About Us

Gannet was founded by Jacques Venter - Inventor and Entrepreneur Life long serial inventor holding numerous successful international patents in industrial engineering and consumer goods.

Former co founder and technology Director of Metix Pty. Ltd Founder i-Arc cc.

Jacques life motto since 1999 is that there is no box.

There is no need to think outside the box if the box does not exist.... you set your own limits why not push them back and think without limits?

1982: Jacques Venter aged 10 wood carvings.

1994: design and installation of maintenance platform inside a waist water digester - Namibia

1994: Jacque designed and installed this maintenance platform inside a waist water digester in Namibia.

1994: New - 750 Ton double capstan rail shunting winches installed at Sasol

1994: Jacques Designed the new - 750 Ton double capstan rail shunting winches installed at Sasol.

1996: 3D modeling & design on Majuba power station ash storage and conditioning plant

1996: Jacques 3D modelled & designed a ash storage and conditioning plant on Majuba power station.

1997: best industrial design award (Africa) 3D modeling and design on Majuba power station.

1997: Jacques won the best industrial design award (Africa) 3D modeling and design on Majuba power station.

1998: New type electric arc furnace Electrode pressure ring. This one for 1,2m electrodes installed on 2 x 36MVA FeCr smelters

1998: Jacques developed a new type of electric arc furnace electrode pressure ring. This one for 1,2m electrodes installed on 2 x 36MVA FeCr smelters.

2005: new arc furnace slipping device over 20 international installed projects

2005: Jacques developed a new arc furnace slipping device and oversaw over 20 international installed projects around the world.

2005: 1,75m arc furnace lower electrode (3 granted international patents)

2005: Jacques developed this 1,75m arc furnace lower electrode three granted international patents where awarded.

Just some of my successful patents there is about 45 of them by now this includes the ones sold and now owned by others.

Here are some of Jacques most successful patents (he has about 45 of them) this includes the ones sold and now owned by others.