Capital Equipment News May 2022

MANUFACTURING

As a customised equipment manufacturer, Kwatani benefits from its flexible production processes.

Leveraging local capabilities to sidestep supply chain snags

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every part of the global supply chain, putting untold pressure on manufacturers. Leveraging its in-house design, manufacture and supply capabilities, complemented by a high local content, vibrating screen specialist Kwatani has successfully navigated the supply chain challenges and minimised the impact of disruptions on operations and lead times. By Munesu Shoko . T he COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility and short comings of global supply chains. This has been exacerbated by other non-pandemic factors, such as the geopolitical turbulence in Eastern Europe, pushing the entire system to the

“The supply chain shortages are wreaking havoc everywhere, but leveraging our local capacity, from design to fabrication, we have been able to manoeuvre through these challenges.”

Kim Schoepflin, CEO of Kwatani

“In terms of production in the factory, we are comfortably doing around 200 t of fabricated steel a month. Whenever there is need to fabricate more than that, we outsource the fabrication of non-intellectual property items to selected local fabricators that we have good relationships with.”

Kenny Mayhew-Ridgers, chief operating officer at Kwatani

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