PCSIR Islamabad

Achievements

NANOTECHNOLOGY

PCSIR established Pakistan Institute of Technology for Minerals and Advanced Engineering Materials (PITMAEM) aims to provide development and characterization facilities not only for in house R & D projects, but also for the industry.

Nanotechnology is an expected future manufacturing technology that will make most products lighter, stronger, cleaner, less expensive and more precise.It comprises any technological developments on the nanometer scale, usually 0.1 to 100 nm. Nanotechnology is a highly multidisciplinary area and involved a number of fields –such as applied physics, material sciences, supra-molecular chemistry, mechanicalengineering, mechatronics, chemical engineering, bioengineering and electricalengineering – with applications in diverse fields.

PITMAEM, PCSIR has the latest facilities like;

Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)
Scanning Probe Microscope
Nano-indentation testing
Tribo testing
Nano Composite Coatings

These tools assure complete quality inspection of the thin films.

Nanotechnology has the potential of applications to all types of industries and is regarded as another industrial revolution technology of 21^st century. It will have great and important societal influence in our lives for several decades to come.

BIOTECHNOLOGY

PCSIR has developed High-Tech Biotechnology Lab. at PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore. This lab assist in the development of food and bio-technology industry in the country through value-added output from low priced raw material, bio-resource development & utilization, quality assurance of finished products, industrial trouble shooting and attracting small & medium level entrepreneur to establish industry.

PCSIR plays an important role in the National growth / development in the following fields by rendering its services in:

Processing of potato waste for animal feed.
Production of pectin from citrus peel.
Bio-fertilizer.

PCSIR has developed the following processes / Products in the field of biotechnology:

Detoxification of animal feed	Biodegradable Plastic (PHB)
Bioethanol	Proteases
Amylases	Celluloses
Bacitracin	Lovastatin
Dextran	Premix for Wheat flour fortification.

PLANT TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE

Sugarcane is one of a major agriculture crop of Pakistan and rank 4^th area wise, 14^th production wise, 16^th in yield and 8^th in terms of sugar consumption in the world. Whereas in Pakistan it holds the second major cash crop and used for production of white sugar. In Pakistan, the production and yield of sugarcane per hectare is far below its actual capacity and it stands at almost lowest in the world.

Scientist in PCSIR Labs Complex Karachi takeup the issue and conducted research on improvement of sugarcane crop, successfully develop a stress tolerant and high yielding variety of sugarcane (KLC-1) through tissue culture technique.

This tissue culture plant of sugarcane (KLC-1) produces:

Minimum 20 and maximum 35 tillers per plant.
Height of tiller ranges from 10 to 12 feet.
Sugar percentage is on average is 8-9 pol %.
The average yield of the Sugarcane KLC-I is 2000 to 2500 Munds per acre.

At present PCSIR Labs Complex Karachi is serving several sugarcane growers of Sindh and providing consultancy to improve the yield of sugarcane crop in the national interest.

LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE

Lightweight aggregate (LWA) has long been used in many countries for a number of construction applications like high rise buildings, bridges and marine ships etc. The major significance of LWA is the reduction of dead load, which reduces the requirement of steel reinforcements and other components in foundations. In many instances, it also allows construction of additional floors upon existing structure.

PCSIR Labs. Complex, Peshawar take up the matter and succeed to develop Light Weight aggregate. It is one of the highest achievements of PCSIR Labs Complex, Peshawar to provide lightweight aggregate to M/S Sachal Engineering Works, Islamabad for the construction of Attock Bridge of Khairabad-Attock highway. The material was successfully utilized in the bridge to reduce its dead load. Besides this, LWA was also supplied to M/S Gammon Enterprises, Rawalpindi, for construction of Sherpao Bridge of Lahore.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH FEDERAL/ PROVINCIAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING AUTHORITIES

As per demand of the local industry PCSIR Laboratories/ Training Institutes are conducting a number of trade related training courses in collaboration with the following Federal/ Provincial Vocational Training Authorities:

NAVTTC, Islamabad.
Punjab Skill Development Fund (PSDF), Lahore.
Sindh TEVTA
FATA Development Authority, Peshawar.
Baluchistan TEVTA, Quetta

Key PERFORMANACE INDICATORS

A new initiative titled “PCSIR Continuous Excellence Programme” was taken. Under this programme, PCSIR’s laboratories/ centres/ unit were divided into two regions i.e., South & North. All the Labs./ Centres/ Units were assigned quarter-wise targets. The achievements made by PCSIR during 2014-15 to 2017-18 as a result of given targets is given below:

S. No.	Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)	Achievements					Targets (2020-21)	Progress (2020-21) Upto 3^rd Qtr.
S. No.	Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	Targets (2020-21)	Progress (2020-21) Upto 3^rd Qtr.
1.	Process Developed	73	140	180	221	210	246	127
2.	Process Leased out	16	40	56	56	72	101	49
3.	Patents Filed	21	29	52	42	28	60	14
4.	Patents Obtained	01	04	02	05	12	22	02
5.	Students Supervised	290	670	990	1673	2305	1423	417
6.	Consultancies Provided	40	163	471	522	525	596	695
7.	Technical/ Feasibility Reports	52	124	206	270	281	312	208
8.	Paper Published (International)	114	146	191	158	113	169	98
9.	Paper Published (National)	34	39	68	50	52	87	31
10.	Analytical Equipment Developed	63	107	125	208	213	197	196
11.	Exhibition/ Conference/ Seminars Organized	27	48	64	60	54	71	64
12.	Workshop/ Training Organized	36	90	112	88	74	111	81
13.	MoUs Signed	37	27	38	17	25	48	22
14.	Interaction with Industries (Visits)	251	663	1361	1930	1929	2292	1398
15.	No. of Services Provided	30779	32503	40594	40478	44318	52102	35488
16.	No. of Clients Served	11792	12181	15330	13316	14584	16595	12435

Technologies Ready for Commercialization