Case Study

MFI Real life context

The following is excerpted from real life context. MFI requested a presention of the RAFT process. Paul Brandt the Technical Director was charged with testing the process with a live project to copy an existing top line door presentation - the Provencal Style Door (Fig. 1) requesting that RAFT is employed to replicate the door. The result as follows:




1. Visual Comparison

Fig. 1. MFI Fig. 2. RAFT


2. Summary - Comparables


Carbon Footprint

MFI Manufacturing plant required for 2,000 doors per day 5,000 sq m.
RAFT Manufacturing plant required for 2,000 doors per day 1,000 sq m.


MFI 100% machined wood. Wood waste per door 30%
RAFT 10% Machined recycled wood Wood waste per door 2%


Cost Comparison

MFI 1st. Cost $15
RAFT 1st. Cost $3


Excerpt from Email from Paul Brant, MFI Technical Director to John O`Connell Ex Deputy Chairman MFI following the above presentation


From: "BRANT, Paul"
Cc: ; "ATKINSON, Stephen" ; "FENWICK, Rob" ; "DUNNE, Patrick" ; "ROSBY, Jon" ; "MORRIS, Wendy" ; "HANNY, Richard" ; "HENRIKSEN, Matthew"
Subject: Project RAFT

John

It was nice to see you again I hope you found the meeting as interesting as we did.

As promised, a summary of the meeting and action plan regarding the development opportunities of the RAFT technology within MFI.

I look forward to your reply

Kind Regards

Paul