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ADVANCED MANUFACTURING: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• Increased demand and/or regulatory pressure for sustainable
manufacturing technologies has generated several newgeneration
manufacturing opportunities.
• South Africa is among the pioneers of technology in the
global fuel cell industry. Although still at a relatively early
stage, the promising fuel cell arena is progressing steadily.
The competitive advantage emanating from being the largest
platinum producer in the world presents substantial leverage
for the commercialisation of fuel cells, with Anglo American
Platinum spearheading this potential.
• Advanced materials consist of new materials and
modifications to existing materials, including composites, to
obtain superior performance and, among others, encourage
the utilisation of waste materials. South Africa’s resource base,
well-developed industrial sectors and R&D capacity support
the development of advanced materials production capacity.
Investment opportunities in niche advanced materials exist in
South Africa’s petrochemicals and aerospace industries.
• South Africa is among the countries that have made
good progress in developing additive manufacturing and
commercialising university research related to 3D industries.
SELECT OPPORTUNITIES IN
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING:
• Fuel cell industry (variety of
applications, including motor vehicles,
energy generation)
• Set-top boxes, digital televisions
• Additive manufacturing, including 3D
printing (various applications)
• Speciality materials, niche composite
materials
• Medical devices and emerging
telemedical instrumentation
• Investment opportunities in research
and product development in conjunction
with South African universities and other
research centres such as the Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING: OPPORTUNITIES IN ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING
• South Africa’s additive manufacturing capacity has expanded
exponentially since around 2010, with the total number of
additive manufacturing machines having increased from 200
in 2010 to more than 5 700 in 2018.
• Additive manufacturing technological and output capacity is
most developed in the tooling and refurbishment, aerospace
and research segments of the South African economy.
• Automotive, consumer goods, defence and safety and
security applications are important growth nodes for additive
manufacturing in South Africa.
• Project Aeroswift, a large-area powder-bed additive
manufacturing system, aims to unlock significant commercial
investment opportunities in metal products additive
manufacturing in the country. Project Aeroswift’s functional
system development has been completed. Expansion
of the functional system and development of a full-build
working system are pending and require strategic investment
participation.
SELECT OPPORTUNITIES IN
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING:
• Production of medical devices and
implants
• Manufacturing of parts and components
for the aerospace industry
• Refurbishment of parts and tools for the
automotive industry
• Tooling and prototyping in the footwear
industry
• Development of low-cost 3D printers
• Development of high-end additive
manufacturing systems
• Manufacturing of synthetic industrial
materials, including sand, platinum,
titanium metal powder