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 Researchers Produce Anti-Earthquake Bed

Technicians at a company in Iran have designed and produced an anti- earthquake bed which can save people's lives during earthquakes and falling debris. 

Abolfazl Faramarzi, the initiator of the project and managing director of the Iranian technology company said in an interview with ANA that he developed the idea of making the quake-proof bed at the incubator center of Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr Branch.

“I started my activity in the field of welding in 2018 when I was 20. Then, various ideas came to my mind one of which was the design and production of quake-proof beds,” he said.

“I finished designing the bed for about a year and produced the prototype. At the same time, I registered the company and after going through the administrative procedures, I established it as a technology unit and started making a commercial type of it. By the end of 1402 in the Iranian calendar (March 21, 2024), the first commercial product of quake and debris-proof bed was produced.”

"In this type of bed the goal is to create a fortified shelter. When the earthquake strikes, vibration is transmitted to the hydraulic pump system through sensors attached to the wall, and within three seconds the jacks open and create a shelter. In this bed, there is also a place to store supplies including foodstuff and other essential items."

Iranian Knowledge-Based Firm Produces Fog Cooling Machine

Specialists of a knowledge-based company in Iran succeeded in producing a fog cooling device that helps to cool people in crowded places while preventing the creation of dust.

“In Vetos Engineering Development Innovators Group, we operate extensively in the field of producing fogging and water spray devices. These products are used in open areas to suppress dust and cool people in public gatherings,” said Massoumeh Amin, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

“This product can spray water over a wide area and in addition to cooling people, it also prevents dust from rising,” she noted.

“We have succeeded in producing different devices that have never been produced in Iran,” Amin underlined.

Iran Increases Oil Output at South Azadegan Field by 2,500 bpd

The production capacity of Iran's South Azadegan oilfield increased by 2,500 barrels per day (bpd) after putting into operation two new wells.

Head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Mohsen Khojasteh Mehr announced in December 2023 the drilling of 60 new wells in the South Azadegan oilfield to boost production capacity.

He added that the South Azadegan field's production capacity has seen a significant increase with the addition of 60 new wells over the past year, reaching a current production level of 120,000 bpd.

Khojasteh Mehr pointed out that development plans have been finalized for all of the country’s joint fields, and programs are underway to sign a contract to develop two additional joint fields by March 20.

AI Helps Iranian Experts to Detect Faults in Gas Turbines of Power Plants

Iranian scientists at Nirou research center managed to implement a special project by using the artificial intelligence (AI) to detect the defects of gas turbines in power plants.

“In this project, the application of this technology in the gas turbine of thermal power plants was pursued to inspect and detect automatic faults,” said Mehdi Akraminia, a faculty member of the research group of rotating mechanical equipment at Nirou research center.

“This project was put on our agenda to verify the feasibility and ability of artificial intelligence in the field of electricity production,” he added.

Noting that the project has two phases, Akraminia said, “The first phase is extracting the required data in the gas turbine and the second phase is detecting defects with the help of artificial intelligence and comparing with the conventional methods.”

“The first phase of the project has been successfully completed which can lead to the development of suitable data for use in artificial intelligence in other power generation equipment like different models of other gas turbines, steam turbines, combined cycle, generators, power plant transformers, power plant pumps, wind turbines and water turbines; in the second phase of the project, the data extracted from the first phase is exploited and artificial intelligence models are developed, and by examining the working conditions of the gas turbine, its possible defects are detected,” he said.

Iranian Firm Exports Over 17,000 Homegrown Medical Devices to 50 Countries

A knowledge-based company in Iran has exported more than 17,000 advanced medical equipment to 50 countries across the globe.

The knowledge-based company, which was established in 1997, is operating in the field of designing and manufacturing advanced medical equipment such as patient vital signs monitors, advanced ICU ventilators, electrocardiographs, AED electroshocks, suction, etc.

“This company has been able to end the country’s dependence on imported data-x-items in the field of designing and manufacturing advanced medical equipment and turn Iran into an exporter of these advanced products to Europe, Asia, Africa and South America,” said Reza Yaqubzadeh, the CEO of the renowned knowledge-based company.

“Having more than 360 experienced personnel, over 70 of whom are working in the research and development, standardization and quality guarantees unit, the company has installed its produced systems in the most specialized medical centers across the country. More than 70,000 devices have been installed across the country, enjoying a satisfaction rate of over 85%,” the CEO added.

He stated that their knowledge-based company established a medical equipment factory in Malaysia 15 years ago to become an international company and neutralize the impact of the sanctions.

 Yaqubzadeh also said that their firm has begun potneted production in Belarus and in recent years has also set up a factory in Sweden. It also opened its factories in Turkey, Iraq and Indonesia, he added.

Iran-Made Industrial Equipment Helps Hygienic Cooking of Food with Much Less Energy

An Iranian knowledge-based company has managed to produce industrial cooking equipment which can cook healthy food for many people with only one liquid gas capsule.

“The equipment that we have made is industrial cooking pots, including big pots for cooking rice, stew pot, rail grills and other equipment that is provided as a complete package,” said Maysam Vatani, one of the researchers of the knowledge-based company.

“The equipment can provide the food needed by a large number of people in the smallest possible space by spending less energy, so that if 5 liquid gas capsules are used for a meal using ground stoves, by using this equipment, one liquid gas capsule can be used,” he added.

Vatani stated that the reason for reduction of energy consumption in these boilers is due to the use of proper insulation and the optimal use of heat, adding, “Also, no food is wasted by applying the equipment and the food can be prepared by using less oil.”

“Manpower is also reduced in this method and people who are in the process of cooking food using this equipment prepare food with the least effort,” he underlined.

Iranian Scientists Produce Seedlings through Tissue Culture

The technologists of an Iranian knowledge-based company succeeded in production of high-quality seedlings by using tissue culture method.

“Using our knowledge and expertise, we managed to reduce the time of the seedling production process, which previously took about two years, to 6 months,” said Seyed Mojtabi Hosseini, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

“Most of our products are sent to rural and remote areas, because nowadays there is a desire to create more gardens in these areas,” he added.

Hosseini noted that the seedlings produced by his compaby have been supplied to different provinces of Iran, including Kurdistan, Lorestan, North Khorassan, West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan, Golestan, Isfahan, Qom, Alborz and Tehran.

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