Last week we assisted a customer in the United Kingdom with replacing all radiant tubes of their vitreous enameling furnace. Continue reading “Replacement of radiant tubes”
Sourcing critical spare parts
The availability of spare parts is essential for keeping your enameling plant up & running.
DTC has 30+ years experience with the design, delivery & installation of equipment for industrial porcelain (vitreous) enameling plants.
Over these years we have developed a broad industrial network, which enables us to source criticial spare parts for enamelling equipment previously supplied by :
- Ferro Holland
- Smit Ovens
- Smit Sinus Enamelling
- Alliance Enamel Engineering
- Allied Enamel Supplies
Please contact DTC, if you have any difficulties to find replacement parts for your enameling facilities.
independent consultancy services
Ditmer Trading & Consulting BV was incorporated by Ronald Ditmer on November 20, 2007 and aims to provide professional Business-To-Business services.
We are fully registered at the Chamber of Commerce in Rotterdam under license number 24422998 and are focused on rendering process & equipment know-how and project support to international customers in the porcelain enameling industry.
Thanks to 30+ years accumulated practical experiences with exporting custom-build capital equipment for the finishing industry and moderate overhead expenses, DTC may provide truly independent consultancy services with an attractive price/quality ratio.
Contact us now to discuss your questions/requirements.
Project management services
For project management, -planning & visualization, DTC utilize advanced computer software.
Our experiences include the following programs :
- Microsoft Project
- Netronic’s Graneda Light
- PMSI’s Risk+
- GTW’s Project Partner
- Symantec’s Timeline Guide maker
Thanks to these tools and many years of practical hands-on experience with numerous technical capital goods projects, DTC may assist you to finish your project on time and within budget amp; specifications.
Contact usSetting-up new enameling plants
We assist companies worldwide with setting-up new enameling plants on time and within specifications & budget by providing the following services :
- Process & equipment knowledge
- Equipment tender specifications
- Project planning & management
- On-site support during start-up
- Staff education & training
Benefit from our experience
As you may see on our reference list, we have been involved in more than 50 projects within the enameling industry since 1984.
Below some examples of our projects :
- Successful implementation of industrial enameling plant projects
- Offline powder enameling plant for boilers
- Modern powder enameling plant for cookers
- Enameling plant for cooker components
- Enameling plant for electrical water heaters
Please don’t hesistate to contact us to discuss your project requirements.
Contact usTroubleshooting enameling operations
Large manufacturer of enameled cookware experienced substantial rework & reject rates and asked DTC to assist with troubleshooting their enameling operations.
Market access services
Introduction
The European market may be very attractive for manufacturers situated outside the EU/EEA.
However, export to Europe isn’t easy for SME’s, due to necessary product compliance with dynamic & complex legislation and significant differences in culture between the various countries/regions.
Co-operation with a local partner may reduce your risks & shorten the time-to-market.
Rendered Services
If desired, we may assist you with :
- Collecting info about market structure, competition, key product specifications & prices
- Ensuring product compliance with EU legislation
- Identifing potential business partners, such as key accounts, distributors and/or agents.
Asset management services
Introduction
Amortisation, operation & maintenance of capital equipment represent a significant cost factor at any finishing plant.
The Total Cost of Ownership may be reduced by selecting the appropriate equipment/technology, optimizing the equipment performance, minimizing corrective maintenance cost and/or avoiding sudden equipment breakdowns.
Continue reading “Asset management services”
Continuous improvement of enameling processes & equipment
Assisting industrial companies worldwide with improving their enameling operations by applying Lean Six Sigma methods & tools, like DMAIC.
Below some practical examples :
- Simplification of enameling process
- Enameling cost reduction
- Continuous improvement of enameling processes & equipment
- Reduction of energy consumption at industrial enameling plants
Please feel free to contact us for assistance.
Enameling cost calculation
Introduction
When you are consider installing a new porcelain enameling factory, altering the enameling process and/or new equipment of your existing enameling plant or in/outsourcing your coating operation, you most probably want to determine your Return-On-Investment by comparing your actual versus future enameling cost.