Empowering the youth to
add value to our South
African economy
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
1
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
Agricultural Research Council
Agriculture
Mr E Allsopp
Entomopathogenic
nematodes for woolly apple
aphid
91 923
183 846
1
0
0
1
Deciduous Fruit Producers
Trust
Small
Animals
Mr CB Banga
Breeding objectives for South
African dairy cattle
60 000
60 000
0
0
1
6
MBISI
Small
Agriculture
Ms P Burger
Marker-assisted breeding of
grapes
643 741
1 287 482
0
0
1
3
Dried Fruit Technical
Services
Large
Bioprocess
Dr M Cloete
Super sweet spuds
616 815
1 233 630
4
0
0
5
South African Table Grape
Industry
Medium
McCain Foods SA (Pty) Ltd
Large
Potatoes South Africa
Medium
Risseeuw Boerdery (Pty)
Ltd
Agriculture
Dr KR du Plessis
Irrigating vines with winery
wastewater
195 000
390 000
0
0
0
4
Winetech
Medium
Agriculture
Mr JC Fourie
Effect cover crops on
nematodes and grapevines
217 095
434 190
0
0
1
2
DFTS
Medium
Winetech
Medium
Pig leanness insulin-like
growth factor 2
197 303
197 303
Genotype and beef attributes
489 852
489 852
Epidemiology and etiology of
Esca on grapevine
284 159
Epidemiology of grapevine
yellows disease in SA
109 223
Animals
Agriculture
Dr L Frylinck
Dr F Halleen
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0
0
0
4
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Medium
568 318
1
0
3
6
Winetech
Medium
218 446
0
0
0
2
Panel
Agriculture
Project Leader
Dr G Janse van
Rensburg
Short Title
Subtropical fruit tree
improvement
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
526 444
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
526 444
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
0
6
0
2
Company Name
Industry
Size
Citrus Research
International
Medium
DuRoi Multiplant
Small
Mpumalanga Guava
Growers Association
Northern Guava Growers
Association
Bioprocess
Dr NP Jolly
Wine production: yeast and
bacteria interactions
407 143
814 286
0
0
0
4
SA Subtropical Fruit
Growers Association
Medium
Rymco (Pty) Ltd (Anchor
BioTechnology)
Medium
Winetech
Agriculture
Prof E Joubert
Rooibos quality parameters
175 438
175 438
0
7
0
1
South African Rooibos
Council
Agriculture
Mr EL Lategan
Effect of deficit irrigation on
wine grapes
173 245
346 490
0
4
0
1
Winetech
Medium
Animals
Dr E Madoroba
Zoonotic foodborne
pathogens in rural cattle
207 360
207 360
0
2
0
3
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Medium
Animals
Dr A Maiwashe
Genetic potential for milk
production in Nguni
72 661
72 661
0
0
0
1
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Medium
Agriculture
Dr EL Mansvelt
Stone fruit development
478 472
956 944
0
12
0
5
Canning Fruit Producers
Association
Large
CulDevCo (Pty) Ltd
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Small
Medium
Deciduous Fruit Producers
Trust
Small
Dried Fruit Technical
Large
3
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
Services
Berries galore
599 936
299 968
0
0
0
2
Amathole Berries
Small
Animals
Dr L Mare/L Langa
Probiotics in a porcine gastrointestinal model
99 000
99 000
0
0
0
1
Red Meat Research
Development Trust
Agriculture
Dr AR Palmer
Water quality impacts of
industrial activities
60 000
60 000
0
0
0
1
Richard's Bay Minerals
Large
Bioprocess
Prof BK Ndimba
Sweet sorghum to bioethanol
1 500 000
750 000
0
1
0
8
Biomass Renewables
(BMR)
Micro
Cape Concentrate
Small
Bioprocess
Dr Y Petersen
Xylophilus ampelinus
virulence mechanisms
Animals
Dr MM Scholtz
217 301
217 301
2
10
0
1
South African Table Grape
Industry
Medium
Innovative management for
improved productivity
16 000
16 000
0
12
0
4
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Medium
Characterisation of heterosis
in beef cattle
18 450
18 450
0
2
0
Breeding to reduce methane
production
188 350
188 350
5
0
0
Medium
Agriculture
Miss LP Shange
Composting using spent filter
winery waste
457 815
457 815
12
0
0
3
Winetech
Agriculture
Dr J Steenkamp
Evaluation of rootstocks for
grapes
251 450
502 900
0
0
0
1
Dried Fruit Technical
Services
South African Table Grape
Industry
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Medium
Limit the browning of white
table grapes
101 800
203 600
0
18
0
Evaluation of new table grape
124 950
249 900
0
0
0
Large
Medium
South African Table Grape
Industry
4
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
4
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Medium
6
Canning Fruit Producers
Association
Large
Company Name
Industry
Size
cultivars
Animals
Agriculture
Dr PE Strydom
Mr K Tobutt
Beta agonists, animal age
and beef quality
819 750
819 750
1
0
0
Beef quality audit
161 600
161 600
3
7
0
2 000 000
4 000 000
3
1
0
Fruit improvement
CulDevCo (Pty) Ltd
Agriculture
Dr FP van Jaarsveld
Acetaldehyde production
during fermentation
Animals
Dr M van Kleef
Medium
Deciduous Fruit Producers
Trust
Small
Dried Fruit Technical
Services
Large
Winetech
Medium
63 516
127 032
2
1
0
2
Winetech
Medium
New generation heartwater
vaccine
335 998
335 998
2
2
0
5
Onderstepoort Biological
Products
Medium
Test heartwater attenuated
Welgevonden stock vaccine
78 400
78 400
0
2
0
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Agriculture
Dr F Vries
Greener postharvest
technologies
748 982
748 982
0
0
0
2
Deciduous Fruit Producers
Trust
Small
Animals
Dr BE Mostert
Integrated management,
epidemiology and etiology of
deciduous fruit tree diseases
193 000
193 000
3
0
0
0
Deciduous Fruit Producers
Trust
Small
South African Table Grape
Industry
Medium
Winetech
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5
Panel
Agriculture
Project Leader
Mr B Wentzel
Short Title
Winter wheat breeding
Subtotal
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
830 497
2 491 491
0
1
0
5
13 812 669
20 182 227
39
88
7
93
1 105 865
2 211 730
5
12
0
6
Company Name
Industry
Size
Winter Cereal Trust
Small
ESKOM
Large
South African Squid
Management Industrial
Association
Small
Bayworld Port Elizabeth Museum
ICT
Dr MJ Roberts
Multi-Mooring Single Surface
Buoy Array (M2S2A)
Subtotal
1 105 865
2 211 730
100000
300000
5
12
0
6
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Manufacturing
Prof IA Masalova
Different factors affecting
stability of EE
1
0
Power
Prof RG Tzoneva
CSAEMS development and
growth
Subtotal
2 620 000
1 310 000
0
0
2
0
0
Tenside
Medium
Lake International
14
2 620 000
1 310 000
0
2
0
15
African Explosives Limited
Large
Alectrix
Micro
MBSA Consulting
Small
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Manufacturing
Dr AF Botha
Quantitative analysis of
mohair/animal fibre blends
45 600
45 600
0
0
0
1
Mohair SA
Small
Bioprocess
Dr PJ Oberholster
Assessing risks of pollution
912 000
2 736 000
3
6
0
11
Coaltech
Small
Limiting and mitigating
impacts on wetlands
505 312
1 010 624
0
0
0
NLC
418 285
1 254 855
3
7
0
5
Denel Dynamics
Large
Mining
Power
Mr FJ Prinsloo
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
6
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
Subtotal
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
1 835 597
5 001 479
6
13
0
17
950 000
475 000
0
0
0
8
950 000
475 000
0
0
0
8
1 050 000
1 050 000
0
12
0
576 000
576 000
1
0
0
Company Name
Industry
Size
Durban University of Technology
Power
Mr GF d'Almaine
RTPSS enhancement
Subtotal
Alectrix
Micro
8
Western Cape Animal
Production Trust
Small
6
Western Cape Animal
Production Trust
Small
Elsenburg Agricultural Research Council
Animals
Prof TS Brand
Ostrich growth and optimising
model
Animals
Prof SWP Cloete
Genetics of sheep
robustness
Cape Wools SA
Artificial insemination of
ostriches
320 000
320 000
0
0
0
South African Ostrich
Business Chamber
Western Cape Animal
Production Trust
Subtotal
1 946 000
1 946 000
1
0
0
14
267 500
267 500
0
0
0
3
267 500
267 500
0
0
0
3
50 000
50 000
1
1
0
2
50 000
50 000
1
1
0
2
Medical Research Council
Bioprocess
Dr J Louw
Rooibos as anti-obesity
product
Subtotal
SARC
Medium
National Zoological Gardens
Animals
Dr DL Dalton
Subtotal
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Marker development in
wildebeest
INQABA Biotechnical
Industries (Pty) Ltd
Small
7
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Manufacturing
Dr EE Ferg
Active materials used in Pbacid battery
Bioprocess
Mr DG Hattingh
Friction stir processing
Power
ICT
Bioprocess
Dr FJ Vorster
Prof JL Wesson
Prof B Zeelie
Renewable energy
technologies
180 165
540 495
3
2
0
4
Willard Batteries
Large
1 777 500
888 750
0
10
0
15
ESKOM
Large
Yenza Manufacturing
Small
Telkom SA Ltd
Large
43 858
131 574
5
0
0
5
0
2
0
3
6
TFMC (Pty) Ltd
UbiServe: ubiquitous access
to services
221 099
Micro-algae to energy
340 667
1 022 001
0
0
0
6
2 563 289
3 246 117
7
22
6
40
776 254
1 552 508
0
0
0
6
Subtotal
663 297
0
9
Internet Solutions
Large
Telkom SA Ltd
ESKOM
Large
Aerospace Consulting and
Defence Industries
Micro
Denel Aviation
Large
Aerospace consulting and
defence industries
Micro
Denel Aviation
Large
North-West University
Manufacturing
Prof G van Schoor
Mid-sized RWUAV
Regional Light Transport
Aircraft
Power
Prof E Barnard
Pronunciation models for
directory assistance
Power
Prof CG du Toit
Thermal-fluid system
simulation
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
941 504
1 883 008
0
0
0
8
275 000
137 500
5
0
0
1
Molo Innovations
Small
2 540 151
2 540 151
0
0
0
12
Henque 4046 cc trading as
Softech
Micro
M-Tech Industrial (Pty) Ltd
Small
8
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
Samahnzi (Pty) Ltd
Power
Prof RC Everson
Emission control in
combustion processes
122 806
368 418
0
0
0
2
Eskom TESP
Large
Power
Prof LJ Grobler
Residential energy
management system
525 000
262 500
0
0
0
4
Gaborone Engineering
Consulting
Micro
1 485 000
4 455 000
2
0
0
8
Eskom Holdings Limited
Large
Microwave combination
washer/dryer
295 000
295 000
0
0
0
2
IC Tech (Pty) Ltd
Small
Mining metrics
550 000
550 000
0
28
0
7
Geotron Systems
Technological innovation
platform
911 202
455 601
0
15
0
2
Research Institute for
Innovation and
Sustainability (RIIS)
SDR/generic modem
conforming to ACTA
541 775
541 775
0
0
0
1
Greenville Trading 449 cc
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Integrated performance
management and control
loop
Mr AG Hattingh
Mining
ICT
Mining
Prof ASJ Helberg
Prof AJ Hoffman
Intelligent freight security and
visibility system
Delphius Technologies
GTRON
3 045 000
1 522 500
0
30
0
17
Digicore Management
Services (Pty) Ltd
Liberty Lane Trading 379
(Pty) Ltd
ICT
High security cash-in-transit
management system
Small
2 545 455
1 272 728
0
23
Medium
Small
0
Techsolutions (Pty) Ltd
Power
Prof SR Holm
Hybrid energy source power
generation
Manufacturing
Mr AS Jonker
Electric launch system for
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
753 600
376 800
2
9
0
4
Michelangelo Technology
(Pty) Ltd
Small
2 957 983
1 478 992
0
3
1
9
Advanced Materials
Small
9
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
JS1
Windturbine blade 50 kW
Company Name
Industry
Size
Technology (Pty) Ltd
1 828 571
914 286
6
6
0
7
Aero Energy Research
Development of JS2
Fuselage and systems
Manufacturing
Prof HA Kruger
MOTS
Bioprocess
Prof PJ Pretorius
The characteristics of the
substance in Aloe Vera
Mining
Mr PW van Deventer Tailings soil biology project
2 016 806
1 008 403
0
7
0
7
468 296
936 592
2
14
0
1
Telkom SA Ltd
Large
The Centre for Applied
Management Science
Micro
265 000
265 000
11
0
0
2
African Caribbean Products
(Pty) Ltd
Small
193 750
193 750
0
0
0
5
Agreenco Environmental cc
Micro
Manufacturing
Tailings vegetation
establishment
377 230
188 615
1
3
0
Fraser Alexander
Mining
Environment and
rehablitation sustainable
development
366 666
183 333
0
3
2
Mine Waste Solution (Pty)
Ltd
Medium
Power
Dr M van Eldik
Biomass waste to electricity
and bio-carbon
200 000
200 000
0
0
0
2
Industrial Fan and Motor cc
trading as OneGreen
Engineering
Small
Manufacturing
Prof P van Schalkwyk Variable wingspan wing for
JS1
2 480 000
2 480 000
1
0
0
14
Advanced Materials
Technology (Pty) Ltd
Small
Jonker Sailplanes
Development of the JS2 wing
Manufacturing
Prof HCM Vosloo
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New polymers to enhance
energy efficiency
3 060 000
1 530 000
0
0
0
15
Aero Energy Research
237 500
712 500
0
6
0
2
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
10
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
ICT
Prof HP Mashele
ERM industry-directed
research
Manufacturing
Prof FB Waanders
Coal chemistry and
beneficiation
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
1 432 250
2 864 500
0
0
0
8
S-Software Design
Small
468 333
1 404 999
0
0
0
11
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
31 660 132
30 574 458
30
147
3
157
Sea cucumber technologies
for RAS
114 250
342 750
3
4
3
1
HIK Abalone Farm
Large
A protocol for commercial
abalone ranching
227 531
113 766
0
0
0
4
Lidomix Investments (Pty)
Ltd
Prevention of gonad
development in farmed
abalone
100 000
50 000
0
1
0
1
Marifeed (Pty) Ltd
Small
Kob feed digestibility
coefficients
100 000
50 000
2
0
0
1
Abalone seaweed diet
200 000
100 000
1
0
0
2
Subtotal
Rhodes University
Animals
Prof PJ Britz
Medium
Manufacturing
Prof H Kaiser
Abalone stocking density
160 000
80 000
0
28
0
1
Marifeed (Pty) Ltd
Small
Agriculture
Dr CG Palmer
Water quality impacts of
industrial activities
158 986
317 972
0
0
0
2
Eskom
Large
International School of
Tanning Technology (ISTT)
Micro
Richards Bay Minerals
Large
Unilever South Africa
Foods (Pty) Ltd
Bioprocess
Prof A Terzoli
Mobi-Ser
445 357
890 714
0
10
0
52
Bright Ideas Projects 39
Easttel
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Micro
Medium
11
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
GENBAND
Telkom SA Ltd
Subtotal
Large
Tellabs SA (Pty) Ltd
Medium
GEW Technologies
Large
1 506 124
1 945 202
6
43
3
64
70 000
210 000
0
16
0
1
70 000
210 000
0
16
0
1
Risk of pollutants in irrigation
water
544 500
544 500
4
1
0
7
Loskop Irrigation Board
Small
dCHIP for screening
213 068
213 068
3
0
2
Winter Cereal Trust
Small
1 070 174
2 140 348
1
38
21
CRI (Pty) Ltd
South African National Space Agency
Manufacturing
Dr LA McKinnell
Ionospheric Model VI
Subtotal
Stellenbosch University
Bioprocess
Prof AM BothaOberholster
Agriculture
Agriculture
Dr P Addison
Integration of areawide pest
management
3
Medium
Deciduous Fruit Producers
Trust
Small
SA Sugar Association
Large
South African Table Grape
Industry
Medium
Winetech
Manufacturing
Dr G Akdogan
Numerical modelling of the
PSC in bubbling/jetti
87 667
263 001
0
10
1
2
Lonmin (Pty) Ltd
Large
Manufacturing
Ms L Auret
Process analytical technology
40 000
40 000
0
0
2
2
GE Infrastructure South
Africa (Pty) Ltd trading as
GE Intelligent Platforms
Small
Agriculture
Prof FF Bauer
Functional Wine-omics
2 106 540
4 213 080
1
0
0
13
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S
Small
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
12
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Lallemand Inc. (Danstar
Ferment AG Trading)
OenoBrands SAS
Animals
Prof DU Bellstedt
Mucosal vaccine
development against
mycoplasmas
Manufacturing
Prof WP Boshoff
The Structual use of synthetic
fibres in concrete
Industry
Size
Medium
Small
Winetech
Medium
Medium
271 930
543 860
5
4
1
2
Klein Karoo International
70 000
140 000
0
0
0
6
CHRYSO Southern Africa
Fibsol (Fibre Reinforcing
Solutions)
Large
Medium
Geotex
Lafarge Industries South
Africa (Pty) Ltd
Large
Agriculture
Prof JT Burger
Virus resistance in grapevine
252 500
505 000
0
0
0
6
Winetech
Medium
Bioprocess
Prof TE Cloete
Nanotechnology for biofilm
removal
250 000
750 000
0
0
1
5
ESKOM
Large
Agriculture
Dr AJ Deloire
Physiology of berry ripening
689 506
1 379 012
0
0
0
6
Winetech
Medium
Manufacturing
Prof DM Dimitrov
5 Axis HSM implementation
research
200 000
200 000
0
0
0
5
AZtech - CNC
Programming Solutions
Medium
Daliff Precision Engineering
Feature-based reverse
engineering
336 748
336 748
0
0
0
10
Leatt Corporation
LaserCusing implementation
research
275 493
275 493
0
0
0
5
Mould Shop
Product One
Small
Medium
RGC Engineering
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
13
Panel
Manufacturing
Project Leader
Prof PE Dunaiski
Short Title
CDSS - PSS
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
200 000
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
400 000
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
1
Publication
7
Patents
0
Number of
Student/s
5
Company Name
Industry
Size
Techmould Plast
Small
Arcelor Mittal South Africa
Ltd
Large
By Design
Small
Clotan Steel (Pty) Ltd
Large
Malitech Engineering and
Business Solutions
Small
Southern African Institute of
Steel Construction
Agriculture
Mr PH Fourie
Citrus pathology in Southern
Africa
780 047
780 047
0
0
0
5
Citrus Reseach
International
Bioprocess
Prof JF Gorgens
Beverage grade ethanol from
maize
284 939
854 817
2
0
0
3
Distell
Manufacturing
Biomass upgrading for cogasification with coal
Medium
Large
GWK Limited
74 623
223 869
1
0
0
1
Mphumalanga
Canegrowers
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Agriculture
Sugarcane crop development
for energy
36 901
73 802
0
1
0
South African Sugarcane
Research Institute
Manufacturing
Prof JH Knoetze
Separation technology
221 566
664 698
0
1
0
12
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
Agriculture
Prof JM Kossmann
Metabolic engineering in
sugarcane
682 500
1 365 000
0
12
0
18
South African Sugarcane
Research Institute
Large
Bioprocess
Dr MJ Kotze
Development of a gene-based
wellness programme
57 500
115 000
0
3
0
3
Winetech
Bioprocess
Prof AE Krzesinski
Software engineering and
managing IP networks
58 478
175 434
0
3
4
Nokia Siemens Networks
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Medium
Large
Telkom SA Ltd
14
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
Bioprocess
Dr NP Makunga
Medicinal plant
micropropagation
Manufacturing
Prof SF Mapolie
Agriculture
Manufacturing
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
43 860
43 860
0
1
1
1
Footprint Management
Solutions
Micro
Metal catalyzed oxidations
238 633
715 899
0
4
0
6
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
Ms MA McKay
Environmental contaminants
in SA vines and wine
113 000
226 000
0
5
0
3
Winetech
Prof P Meyer
Microwave systems
285 938
571 876
1
10
0
7
Etse Electronics cc
Small
Grintek Ewation (Part of the
Grintek Group Limited)
Large
Medium
Reutech Radar Systems
(Pty) Ltd
Agriculture
Dr L Mostert
Deciduous fruit tree diseases
293 453
586 906
0
6
2
4
Deciduous Fruit Producers
Trust
Small
South African Table Grape
Industry
Medium
Winetech
ICT
Dr TR Niesler
Mobile and human
telecommunications
platforms
170 467
511 401
4
5
0
10
Telkom SA Ltd
Large
Manufacturing
Prof H Pasch
Multidimensional polymer
analysis
216 666
649 998
3
7
2
4
Sasol Polymers
Large
Manufacturing
Prof C Scheffer
Mechatronic orthodontics
195 000
390 000
0
0
0
2
Dr Alfred M Dippenaar
Small
ICT
Prof CSL Schutte
Asset care
88 996
88 996
0
0
1
3
Gaussian (Pty) Ltd
Micro
The Asset Care Research
Group (Pty) Ltd
Animals
Prof P Swart
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Breeding a more hardy
Angora goat
123 900
123 900
0
0
0
5
Mohair SA
Small
15
Panel
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
The influence of Rooibos on
cortisol
186 165
186 165
1
1
1
Mrs CE Terreblanche Optimising platinum design
using new technologies
165 000
330 000
1
4
0
Prof KI Theron
Competitive horticulture
1 183 061
2 366 122
2
8
0
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
Rooibos Council of SA
12
22
Anglo Platinum
Large
Liz Loubser Designer
Jeweller cc
Small
Citrus Academy
Small
CRI (Pty) Ltd
Medium
DFPT Finance
Eurafruit
Perishable Produce Export
Control Board
Philagro SA (Pty) Ltd
Agriculture
Dr L Tyhoda
Agriculture
Mr WFJ van de Vyver Specialised feeding of lambs
Power
Mr SJ van der Spuy
Improving axial fan
performance prediction
methods
Power
Prof JL van Niekerk
Concentrating solar power
Manufacturing
Prof AJ van Reenen
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Biorefinery concepts for wood
processing in SA
Polyolefin structure and
Large
Protea Producers of South
Africa
Medium
130 000
260 000
0
0
0
2
Paper manufacturers
association of South Africa
(PAMSA)
Medium
7 089
7 089
0
7
0
1
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Medium
38 333
114 999
3
3
0
2
Eskom TESP
Large
330 000
660 000
0
0
0
6
eSolar SA
Small
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
Sasol Polymers
Large
160 000
480 000
0
0
2
1
16
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
0
6
0
22
Company Name
Industry
Size
properties
Manufacturing
Prof GPAG van Zijl
ACM
371 482
742 964
Aecom
Element Consulting
Pretoria Portland Cement
Large
Medium
Large
Tubular Track
Manufacturing
Prof G Venter
Dunnage bag development
45 027
135 081
2
0
0
1
Stopak (Pty) Ltd
Large
Mining
Dr R Wang
High intensity dry drum
magnetic separator
40 000
20 000
0
7
0
1
Magnetech EMV (Pty) Ltd
Small
Agriculture
Mr CB Wessels
SA pine mechanical grading
141 253
282 506
0
0
0
2
Hans Merensky Foundation
Large
Sawmilling South Africa
Small
Key Structure Holdings
Medium
Subtotal
13 372 003
25 690 539
32
160
17
260
7 908 300
7 908 300
5
0
0
7
Tshwane University of Technology
Manufacturing
Prof P Fourie
Treatment of solid and gas
wastes
Key Structure Holdings
Australia
Thuthuka Group
Agriculture
Prof PJ Jooste
Bound and masked
fumonisins in maize products
85 000
170 000
0
10
0
1
The Maize Trust
Power
Prof OD Dintchev
Centre for sustainable energy
management
800 000
1 600 000
5
2
0
8
Eskom Holdings Limited
Large
GUNDO-DGZ Services
Small
MIMO access point for high
data rate applications
105 000
Alcatel - Lucent SA
Large
Molapo Technology
(PTY)Ltd
Medium
ICT
Mr AM Kurien
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
210 000
0
10
0
9
Medium
17
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Telkom SA Ltd
Mining
Prof JP Maree
Drinking water from industrial
effluents
8 000 000
8 000 000
0
14
0
48
Key Structure Holdings
Industry
Size
Large
Medium
Key Structure Holdings
Australia
Thuthuka Project Managers
Subtotal
16 898 300
17 888 300
10
36
0
73
425 582
851 164
0
21
0
9
University of Cape Town
Manufacturing
Prof MG Alexander
Concrete and structural
materials
Cement and Concrete
Institute
Large
Concrete Manufacturers
Association
Small
Eskom TESP
Large
SIKA South Africa (Pty) Ltd
ICT
Power
Power
Prof EH Blake
Dr S Chowdhury
Prof SP Chowdhury
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Telecommunications for
development
Grid integration of renewable
energy resources
Wind-PV-microturbine based
hybrid power system
181 125
466 325
362 250
932 650
2
0
3
0
0
0
4
4
Ericsson
Medium
Nokia Siemens Networks
Large
TeleSciences (Pty) Ltd
Small
Telkom SA Ltd
Large
C-T-P (Pty) Ltd
Micro
Emergent Energy (Pty) Ltd
449 384
898 768
0
0
0
7
Eskom Holdings Limited
Large
Kulani Africa Gas (Pty) Ltd
Micro
C-T-P (Pty) Ltd
Micro
Emergent Energy (Pty) Ltd
18
Panel
Bioprocess
Power
Project Leader
Prof TS Douglas
Prof KA Folly
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
Eskom Holdings Limited
Large
Kulani Africa Gas (Pty) Ltd
Micro
Small
Low dose X-rays for medical
imaging
725 000
362 500
0
51
2
6
Lodox Systems (Pty) Ltd
Digital mammography
675 000
675 000
0
12
0
6
CapeRay Medical
Power system stability and
control
237 500
475 000
0
0
0
3
ESKOM
Large
Zeta Power Consulting cc
Small
320 500
320 500
2
4
0
5
Triggerfish Animation
Small
57 018
57 018
2
0
0
8
MLT Drives
Small
0
10
Goldfields Ltd
Large
ICT
Prof JE Gain
Software tools for 3D
computer animation
Power
Prof CT Gaunt
Innovative applications of
new power theory
Mining
Prof STL Harrison
Refining the BIOX and
ASTER processes for Gold
207 438
622 314
0
18
Bioleach environment in
sulphide mineral systems
580 379
1 741 137
2
0
BHP Billiton
Manufacturing
Prof R Hunter
Chemicals from carbon
dioxide
54 450
163 350
0
6
0
1
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
Manufacturing
Prof RD Knutsen
Thermomechanical
processing of aluminium
alloys
25 000
75 000
0
4
0
2
Hulamin (Pty) Ltd
Large
Bioprocess
Prof EV Lambert
Innovation in benefits design
to promote health
1 390 553
4 171 659
1
0
0
4
Discovery Vitality
Large
Mining
Prof AE Lewis
Water refining
591 052
1 182 104
0
4
0
6
Anglo Operations Limited
Large
Eskom TESP
Lonmin (Pty) Ltd
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
19
Panel
Project Leader
Manufacturing
Short Title
Optimise crystallisation in
extractive metallurgy
Modelling in extractive
metallurgy
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
280 019
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
840 057
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
0
8
0
2
Company Name
Industry
Size
Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd
Lonmin (Pty) Ltd
Syferfontein Carbonates
(Pty) Ltd
Medium
Murrin Murrin Operations
(Pty) Ltd
Large
39 148
117 444
0
10
0
437 810
1 313 430
1
4
0
3
ARMSCOR
Large
6 020 000
0
0
0
16
Amira International Africa
Small
Anglo Platinum Rustenburg
Large
Manufacturing
Prof GN Nurick
Blast impact and human
body response
Mining
Prof CT O'Connor
Modelling of milling and
flotation circuits
3 010 000
Chemical effects in the
flotation of minerals
300 000
900 000
0
5
0
3
Anglo Platinum Rustenburg
Impala Platinum (Pty)
Limited
Lonmin (Pty) Ltd
Nkomati Joint Venture
Platmin Ltd
Senmin (Div of Sentrachem
Ltd)
Power
Prof P Pilly
Energy efficiency and
renewable energy research
455 000
910 000
6
1
0
3
Eskom Holdings Limited
Large
Segal Technology (cc)
Small
Bioprocess
Dr DE Rae
Metabolic effects of capsaicin
ingestion
140 349
421 047
1
5
0
4
Nandos
Large
Bioprocess
Dr PL Semple
Aptamers for the diagnosis of
extrapulmonary TB
101 053
50 527
0
0
0
2
Antrum
Micro
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
20
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
ICT
Prof JP van Belle
Samsung mobile innovation
lab
215 978
647 934
0
1
0
3
Samsung Electronics
Large
Manufacturing
Prof EWJ van Steen
Promoters for FT catalysts
456 816
1 370 448
0
3
0
5
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
ICT
Mr N Ventura
Innovation in next generation
networks
580 912
1 161 824
4
3
0
16
Ericsson
Manufacturing
Prof JCQ Fletcher
Synthetic fuels and chemicals
1 886 000
3 772 000
0
0
0
9
Medium
Nokia Siemens Networks
Large
TeleSciences (Pty) Ltd
Small
Telkom SA Ltd
Large
Anglo Platinum
Large
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Power
Prof CT Gaunt
Power system protection
against GICs
610 000
1 830 000
1
1
0
8
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Large
Eskom TESP
Manufacturing
Prof J Gryzagoridis
Optical non-destructive
testing instruments
199 603
598 809
1
0
0
1
ARMSCOR
Large
Manufacturing
Dr R Rawatlal
Reactor modelling
232 723
465 446
8
2
0
1
SAFRIPOL
Medium
16 202 788
35 331 541
31
178
2
151
Renewable energy and
energy efficiency
862 500
1 725 000
0
23
0
6
Subtotal
University of Fort Hare
Power
Prof EL Meyer
Eskom Holdings Limited
Large
Eskom TESP
Animals
Assoc Prof V
Muchenje
Animal welfare and meat
quality
150 000
150 000
0
3
0
9
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
ICT
Dr P Thinyane
eServices platform for rural
communities
405 600
811 200
1
0
1
12
Easttel
Telecommunications
(Amatole)
Small
Khula Holdings
Micro
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Medium
21
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
Saab Grintek Technologies
Large
Telkom SA Ltd
Tellabs SA (Pty) Ltd
Subtotal
1 418 100
2 686 200
1
26
1
27
164 134
328 268
0
64
0
9
Medium
University of the Free State
ICT
Dr AC Geyer
Economic study groups sheep, goats, cattle
ABSA AGRI Business
Large
BKB
Cape Wools SA
Small
Griekwaland West Cooperative
Large
OVK
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Manufacturing
Prof A Roodt
Applied process chemistry (II)
Bioprocess
Prof E van Heerden
Hexavalent chrome
bioremediation
Bioprocess
Prof RR Bragg
Animals
Bioprocess
1 659 257
3 318 514
6
1
0
15
Medium
VEEPLAAS
Large
ESKOM
Large
PetLabs Pharmaceuticals
Small
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
587 100
293 550
3
5
0
3
Lyttelton Dolomite
Medium
Control of fish diseases
13 800
13 800
0
0
0
1
Lunsklip Fisheries
Small
Prof A Hugo
Conjugated linoleic acid to
improve pork quality
68 034
68 034
0
3
0
2
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Prof JH van der
Sulfitation of wattle extract
283 033
283 033
3
4
0
5
Jackie Ntshingila
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Medium
Micro
22
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Westhuizen
Company Name
Mimosa Central Cooperative Ltd
Subtotal
2 775 358
4 305 199
12
77
0
35
230 625
461 250
0
0
0
5
Industry
Size
Medium
University of Johannesburg
ICT
Prof J Meyer
Optical communications and
sensors
Telkom SA Ltd
Sensomac (Pty) Ltd
Large
Medium
CBI Electric: Aberdare ATC
Telecom Cables PTY (Ltd)
Manufacturing
Mr MF Varachia
Simulation of truck trailer
axles
119 563
119 563
0
0
0
4
TSE Big Max
Agriculture
Dr E Venter
Induced systemic resistance
in wheat
142 064
142 064
0
0
0
3
Winter Cereal Trust
Small
492 252
722 877
0
0
0
12
Subtotal
Medium
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Power
Prof CN
Bezuidenhout
Refinements in sugarcane
supply chain systems
157 687
315 374
0
0
0
5
South African Sugarcane
Research Institute
Large
Bioprocess
Dr KM Foxon
Anaerobic digestion of Sasol
effluents
250 000
750 000
3
36
0
2
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
Power
Prof NM Ijumba
HVDC
1 342 491
2 684 982
0
5
0
39
EON Consulting
Bioprocess
Dr HG Kruger
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Centre For Engineering and
Postgraduate Studies
(CEPS)
480 000
960 000
Radiolabelled peptide
imaging
300 000
150 000
7
0
10
Medium
ESKOM
Large
NECSA
Small
10
0
3
23
Panel
Agriculture
Power
Project Leader
Prof MD Laing
Dr RC Loubser
Short Title
Integration of biocontrol and
soluble silicon
Nonlinear Vibration Research
and Testing Centre
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
421 000
90 000
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
421 000
180 000
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
3
74
0
3
0
8
0
3
Company Name
CRI (Pty) Ltd
ICT
Medium
ICFR
Small
Plant Health Products (Pty)
Ltd
Micro
Aberdare Cables
Large
ESKOM
Speedcraft Manufacturing
(Pty) Ltd
Manufacturing
Industry
Size
Prof D Ramjugernath Fluorochemicals and
separation technology
510 666
Prof F Takawira
Energy-efficient wireless
networks
476 000
1 531 998
952 000
0
0
0
2
0
0
9
13
Medium
Pelchem
Small
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
Alcatel - Lucent SA
Large
Telkom SA Ltd
Manufacturing
Prof HB Friedrich
Value-added chemicals
535 000
1 605 000
0
0
0
12
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
Power
Mr MJ Brooks
Solar energy technology
development
45 870
137 610
0
5
0
2
Eskom TESP
Large
4 608 714
9 687 964
6
142
0
101
100 000
300 000
0
13
0
5
Telkom SA Ltd
Large
100 000
300 000
0
13
0
5
259 087
518 174
1
2
0
4
South African Pork
Producers Association
Small
Subtotal
University of Limpopo
ICT
Mr MJD Manamela
Speech recognition and
synthesis
Subtotal
University of South Africa
Animals
Prof M Tekere
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Pig nutrition and pollution
24
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
Subtotal
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
259 087
518 174
1
2
0
4
430 000
860 000
0
0
2
5
Company Name
Industry
Size
University of Zululand
ICT
Prof MO Adigun
GUISET service evolution
and deployment framework
Dynatech Information
Systems
Huawei Technologies SA
(Pty) Ltd
Telkom SA Ltd
Subtotal
430 000
860 000
0
0
2
5
150 000
150 000
0
0
0
2
Afrit
1 122 121
3 366 363
0
0
0
9
Mondi Limited
Small
Medium
Large
University of Pretoria
Manufacturing
Prof PS Els
Design improvements for
commercial vehicles
Bioprocess
Prof AA Myburg
Systems genetics and tree
biotechnology
Medium
Large
SAPPI Manufacturing Pty
(Ltd)
Bioprocess
Prof RJ van Aarde
Post-mining coastal dune
forest rehabilitation
621 591
1 864 773
0
4
0
6
Richards Bay Minerals
Large
Agriculture
Dr BW Botha
Improving reliability through
maintenance
721 667
2 165 001
3
7
0
5
Anglo American
Corporation of South Africa
Large
ESKOM
EXXARO Coal (Pty) Ltd
Sasol Synfuels (Secunda)
Agriculture
Dr HL de Kock
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Consumer-defined
specifications frozen
vegetables
193 333
579 999
0
0
0
3
McCain Foods SA (Pty) Ltd
Large
25
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
Manufacturing
Prof PL de Vaal
A model-based approach to
lubricity testing
250 000
750 000
0
0
0
3
Manufacturing
Mrs EL du Toit
Fluidised bed optimisation
214 500
643 500
2
0
0
4
Manufacturing
Mrs M du Toit
Taphole life of ferroalloy
furnaces
157 488
472 464
0
0
0
2
Eramet Comilog
Manganese
Large
Animals
Prof LJ Erasmus
Feed additive
supplementation: Ruminants
387 022
387 022
0
0
0
4
Allied Nutrition (Pty) Ltd
Small
Large
DSM Nutritional Products
South Africa (Pty) Ltd
MS Biotech
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Vitam International
Medium
Small
Voermeester
Mining
Prof AM GarbersCraig
Pyrometallurgical process
enhancement
1 298 185
2 596 370
0
4
0
9
Anglo American Kumba
Iron Ore Ltd
Large
Anglo Operations Limited
Exxaro Resources Ltd
Lonmin (Pty) Ltd
Sasol
Vesuvius South Africa
ICT
Assoc Prof PJ Grabe Rail track performance and
maintenance management
580 000
1 160 000
0
15
0
9
Xsrata
Large
E-Logics (Pty) Ltd
Small
Esteq Engineering
Transnet
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Medium
Large
26
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
Mining
Prof G Heymann
Design of machine
foundations
Agriculture
Prof P Hammes
ICT
Prof GP Hancke
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
18 800
56 400
0
0
0
1
Anglo Technical Division, a
division of Anglo
Operations Limited
Towards sustainable potato
production ii
438 000
876 000
0
0
0
4
Potatoes South Africa
Advanced sensing and
communication networks
125 000
250 000
3
0
0
7
Eskom TESP
Agriculture
Prof MD Heydenrych Fast pyrolysis of biomass
198 105
396 210
0
5
Manufacturing
Prof EP Kersley
Optimizsation of pre-cast
concrete products
80 000
240 000
0
41
ICT
Prof A Kijko
Contribution to assessment
of tsunami threat for SA
110 000
55 000
0
Agriculture
Prof JF Kirsten
Food and agricultural policy
analysis
338 085
676 170
0
Agriculture
Agriculture
Prof L Korsten
Dr K Kruger
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Industry
Size
Large
Medium
Large
Tracker (Pty) Ltd
2
Paper Manufacturers
Association of South Africa
(PAMSA)
Medium
0
4
Infraset
Large
3
0
2
NSE (Nuclear Structural
Engineering)
Small
3
0
2
ABSA Bank
Large
Deciduous Fruit Producers
Trust
Small
The Maize Trust
Medium
Medium
Packhouse sanitation
189 900
189 900
0
0
0
2
Citrus Reseach
International
Penicillium host specificity
and pathogenicity
279 099
558 198
0
2
0
3
Fruitgro
A health and safety model for
mushrooms
174 999
349 998
0
1
0
2
South African Mushroom
Farmers’ Association
Aphid-transmitted potato
viruses
119 104
238 208
0
2
0
2
Potatoes South Africa
Small
Medium
27
Panel
Project Leader
Bioprocess
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Aster yellows phytoplasma
149 435
298 870
2
3
Dr FJWJ
Labuschagne
Citrus rootstock resistance
98 820
98 820
0
0
UP
50 000
50 000
0
Agriculture
Prof N Labuschagne
Development of plant growth
promoting rhizobacteri
680 663
340 332
ICT
Prof BTJ Maharaj
Broadband Wireless
Communications (BWM)
1 027 500
2 055 000
Manufacturing
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
2
Winetech
0
4
CRI (Pty) Ltd
4
0
2
Greenfield Innovation (Pty)
Ltd
Micro
0
1
0
2
Gallus technologia (Pty) Ltd
t/a Galltec
Small
0
0
0
9
ATNS
Medium
Medium
SENTECH
WorkSpace Africa
Micro
Animals
Dr C Olivier-Maritz
Anti-Boophilus microplus
vaccine development
85 000
85 000
0
7
0
2
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Medium
Agriculture
Dr LN Moleleki
Root knot nematodes on
potatoes
160 943
160 943
0
8
1
2
Potatoes South Africa
Medium
Animals
Dr D Morar
Identifying cause of enteritis
in ostrich chicks
250 000
250 000
0
0
0
1
South African Ostrich
Business Chamber
Small
Mining
Ms N Naude
Iron ore beneficiation
280 000
560 000
0
2
0
3
Coaltech
Small
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd
Large
Qfinsoft
Small
Agriculture
Prof G Pietersen
Cross protection by citrus
tristeza mild isolates
311 500
311 500
5
1
0
3
Citrus Reseach
International
Manufacturing
Prof WE Stumpf
Value addition in the
secondary metals industry
256 500
769 500
1
0
0
7
Arcelor Mittal South Africa
Ltd
Medium
Large
Columbus Stainless (Pty)
Ltd
ESKOM
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
28
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
Hulamin (Pty) Ltd
Mintek
Animals
Prof L Prozesky
Cost-effective Control of
Bovine Arthrosis
1 500 000
1 500 000
2
0
0
8
Kroon Vee Boerdery Bk
Manufacturing
Dr M Rademeyer
Mining
Mr C Sandrock
Magnetic Organic-Inorganic
Hybrids
100 000
300 000
1
3
0
2
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
Large
PMG recovery control
150 000
300 000
2
6
0
2
Anglo Platinum Rustenburg
Large
BluESP
Manufacturing
Prof JJ Schoeman
Diffusion of volatile organics
in landfills
43 632
21 816
0
0
0
1
Medium
Medium
Aquatan (Pty) Ltd
Small
BKS (Pty) Ltd
Large
Agriculture
Prof HC Schonfeldt
Nutrient composition of South
African meat
400 000
400 000
0
8
0
3
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
Bioprocess
Prof MB Taylor
Waterborne viruses and
parasites
356 966
1 070 898
1
1
0
8
Rand Water
Agriculture
Mr JT Vahrmeijer
Water and nutrient
management in citrus
110 098
110 098
1
3
0
1
Citrus Reseach
International
Silicon on production and
quality of citrus
123 000
123 000
0
2
0
1
Plant nutrition as influenced
by humates
303 000
303 000
0
1
0
3
Molecular elucidation of
Fusarium wilt in banana
50 000
100 000
0
2
0
1
Banana Growers
Association of South Africa
Small
Elucidating the avocado /
Phytophtora interaction
319 000
957 000
3
12
0
3
Hans Merensky Foundation
Large
50 000
50 000
0
5
0
1
Ash Resources (Pty) Ltd
Small
Agriculture
Dr N van den Berg
Bioprocess
Manufacturing
Dr EM van der Merwe Coal fly ash whitening
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Medium
Large
Medium
29
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
Animals
Dr E van MarleKoster
Claw characteristics of
Bonsmara cattle
20 000
20 000
0
0
0
1
Bonsmara Breeders
Association
Small
Animals
Dr JA van Wyk
Worm control with remote
integrated systems
94 500
94 500
3
10
0
1
Cape Wools SA
Small
ICT
Dr JH van Wyk
Technological convergence
Red Meat Research and
Development Trust of SA
310 000
620 000
0
0
0
5
Medium
Alvarion
Small
Bytes Universal Systems
Large
EMC
Telkom SA Ltd
Tellumat (Pty) Limited
Agriculture
Prof MJ Wingfield
Solutions to forest pest and
pathogen invasions
3 643 696
7 287 392
0
0
0
44
Medium
Amathole Forestry
Company
Small
Forestry South Africa
Large
Hans Merensky
Medium
Komatiland Forests (Pty)
Ltd
Mondi Forests
Large
Mountain to Ocean (MTO)
Forestry (Pty) Ltd
Micro
NCT Forestry Co-op
PG Bison Ltd
Medium
Large
SAPPI Forests
TWK Agriculture Limited
York Timbers (Pty) Ltd
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Medium
Large
30
Panel
Bioprocess
Project Leader
Prof X Xia
Short Title
Industrial energy efficiency
optimisation
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
1 765 000
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
3 530 000
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
0
5
0
14
Company Name
Eskom Holdings Limited
Industry
Size
Large
Exxaro Resources Ltd
KEAP
Small
Animals
Prof EC Webb
Growth and physiology of
farm animals
190 000
190 000
0
0
0
1
Animate health
Small
Agriculture
Dr JF Wolfaardt
Reduction of paper drying
energy
130 000
390 000
0
3
0
1
SAPPI Manufacturing Pty
(Ltd)
Large
20 776 252
40 369 245
32
174
1
225
149 994
449 982
0
0
0
11
Aria Tech Ltd
Large
Subtotal
University of the Western Cape
ICT
Mr J Connan
South African sign language
translation
Cisco Systems South Africa
(Pty) Ltd
Telkom SA Ltd
Bioprocess
Prof DA Cowan
Thermophilic
bioethanologenesis
Bioprocess
Dr ME D'Amato
Forensic genotyping
prototype
Manufacturing
Dr LE Khotseng
Membranes development for
effluent treatment
Manufacturing
Power
Prof VM Linkov
Prof LF Petrik
H2 recovery systems
Fly ash reuse and zeolite
products
1 944 787
1 944 787
0
0
0
22
TMO Ltd (UK)
78 973
78 973
3
7
0
1
INQABA Biotechnical
Industries (Pty) Ltd
Small
1 739 988
1 739 988
0
6
0
13
Eskom Holdings Limited
Large
Kryo Africa
Micro
Eskom Holdings Limited
Large
TFDesign Engineering
Small
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Large
454 089
146 865
908 178
293 730
2
0
13
0
0
0
8
31
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Lomina trading as
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Medium
Small
31
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
Company Name
Industry
Size
BiofuelsON
Lomina trading as
BiofuelsON
Nano natura
ICT
Power
Dr WD Tucker
Prof R Lindsay
Wireless convergence and
ICT4D
Applied nuclear physics
Subtotal
224 858
449 716
0
0
0
12
27 813
83 439
0
0
0
1
4 739 554
5 865 354
5
26
0
99
Aria Technologies
Medium
Cisco Systems South Africa
(Pty) Ltd
Large
Deaf Community of Cape
Town
Micro
Telkom SA Ltd
Large
TransCape
Micro
Eskom TESP
Large
University of the Witwatersrand
Manufacturing
Prof D Hildebrandt
Recovery of metals from
electronic waste
423 421
423 421
0
2
0
2
SA Precious Metals
Small
Manufacturing
Mr FW Kienhofer
A PBS vehicle to transport
pipes
116 956
350 868
0
1
0
12
ESKOM
Large
Hall Longmore (Pty) Ltd
Unitrans Freight and
Logistics
Mining
Power
Prof I Sigalas
Prof WA Cronje
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
Development of ceramic
ultrahard materials
Power generating equipment
condition monitoring
977 157
65 000
1 954 314
130 000
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
Castco Precision (Pty) Ltd
Small
Element 6 (Pty) Ltd
Large
Eskom Holdings Limited
Large
Transvaal Electric Motors
Medium
32
Panel
Power
Project Leader
Prof IR Jandrell
Short Title
Lightning EMC
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
122 520
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
245 040
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
3
15
0
4
Company Name
Circuit Breaker Industries
Ltd
Industry
Size
Large
Eskom Holdings Limited
Mining
Prof JA Kinnaird
High voltage engineering
research
222 520
445 040
0
1
0
Eskom Holdings Limited
AC and DC insulation and
HV system studies
90 000
180 000
0
0
0
Eskom Holdings Limited
Mineralisation in the north
limb of the Bushveld
195 778
195 778
0
0
0
2
Caracle Creek International
Consulting
Small
Platinum Group Metals
Platreef Resources (Pty)
Ltd
Uranium mineralogy and
extractive metallurgy
832 103
1 664 206
42 163
126 489
3
1
461 250
922 500
0
0
Mining
Prof MH Moys
Multifaceted approach for
size reduction solutions
ICT
Prof R van Olst
ICT convergence: software
development issues
Bioprocess
Prof ETF Witkowski
Phytoremediation products
from gold and uranium Mi
12
Rio Tinto
Large
0
1
Anglo Technical Solutions
Large
0
14
Nokia Siemens Networks
Large
Telkom SA Ltd
3 600 000
7 200 000
0
65
0
22
Telsaf Data (Pty) Ltd
Small
Vodacom (Pty) Ltd
Large
Modula Qhowa Nursery
Micro
Green Eden Nursery cc
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd
Subtotal
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
7 148 868
13 837 656
7
85
0
Large
80
33
Panel
Project Leader
Short Title
THRIP
Adjusted
Awards
(Rands)
Industry
Amount
(Rands)
Artefacts
Product
Prototype
Publication
Patents
Number of
Student/s
0
0
2
4
Company Name
Industry
Size
Vaal University of Technology
Manufacturing
Prof D R de Beer
Direct digital manufacturing
525 000
525 000
EOS
Small
Technimark Advanced
Prototyping Services (Pty)
Ltd
Development of an open
access manufacturing
system
330 000
330 000
3
7
0
2
Nomili
Micro
3D Solids Additive
Manufacturing Technology
cc
Small
Technimark Advanced
Prototyping Services (Pty)
Ltd
RAPDASA
CAD House
EOS
Power
Prof HCVZ Pienaar
Sustainable fuel cells for
telecommunications
342 500
685 000
0
0
0
2
GMGraphix
Small
Malesela Taihan Electric
Cables (Pty) Ltd
Large
Telkom SA Ltd
TFMC (Pty) LTD
Subtotal
THRIP • Annual Report 2012/2013
1 197 500
1 540 000
3
7
2
8
34