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Efamatic Machine Tools was established in 1963 by the late Eddie Faccio who at that stage owned Efa Engineering which had been in operation since the mid 1940’s. In 1962 Efa Engineering won a major contract but did not have the machinery or capital to produce the components. Having a brilliant mind for mechanics, Eddie Faccio decided to manufacture his own 9AC automatic lathes to complete the contract. The machines proved to be so successful that a local demand developed and Efamatic Machine Tools was born. In 1969 the manufacturing licence of the 9AC was sold to a British Machine Tool Manufacturer.
In the late 1970’s Eddie’s sons, Luigi and Michael, who are currently the Joint Managing Directors, started with the company and realising that as their existing products were becoming out dated, they decided to design and manufacture the first South African CNC lathe. Against difficult odds, the company persevered and testing of the first machine started in 1983. However, it was only in the early 1990’s when sanctions were lifted that the company was able to build really successfully and competitively. The Efa group currently employs 96 staff of which 40 are employed by Efamatic and group.
Turnover for the last financial year was just under R40 million. The company has a modern manufacturing facility situated in Heriotdale, Johannesburg. The machines are designed using both Inventor and Autocad software. The design, interface, development, manufacture, sheetmetal, wiring, spray painting, assembly and commissioning is all carried out in-house by our staff at our Heriotdale plant.
| DATE | DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED |
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| 1963 | First Efamatic 9AC Automatic Chucking Lathe |
| 1964 | First Efamatic 230mm Power Hacksaw |
| 1969 | First Efamatic AT8-30 Automatic Threading Machine |
| 1970 | First E-Form-Atic Hydro Copy Unit |
| 1975 | First Efamatic DR-50 Heavy Duty Drilling Machine |
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Efa Engineering’s first premises were in Eddie’s parents servants quarters |
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The first machine Eddie built in the early 1940’s. He even made the patterns for the castings himself |
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Efa Engineering’s first premises in Heriotdale built in 1948. |
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Eddie and a Multi-Spindle chucking auto he designed & manufactured in 1956 |
Over the last two decades we've sold over 350 CNC's. Listed below are some of our bigger customers:
- Dana Spicer Axle with 24 machines
- Auto Industrial / Girlock with 15 machines
- CCG with 26 machines
- Boart Longyear with 12 machines
- Toyota South Africa with 5 machines
- Girlock with 18 machines
We make use of high qyality components in the manufacture of our machines purchased from companies like:
- Fanuc
- Tectra Automation (Deutsche Star)
- Yelland South Africa (Omron)
- Festo
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As South Africa’s leading machine tool manufacturer, Efamatic is committed to our customers offering them excellent quality, service and delivery.
We have a briliant team of profesionals dedicated to producing world-class products. Among them are engineers, electritions, fitters &turners and boilermakes, all experienced and always ready for a new challenge... |
| DATES | DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED |
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| 1985 | Efamatic 250 Prototype CNC |
| 1986 | First Efamatic 250 CNC Lathes sold |
| 1987 | First Efamatic 4 Axis Vertical CNC Lathe |
| 1988 | First Efamatic SL-20 Slant Bed CNC Lathe |
| 1990 | First Efamatic SL-30 Slant Bed CNC Lathe |
| 1993 | First Efamatic RT-25 with Fanuc OT Control |
| 1995 | First Efamatic VT-30 Vertical CNC Lathe |
| 1996 | First Efamatic GT-20 Flat Bed CNC Lathe |
| 1996 | First Efamatic BF-60 Stacker Type Bar Feed |
| 1997 | First Efamatic RT-25 CNC Lathe with Driven Tools |
| 1997 | First Efamatic 4 Axis CNC Piston Turning Lathe |
| 1998 | First Efamatic MH-20 Moving Headstock CNC Lathe |
| 1999 | First Efamatic MH-20M Moving Headstock CNC Lathe with Driven Tools |
| 1999 | Efamatic installed first Fanuc Robots |
| 1999 | Efamatic Twin Spindle Precision Drilling Machine with Fanuc Robot |
| 1999 | First Efamatic GT-20 Slant Bed Gang Tool CNC Lathe |
| 2000 | First Efamatic CNC Vertical Twin-Spindle Brake Shoe Grinding Machine |
| 2000 | First Efamatic VGT-25 Vertical Gang Tool CNC Lathe |
| 2001 | First Efamatic RT-20 Slant Bed CNC Lathe |
| 2001 | First Efamatic B-800/10 Ton Broaching Machine |
| 2002 | First Efamatic Winding machine using linear motors |
| 2003 | First Efamatic CNC Spot Welding Machine |
| 2003 | First Efamatic CNC BMs 16/2 Broaching Machine |
| 2004 | First Efamatic Core Machine |
| 2005 | First Efamatic High Speed Cut and Roll Machine |
| 2006 | First Efamatic QT-42 High Speed Bar Machine |
| 2006 | First Efamatic Servo Type Bar Feeder |
| 2007 | First Efamatic VT-500M Vertical Spindle Mill Turn |
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| Efamatic 9AC Chucking Auto | Efamatic Single Spindle Copy Lathe | |
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| Efamatic AT8-30 Automatic Threading Machine with E-Form-Atic Hydro Copy Attachment |
Efamatic 230mm Power Hacksaw | |
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| Efamatic DR-50 Heavy Duty Drilling Machines | Eddie selling the manufacturing rights to a British Machine Tools Manufacturer |
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3D Design |
Slideway Grinding |
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Headstock Machining |
Spindle Grinding |
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Sheetmetal Work |
Wiring |
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Assembly |
Interfacing to Robots |
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On-Site Showroom |