Success Story
Victor Industrial Equipment (Pty) Ltd (VIE) manufactures an extensive range of explosion protected electrical connectors and lighting primarily for the underground coal mining industry. The severe conditions found in the underground coal mining industry has channeled VIE to look at better options to address the harsh conditions.
The biggest challenges were material waste, time to complete the products, creating new electrical developments and testing the new products.
VIE’s goal was to be recognised throughout the tunneling industry that their products designed and manufactured are of the highest standard.
Their Goal was to develop the follow product within a year:
By using Autodesk software in conjunction with the support and training from Autodesk Gold Solution Provider, Technocad Inisys, VIE can design and manufacture quality and trusted VIE products to their customers. Based on the digital prototype designs, the design costs were reduced by using Autodesk products. This has also been a huge assistance with our SETA and ISO accreditation and certification.
"One of the most distinguishing features of VIE is its quality level which is recognised throughout the world’s mining industry as being second to none. In addition, our customers regularly comment on the depth of product knowledge we can bring to provide engineering solutions. VIE is renowned in the industry, we have increased our profits by 40%," remarked Donovan Harding.
"Our company has been able to grow from strength to strength in the recent challenging years with the assistance of Colleen and her team at Technocad Inisys. They have supported us on our Autodesk Inventor Professional journey. Trust is earned never given, nowhere is that truer than at the bottom of a mine shaft," said Donovan Harding.
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DR OetKer - CAAS - Refrigeration Project
Energy Partners (EP) Refrigeration is trusted by clients to supply consistent, clean and reliable cooling across a diverse range of environments: commercial cold storage, agriculture, retail and industrial process cooling. EP Refrigeration’s scale has increased significantly with the strategic acquisitions of some of South Africa’s most experienced refrigeration companies. The primary challenge was creating a scalable design service across multiple divisions after the large acquisitions.
Copalcor Projects Office
Copalcor (Pty) Ltd is South Africa’s largest manufacturer of copper, brass and alloy-based, semi-finished products and turnkey busbar solutions. Copalcor offers solutions incorporating a wide range of rolled, extruded and forged non-ferrous metal products for the local and international markets. The Company's challenge is that their clients have very specific needs, and to accommodate their unique requirements they needed innovative design software to offer a variety of solutions until they found the most suitable. On top of this, Copalcor are facing huge competition in the manufacturing market with tight margins and the availability of materials.
Success with Autodesk’s Vault Professional and Inventor Pro
Multotec provides an essential service to the SA mining industry. Multotec was urgently called on to deliver and install mill liners for a platinum mine client during lockdown. Their challenge was to ensure the different departments producing design work on the same projects could collaborate without overriding information. Through close collaboration with Technocad Inisys, Multotec were introduced to the benefits of Autodesk’s Vault Professional to find an optimal business solution.
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