Khurja

Overview

Khurja is a small Town in the Bulandshahar District of Western Uttar Pradesh. The Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata established it’s Khurja Centre in August 1981 under an assurance for continuous financial support from the Government of Uttar Pradesh. This Centre is functioning to cater to the needs of developing creaming and allied industries in the state, particularly to the Ceramic Industries in the Small Scale and Rural Sector. Khurja having a 600 year old tradition of pottery manufacturing has now become a centre of Ceramic Industry having more than 494 units in the small-scale sector and one of the largest whiteware clusters in India. In it’s journey of nearly Three Decades, This Centre of CGCRI has contributed to a great extent in the modernization and All round Development of Ceramic Industries in Khurja on energy efficiency & Cluster Development.

Areas of Research

Major Activities

R&D towards standardization, evaluation and optimized utilization of the country’s resources related to ceramic raw materials for ceramic wares.
To become a source of technical infrastructure
Energy conservation
Pollution control.
Waste Minimization
White-ware Cluster Development
Undertake Sponsored Projects
Development of appropriate rural technologies relevant to the social & economic needs of the country.
Training & Demonstration Programmes
Development of new low cost technologies by utilizing
- Conventional Raw Materials
- Non-conventional Raw Materials
- Waste Raw Material.
- Consultancy and technical assistance in
- Solving day-to-day problems
- Quality Improvement
- Productivity Improvement
- Product Design
- Process Improvement
- Energy Efficiency Improvement
- Cost Reduction

Technology Developed

Major Achievements

Development of:-

Bone china porcelain.
Low 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 glaze and frit.
Different types of colour strength.
Wood fired high efficiency cook stove.
Matt glazed stoneware
Raw bone calcination kiln
Oil and gas fired chamber kiln for rural industry.
Gas fired furnace for making glass beads and jewellery decoration.
High alumina body for production of abrasive resistant tiles / ceramic ferrule etc.
Fast fired body for making crockery ware
Cordierite-Mullite kiln furniture.
T&D programme on different aspects in the field of ceramics.
Pad Printing Decoration Process
Low Thermal Cordierite Porcelain Cook Wares
Ultra Low Density Refractory Granules
Large Size Stone Ware Platters
Ceramic Heat Sink for LED bulbs

Projects

Ongoing Projects (2014-15)

S. No	Project	Sponsor	Principal Investigator	Co-Principal Investigator
1	Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at Khurja	UPPCB, Lucknow	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr. P Rama Rao
2	Upgradation of Bareilly Rural Terracotta Cluster through new Technology	Handicrafts Mega Cluster Mission, Min. of Textiles	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Yad Ram
3	History & Technological Status of Khurja Pottery Cluster	DST, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	K. C. Singh
4	Development of Ultra Low Density Refractory Granules for Kiln Car Trolleys	PCRA, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr. S. Roy
5	A Study on use of Fly Ash in Ceramics	NTPC, Dadri	Dr.L.K.Sharma	K. C. Singh
6	DST Centre for the Development of Waste Utilization Technologies for Ceramic Industries	DST, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	K. C. Singh
7	Skill Upgradation Training Programme on Stoneware Pottery, Terracotta and Glass Beads	NBCFDC, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Yad Ram
8	Skill Up-Gradation of marginalized Artisans Through Door-step Training on High Value Terracotta Products making	NBCFDC, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Yad Ram
9	Promotion of Traditional Art & Craft- development of Terracotta Pottery – Three Clusters of Bijnor (U.P.)	NBCFDC, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Yad Ram
10	Providing Technical Assistance to Rohtash Pottery Cluster	KVIC, Patna	Dr.L.K.Sharma	K. C. Singh
11	Skill Upgradation T&D Programe for Rural Artisans of Rohtash Pottery Cluster	KVIC, Patna	Dr.L.K.Sharma	K. C. Singh
12	Energy Efficiency Performance Indicators & bench makers for the Ceramic Sector	M/s ICF Consulting India Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr. S. Roy

Completed Projects

Sl. No.	Title of Project	Duration	Source of Funding	Principal Investigator	Co-Investigator
1	White-ware Cluster Development	2005-09	Ministry of MSME, Govt of India	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri K.C.Singh
2	Energy Savings through the Use of Roller Head Jigger in Fabricating Pottery Wares	2005-07	PCRA, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
3	Technology Up gradation of Ceramic Cluster at Khurja	2005-07	PCRA, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
4	Design & Development of Low Capacity LAP Burners for Ceramic / Pottery Industry at Khurja (jointly IIP, Dehradun and CGCRI, Khurja) – PCRA, N. Delhi	2005-10	IIP Dehradun	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
5	Flue Gas Analysis – PCRA, N. Delhi	2006-07	PCRA,New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri D.P.Karmakar
6	Bone China Waste utilization for manufacturing decorative tiles	2006	In House (CGCRI)	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri D.P.Karmakar
7	Visit of Khurja Entrepreneurs to Gujarat Cluster	2006	PCRA, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
8	Construction and Supply of Portable Gas Fired Furnace for making Glass Beads to Artisans at Purdilpur	2005	In House Project (CGCRI)	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
9	Feasibility Report on Setting up Testing Laboratory and Training-cum-Production Center at Bikaner	2005-06	RUDA, Govt. of Rajasthan	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
10	Reducing Kiln Car Mass through Modification to Improve Fuel Efficiency	2006-09	PCRA, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri D.P.Karmakar
11	Development of Fast Fired Body through Firing in Gas fired Roller Hearth Kiln	2006-08	UNIDO, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
12	Training & Demonstration Programme on Glass Beads making	2006	Uttar Pradesh Bhumi Sudhar Nigam, Lucknow	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri Yad Ram
13	Indigenous Development of Roller Head Jigger Machine for Table Ware industries of Khurja	2008-10	PCRA, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
14	Consultancy Project for Utilization of Waste Calcium Hydroxide in Ceramic Industries	2008	M/s Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd., Greater Noida	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri D.P.Karmakar
15	Training on Glass Beads and Glass Beaded Jewelry making	2008	NBCFDC, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri Yad Ram
16	Training on Glass Beads and Glass Beaded Jewelry making	2009	NRDC, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri Yad Ram
17	Design & Development of Energy Efficient Kiln for Ceramic Industries with Focus on Improvement in the working of Existing Tunnel Kiln at Khurja	2006-10	RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
18	State Initiated Design Centre on Glass and Ceramics	2006-10	D.C.(Handicraft), Govt. of India New Delhi	Director	Scientist-incharge
19	Soft Intervention of Glass Beads Cluster of Meerut, Sponsored by	2011	DIC, Meerut	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri Yad Ram
20	Flue Gas Analysis in the Oil and Gas Fired Fhuttle & Tunnel Kilns in Khurja	2011	PCRA, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri D.P. Karmakar
21	Waste Minimization in Ceramic Sector (Whiteware Units at Khurja) – WMC Extension Phase III (Insulator).	2013	National Productivity Council, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
22	Waste Minimization in Ceramic Sector (Whiteware Units at Khurja) – WMC Extension Phase III (Crockery).	2013	National Productivity Council, New Delhi	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr.C.S.Prasad
23	Development of Lead free Frits & Glazes for Jaipur Blue Pottery and Training to artisans, Sponsored by	2013	RUDA, Jaipur	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri Yad Ram
24	Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at Khurja	2007-15	UPPCB, Lucknow	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri D.P. Karmakar
25	Training on Chemical Analysis and Physical Testing of Ceramic Raw Materials and Product	2014	Institute of Research Development & Training (IRDT), Govt. of Uttar Pradesh	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri D.P. Karmakar
26	Training on Chemical Analysis and Physical Testing of Ceramic Raw Materials and Product	2014	Sponsored by the participants	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Dr. C.S. Prasad
27	Tech. Asst. for Establishment of CFC at Khurja,	2015	KHSWA	Dr.L.K.Sharma	Sri K.C. Singh
28	Skill development Training Through Training-cum-Demonstration for Ceramics and Glass Sector Society	2017	Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation, Govt. of Rajasthan	Dr. L.K. Sharma	Sri K.C. Singh
29	Indigenous Development of Ceramic Heat Sink for LED Bulbs	2017	CSIR-MSME	Dr. L.K. Sharma	Sri D.P. Karmakar

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.

Scientists

Dr. Himansu Sekhar Tripathi, Senior Principal Scientist and Scientist in Charge

Dr. Parvesh Agrawal, Principal Scientist & Scientist co-in Charge

Mr. Savan Kumar Sharma, Scientist

Technical/Support Staff

Name	Designation	Expertise
Sri Vipin Kumar	Senior Technical Officer(1)
Sri Anurag Singh	Technician(2)	Physical Analysis

Contact

Dr. Himansu Sekhar Tripathi,
Senior Principal Scientist & Scientist In-charge
CSIR-CGCRI Khurja Centre
G T Road, Khurja 203131 (Uttar Pradesh)
Ph: +91 5738245433 / 232501 / +91-33-2322 3480
T-fax: 245081
E-mail: hstripathi@cgcri.res.in

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