Baires Plastics of South Africa, an automotive component manufacturer, has invested in a combination of WINTEC plastic injection moulding machines and HKTM robots from GreenTech Plastics Machinery, an industry leader in plastics machinery sales and servicing
Baires is a Tier 2 supplier that, in turn, supplies components to Tier 1 suppliers that deal directly with OEMs. GreenTech head of sales and projects, JC Jonker, contacted Nick Keller, Baires MD, after it began distributing the WINTEC brand.
The ultra-low scrap rate of about 0.02% reduces the company’s cost of doing business significantly and complying with the automotive component sector’s stringent quality assurance standards and procedures. Another major benefit is energy efficiency, especially with the ubiquitous loadshedding. Acquiring the WINTEC machines combined with the HKTM robots offered repeatability and efficiency in terms of Baires’ production process.
GreenTech MD, Patrick Bracke, and Jonker have been involved with the planning, installation and commissioning at Baires Plastics. According to Keller, the HKTM robots have integrated seamlessly with the WINTEC machines.
From arriving at Baires Plastics to being fully set up took only four days. As for the current performance, Keller says the machines were acquired for a specific project and are running at capacity now. The investment in the latest technology from GreenTech has catapulted the company to the level of being a reliable Tier 2 automotive component supplier, with the future possibility of a direct OEM contract thanks to the consistent quality and throughput the company is now able to maintain.
