Author:Strauss, K; Brent, AC; Hietkamp, SDate:May 2006Current Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) procedures have demonstrated certain limitations in the South African manufacturing industry. The aim of this paper is to propose new characterisation and normalisation factors for classified mined ...Read more
Author:Mass MediaDate:Oct 2007Earlier this month a future manufacturing workshop presented by Dr Anthon Botha and Joe Manchu of Innovation Lab Pty Ltd and Lorraine Ngwenya of the Department of Science and Technology - was held at the Innovation Hub in Pretoria. Key ...Read more
Author:Du Toit, JDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the basics of product development, and how it is influenced and affected by Industry 4.0.Read more
Author:Akande, Amos A; Adeleye, AA; Adenle, AA; Mwakikunga, Bonex WDate:Dec 2020This chapter reports on the various methods of fabricating and manufacturing micro and nano sensor, membrane and energy devices. Firstly, the characteristic often sought after by scientists and engineers for effective and efficient performance ...Read more
Author:Botha, Natasha; Coetzer, R; Inglis, H; Labuschagne, JDate:Nov 2020Polymers are used in various industrial applications due to their ease of production, light weight and ductility. Adding fillers, such as clays, improves a range of thermo-mechanical properties, however manufacturing parameters may have an ...Read more