WORKSHOP FOR THE CLOTHING, TEXTILES, FOOTWEAR, LEATHER & LEATHER GOODS SECTORS

PRESENTED BY :George Newton (General Manager)

1 September 2015 – Durban3 September 2015 - Pretoria9 September 2015 – Cape Town11 September 2015 – Port Elisabeth

History • Funded by the Competitiveness Improvement Programme

(CIP) of the dti• Administered by the IDC’s CTCP (Clothing and Textiles

Competitiveness Programme) desk• Objectives: to build and improve capacity in the

manufacturing and related value chain• R280 516 525 over a five year period, R69 million is directly

funded• Other funders: National Skills Fund (NSF), Small Enterprise

Development Agency (SEDA)• The NFLC is housed at the Vaal University of Technology• The NFLC purchased and own technology demonstration

equipment, used by sub-national clusters• The NFLC is stakeholder driven

Vision & Mission

To build and improve capacity in the manufacturing and related value

chain of the footwear, leather and leather goods sectors in South Africa –

and strengthen skills development and product development through design.

For NFLC (National Footwear and Leather Cluster) to become more competitive through innovation, skills development and technology transfer.

Our partnersStakeholders: Footwear and leather goods sector, tanneries, material suppliers, SETA’s , manufacturers, retailers etc..

Our Team

NFLC Manager

Chief Footwear Designer

Footwear Technologist

Project Manager

Pattern Engineer

CAD/CAM3D Designer x 2

Benchmarking Team x 5

Admin/Finance

Pilot Footwear Manufacturing

PlantFactory Manger

x 1Students x 20

InternsDesign x 3

Technology x 3

Footwear Designer

Leather Technologist

NFLC Board

NFLC - NPC the dtiFootwear and Leather Sector

IDCCIPC Unit

- VUT- Manufacturing rep- Unions- Exotic cluster- the dti- General leather goods- Taxidermy- SHALC- SAFLIA

NFLC LocationBased at the Vaal University of Technology Science & Technology Park in Sebokeng, North of Vanderbijlpark

Responsibilities

• To establish a culture of innovation and skills transfer• Benchmarking and continuous improvement• Shared resources facilities to support the development of the

sector• Focus on initiation, planning and implementation of projects• Establish strategic partnerships, locally and globally

InterventionsBenchmarking• Benchmarking and

continues improvement• CLRI (India) trained NFLC

staff• Specialists in footwear and

leather/ tanneries benchmarking

• To date two workshops• Twelve companies

benchmarked. Exercise ongoing

• All companies receiving grant funding – to be benchmarked

InterventionsMaterials Testing• Footwear and leather materials testing• Partnership NFLC/SABS/SATRA• Training of local technicians

InterventionsDesign & Component Development

• Additive manufacturing Technology Transfer Innovation (TTI) (VUT)

InterventionsRapid prototyping / CAD • 3D Printers:

EOS, Fortus, Z-Printer (colour)

InterventionsDigital Design• Software:

ShoeMaster, Materialize, Solid Works, Rhino, Corel Draw, Photoshop

Interventions

Pattern engineering• The NFLC offers pattern

engineering services to companies

InterventionsBespoke Footwear• Customised footwear and last development

InterventionsStandardization of Lasts• Establish uniform SA last sizing• SA using inherited sizes

InterventionsSkills Development• Lack of training facilitators in South Africa • FDDI (Footwear Design and Development

Institute, India) proven track record• Curriculum development• Operator training

FDDI Training• 180 operators were trained in footwear

production

TVET College• Six identified nationally: Sedibeng,

Thekwini, Pietermaritzburg, PE College, College of Cape Town, Oudtshoorn

• To be established 2016

InterventionsLeicester College • Internationally accredited diploma• One year footwear production certificate• Two year footwear design diploma• Together with FP&M SETA lead to SA qualification

InterventionsIncubation & Sustainability• Establish centres of footwear entrepreneurship• Pilot – at NFLC• Small productions runs; clicking, closing, making• Specialized operator training• Research

InterventionsInternships• 6 month internship programme offered• Industrial engineering/ benchmarking• Footwear Production• Practical Placement

admin @nflc.org.za

016 930 5084 (office)

www.nflc.org

082 8088 242 (G Newton)

gnewton@nflc.org.za

Thank You

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