Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN), in collaboration with CrystalForge Technologies (CFT) and Cox Yeats, would like to invite you to a showcasing and networking event featuring CrystalForge Technologies innovative industrial AI and data-infrastructure solutions. Please find attached information.

CrystalForge Technologies (CFT) is a South African software company headquartered in Sunninghill, Johannesburg. Specialising in human-centric digital augmentation, CFT offers a pragmatic alternative to traditional automation—enhancing workforce capabilities rather than replacing them. CFT builds tailored, AI-driven solutions for mining, manufacturing, logistics, and retail, integrating advanced machine learning and smart data systems to help teams make faster, better decisions with measurable performance gains.

Why attend?

• See what “human-centric AI” looks like in practice: How CFT turns complex plant and enterprise data into actionable intelligence that operators actually use.
• Gain an overview of solutions and proven impact:

  • Mining: 4–12% improvement in recovery efficiency and 70–90% reduction in unplanned downtime.
  • Manufacturing: 40–90% decrease in product defects and impurities.
  • Logistics: 10–17% efficiency gains across supply-chain operations.
  • Retail/FMCG: 40% energy cost savings with maintenance costs cut by 50%.

• Engage your peers: Network with executive decision-makers, engineering leads, data/IT teams, and industry advisors.
• Explore low-risk pathways to value: Learn how CFT’s Results-as-a-Service (RaaS) model focuses on measurable outcomes and scalable deployments tailored to your site(s).

Programme

• Welcome & Opening: Corporate overview & vision
• Showcase: Live case studies and technology demonstrations
• Q&A + Networking: Interactive discussion and stakeholder engagement
• Closing & Next Steps: Collaboration pathways, pilot scoping, and value-tracking framework

Who should attend:

Executive leaders, operations & process owners, plant managers, CTO/CIO/CDOs, engineering and maintenance heads, data science/OT leads, and consultants focused on industrial performance transformation.

Kindly RSVP to Ms Donnée Kruger at [email protected] on or before Thursday, 2 October 2025. For any additional inquiries, please contact Ms Donnée Kruger (TIKZN).