Engineering Services · South Africa & abroad

First principles engineering.

Mechanical design, machine design, structural analysis, drafting, project management and prototyping, delivered from South Africa with Dutch technical capability through our partnership with Brabant Engineering.

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Serving Dutch industry
Machine building & semiconductor Marine Renewable energy
Mechanical Design Machine Design Project Management Change Management Drafting Structural Analysis (FEA) Prototyping
What we do

Engineering capability, delivered end to end.

A leading engineering consultancy specialising across the full design and delivery cycle, from first concept through analysis, prototyping and into production.

Mechanical Design

Concept through detailed design of mechanical systems and components, built to manufacture.

Machine Design

Custom machines and automated equipment, designed from mechanism through to full working assembly.

Project Management

Planning, coordination and delivery oversight that keeps complex engineering work on track.

Change Management

Controlled engineering change, so revisions are tracked, verified and rolled out cleanly.

Drafting

Production-ready technical drawings and detailed documentation, prepared to manufacturing standards.

Structural Analysis (FEA)

Finite element analysis and structural verification to prove designs before they are built.

Prototyping

Rapid prototypes that turn designs into testable hardware and shorten the path to a working product.

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What makes us different

Great engineering starts with great people.

We value building relationships and human connection, which is why we keep a physical office and invest in blending Dutch and South African work culture. We care about work-life balance and a genuinely fun environment, because that is what produces calm, rigorous, dependable engineering.

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First principles thinking

We solve problems from the ground up rather than reaching for the nearest template.

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A blend of two cultures

A physical office where Dutch and South African ways of working deliberately come together.

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First Time Right

Precision and verification up front, so designs are right before they reach the floor.

A Research Square engineer
Our clients

Engineering delivery, in South Africa and abroad.

We deliver engineering projects on the ground here in South Africa, and remotely to companies in the Netherlands and beyond, bringing strong technical talent to every team we work with.

Clear communication, shared tools and overlapping hours keep our engineers working as one team with our clients, wherever they are.

Research Square engineers with a client
Our partner

In partnership with Brabant Engineering.

Research Square Engineering Services began in 2022 as a conversation between our three founders and Sjef van de Laak, Managing Director of Brabant Engineering. By April 2023 that idea had become a team, and the partnership has anchored our work ever since.

Brabant Engineering develops, engineers and produces custom mechanical solutions, from single units to small series, for demanding high-precision industries. Their Way of Working is built on collaboration, successful outcomes and a First Time Right approach, the same standard we hold our own team to.

Brabant Engineering
Sjef van de Laak

Sjef van de Laak

Managing Director, Brabant Engineering

Co-founder of the idea behind Research Square Engineering Services, and our partner in bringing Dutch technical capability together with South African talent.

First Time Right
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Research Square Engineering Services

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Unit 101, Firefox Building, 27 Gardner Williams Ave,
Paardevlei, Cape Town, 7110, South Africa