Future Production: Manufacturing

The Aeronautical Society of South Africa (a division of the Royal Aeronautical Society) has elected CSIR’s Marié Botha, president for this term. The Aeronautical Society of South Africa (AeSSA) is a fully-fledged Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). Its membership comprises aerospac...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) congratulates Dr Patience Mthunzi-Kufa, Research Group Leader for Biophotonics at the CSIR, for being appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as the Deputy Chairperson of the Advisory Council on National Orders, effective 1 March 2022. “I a...

The CSIR mechanical testing laboratory The mechanical properties of structural components are critical as they indicate how materials perform when subjected to stress. The CSIR’s mechanical testing laboratory supports mechanical properties testing for the research and development of light metals....

The CSIR powder characterisation facility For producers of materials and components made from metal powders, identification of key powder characteristics for specific process conditions may enable these end-users to specify powder requirements, potentially reducing raw material cost and waste. Th...

The annual international Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa (RAPDASA) hybrid conference took place on 3 - 5 November at the CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. This year saw the integration of two key South African partners in the 4IR space namely, Rob...

The Advanced Materials Engineering (AME), part of the Manufacturing division of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is inviting partners to submit expression of interest (EoI) for the development of “UVC sanitization device.” This technology aims to increase the local content, deve...

Media advisory South Africa’s Photonics Prototyping Facility (PPF) which is aimed at bolstering the country’s photonics industry, will be launched at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Pretoria campus on Friday, 5 March 2021. The facility, funded by the Department of Scie...