About F and D Technologies
Based in Gauteng, F and D Technologies is able to distribute equipment to all parts of South Africa. The tinting equipment and paint manufacturing equipment (high speed dispersers, milling machines) supplied can be used for the panel beating, construction and paint manufacturing industries.
Dr Dongdong Jiang, director of F and D technologies has a long history with paint tinting and mixing machines. He worked as a sales representative of Santint machines before. He bought F and D Technologies in 2010 and became the sole supplier of the quality Santint products in South Africa.
Many well known paint manufacturers such as AkzoNobel International use the Santint machine. Being the machines of choice for such a large and reputable company shows the trust the industry place in Santint products.
Kansai Plascon and Medal Paints are just two examples of local manufacturers who use Santint equipment in their processes.
80% of F and D Technologies business comes from the paint manufacturing industry while the further 20% is in retail, but Dr. Jiang says his products are well suited for use by paint retailers.
Santint is an industry leader and specialise in the manufacturing and serving of mixing and tinting machines. Santint products include two sides. One is the automotive refinish mixing machines, the other is the decorative paint dispensers and mixers.
The mixers have been exclusively featured with innovative technologies and patents. Today, Santint mixers have occupied a substantial large market share of paint mixing machines in the world and come with a 12 month guarantee.
The tinting machines for decorative paints include full-automatic, semi automatic and manual dispensers, vibrational shakers and gyroscopic mixers as well as dispensing software with many technical innovations and patents, which enable the software compatible with any third party dispensing software.
What makes Santint products unique is that it is better priced and services are much more cost effective than competitor products on the market.
F and D Technologies also provide support, servicing and repairs for all products and a team of experts are also able to travel to assist wherever possible.
Apart from the Santint machines, Fand D Technologies is also a supplier of high speed dispersers , milling machines and raw material, Titanium Dioxide to the paint manufacturing industry.
Dr.Jiang notes his company is a member of The South African Paint manufactures association (Sapma).