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Devendra Sah (Ceramic 1985) has been promoted as Principal Director at Centre for the Development of Glass Industry, Firozabad, UP. Prior to that, he was working as Senior Glass technologist (Director) at the institute.
(Devendra Sah)
Devendra did his B. Tech. in 1985 and M. Tech. in 1987, both in Ceramic Engineering from IT-BHU. He has been working at the institute for the past 13 years. Overall, he has 17 years experience in plant operation and furnace design.
Devendra Shah can be contacted on his cell # 094564 33800
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About Centre for the Development of Glass Industry (CDGI), Firozabad, UP
(Centre for the Development of Glass Industry, Firozabad, UP)
The Centre for the Development of Glass Industry was established at Firozabad in India in the year 1992 as a joint venture project of Government of India, Government of Uttar Pradesh and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) / United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). The Centre is functioning under the aegis of Development Commissioner (SSI), Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Government of India
Firozabad, located 45 km east of Agra (City of historical monuments Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, etc) is designated as the Glass City of India, for holding as many as approx. 275 small scale Glass units in its fold. It produces large number of Glass items of diverse nature, such as Automobile headlight lenses, Laboratory & Scientific Glassware, Tableware articles, Vacuum Glass refills, Bangles, Beads, Blocks Glass, Light sheds and Chandeliers etc. It accounts for over 70% of total Glass produced in the small scale sector of India offering employment to more than 150,000 people. CDGI, thus, focuses on providing technological support services to small scale Glass industries. Its plans and policies are guided by Government of India and United Nations Development Programme.
The main objective of the Centre is to provide support to the small scale glass industries through long-term programming and creation of supportive facilities within the Centre, capable of addressing the following priority areas:
*Creation of New Job Opportunities and Improvement of Skills and Working Conditions for workers/artisans engaged in small scale glass industries.
*Development and adoption of New Technologies and Products
*Protection of Environment
Organizational Setup of CDGI
Dedicated to tackle the key issues of modernization and technological upgradation of small scale manufacturing units, the Centre renders services through its following technical wings:
· Laboratory Services (Physical & Chemical)
· Pollution Control Division
· Combustion Engineering
· Product & Technology Development Unit
· Product Development
· Furnace Development & Trouble Shooting
· Design & Decoration
· Training
· Job Work ( Glass melting & Decoration)
Services and Facilities of CDGI
The Centre is dedicated towards development of glass industry by providing best services, support and facilities to glass manufacturing units / industries. Our areas of services and facilities are:
1. Physical Laboratory
2. Chemical Laboratory
3. Pollution Control
4. Combustion Engineering
5. Product and Technology Development (PTDU)
6. Consultancy & Trouble Shooting Services
7. Job Work
PHYSICAL LABORATORY
Carries tests for Glass Density, Annealing Point, Softening point, Co-efficient of Thermal Expansion, Viscosity, Refractive index, De-vitrification, Thermal shock and General measurement of stress and strains and also Sieve analysis of raw materials, Furnace temperature measurement and Flue Gas Analysis.
CHEMICAL LABORATORY
Chemical Laboratory is fully equipped to carryout qualitative as well as quantitative analysis of Raw materials, Finished Glass, Refractory materials etc. It is equipped with sophisticated equipment such as Spectrophotometer, Flame Photometer and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. It is also capable of batch formulation of different type of Glasses.
POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
(Recognized by Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board)
The Pollution Control Division is equipped to carry out Stack Monitoring, Ambient Air Quality measurement such as Suspended Particulate Matter, Sulphur Dioxide & Oxides of Nitrogen etc. Pollution Control Division is equipped with Stack Monitoring Kit, High Volume Samplers, Wind Monitor and other modern accessories. The Division is fully capable to address the Environmental issues in holistic manner.
The Following are the major activities carried by the division:
· Meteorological Data Generation
· Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
· Stack Emission Monitoring
· Waste Water Analysis
· Noise Monitoring
· Identification of Environmental problem in the cluster of Firozabad Glass Industries
· Improvement of Health and Safety conditions of Firozabad Glass Industries
· Consultancy services with respect to EIA/EMP and Environmental Auditing
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING DIVISION
The Combustion Engineering Division aims at conservation of energy through various measures. Facilities of analysis of flue gases as well as monitoring of furnace temperature are available at the Centre. The Centre is capable of designing and constructing various types of fuel efficient furnaces for application in the Small Scale Glass Industry. Combustion Engineering Division is equipped with Flue Gas Analyzer (Model KM 900 & Testo 33 Germany), Optical Pyrometer, and Radiation Pyrometer.
PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT UNIT
The Product Technology Development Unit (PTDU) primarily stands to demonstrate batching, melting, forming and finishing technologies for Glass units. Batch formulation, preparation of new Glass compositions as also the new products is an integral part of PTDU. The Unit is capable of melting Glass in quantities ranging from 2 Kg to 1000 Kg/day in Pot Furnaces and Day Tank Furnace.
The PTDU is fully operational and providing training/demonstration to industry personnel and Laboratory ware etc. items. It also has a fully equipped Workshop with modern equipment such as HMT Lathe Machine (NH 20 & NH 22), HMT Milling Machine, Shaping Machine, Hacksaw, Drill Machine etc.
CONSULTANCY& TROUBLE SHOOTING SERVICES
The Centre has a team of Professionals to offer consultancy in the areas such as:
· Plant Layout
· Furnace Design
· Equipment Selection
· Product Development
· Mould Development
· Batch Formulation
· Pollution Control
· Energy Conservation
Job work:
In Firozabad, basically two types of furnace are used for glass melting viz. Pot Furnace and Tank Furnace. Pot Furnaces are further of two types, viz. Open Pot and Closed Pot. Melting Process in the Pot Furnace is Batch Type whereas that in Tank Furnace is continuous type. Open Pot Furnace are generally used for bangle making but in some cases for glassware also. Closed Pot Furnace are exclusively used for making glassware. Tank furnaces are generally used for making glassware but in some cases glass bangles also.
Under present circumstance, facility of melting high quality glass in small quantity is lacking in Firozabad. To motivate and promote high quality glass melting on job basis CDGI offers Single Open - Pot Furnace and Day Tank Furnace.
Training Support of CGDI:
Realizing the importance of Human Resources in the process of development, the Centre is offering short term training courses in various disciplines for the
duration ranging from two to twelve weeks.
Field Hostel: The Centre is fully equipped with lodging/boarding facility at nominal cost in good ambience, pollution free and green environment with congenial atmosphere for trainees and experts from outside.
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