Second Afrimold in Gauteng next month

The second staging of the AfriMold tooling, die & mould making exhibition will be taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 27-29 September 2011. The event’s organisers have already confirmed participation by a diverse range of exhibitors from the UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Korea, India, and of course SA, as well as many more. The show is affiliated to Euro- Mold - one of the most respected exhibitions of its type in Germany, and which was introduced to the market in 1994. According to exhibition Managing Director, Ron MacLarty, significant opportunities are beginning to open up for the SA Tooling, Die & Mould Making industries, following the success of the first exhibition last year. “The recent DieMold India exhibition in Chennai was a real eye-opener for South Africans. India has more work than it can cope with and industries there are struggling to get parts and components. I see this as a huge opportunity for the South African industry, as we should be supplying India with mould components and services rather than trying to supply an already crowded market in Europe. In these circumstances, visitors from India to AfriMold will be of great importance to the local tooling, die & mould making industries.” The call for papers for the Afri- Mold conference, entitled Tooling Technologies 2011 and Beyond, has seen a strong response and has full support from the Toolmaking Association of South Africa (TASA). One of the latter’s major objectives is to encourage more students and apprentices to train and become involved in the industry, and the organisation has already achieved great success on this front through the TDM Powered programme. The programme was launched last year in partnership with the National Tooling Initiative and the DTI, and will see the 200 students participating in the programme at the AfriMold event. “The conference is going to play a significant role in imparting knowledge and specialist information to the various industries. I believe it will have a positive impact and assist in finding a way to overcome the shortage of skilled engineers and tool & die makers,” added MacLarty. “Sales of stands are progressing well and the exhibition is definitely attracting more international attention.” For more information visit the show website www.afrimold.co.za

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