Being thrifty in the time of turmiol and economic difficulty is imperative to survive as a company. This has been the case with
Oyzo manufacturers Giokarinis of Samos. Every summer we return to Samos for around two weeks to return to our roots and the directors of the company are close personal friends. It was over a glass of ouzo that we started discussing that their factory would have to reduce production in as they were having issues with sourcing spare parts. Bearing in mind that the machines are mature and well used, the original manufacturer had sold up and there are capital controls in place, it was almost impossible to source and import parts.
We took on the challenge to design and manufacture some of the more critical wear parts: the bottle neck grippers
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