Oct 2026
Welcome to TPI– Turning Platinum Into Enterprise!
Welcome to TPI– Turning Platinum Into Enterprise!
A Seda Technology Programme incubator turning platinum group metals into thriving local businesses.
Apply NowOur board provides oversight in line with the Seda Technology Programme mandate and good governance practice. Small makers rarely have access to the equipment, metal supply and markets they need. TPI brings all three together under one roof, with mentoring and business support at every stage.
Casting machines and kilns for precise production runs in platinum, gold and silver. After graduating, alumni operate independently while keeping nominal-fee access to equipment, trade show exhibitions and retail pipelines such as the OR Tambo hub. We help incubatees source raw metal in bulk, reducing costs and making small-batch production viable.
TPI helps artisans and SMMEs turn platinum into products.Six months of feasibility checks, skills diagnostics and business planning.Workshops, machinery and mentoring for local makers.Pre-Incubation: Six Months to Build Your FoundationShared Equipment Built for Precious Metal WorkWe accelerate local beneficiation of platinum group and precious metals by helping makers move from training or informal trade into formal, profitable businesses.
CAD/CAM Design and 3D Printing 01:00:12
Our Mandate Under the Seda Technology Programme 02:30:12
Meet Our Master Artisans and Mentors 03:40:12
Local Beneficiation, Local Jobs 04:20:12
Corporate Gifting by Local Makers 05:00:12
CAD/CAM Design and 3D Printing 01:00:12
Our Mandate Under the Seda Technology Programme 02:30:12
Meet Our Master Artisans and Mentors 03:40:12
Local Beneficiation, Local Jobs 04:20:12
Corporate Gifting by Local Makers 05:00:12
CAD/CAM Design and 3D Printing 01:00:12
Our Mandate Under the Seda Technology Programme 02:30:12
Meet Our Master Artisans and Mentors 03:40:12
Local Beneficiation, Local Jobs 04:20:12
Corporate Gifting by Local Makers 05:00:12
CAD/CAM Design and 3D Printing 01:00:12
Our Mandate Under the Seda Technology Programme 02:30:12
Meet Our Master Artisans and Mentors 03:40:12
Local Beneficiation, Local Jobs 04:20:12
Corporate Gifting by Local Makers 05:00:12
CAD/CAM Design and 3D Printing 01:00:12
Our Mandate Under the Seda Technology Programme 02:30:12
Meet Our Master Artisans and Mentors 03:40:12
Local Beneficiation, Local Jobs 04:20:12
Corporate Gifting by Local Makers 05:00:12
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The Platinum Incubator is a non-profit incubator under the Seda Technology Programme and the Department of Small Business Development, based at ORBIT TVET College in Rustenburg.
Our showcase connects buyers with local makers for fine jewellery, custom commissions, PGM industrial products and corporate gifting.