Top News of Last Week with ANA

Azad News Agency (ANA) published a number of scientific and technological news during the past week whose top ones are as follows: 

Iranian Technologists Locally produce Probe Holder of Ultrasonic Steel Thickness Tester

The technologists at an Iranian company have made probe holder of ultrasonic steel thickness tester or gauge used in sheet metal factories.

Mehdi Shekarzadeh, the managing director of the technology company “Petro Parsian”, who was at the Asr-e Omid Sirjan exhibition, sat down for an interview with ANA news agency, to talk about the device that their company has made to help sheet metal factories.

He described the ultrasonic steel thickness tester as a high-tech device, saying, “One of the problems of the metal sheet factories is the failure of the probe holder of the ultrasonic sheet thickness gauge or tester, which usually erodes due to its constant contact with the surface of the sheet and is considered a consumable part.”

“To resolve this problem, after conducting studies by the technical team in our company, the problem was identified and the necessary analysis was done by reverse engineering and preparation of the preliminary design of this piece on the material used in its making,” Shekarzadeh added.

He, who is a professor at the Islamic Azad University-Ahvaz branch, went on to say that the company's experts, with special techniques, replaced the material with a different material to make the part and perform heat treatment on it. The test results showed it was as resistance as the original part and even more resistant than that. This part is now undergoing trial phase and will have a lifespan as the foreign equivalent."

Iranian Experts Manufacture Housing of Water Purifier with High Pressure Tolerance

Experts in Northeastern Iran succeeded in producing the first steel water purifier housing with 10 times pressure tolerance.

“We are the first manufacturer of steel housing in Iran which is resistant to rust and corrosion and can withstand the pressure 10 time more than other housings,” Milad Pasban, the managing director of the technological ‘Abyaran Bijan Yord Dirpa’ company stationed at the incubator center of Islamic Azad University’s Bojnourd branch, told ANA.

“The housing of the water purifier, which is mostly used in agricultural pools and for household applications and is used as pre-treatment, enjoys the capability to separate suspended particles in water up to five microns, and in the field of industry, it is able to purify 6,000 liters of water per hour,” he added.

Pasban underlined that all parts and stages of making the housing of water purification device have been indigenized, noting that in this housing, the amount of flow is higher, the material is more resistant, and in terms of price, it has a lower price compared to foreign counterparts.

Iranian Researchers’ Newly-Produced Scale Remover Protects Ceramic, Tiles from Corrosion

A member of the Chemical, Petroleum and Polymer Engineering Research Center of the Islamic Azad University’s Shiraz branch announced production of a new scale remover that, unlike other descalers, reduces corrosion on tile and ceramic surfaces.

Sheyda Esmayeelzadeh, elaborated on specifications of the ‘acidic cleaner’ product at the Chemical, Petroleum and Polymer Engineering Research Center of Islamic Azad University’ Shiraz branch, and told ANA, “This product has a formulation of a CND or acidic cleaner, which is mostly used for cleaning sanitary surfaces, ceramic and tiles.”

“We have also provided a product with a medium density for regular floor cleaners and a mild density for home use,” she added.

“The main specifications of the product is reduction of pollution and prevention of corrosion and damage to tiles and sanitary industries,” Esmayeelzadeh added.

Iranian Researchers Increase Productivity in Olive Farms

A member of the board of directors of a knowledge-based company underlined using new methods suggested by the Iranian researchers to increase cultivation and productivity in olive farms.

“The average olive harvest per hectare in the world is 2 tons; but in our country, we harvest 2 and a half tons and the average yield is 25% more than the world, which is the result of using the latest know-how of scientists in olive cultivation in the past 10 years,” Jahangir Arab, a member of the board of directors of Sabzineh Royah Deland company, told ANA.

“Today, olive trees have been planted in an average of 1,350 hectares of farms densely and ultra-densely in Iran where 25 tons of olives are harvested per hectare,” he added.

“If we can harvest five kilos of olives per one cubic meter of water, that means we have harvested $6 worth of product because five kilos of olives give one kilo of olive oil, the price of which is $6 dollars,” Arab noted.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Firm Produces Automated Robotic Arms

A knowledge-based company in Iran has manufactured smart and semi-smart automated robotic (AR) arms which are effective and useful in light industries, moving products, packaging, welding, cutting, etc.

Mohammad Hassan Karimi, the managing director of the knowledge-based company of "Arvand Mashin Paya" based in Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz branch, participated in an interview with ANA while attending the Asr-e Omid Sirjan exhibition.

“This company is operating in the field of designing and manufacturing smart and semi-smart automated robotic arms,” he said, adding those arms are effective and useful in light industries, moving products, packaging, welding, cutting, etc.

“Now, we are making its industrial prototype,” he added.

“These AR arms are effective in smart production line, welding, moving, packing and painting. This product has five degrees of freedom of movement and has the ability to lift loads between 10 and 100 kilograms,” Karimi said.

Iranian Company Uses New Methods to Revive Abandoned Wells

A technology company in Iran used technology to revive abandoned water wells without using chemicals and polluting the environment.

Seyed Attaullah Seyed, a professor at Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran branch, told ANA correspondent on the sidelines of the Asr-e Omid exhibition in Sirjan that revitalizing abandoned water wells and increasing productivity of low-water wells is a priority for the "Farakavan Tetis" company. 

He said that his company uses innovative methods which are different from other companies' methods that is based on drilling and excavating, adding, “In addition to water wells, there are a number of wells in industrial areas such as oil and gas companies, whose depth decreases due to time passing and chemical processes. For this reason, our technology company which is based at Gachsaran Azad University uses modern dredging and emptying technologies. It revitalizes the wells in about an hour, the proccess which used to take a month.”

“So far, the company's services have been provided for the water and sewage companies of the provinces of Bushehr, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, and Fars and some oil companies,” the researcher added.

According to Seyed, they revived an abandoned well for Gachsaran oil company successfully at a very short time with 75 liters per second, and after their success, the company gave them eight other wells for revival.

“It does not use any chemicals or environmental pollutants to revive the abandoned and low water wells,” Seyed said.

Iranian Company Develops Identification Scanning System

A knowledge-based company has developed an identification and scanning system that detects human face and person’s identity at any conditions.

“This company is active in the field of artificial intelligence and ID scanning systems,” Elahe Mohammadzadeh, the managing director of a knowledge-based company called ‘Ertebat Modern Sorena’ told ANA while participating at the Asr-e Omid Sirjan exhibition.

“In the identification system, we focus on the thermal pits of the body in a way that people are recognized even if they have some damages on their face or they have partial cover on their face. We have also entered identification area through the iris of the eye; but it is very hard to copy and we have challenges to enter it legally,” she also said.

According to the researcher, the ID scanning system is really useful in organizations and institutions to which not everyone is allowed to enter including airports, highly sensitive government buildings where only the authorized entry of people is checked so that problems such as bombings or thefts do not occur.

Mohammadzadeh further said that their scanning system has not domestic and foreign-made equivalents, explaining that their device is even more advanced than the binoculars as the later is not as advanced as the Iran-made device because it can not produce reports by the intelligent software.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Firm Makes Special Valves, Faucets to Significantly Reduce Water Consumption

A member of the board of directors of an Iranian knowledge-based firm announced production of special valves, faucets and parts in the company for different industries which can also decrease water consumption in residential buildings up to 50%.

“Office and household consumptions make up to 10% of the total consumption of purified and expensive water, but by making faucets that reduce water consumption and other customized parts that enjoy higher industrial strength, it is possible to save water,” Abbas Ali Moradi, a member of the board of directors of the knowledge-based ‘Pishgam Daqiqsazan Andisheh Maroun’ company, told ANA.

“Customers of our products are mostly from steel, copper and petrochemical companies and they use them in the workplaces. At present, steel, copper and petrochemical companies are under pressure in terms of water consumption since they are among the most water-consuming firms and this challenge has made them find ways to reduce water consumption,” he added.

“The company's product can work for more than five years even in a harsh industrial environment, and it is also used in construction industries and can reduce water consumption in residential buildings up to 50%,” Moradi said.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Develops Dry Ice Cleaning Techniques for Keeping Factories Neat

Technicians in an Iranian knowledge-based company have introduced a cleaning technique using dry ice without having to shut down the production line in a factory and using any chemicals or water.

"This device can wash furniture,car chairs, industrial, aviation and ship-making factories and other indstrial complexes without the use of water and any chemicals and only with dry ice" Farhad Afshar, the managing director of a knowledge-based company, said in an interview with ANA News Agency on the sidelines of Asr-e Omid exhibition in Sirjan about the cleaning and sanitizing technique with dry ice.

"The raw material that this industrial device uses is dry ice. The company's technologists change the CO2 gas from liquid to solid and turn it into grains like rice grains at a temperature of -72 degrees Celsius, pour it into the machine and do the cleaning job with it," he added.

"The advantage of this method is that it is mobile and portable for the first time in the world and can wash everything without water. The method has gained three international standards of EPA , FTA and UST," Afshar said.

Knowledge-Based Smart Pigging Technology Facilitates Inspection of Oil Pipelines in Iran

Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company succeeded in the development of a smart pigging system with applications in inspection of pipelines in oil industry.

“Our knowledge-based company is working on a project to make a smart pigging device. Smart pigs are sensitive equipment in oil industry and one of the 10 basic products of the company,” Abolfazl Soltani, a representative of the company, told ANA.

He referred to the basic applications of the smart tool, saying, “Experts in the oil industry use this smart pigging tool to inspect pipelines. Also, the problems of the pipelines and their increased and decreased thicknesses are determined by this tool.”

“One of the main tasks of the smart pigging instrument is to determine the corrosions, holes and branches on the lines,” he noted.

“In addition to inspecting the oil pipelines, the smart tool is specifically designed to prevent stealing which is one of the problems of pipelines. With this device, operators can quickly detect branches and determine the location,” he underlined.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Produces Medicine from Peppermint to Treat IBS

Researchers at a knowledge-based company in Iran have domestically produced Kolmigan capsules from peppermint to treat Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Mahdi Kashir, the managing director of the Iranian knowledge-based company, in an interview with an Iranian media outlet, said that they have produced a type of pills (capsules) named Kolmigan which is derived from the peppermint oil to treat patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

“This drug contains peppermint oil and reduces the IBS symptoms, including intestinal spasms. It is very effective if it properly and unchanged reaches to the intestine,” he added.

“Due to its irritating nature, peppermint oil is prohibited for use by people with reflux disease (GERD) or stomach ulcers,” Kashir noted, while stressing that the herbal capsules are really effective in treating IBS if it passes through the stomach and reach the intestine.

 “it is highly effective if it reaches the site of infection and helps to improve the problems caused by this syndrome,” he continued.

Iranian-American NASA Scientist Firouz Naderi Passes Away

Iranian-American scientist Firouz Naderi who had worked in NASA as a Jet Propulsion Laboratory expert for 35 years passed away at the age of 77.

Firouz Michael Naderi was an Iranian scientist who spent more than 30 years in various technical and management positions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where he contributed to some of the most famous robotic space missions in the United States.

He retired from NASA in 2016 and was a business consultant, advisor to young tech startups, and speaker.

Iranian Scientists Grade Metals by Centrifugal Casting for 1st Time in World

Managing director of a knowledge-based firm in Iran announced that the inventors and researchers of the company for the first time in the country and the world have graded all metals by centrifugal casting.

Ebrahim Vahdat, the managing director of 'Keyfiatsazan Tose'eh San'at Farda' company stationed at the Islamic Azad University's Amol branch, elaborated on the application and features of the ‘FGM (Functionally Graded Materials) graded metal’ product, and told ANA, “Based on the required properties, we are able to vary the physical and mechanical properties of the material along with the thickness of the piece in a way that the mechanical properties from the surface to the core of the part changes with a specific function, and therefore, we can maximize the hardness of the part on its surface and minimize it in the core.”

“Based on the FGM graded metal design and the use of the centrifugal casting method, these types of materials are produced that have no material restrictions and include any material like steel, cast iron, aluminum, and copper, and we can produce these data-x-items in a graded manner since the density of various elements is different,” he added.

“The alloy material used by our company has not been used in the world so far; we added 26% copper, 8% silicon and 2.3% lithium to the graded FGM metal which has been done for the first time in the world,” Vahdat said.

Iranian Company Make Sensors to Monitor Environmental Conditions in Pharmaceutical, Food Factories

Researchers at an Iranian company have acquired the know-how of making sensors to monitor the parameters of environmental conditions in pharmaceutical and biological industries.

“Our products are related to the field of monitoring environmental conditions during the production, maintenance and transportation processes, and these products are capable of monitoring environmental conditions under certain protocols,” Farshad Nazari, the sales manager of the Iranian company told media.

He said that enviornmental condition monitoring sensors produced in their company come out in two online and offline models, adding that their sensors collect data through different means.

Nazari highlighted that food, pharmaceutical, biological and petrochemical industries are areas where the sensors can be utilized, adding, “One of the most important parameter which these sensors monitor is ‘temperature, but, online sensors are capable of monitoring important parameters such as humidity, pressure, acceleration, different gases and floating particles in the air. Being informed about the mentioned parameters is very important for industries as they can affect their industreis' products.”

The researcher went on to say that their product is equipped with alert systems to report any imbalances in environmental parameters, adding that the sensor notifies the operator via SMS or email.

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