Hire Manufacturing Design Designers near Western Cape, South Africa

Efficiency and optimization focused CAD Designer with experience creating fully parametric, optimized for manufacturing ready designs and production drawings. With over 7 years experience designing p... Read more

Efficiency and optimization focused CAD Designer with experience creating fully parametric, optimized for manufacturing ready designs and production drawings. With over 7 years experience designing products of different niches, I have become a versatile CAD designer with expertise in multiple sectors including sheet metal, fibre laser cutting, sheet metal bending, CNC milling and CNC turning as well as 3D printed enclosures for outdoor applications. Software that I've worked with: - Autodesk Inventor - Autodesk Inventor CAM Suite - AutoCAD - Autodesk Fusion 360 - Ultimaker Cura - Keyshot Tasks / roles that I can fulfil: - Drafter / Drafting Tasks - Product Design - Sheet metal and bending designer - Reverse Engineer / Reverse Engineering - CAD Design - DFM / Design For Manufacturing - Design for 3D printing - Design for CNC Machining and CNC Turning - Design for Injection Moulding I was involved in: - Creating flat patterns for laser cutting, - Bend drawings for the bending team, - Assembly instructions for the assemblers - Steel tube cut list's for the manufacturing team, - Designing parts and then programming and running them on our CNC milling machine, - Designing optimised parts for 3D printing - Keeping an eye open for design optimisations in general I refined my skills further with my time working hands on with the production process, seeing and deeply understanding the processes involved in building your final product. This has taught me to always imagine the assembly process and keep an eye out for any design choices that could make manufacturing more difficult or downright impossible. My hands on experience comes from spending time working on a Sheet Metal Fibre laser, producing the flat parts for assembly as well as hand on assembly in an IoT device that was manufactured using 3D printing.

Are you looking for someone who understands your requirements, knows how to listen, and asks the right questions? Look no further as I’m the right freelancer for your business. My goals are to make yo... Read more

Are you looking for someone who understands your requirements, knows how to listen, and asks the right questions? Look no further as I’m the right freelancer for your business. My goals are to make your Dream Project a reality by using my manufacturing design experience to develop your fantastic product cost-effectively. I design parts often used in the Professional and Manufacturing environment. Whether it is a single part of an assembly of numerous components, I will add value to your business. I have a crossover of skills that make me very effective. Here are some of my essential skills: • 3D Modeling (Solid Works 2021) • Manufacturing Drawings & Specifications • Design for Manufacturing (DFM) • Design for Assembling (DFM) • 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing • Manufacturing Jiggs • Problem Solving • Critical Thinking About Me: I’m an honest person that enjoys working in the manufacturing environment that genuinely wants to help others around me. Working in this industry for the last 17 years has inspired me to start my Freelance with a new vision as a free-thinking individual to pursue new interests and add value to my customers. Productive collaboration drives me and gives me energy. I’ll take the time to gain a personal interest in your business, which will help me make significant contributions. I’m incredibly innovative, dedicated and pride myself to service excellence and attention to detail Have a nice day! Kobus Fourie Your innovative CAD Partner.