​Manufacturing

Directech is a mechatronics innovation and development company that specializes in building industrial automated machines, robotics solutions, nut running solutions, automated guided vehicles, and aluminium kit building solutions.

Specialities;

• Mechatronics Systems
• Software Designing
• Automation & Control Systems Integrator & Distributor
• Inductive Powered Automated Guided Vehicles
• Robotics Applications
• Material Fabrication & Profiling (Using Item24 products)
• Industrial Tooling & Nut-runners Tightening Solutions We Innovatively design & build:
• Turn-key materials handling systems
• Spot

A South African startup that has developed roof-tiles made of 99.4% waste material. Made from recycled High-density polyethylene (HDPE), one of the most commonly used plastics, the green roof tiles are twice as strong as traditional concrete tiles and 75% lighter. Theia's selling price yields an 8–15% saving on the total roof installation cost. These roof tiles are especially applicable for low-cost housing and offers a green solution for building and construction.

Named to honour the late Walter Sisulu, a much-admired leader of the struggle for democracy in South Africa, Walter Sisulu University (WSU) focuses on quality academic, technological and career-oriented programmes. WSU places special emphasis on the development of entrepreneurship. WSU is strategically located in the Eastern Cape Province and is meant to meet the needs of the former Transkei region, the Eastern Cape Province and the country of South Africa.

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a national university, alert to its African and international context. It strives to be a place of quality, a place to grow. It is committed to excellence in teaching, learning and research, to nurturing the cultural diversity of South Africa, and to responding in critical and creative ways to the needs of a society in transition. The UWC Technology Transfer Office supports and facilitates the protection and commercialisation of UWC's intellectual property and research outputs.

University of Zululand  (UNIZULU) is located within the Umhlathuze Municipality, the fastest growing industrial hub and employer in northern KwaZulu-Natal. We are dedicated to being embedded in the local context and dedicated to developing local talents and entrepreneurship, with local industry (including partnerships and the maritime sector). The Research and Innovation Office promotes developmental and collaborative research and research-support initiatives, within and outside the academic community, at institutional, provincial, national and international levels.

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a multi-campus, residential, teaching and research-led university located in the picturesque province of KwaZulu-Natal. We have a proud and rich heritage of academic excellence and innovation. The establishment of the UKZN’s tech transfer office is part of an initiative to promote and support innovative development programmes. There we assist staff and students to protect their IP as well as develop strategies to market and license the resultant technologies.