to find solutions to these and other issues in the industry.

The theme of the conference this year is sustainable development, technical advances in tooling manufacturing and skills development. It will bring together representatives from global tooling houses, associated industries, industry leaders and businesspeople from 21 countries and 22 ISTMA World member associations comprising of more than 8 000 companies.

“I encourage everyone who is in the sector to attend the ISTMA 16th World Conference and be part of the rich conversations that will take place at the conference,” concluded Williamson.

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ISTMA2023 World Conference News

sbs_admin2 — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:35:28 +0000

The International Special Tooling and Machining Association (ISTMA) is the world’s largest representative body for global tooling manufacturing and has announced that its next triennial World Conference and General Assembly will be hosted in Cape Town from 6 to 10 November 2023.

This is great news for the African tooling industry, as ISTMA is the hub of expertise and a key cooperation and knowledge-sharing platform for the worldwide mould, die, special tooling and precision machining industry.

This event is set to create invaluable exposure and networking opportunities for the local industry.

Representatives from global tooling houses and associated industries, industry leaders and business people from 22 countries and 23 ISTMA member associations (made up of more than 8000 companies) will attend the International Association’s 16th World Conference, General Assembly and constituent meetings of regional groupings – ISTMA Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia.

The conference themes for the ISTMA 16th World Conference will be: Sustainable development, technical advances in tooling manufacturing and skills development.

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Media Release

sbs_admin2 — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:00:59 +0000

Sixteenth ISTMA World Conference will focus on sustainable development, technical advances and skills development.

The City of Cape Town in South Africa will host the 16th International Special Tooling and Machining Association World Conference (ISTMA 2023) from 6 to 10 November 2023. The theme of the conference will be sustainable development, technical advances in tooling manufacturing and skills development.
The conference will bring together representatives from global tooling houses, associated industries, industry leaders and businesspeople from 22 countries and 23 ISTMA member associations made up of 8 000 companies to discuss:

Latest trends and technological developments in tooling manufacturing.
Post-pandemic and post-war strategies for companies and the sector.
International and regional trade, government regulations and international trading conditions.

“ISTMA World is the hub of expertise and a key cooperation and knowledge sharing platform for the worldwide mould, die, special tooling and precision machining industry. The event will create invaluable exposure and networking opportunities for the local TDM industry,” said Bob Williamson, President of ISTMA World.

This year, the ISTMA 16th World Conference will coincide with the All Africa Expo – an event that aims to give African countries a platform to showcase their manufacturing and tooling abilities and make their investment case to international companies during an Invest in Africa Indaba. Manufacturers on the continent will also be exposed to the world’s foremost tooling technology and influential role-players.

“The All Africa Expo will be the first platform to boast Africa’s spirit of invention and its pockets of manufacturing excellence and will offer unprecedented global networking opportunities to the continent. The All-Africa Exhibition will not only showcase African capability and capacity, but it will also enable the rest of the world to carve out opportunities and build partnerships with their African counterparts,” added Williamson.

Hosted by the Production Technologies Association of South Africa (PtSA) and managed by SBS Conferences and Exhibitions, the ISTMA World conference and the All Africa Expo will offer globally relevant technical presentations, platforms to share strategies for companies in the sector, as well as skilfully planned and matched networking sessions for the regions and the world.

Tapiwa Samanga, Chief Executive Officer at PtSA said: “Our mission at PtSA is to promote, protect and support the collective interests of the Tool, Die, Mould and Special Machining industries of South Africa to continuously support the growth and development of all manufacturing sectors. If you look at the country’s tooling and machining business, it is well-defined and all it needs is assistance with resources to expand. This conference is bringing insight into those resources in which local and global companies can tap into.”

Looking further afield, Samanga adds that Africa currently lacks an industry-required home-grown skills base. PtSA’s objective is to help Africa acquire the required abilities, curriculum alignment and to facilitate the easy cross-border movement of artisans.

“Africa’s industrial development can be enhanced through the creation of business clusters, positioning the continent to gain a competitive edge – with the support of abundant resources and skilled labour, hubs located in countries like South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco will make the continent a leader in the sector,” concludes Samanga.

Don’t miss out on this expertly organised global conference, registration is now open.

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