2006 Stainless Steel Awards


Winner Product Category  

Remkor Technologies
Manufacture of Airport Public waiting area seating

Remkor Technologies won the product category for chair sets it designed and manufactured for the new departure lounge at Lanseria International Airport.

The entire project, from approving the sample to receiving the order and delivering the completed chair sets, took a mere six weeks, with the final product being on a par with similar chair sets imported from Germany by the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa).

While not compromising on quality, the 98% stainless steel local version can, importantly, also be manufactured for significantly less than the imported version, which uses aluminium components, says Remkor Technologies CEO Nino La Monica.

“A marketing initiative is currently underway to customise our chair sets for Acsa requirements for use in the extensions to OR Tambo International Airport, for export into Africa and the Middle East, and for the new Polokwane and Mafikeng airports.

“This project has demonstrated that local fabricators have the necessary skills to design and fabricate world-class stainless steel products, as well as provide excellent service by delivering on-time, all of which was critical to the success of Lanseria’s additional flight schedule,” says La Monica.

“Stainless steel is used extensively in airports worldwide, and in various configurations, for public seating. This trend has been followed in the upgrading of South Africa’s airports, but almost exclusively with imported products,” comments La Monica.

A family-owned business established in 1981, Remkor specialises in metal pressings and assemblies, laser cutting and powder coating. It recently acquired a R1.5-million Costa Metal MSA 2 brushing and deburring machine from Italy that has allowed the company to offer surface finishes on stainless steel that previously had to be imported. This machine is believed to be the first of its kind in South Africa.

Remkor Technologies is not new to introducing technological firsts to the local stainless-steel industry. For example, it recently also installed a Trumpf Trumatic 5000 R CNC punching machine, believed to be the first of its kind in Africa. It has three CAD systems linked to CNC laser-cutting and punching machines, and one dedicated to solid modelling, using the latest programs. All press tools, jigs and fixtures used to produce a particular product are manufactured in-house. “The ability to offer a complete turnkey service is our great strength,” says La Monica.

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Nino de Monica

Remkor Technologies

Tel : (011) 433 4985

Fax : (011) 433 4951

sales@remkor.co.za