Completed R & D Projects sanctioned by the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India (2006-2007)

No Title of the project Date of Start (Duration) Project Cost (RS. in Lakh) Outcome of the project
1
Improving quality of yarn spun from Lyocell/Viscose /Modal Fibres

June2006 (!2 months)
11.89

In this project, efforts are being made to improve the quality of viscose fibres as well as yarn by visiting the fibre manufacturing units and the textile mills. A number of spinning parameters have been identified to improve the quality of yarn spun from the viscose fibres.

2
Development of High Production Roller Gin with Chute Feed Arrangement

June2006 (!2 months)
13.73

Major causes affecting the production rate of existing double roller Gin machine were identified. The productivity is improved in a gin with the modification at roller gin machine without affecting the quality of cotton. At present, some machine are running without any working problem. Moreover some parameters of gin were optimized. More work to rationalize is going on.

3
Design & Development of Microcontroller based portable electronic fibre fineness & maturity tester.

June2006 (!2 months)
6.00

Knowledge of fibre fineness is important to know regularly and strength of yarn where as maturity influences nepping potential of cotton. The design parameters were finalized after discussions with the industry partner and field experts. Based on these discussions, a prototype has been prepared using microcontroller based design. Laboratory trial are being carried out to compare the results of the prototype instrument to compare with the available sophisticated instruments.

Projects Sponsored by Other Agencies : Year 2005-2009
(Central Govt. / State Govt. / Industries, etc.)

  1. Expansion of Calibration Centre

  2. Ginning Cluster for Gujarat State

  3. Modification of existing sizing process to enhance the productivity and quality for handloom weavers

  4. Development of hank sizing for handloom weavers

  5. Study of use of a synthetic polymeric product for sizing of khadi yarn

  6. Training programmes for upgradation/refreshing the technical and other skills of weavers, jobbers & owners of powerloom units at Ahmedabad, Vijapur, Kalol, Chhatral, Changodor & Khambat

  7. Design & Development of Instrument to assess frictional characteristics of ring frames spindle-bolster assembly.

  8. Increasing cotton realization  at ginning

  9. Modification to conventional cotton-pod machines to reduce fragmentation of pod shells.

  10. Development of electronic instrument to measure top arm roller pressure at ring frames and hip load at draw frames

  11. Design Modifications to Ambar Charkha to Achieve Breakthrough in Productivity and Yarn Quality

  12. Increasing Competence of Khadi Weavers to create Value Added Products with help of Computerized Designing

  13. Self-Development cum Awareness programme for khadi for the development of Individual and group activity

  14. Workshop on upgradation of technical skill of Operatives of Amber Charkha and Hand/Pedal Looms to Enhance the productivity and quality

  15. Exposure to fibre, yarn and fabric properties and its testing methods and procedures

  16. Technical Upgradation of Amber Charkha & Technical Training for Operators 

  17. Development of ginning cluster with regard to electrical energy audit, conservation & benchmarking

  18. Development of spinning clusters in Ahmedabad for making them competitive in terms off productivity/ quality.

  19. Establishing Centre of Excellence for Technical Textiles

  20. A 3-month Skill Development Course for Fresh Powerloom Weavers and Jobbers for Non-Auto and Shuttleless Looms

  21. Improving Lint Shedding/Fly Generation Propensity of Cotton Spinning Yarn being Used for Manufacturing Terry Towel

  22. Development of Appropriate Automatic On-line Cotton Moisturizing System for Automatic Cotton Baling Presses being used in Ginning & Pressing Units of Gujarat

  23. Setting-up of ATIRA Geo-synthetics Testing Laboratory

  24. Training & Awareness Programme in Technical Textiles

  25. To Develop Mechanism for Eliminating Fibre Lapping on Rollers on Ring Frame

  26. Elimination of Longer Fibres into Comber Noil by Improving Alignment of Fibres at Carding and Combing

  27. Development of Electronic Scientific Balance-Cum-Recorder of Test Data on Comber Noil Extraction

  28. Development of Appropriate Aerodynamic Cleaner for Effective Cleaning of Ginned Cotton Lint without Increasing Nep Level for Ginning & Pressing Units and Spinning Mills of Gujarat

  29. Design Modificationsto Modern Ring Frame to Reduce Yarn Hairiness

New Licensees for ATIRA Developments

No Developments Name and Address of Licensee Date of License
1
Electronics Gadgetry for Checking Ring Dimensions

M/s Sunrise Industries 25/A, Chinai Baug Industrial Estate Dudheshwar Ahmedabad - 380004
22-05-2003

2
Portable Yarn/Roving Quality Tester

M/s ALTEEM Instrument 3, Parul Nagar Shopping Centre, Near Bhuyangdev Char Rasta, Sola Road
Ahmedabad 380061
1-10-2003

3
Polymeric Product for Treatment of Yarn and its sizing

M/s Rushabh Chemicals Ltd. 3, Parul Nagar Shopping Centre, Near Bhuyangdev Char Rasta, Sola Road Ahmedabad 380061
1-10-2003

4
Combustion Air Control System for Solid Fuel Fired Thermic Fluid Heater/Boilers

M/s Viral Controls (p) Ltd. B-29, GIDC Electronic Zone Sector 25 Gandhinagar 382 044
10-10-2003

5
Project-cum-Licensing Agreement on Cationizing agent and Cationization Cationization of Cotton-Cellulose for Multiple advantages in Reactive Dyeing

M/s ATUL Ltd. Colors Division
ATUL 396 020 Dist. Valsad
01-10-2003

6
Yarn Peak tension meter Spindle Centering Device

Flutted Roller Run out measuring cum recording device
M/s Orien Electronics
4041, Bhundup Industrial Estate L.B.S. Road Bundup (W), Mumbai 400 024
7
Zero Discharge
M/s Asiatic Engineers 8, Shubhda colony near Jodhpur Village Road Satellite Ahmedabad
14-2-2007

8
Pharmaceutical Grade Chitosan production
M/s Meck Pharmacuticals & Chemicals P. Ltd. 606, Harikrupa Tower S.M.Road, Ellisbridge Ahmedabad -6

India Sea Food
Kannamaly
Kochi 682008
29- 6-2007

17-7-2008

Patents Filed during 2003-04

No Subject Patent No. and Date Country Status
1
A Device for Measurement of Textile Ring Dimensions

533/MUM/03

India
Provisional Specification Filed

2
Process for Preparing a carbohydrate Based Biodegrable Hydrogel

India
Application filed

3
A Humidifier fir Local Control of Relative Humidity of Textile Processes

176935
India
Patent Sealed

4
An Attachment Device for a Warping, Sizing of Singeing Machine

189811

6-10-1997

India
Patent Sealed

Patents Filed during 2004-05nts
1
Cotton Contamination Analyzer

112/MUM/99

India
Complete Specification Accepted

2
Rotation Ring/Fixed Yarn Guide System for Ring Frames and like Machines

India
Provisional Application Field

3
Instrument to Assess Frictional behavior of Spindle Bolster assembly for Ring Frame and like Machine

165/MUM/2005

16-02-2005
India
Provisional Application field and Accepted

4
ATIRA Pneumatic Cleaning System for Comber Half-Laps Machine

189811

6-10-1997

India
Provisional Application Field