2004 Stainless Steel Awards
Merit Awards - Products
DESERT WOLF
Product : Design and manufacture of off-road trailers
Camping trailers are subject to a
high level of stone damage and sandblasting
that no paint can withstand making
stainless steel ideal for this application.
The corrosion-resistant
material ensures that the Desert Wolf luxury camping
trailer’s appearance is
maintained and that it is
durable and corrosion resistant. The original trailer was developed
ten
years ago by husband and wife team Hennie and Henriette Kieser
using CAD
technology and has evolved according to
market needs
over the years.
The stainless steel camping trailer
is a creative, innovative and practical application of stainless steel, which
has
created much interest among the public at camping exhibitions over the past
ten years.
“Quite simply, it is the Rolls Royce
of camping trailers that boasts
an excellent design, high durability and exceptional quality,” says Kieser.
Desert Wolf
P O Box 71229
The Willows
0042
Tel : 012 811 1168
Fax : 012 811 1258
sales@desert-wolf.com
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
HALDANE MARTIN
Product : Design and
manufacture of "Zulu Mama" chair woven by SA rural woman using recycled milk
bottles and stainless steel tubing
The uniquely South African chair
was designed by Cape Town-based industrial designer Haldane Martin
and comprises
a
basket seat woven from recycled milk bottles and a bent stainless steel frame.
Martin
hopes to manufacture the
Zulu Mama for the local restaurant and
hospitality industries, enlisting 20 to 50 township
women to weave the basket
seats and a black empowered business in Kraaifontein that operates
a stainless
steel bending
machine to produce the
frames.
In this way he will create
employment opportunities
for members of South Africa’s previously
disadvantaged
community.
Triple-bottom line principles of
business, environmental and social sustainability were applied throughout
the
design
process to ensure long-term sustainability and balanced wealth creation
in the social, environmental
and
economic spheres.
The result of this process is
an innovative, creative and sustainable product that is
aesthetically
appealing
to boot.
In addition, the envisioned market
potential for this product combined with the recycling and
manufacturing process
required
to produce these café chairs will ensure the sustainability of the Zulu
Mama going
forward.
Haldane Martin
Tel : 083 321 5992
Fax : 021
761 9146
info@haldanemartin.co.za
_______________________________________________________________________________________
HENNIE LAMPRECHT
Product : Design and Manufacture of the
perfect multi-egg fryer
The high-speed egg-fryer,
manufactured from 304 and 430 stainless steel, is able to fry two perfect eggs
every thirty
seconds. The product proved to be successful during a 10-month test
phase at fast food
group Wimpy’s Pinetown outlet.
Lamprecht is investigating the
market for the high-speed egg fryer in the US and is applying to have
the
equipment
patented there. He is confident that the demand for this product will
necessitate
job creation and generate foreign
exchange through exports.
Hennie Lamprecht
P O Box 364
Linkhills
3652
Tel : 031 7681155
Fax : 031 7681156
hennie.anne@absamail.co.za
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
NICOLA SAKS
Product : Design and manufacture of photo-luminescent house
number
A stainless steel metal number,
visible by day, is secured in a plastic surround moulded with
a
photo-luminescent pigment
that absorbs light during the day and emits it at
night to ensure that the number is always visible.
This innovative and creative
concept was devised by Cape Town-based designer Nicola Saks.“While the brushed
stainless
steel metal number component is decorative, fashionable,
durable and
corrosion-resistant, the plastic surround is functional
in that it will glow in
the
dark and secure the product to a surface,” she says. This easy-to-assemble product can
be
screwed into a wall or a door or it can stand proud
of a wall and will be
available in a variety of typefaces.
Nicola Saks
20 Pelican Parade
Melkbosstrand
7441
Tel : 082 443 7809
Fax : 021 553 3238
Nicola.saks@totalise.co.uk
________________________________________________________________________________________
REMKOR
Product : Design and manufacture of domestic extractor hoods
During the past seven years, Remkor
has developed household appliances and telecommunications
products that meet
international manufacturing standards, producing specialised stainless steel
equipment for clients such as Telkom, Defy
and Marconi.
The company has already made an
impact on the international telecommunications industry by
successfully
exporting
equipment to Africa, Asia, South America, North America and Europe and
is
currently investigating export opportunities for
its latest product –
stainless steel extractor hoods. In addition to manufacturing
world-class, highly innovative products,
the company employs over
100 people at
its 8 500m2 factory. Its growth potential, arising from export
opportunities, will
ensure its sustainability going forward, making it an ideal
candidate for a Stainless Steel Award.
Remkor Technologies
P O Box 39276
Booysens
2016
Tel : 011 433 4985
Fax : 011 433 4951
quality@remkor.co.za
_____________________________________________________________________________________
SJM FLEX
Product : Manufacture of flexible couplings used in exhaust sytems
The Port Elizabeth-based company
produces flexible couplings for the international automotive industry, supplying
its
innovative stainless steel product to original equipment manufacturers such
as Ford and General Motors.
SJM Flex’s flexible couplings are
designed to decrease the noise and vibration from the engine in the exhaust
system,
prevent thermal expansion caused by high temperature exhaust gases,
compensate for misalignment of exhaust pipes,
and provide complete sealing to
reduce air pollution and protect the catalytic converter.
The export-driven company has
created employment opportunities for 176 people since it was established by its
Korean
parent company in 1997. It operates five assembly lines, eight interlock
subassembly lines and four braiding subassembly
lines and manufactures Korean
developed and designed flexible couplings in accordance with stringent
manufacturing
criteria set by its customers and parent company.
It has attained
ISO9001, QS9000 and VDA 6 quality ratings and is also ISO14001 compliant,
ensuring that its
manufacturing processes are environmentally sound.
SJM Flex
P O Box 14131
Sidwell
6061
Tel : 041 402 5600
Fax : 041 453 1719
joubertd@sjmsa.co.za
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
STAINLESS INNOVATIVE DEZINES
Product :
Design and manufacture of exclusive contemporary furniture
The Injasuti
entrance table and mirror designed and manufactured by Middelburg-based company,
Stainless Innovative
Dezines, won a merit award.
The entrance table and mirror are
part of a range of products that includes dining tables, coffee tables and
display cabinets.
Stainless Innovative Dezines was
established earlier this year by Yusuf Gardee, an entrepreneur nurtured in the
Mpumalanga Stainless Initiative (MSI), a manufacturing incubator project
initiated to create opportunities for small,
medium and micro-enterprises (SMME’s)
to establish sustainable businesses in the stainless steel industry.
Since exhibiting at Decorex in
August this year, several Johannesburg-based furniture distributors and
showrooms have
shown a keen interest in Stainless Innovative Dezines, and the
young company hopes to become a leading producer of
premium quality, designer
stainless steel furniture for both the local and international markets. The company plans to
expand its
manufacturing capability. In so doing, it will provide training and create
employment opportunities that will
impact on the industrial growth of the Mpumalanga region and South Africa at large, maintaining high manufacturing
standards to produce premium products.
Yusaf Gardee
Stainless Innovative Dezines
Tel : 013 246 2394/083 951 1862
Fax : 013 243 0534
info@sid.co.za
____________________________________________________________________________________________
TRANSFAB
Product : Design and manufacture of vertical heat exchangers
An unconventional vertical heat exchanger manufactured by Secunda-based welders
and boilermakers, Transfab
Engineering,
has won a merit award.
The fabrication of the vertical
heat exchanger vessel was a fast track project that took 25 days to assemble and
was
delivered to Transfab’s client, the Merisol plant in Sasolburg a day ahead
of schedule.
The product, an alternative to an
overhead cooler that could not be delivered to the Merisol
plant in time for its
start up,
was
developed by Transfab based on design specifications set by
MegChem Engineering and Drafting. The unit is capable of
low-pressure drop
across the heat exchanger vessel. The vessel’s internals consist of
five can sections, each of which
comprises
two assembled
cylindrical sections,
welded at the ends to form narrow channels between the cylinders. The five
sections fit
snugly into each other with interlinking piping connecting the can
sections. The inlet and outlet of the internals
connect the external piping, for
the supply and outlet of the cooling water. The product flows over the plate
surfaces at high
velocity,
cooling the off gas in the process.
Transfab Engineering
P O Box 4026
Secunda
2302
Tel : 017 638 0135
Fax : 017 638 0196
louis.odendaal@transfab.co.za
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
VESTO
Project :
Design and manufacture
of single-pot cooking stove
Concept for this unique
product was developed by Crispin Pemberton-Pigott, who
has been working in the
field of
appropriate technology for 27 years, and engineer Rina King.
They
researched the market in Zimbabwe, Swaziland and South Africa to create an
innovative product that suited the
Southern African lower income environment. The single-pot cooking stove was
designed for use in Southern Africa where
biomass fuels
such as briquettes,
charcoal and wood are readily available. The excellent performance of this
multi-fuel stove
is based on its unique design and the inherent properties of
3CR12 stainless steel from which it is manufactured. The Vesto
is comprised of
components manufactured in South Africa and Swaziland.
The overwhelming demand
for this unique product
has kindled the interest of the Mpumalanga Stainless
Initiative, which is assisting Pemberton-Pigott and King to establish a
dedicated Vesto factory in Middelburg.
To date, the Vesto has been
distributed in Africa Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique,
Swaziland and
Tanzania, as well
as in Holland and the USA.
Vesto
P O Box 84537
Greenside
2034
Tel : 011 493 0836
Fax : 011 486 1612
vesto@newdawn.sz
_______________________________________________________________________________________
ZAB ZABB
Project :
Design and manufacture of exclusive pot
and candle stands
Utilising laser-cutting technology,
architect and designer Isabelle Rolland developed an
artistic and versatile pot
stand,
based on the concept of a puzzle that could be declined into two separate
yet functional objects.
“One usually has two hot dishes to set on a table and
rarely has two matching pot stands,” she says. This concept has
since evolved into
a range of “yin yang” puzzle geometry that allows the
two parts of the puzzle,
both of a functional size
and aesthetic design, to be balanced and thus support
two standard size hot dishes. The combination of laser cut stainless
steel
and
wood creates a visually stunning contrast and a precisely fitted puzzle.
Demountable candle stands are
another concept based on Rolland’s notion that tableware
can serve as art. She
designed
them to be both decorative and easy to store. The main body of each
candle stand is supported by three blades locked in
place by a ring. When fully
assembled, the object is perfectly stable and can be quite large; when
disassembled, it fits
snugly
into a drawer.
Zabzabb Artistic Design
P O Box 874
Gallo Manor
2052
Tel : 011 802 3008
Fax : 011 802 3008
zabzabb@iafrica.com
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
_
