Cretek is an industrial automation integrator, AI systems developer, and ICT infrastructure engineering company serving manufacturing, mining, and enterprise clients across South Africa.
Company Identity
PLC programming (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Delta), HMI/SCADA development, control panel design, burner and process automation, and on-site commissioning for production and processing industries.
Predictive maintenance platforms, AI-powered monitoring dashboards, machine data analytics, intelligent alerting, and edge AI integration for industrial operations.
Industrial network design (Profinet, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP), edge computing infrastructure, cloud-connected industrial systems, data pipeline architecture, and OT/IT convergence.
Our Mission
Deliver intelligent, reliable industrial systems combining automation, AI, and ICT — engineered to reduce downtime, improve quality, and enable data-driven decision-making for every client.
Our Vision
Enable smart, connected, self-optimizing industrial environments where automation, artificial intelligence, and information infrastructure work as a unified system.
Capability Statement
Cretek delivers end-to-end engineering capability across the full industrial technology stack — from field devices to cloud analytics.
Why Cretek
We design holistically across automation, AI, and ICT layers — not as isolated components but as integrated industrial systems.
Our team combines expertise in PLC programming, AI/ML engineering, and ICT architecture — rare in a single firm.
Every system is engineered for growth. From a single machine to a fully connected smart factory operation.
We build for mission-critical environments where downtime is not an option. Redundancy, safety, and compliance are engineered in from day one.
Leadership
Founder & Systems Engineering Lead
Crispen Shiri is a Cloud & Automation Architect with 15+ years of experience delivering enterprise-grade industrial systems across South Africa. His expertise spans PLC programming, industrial automation, cloud architecture (OCI, AWS, Azure, GCP), and AI systems integration.
He holds certifications in OCI Multicloud Architecture, AWS AI, Azure Solutions Architecture, and Cisco Networking. His leadership at Cretek has driven measurable efficiency improvements for mining, manufacturing, and enterprise clients across Gauteng and South Africa.
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