Partners

Altair is a leading provider of enterprise-class engineering software enabling innovation, reduced development times, and lower costs through the entire product lifecycle from concept design to in-service operation.

Altair's simulation-driven approach to innovation is powered by their integrated suite of software which optimizes design performance across multiple disciplines encompassing structures, motion, fluids, thermal management, electromagnetics, system modeling and embedded systems, while also providing data analytics and true-to-life visualization and rendering.

Altair's association with the Advanced Engineering Design Group has now been active for nearly 5 years and has proved to be a very mutually beneficial partnership

3D Printing technology is a key driver of the 4^th industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. Rapid 3D is at the forefront of this technology in South Africa.

Rapid3D is a leader both in selling reliable and appropriate Professional, Production and Industrial 3D printers and providing a 3D print bureau service.

Located at: Pietermaritzburg Unit 9 Midlands Business Estate, Prospect Place Howick, 3290, Kwazulu-Natal GPS

GPS co-ordinates: -29.569575,30.283899

tel. +27 (0)33 3302936

email: contact@rapid3d.co.za | www.rapid3d.co.za

Rapid3D's association with the Advanced Engineering Design Group at the NMU has now spanned several AM related projects and we are looking to expand this in the future.

The research group 3D Innovation @ Stellenbosch University (3DI for short) was established in 2019, with the aim to advance research in all aspects of 3D technologies, particularly additive manufacturing (3D printing) and X-ray tomography (3D scanning), with a dash of biomimicry often involved.

This research group is headed by Prof Anton du Plessis who also manages the CT scan facility. For more information, please see http://blogs.sun.ac.za/duplessis/

For CT scan services (routine jobs), please see www.sun.ac.za/ctscanner .

3D Innovation Research Group's association with the Advanced Engineering Design Group at the NMU has now spanned several metal-AM related projects within the auspices of the CPAM funding, and we are looking to expand this partnership in the future.

Custom Works have been a supporter of the Eco-Car Project since its inception, and the team have forged a close & trusted relationship with Jeffreys Bay-based owner and compositing expert, Arno Seyfert.

From the Solar Car project, it has always been an outcome of the team to manufacture using carbon fibre to maximize performance & lightness; to have exposure to an expert of the level, experience, knowledge & willingness to contribute as Arno has been a huge asset to the team. We’ve always insisted that our student team members create every possible aspect of the car themselves, especially the composite components, & Arno has provided an invaluable sounding board and source of advice and inspiration for some of our more fancier notions.

This has resulted in numerous advancements & techniques being developed and utilized within the project that have been firsts in this region iro compositing for both the NMMU & industry. As a direct result of this, we also have instituted a Masters in optimization in composites and several interesting side projects have been also been initiated & developed.

Custom Works specialize in high quality custom solutions for OEMs and SMEs alike, and the quality of their output is without peer, which has seen them become the compositing manufacturer of choice for leading companies such as VWSA, numerous motorsport & custom car manufacturers and collectors, as well as aviation & yachting applications. Custom Works are also regulars at leading international Composite Expo’s such as  JEC Europe & Dubai, & CAMX in the US.

Prof. Riaan Stopforth is the leader of the Stopforth Mechatronics, Robotics and Research Lab, which houses the Search and Rescue Division, the Bio-Engineering Unit and Touch Prosthetics.

He has an interest in radio communication, digital electronics, network security, mechatronic systems, field robotics, drones/UAVs and bio-inspired robotic systems, accident investigation, ballistics, aviation, to name a few.

The Stopforth Mechatronics, Robotics and Research Lab, is a multi-disciplinary research environment, allowing for world class, and world first research activities to happen. International and national collaboration has been critical in the development of research that can be applied, to solve and understand world problems.

Websites of research acitivites can be found at:
LinkedIn  Touch Prosthetics  Facebook  YouTube
Research Gate  Google Scholar  Academia.edu