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 Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
A National laboratory under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR,INDIA)
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CGCRI, Khurja Center              Khurja Whiteware Cluster
    Established in 1981 as a center of Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) under the assurance for continuous for financial support from the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. The Centre was established to provide technical support to the khurja Pottery Industries cluster and also help in developing ceramic and allied industries in the state.
Major Activities
  • R&D directed towards standardization, evaluation and optimized utilization of the country's resources related to ceramic raw materials for producing ceramic ware.
  • Under take projects sponsored by institution in the public/ private sector.
  • Consultancy and technical assistance to industries in solving day to day problems like improving quality, productivity, designs & performance of furnace and improving process parameters, reducing cost of production, import substitutions and export promotion etc.
  • Development of appropriate rural technologies relevant to the social, economic and industrial needs of the country.
  • Technical advisory services like information extension, consultancy and testing.
  • Organizing and conducting training cum demonstration programme on different developments made in traditional ceramics as a major Human Resource Development activity.
  • Development of new technologies for law cast ceramic product utilizing conventional and waste raw material.
  • Servicing as a source of technical infrastructure to ceramic industries.
  • Energy conservation and pollution control.
  • Waste minimization in ceramic units.
Major Achievements
  • Bone china porcelain.
  • Law maturing stoneware body for manufacturing crockery.
  • Unglazed and glazed terracotta flooring and facing tiles.
  • Low cost rural sanitary ware.
  • Ceramic water filter candle from white and red burning clay.
  • High strength black pottery.
  • Glazed tableware by utilizing common clay.
  • Low temperature glazes and frits.
  • Different types of ceramic colours.
  • Wood fired high efficiency cook stove.
  • Matt glazed stoneware crockery.
  • Raw bone calcinations kiln.
  • Oil & Gas fired chamber kiln for rural industries.
  • Gas fired furnace for making glass beads and jwellery decoration.
  • High alumina body for production of abrasive resistant tiles / ceramic ferrule etc.
  • Fast fired body for making crockery ware.
  • Cordierite-Mullite kiln furniture.
  • Conducted T&D programmes on different aspects in the field of ceramics.
  • Establishment of fully equipped Design Centre.
Ongoing Project:
    khurja
    1. White Ware Ceramic cluster Development  DC (MSME), New Delhi
    2. Development of a suitable body composition for making crockery ware for firing in the Roller Hearth Kiln UNIDO, New Delhi
    3. Design & development of low capacity LAP burners for ceramic / pottery industry at Khurja (jointly IIP, Dehradun and CGCRI, Khurja), PCRA, New Delhi
    4. Reducing Kiln Car Mass through Betted designing to improve Fuel Efficiency PCRA, New Delhi
    5. Improvement Tunnel Kiln for Better Efficiency PCRA, New Delhi
    6. State initiated Design Centre for Glass & Ceramics DC (Handicraft), New Delhi
    7. Physical & Chemical Analysis of ceramic raw materials & allied products and other technological services. In-house
    8. Consultancy Project on utilizing Calcium Hydroxide in ceramic industries  M/s Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Pvt. Ltd. G.Noida

     

Publication :
  • Pottery Darpan (Journal in Hindi)
  • Pottery Vigyan Parichay (Hindi booklet published & available for sale)
  • Improvement in quality Through Testing of Ceramic Raw Materials
  • Raw Materials Data Bank for White Ware Cluster
  • Knowledge Enhancement Training Programme Under White Ware Cluster Development Project. (Hindi booklet)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Booklet under Publication
  • Best Practices in Whiteware Plants Booklet under Publication
Scientists E-Mail Address Field of Expertise
Dr. L K Sharma
Scientist-in-Charge 		cgcrikc@indiatimes.com
lksharma6@rediffmail.com 		Refractories and Traditional Ceramics
C. S. Prasad
Technical Officer 'E-I'		 Csp_cgcri@indiatimes.com Traditional Ceramics
Yad Ram
Technical Officer 'E-I'		 Yr_cgcri@indiatimes.com Glass beads and beaded jewellery and Traditional Ceramics
D.P.Karmakar
Scientist 'C'		 dpk_cgcri@indiatimes.com Applied Geology, Chemical analysis of ceramic raw materials
K.C.Singh
Technical Officer 'C'		 kcs_cgcri@yahoo.com Traditional Ceramics
S N Chatterjee
Technical Officer 'C'		 cgcrikc@indiatimes.com Photography
Atraj Singh
Technical Officer 'C'		 cgcrikc@indiatimes.com Chemical analysis of ceramic raw materials

Infrastructure Facilities:
  • Chemical Analysis.
  • Physical Analysis.
  • Firing Facilities.
  • Grinding Facilities.
  • Pressing Facilities.
  • Trouble Shoot Team.
  • Technical Information.
  • Training cum demonstration Facilities in Stoneware/Bone China Ware/Glass Beads Making/ Refractories Manufacturing.
    Presently Institute is working on following parameters for the up-gradation of white ware cluster:
  • Quality & Certification.
  • Process Improvement.
  • Consistency in Product.
  • Firing Rejection.
  • Energy Saving.
  • Cost Analysis.
  • Low Thermal Mass Kiln Cars.
  • Knowledge Enhancement of Workman & Supervisors.
  • Product Design Improvements.
  • Awareness on packing, Calibration & Export Promotion.