About
The company was started in 1996 by BP Nel, a graduate mechanical engineer. We have since complete more than a 1000 projects in a very diverse field of design for manufacture.
Our experience are within Product and Tool Design for plastic injection molding, vacuum forming, rotational molding, pressure die casting and blow molding. We also have extensive experience in design for metal fabrication, mechanisms, gears, cams, shafts, springs and bolted connections.
We optimize machines and products with Finite Element Analysis and Generative Design.
We use LEGAL software ONLY: Autodesk Inventor Professional and Fusion 360 Design software.
We work with clients all over the world and communicate using ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒, ▒▒▒▒▒ and Zoom.
Experience
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Director
BP Nel Consulting PTY Ltd · Full-time
Jan 1996 –
Present
28 yrs 11 mos
Sasolburg, FS, South Africa
Director of BP Nel Consulting PTY Ltd. The company specialize in Design for Manufacture.
We have extensive experience in many manufacturing processes.
We optimize your products for strength, weight, stiffness and manufacturing process.
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Product Design and Development Engineer
BP Nel Consulting PTY Ltd · Full-time
Jan 1996 –
Present
28 yrs 11 mos
Sasolburg, FS, South Africa
Develop mechanical products, machines and mechanisms.
Design for injection Molding, Blow Molding, Rotational Molding, Die Casting, Sheet metal fabrication and Vacuum Forming
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Tool Design Engineer
BP Nel Consulting PTY Ltd · Full-time
Jan 1996 –
Apr 2020
24 yrs 3 mos
Sasolburg, FS, South Africa
Design plastic components
Design injection mold tools
Program 3-axis CNC equipment
Education
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Univercity of Pretoria
B.Ing Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering
1989 – 1994
Other experience
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Welding
As a farm boy I had to know how to stick weld since machines break and we have to fix it right there.
Later during working for clients I learned CO2 welding also.
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Tool room experience
I have experience with writing 3-axis CNC tool-paths for Mill Machines. I physically work in a number of tool rooms setting ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ pieces, choosing cutters, feeds and speeds. Drilling reaming tapping filing all have been done.
Licenses & Certifications
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Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
University of Pretoria
Jan 1989 –
Present
See credential