Key Project Portfolio

A reflection of high-caliber engineering solutions, professional design, procurement excellence, and structural verification across Southern Africa.

Agricultural Engineering & Design

Timeline: Dec 2025 – Jan 2026

High-Capacity Manure Applicator Redesign & Structural Strengthening

Comprehensive redesign, technical fault-finding, and structural safety verification of a modern high-capacity agricultural fertilizer applicator, utilizing state-of-the-art 3D simulation interfaces.

Engineering Documentation & Progress

Complete 3D Assembly

Fabrication Progress

Turning Validation

Lift Simulation

Operational Objectives

Precision Placement: Minimize nutrient loss by seeding adjacent to crop rows.
Fuel & Time Savings: Expand structural scale to cover more terrain per pass.
Flow Control: Responsive configuration to regulate precise output metrics.
Refill Optimisation: Maximize bin holding volume to suppress operational idle periods.

Identified Stress Challenges

Reducing heavy lateral friction on assemblies during turning sequences.
Fixing structural welding stress hotspots along the standard chassis geometry.
Engineering balanced distribution curves to stabilize tire loading constraints.

Modification Progress

On-site modification progress and extended drawbar redesign.

Design & Methodology

Re-engineered in SolidWorks CAD software environment to inspect the chassis skeletal boundaries. Determined physical weight profiles and static center-of-gravity targets on the multi-wheel configurations to guarantee structural safety limits.

Structural Reinforcement Design

Front cylinder mount strengthening and rear wheel assembly reinforcement.

Optimized Results

Weight Distribution: Drawbar vertical load brought to 1,133 kg (safe for John Deere 7R Series).
Axle Shifts: Front tires moved 800 mm forward for turning clearance.
Cylinder Action: Hydraulic actuator reach adjusted via customized limiters.
Overload Tolerance: Front wheel assembly at 4.15% (within 5% axle tolerance).

Technical Highlight

This agricultural design workflow utilizes physical stress assessments and structural weight-balancing vectors to transform prototype concepts into robust, durable, and highly operational machinery certified for strict farm routines.

Final Cylinder Mount Design

Final Lift Simulation

Engineering Deliverables

Full CAD Drawing Package, Costing Blueprint, Load Verification Report, and Southern African Regional Compliance Sign-off.

Industrial Infrastructure & Turnkey Procurement

Timeline: March 2026 – November 2026

Mill Crane Replacement — Matla Power Station

Turnkey management, structural calculations, fabrication tracking, and installation of critical mill cranes across Matla Power Station Units 1–6.

Executive Summary — Matla Mill Crane Replacement

Replacement of existing mill cranes with a modular, certified 36-ton crane system (4 × 9 t hoists) across Units 1–6. The program covers detailed design, procurement, fabrication, site installation, commissioning and handover with full testing to SANS/industry requirements.