Future Production: Manufacturing

Media advisory An innovative pharmacy automation robot for medicine dispensing will be showcased at the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) ManuVation 4.0 Workshop, taking place at the CSIR ICC in Pretoria, on 25 and 26 February 2019. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has par...

National awards officially recognising innovation and excellence in Advanced Manufacturing will be hosted for the first time in South Africa during November with the support of the CSIR and other industry and government departments. The National Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Awards, is hosted...

CSIR and Transnet engineers are developing the first 13 units of a system that monitors the condition of Transnet’s locomotives, following the earlier successful deployment of two prototypes. The system will enable Transnet to implement predictive maintenance and detect rail infrastructure defect...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in collaboration with Actom’s Metalplus, will market and provide laser-welding services to industry over a period of two years. The CSIR, through its laser-based manufacturing capability, will provide expertise in laser cladding and harde...

A new Photonics Prototyping Facility (PPF) has been established to address the current lack of commercialised photonics products in South Africa by providing world-class facilities, technical support, equipment and scarce skills. Hosted at the CSIR, the facility has been established through suppo...