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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
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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
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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.
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Our partnersStakeholders: Footwear and leather goods sector, tanneries, material suppliers, SETA’s , manufacturers, retailers etc..
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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
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NFLC LocationBased at the Vaal University of Technology Science & Technology Park in Sebokeng, North of Vanderbijlpark
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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
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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
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InterventionsMaterials Testing• Footwear and leather materials testing• Partnership NFLC/SABS/SATRA• Training of local technicians
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InterventionsDesign & Component Development
• Additive manufacturing Technology Transfer Innovation (TTI) (VUT)
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InterventionsRapid prototyping / CAD • 3D Printers:
EOS, Fortus, Z-Printer (colour)
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InterventionsDigital Design• Software:
ShoeMaster, Materialize, Solid Works, Rhino, Corel Draw, Photoshop
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Interventions
Pattern engineering• The NFLC offers pattern
engineering services to companies
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InterventionsBespoke Footwear• Customised footwear and last development
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InterventionsStandardization of Lasts• Establish uniform SA last sizing• SA using inherited sizes
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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
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InterventionsLeicester College • Internationally accredited diploma• One year footwear production certificate• Two year footwear design diploma• Together with FP&M SETA lead to SA qualification
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InterventionsIncubation & Sustainability• Establish centres of footwear entrepreneurship• Pilot – at NFLC• Small productions runs; clicking, closing, making• Specialized operator training• Research
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InterventionsInternships• 6 month internship programme offered• Industrial engineering/ benchmarking• Footwear Production• Practical Placement
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