The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, will launch the Casting Simulation Network (CSN) centre at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) in Sebokeng on 2 July 2015.
The centre seeks to equip local foundries, including small and medium enterprises, with simulation software and skills through links with institutions countrywide.
This is to improve the competitiveness of the foundry sector, one of the pillars of a competitive manufacturing sector, by supporting it in the use of the high-end technology required to optimise foundry processes and tooling.
The facility is a partnership between the Department of Science and Technology’s Technology Localisation Implementation Unit (hosted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research), VUT, Durban University of Technology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Stellenbosch University, the University of Johannesburg, and software and implementation partners Ametex/MAGMA.
Media are invited to attend as follows:
Date: Tomorrow, 2 July 2015
Time: 11h00-14h30
Venue: VUT Southern Gauteng Science & Technology Park, Sebokeng
For media interviews and attendance,please contact David Mandaha at 072 216 8910.
For enquiries:
Lunga Ngqengelele
Cell: 082 566 0446
