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DESMA provides value added for Bay Tools - A true success story in South Africa
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The company Bay Tool & Die was founded in Port Elizabeth in 1969 by Mr. Norman Paxton and is now run in the second generation by Mr. David Paxton
 
The Company produces a vast majority of rubber and metal components for the automotive industry in South Africa supplying OEMs as well as first tier suppliers.
The first contact with DESMA dates back to the year 2002. At this stage all the products were manufactured on compression moulding machines with a big emphasis on the aftermarket.
During the discussions with DESMA it became apparent quite quickly that only state-of-the-art technology would allow us to succeed with the OEM customers. This resulted in the first order for a machine placed with DESMA at the beginning of 2005. The machine in question was model D 968.100 ZO. Only 2 months later Mr. David Paxton decided to invest in a machine model D 968.400 ZO BENCHMARK 750. This was the first machine of the BENCHMARK Technology in South Africa.
As Bay Tool & Die have their own tooling shop, these machines gave a high rate of productivity right from the beginning. This resulted in placing another order for 2 machines D 968.250 ZOE. This meant more than double the output per machine while at the same time reducing the amount of raw material required. And added to this the workforce could be reduced and become more efficient.
After having supplied another 2 machines in the same year, which were installed before the end of the year, it meant that the previous monthly turn-over of €100 000 with 14 machines and 80 operators doubled to €200 000 using 6 machines and only 30 operators. Again this brought with it a considerable saving of raw materials and energy.
 
At the beginning of 2008 Bay Tool & Die invested in 2 more rubber injection moulding machines, equipped with the latest FlowControl Cold Runner System. This will allow the company to reduce the raw material input even further.
It also resulted in the company gaining additional business from the South African OEM' s and enhanced their reputation even further. At regular trips to Fridingen, detailed discussions were held with their technical staff in order to increase the productivity even further and guaranteeing continuous dynamic growth.
In order to keep up with the ever increasing demands in the tooling division, a substantial investment was made in this department as well to always be one step ahead of the market.
 
All but 4 of the compression moulding machines have moved out of the factory, and those machines are not missed anymore. Mr. Paxton stressed that modern machine technology and innovations in the cold runner system, coupled with sound advice from DESMA, are key criteria's for his purchase decision.
During the passed 3 months, our main focus has been on our Desma-250 Ton, 8-Nozzle, FlowControl System. Certain Tools have been mounted together and in some cases, new moulds have been made. This will effectively result in a saving of over 18 000 kilograms of rubber per annum, and a time-saving of more than 6 200 hours of production time per annum. To date, 35 moulds have been adapted.
Our next aspect of focus is on our 250-Ton, Sliding Table Press which arrives at the end of September 2008. After doing trials in August 2008, at the Desma Plant, it was confirmed that there would be a considerable saving on raw materials and cycle times. The achievements attained with cost-savings will ensure that both machines will pay for themselves.
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