Benoni, Gauteng
Custom engineering and fabrication, built in-house in Benoni.
Design, fabrication and finishing under one roof. From precision laser cutting to embedded control systems and full mechanical builds, we engineer equipment that holds up where it is sent.
- Six capabilities in one workshop
- 3-year structural warranty on the Badger Toolbox
- Field-tested in mine-site conditions
Capabilities
Custom engineering and fabrication, handled end to end
Six capabilities sit on one workshop floor in Benoni. Design, cut, weld, wire, coat and assemble all happen in-house, which is why a drawing change on Tuesday does not cost a fortnight waiting on an outside supplier. See how they come together in our six-step development process, or on the Badger Toolbox.
- One supplier, one point of accountability
- No handover delays between trades
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Mechanical Engineering
Robust, field-ready mechanical solutions tailored for industrial use.
- Custom component design
- CAD modelling and structural analysis
- Full mechanical assemblies
- Built for harsh environments
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Electronic Engineering
Integrated control and embedded systems designed to thrive under pressure.
- PCB layout and prototyping
- Embedded firmware development
- Custom control panel builds
- Electrical systems integration
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Product Design and 3D Modelling
From concept to CAD, we turn ideas into real-world, testable solutions.
- Concept to model pipeline
- 3D CAD modelling and rendering
- Mechanical and aesthetic refinement
- Ready for prototyping
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CNC Laser Cutting
High-precision cutting for steel, aluminium and more. Fast, repeatable and local.
- CNC programming and setup
- Mild and stainless steel cutting
- Custom brackets and enclosures
- Short lead-time delivery
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Powder Coating and Finishing
Durable, corrosion-resistant finishes done in-house for quality and control.
- Industrial-grade powder coating
- Weather-resistant finishes
- Batch runs or one-offs
- Available in multiple colours
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Assembly and Prototyping
Rapid prototyping and final assembly for turnkey product delivery.
- Full product builds
- Field testing and quality assurance
- Functional prototypes
- Ready-to-deploy solutions
Flagship product
The Badger Bakkie Toolbox, built for mine-site reality
When your bakkie is your mobile workshop, failure is not an option. The Badger Toolbox is cut from heavy-gauge steel, sealed against dust-choked haul roads, and finished in five corrosion-fighting powder-coat colours. It is the field-tech solution built to outlast the vehicle beneath it.
Lids cut from 6 mm checker plate
Five powder-coat colours
- Khaki
- Safety orange
- Blue
- Grey
- Silver
Dual-stage powder coat, applied in our own booth in Benoni rather than sent out, which is how the finish stays under our control.
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6 mm Checker-Plate Lids
A non-slip deck strong enough to stand on, or to mount a vice.
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Gas-Strut Quick Access
Pop the lid one-handed, even in gloves, grab your gear and get back to work.
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Dual-Stage Security
Marine-grade compression latches plus hidden pad-lock loops deter site theft.
Technical specifications
- Construction
- 2.0 mm mild-steel shell, 6 mm checker-plate lids
- Coating
- Dual-stage powder coat in khaki, safety orange, blue, grey or silver
- Lid safe-load
- 150 kg, so it safely doubles as a standing platform
- Drawer payload
- 250 kg, 1 m slide-out, sealed roller bearings
- Ingress rating
- IP54 dust and splash protection
- Mounting
- Bolt-through chassis rails, or an optional slide-out bed
- Lighting
- Pre-wired 12 V LED strip, optional extra
- Warranty
- 3-year structural, 1-year finish
How we build
Six steps from an on-site problem to deployed equipment
Nothing here starts with a catalogue. It starts with someone showing us a machine that does not do what the job needs. The six steps below are the same route every Badger build takes, and they are the reason a Badger Toolbox and a one-off radar trailer come off the same floor to the same standard.
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On-Site Assessment
We meet you where the equipment works, watch the problem happen, and write down what the build has to survive before anyone draws a line.
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3D Design and Drafting
Full CAD assemblies, exploded views and workshop-ready blueprints for every part, so nothing important gets decided on the floor with a grinder.
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Engineering and Assembly
CNC plasma cutting, sheet-metal bending, MIG and TIG welding, galvanising and rust-proofing, all under our own roof and our own quality control.
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Finishing and Reveal
Components come together, the colour you chose goes on, galvanised parts are prepped for longevity, and the build is cleaned and checked before you see it.
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Quality Assurance
Every weld, the fitment of every moving part, the electronics, hydraulics and solar, and an operational stress test under load, before it leaves Benoni.
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Field-Tested, Client-Approved
Delivered fully assembled, calibrated and fine-tuned on your site, then walked through with the team who has to use it every day.
Start a project
Start a project with the Benoni workshop
Tell us what the equipment has to do and where it has to do it. Attach the drawing if you have one, a photograph of the problem if you do not, and we will come back to you against what you sent.
Enquiry
Send us the problem
Everything except the drawing is quick. The upload takes a CAD file, a PDF or a photograph, and zipped files if your CAD format is one WordPress does not accept on its own.
The fastest route for a job that is already on a deadline.
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It lands with the workshop
Not a call centre and not a reseller. The drawing and the machine that cuts the parts are in the same building in Benoni.
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You get a real number
There is no list price because there is no standard build. What comes back is a price and a lead time quoted against what you sent.
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We come and look, if it needs it
If the problem is easier to show than to describe, the first step is an on-site assessment, watching it happen where the equipment works.