Future Production: Manufacturing

CSIR to carry flag for future production technologies at Manufacturing Indaba

Media advisory The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will be participating in the Manufacturing Indaba on 21 and 22 June 2022 at the Sandton Convention Centre to show how it is supporting local industries to entrench digital transformation and exploit 4IR technologies such as ...

Marié Botha appointed as the president of the Aeronautical Society of SA

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...

Dr Mthunzi-Kufa appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of the Advisory Council on National Orders

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...

SANAS-accredited mechanical testing facility supports industrialisation

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....

Transforming tomorrow’s powder metallurgy industries through powder characterisation and testing services

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...