News | This page contains general news affecting our business and the industry.
This page contains general news affecting our business and the industry. The 10 most recent articles are displayed in full and links to all previous articles can be found at the bottom of the page.
2010
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Wed 17 February 2010, 08h13
Telkom Phone Lines Down
Our main incoming telephone line is down due to a lightning strike. Please use one of the alternate numbers: - +27 (0) 11 828 8081
- +27 (0) 11 828 2485
- +27 (0) 11 822 2063
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2009
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Mon 28 December 2009, 22h51
10 inch Rubber Extruder
MMTS was recently contacted by a large rubber manufacturer running a hot feed rubber extruder made by Bridge in the 1960's.
The client had measured the wear on the barrel and screw and believed that refurbishment was required.
Once the barrel and screw had been transported to MMTS, we were able to confirm that the barrel and screw were severly worn and that either replacement or refurbishment was necessary.
Due to production constraints, the client needed the extruder running again when the factory opened in January 2010. This meant that refurbishment was the only option for getting the extruder back into good running condition again.
MMTS set about stripping the extruder drive shaft, and it was found that the Rollway AT-758 thrust bearing was heavily damaged and had to be replaced before the extruder could run again.
The thrust bearing was of a very old design and none were available in South Africa, Europe or Asia ex stock. After a lengthy search, MMTS were able to find a bearing in stock in Minneapolis in the USA on 30 December. The bearing was flown to South Africa via London, which was snowed in at the time, and this caused severe delays, but it finally arrived in South Africa on 11 January 2010.
While the bearing was on its way, the MMTS were hard at work boring the barrel and rebuilding the screw, which went fairly routinely. Once the bearing arrived on the afternoon of 11 Janaury, MMTS only needed 3 hours to reassemble the drive shaft, bearings and screw and deliver to the client, who had a team ready to install.
The client installed the barrel and screw without a hitch and started the extruder on 12 January with minimal impact on production volumes.
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Tue 22 December 2009, 22h28
Season's Greatings!
MMTS will not be open on Thursday 24 December 2009 as we will be giving our staff the day to enjoy with their families. We will open again on Monday 28 December.
We wish all our customers and suppliers an enjoyable and safe festive season.
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Thu 22 October 2009, 15h01
Proplas is Huge This Year!
MMTS have had a very active show this year and we have re-kindled our friendships with clients from abroad and our coastal cities.
We have noticed that there is a much more positive outlook amoungst the recyclers and converters, and so we look forward to a much improved volume towards the end this year and next year. It seems that recyclers and convertors have held off until shutdown this year to do maintenance and repairs so we are planning to be open and running shifts to cope with the demand.
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Sat 01 August 2009, 22h43
Screws for XLPE Cable Extrusion
We were recently approached by a Johannesburg based cable producer to design and manufacture a special screw for co-extrusion of XLPE onto cables.
The first screw will be installed within a few weeks and thereafter a number of other extruders will be assessed for conversion.
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Fri 24 July 2009, 22h40
3 Layer Film Line destined for Zimbabwe
MMTS recently completed pre-commissioning testing on a 3-layer film blowing line for a Zimbabwean customer.
The customer reported that he was very impressed with the line's performance during pre-commisioning and is eagerly waiting for the line to be packed and set to Zimbabwe.
In line with our machine supply philosophy, MMTS will be involved in the final commissioning of the line and manufacture of the first batch of product before hand-over.
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Tue 14 July 2009, 22h53
MMTS to Exhibit at Proplas Africa
MMTS will be exhibiting from stand B28 at the Proplas Africa exhibition between 20 and 23 October this year.
We have teamed up with one of our leading suppliers to bring in an exciting new machine not yet seen in Southern Africa. This machine will be shown exclusively by MMTS on our 36 square metre stand.
Of course our technical team will be there to promote our core manufacturing, repair and refurbishment services as well, and they will be available to give potential customers (and existing clients alike) advice and support for their operations.
Proplas 2009 is a part of ProPak 2009, and is the largest African plastics machinery and materials exhibition where manufacturers and suppliers will be showcasing plastics processing machinery, blow moulding and injection moulding machinery, chillers, converting equipment, extrusion equipment, feeders, processing aids, recycling equipment and materials. Johannesburg Expo Centre, NASREC, Johannesburg, from 20-23 October 2009.
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Fri 12 June 2009, 08h22
It's the small things that Count for Customers
Recently, one of our customers in Malawi was having trouble cooling the pipe in his vacuum chamber on his pipe extruder. The problem was traced to the set of damaged water spray nozzles.
Replacement parts were not readily available in the country and MMTS sourced new nozzles from our suppliers and shipped them to the client in record time.
The client was ecstatic and responded, "Thank you very much for getting these [nozzles] for us. Pipe cooling has now improved and production speed too!".
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Tue 31 March 2009, 18h06
Change of Banking Account
MMTS was acquired by new owners in October 2008. At the time, we circulated the new registration, banking account and VAT information to all affected parties. However, there are still some customers making payments into the &34;old&34; Nedbank banking account.
We urge all customers to ensure that they have loaded the new First National banking account and VAT numbers into their online payment systems.
Any queries can be directed to our admin ladies at the fax or mail address on our Contact Us page.
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Thu 26 March 2009, 16h50
A little R&R
MMTS has been running flat out since the shutdown period started early in December, and it's time for us to take a little break.
We will be closing our works for two days, from Thursday the 23rd of April to Friday the 24th of April. We will re-open on Tuesday the 28th of April, the day after Freedom Day.
We wish you an enjoyable Easter period.
MMTS Management.
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Sat 21 March 2009, 08h00
Farewell to Philippe and Lesley
Yesterday, MMTS held a farewell party for Philippe and Lesley who are retiring at the end of March. All 34 staff members crammed into a local restaurant to honour the people that they have worked along side for so many years. There was much laughter, a hearty meal, some kind words and gifts from the staff.
We are fortunate that Philippe has agreed to consult with MMTS in the future where required, so our goodbyes are not permanent.
Mr Descroizilles, we salute you!
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Tue 24 February 2009, 10h38
Zimbabwean Tie-Bar Takes a Round Trip
Recently, a Zimbabwean injection moulding company experienced difficulties with one of the tie-bars on their machine.
Local repairs had been made to the tie-bar, but it quickly failed under the clamping load.
Having dealt with MMTS before on a number of other successful projects, the customer contacted us and we agreed to take up the challenge of permanently repairing it.
The tie-bar was shipped down to our works in Germiston via road, and we were able to turn it around within 8 days. This was a great achievement by our technical team, who pulled overtime and double-time like a tag-team.
The client shipped the tie-bar back to Zimbabwe in record time and commented "We are all excited looking at that repaired tie bar which was offloaded this morning!" The tie-bar was successfully re-installed by the machine manufacturer and the client reported "Confirmed machine running smoothly on tie bar - all done!"
MMTS is particularly proud of the level of support offered to this client and the way in which our team committed themselves to the effort.
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Thu 05 February 2009, 15h34
Reconditioned Die Increases Production by 40%
During December and January MMTS refurbished a sheet die for a Durban company that produces polypropylene baling twine. MMTS completely resurfaced and profiled the die lip, and our artisan painstakingly milled 706 new profile grooves only 0.4mm deep into the lip.
As part of a recent regional trip, the MMTS sales team visited the site and the client informed us that production had increased by a massive 40% and that the film thickness problems experienced previously had been completely resolved.
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Thu 15 January 2009, 12h16
MMTS in the News
SA Plastics have published an editorial about MMTS covering the change of ownership at MMTS and the retirement of Philippe Descroizilles as the MD of the company. Philippe has decided to maintain his relationship with MMTS in a Technical Services role on a part-time basis.
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2008
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Wed 01 October 2008, 08h00
A new era Dawns at MMTS
Justin McPhail and Anthony Wilmot joined Philippe Descroizilles and the team at the Activia Park works on 1 October as the first step in the purchase of the company. Justin McPhail will be working directly with Philippe for the next 6 months as part of the handover process. Justin has a degree in Industrial Engineering, and was involved in the beverage industry and banking industry prior to joining MMTS. He will be taking over as operations director on 1 April 2009.
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Sun 28 September 2008, 18h30
MMTS Signs Sale Agreement
A deal was signed between Philippe Descroizilles and investors Anthony Wilmot and Justin McPhail today for the sale of MMTS. The deal will bring new skills and energy to MMTS and will allow Philippe to focus entirely on Technical Services to the company's client base.
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Tue 05 August 2008, 18h06
MMTS Attracts Investors
MMTS entered into sale negotiations with two local investors today. The investors have recognised MMTS's position in the market and the company's ability to maintain sustainable employment for the staff while providing attractive returns on investment. An announcement will be made within the forthcoming weeks.
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Fri 01 February 2008, 00h00
MMTS Install Recyling Washer in Zimbabwe
MMTS built and commissioned a complete plastic wash plant for a company in Zimbabwe. The wash plant included our specialised wet granulator.
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2007
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Wed 06 June 2007, 07h43
MMTS now Importing Screws
In addtion to importing barrels, MMTS is now able to import bimetallic screws.
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2000
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Fri 01 December 2000, 08h00
MMTS Expands Operations to Larger Premises
MMTS have moved their operations from their cramped 600 square meter premises to a larger 1700 square metre building with four overhead cranes in Activia Park, Germiston. The move was required due to production loads created by increasing customer demand.
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1999
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Fri 01 January 1999, 08h01
MMTS begins importing barrels
MMTS secured their first order for an imported bimetallic barrel for a firm recycling all forms of plastic scrap.
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1998
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Sun 01 November 1998, 08h00
MMTS Opens its Doors
MMTS began operation in November 1998, servicing users of plastics and rubber machinery in South Africa and beyond. It was also active in the field of general engineering.
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