Engineering Technology Transfer Division (ETTD)

Engineering Technology Transfer Division

Technology transfer is the most important component of any research organization. The success of the technology development by an institute is attained by transferring the technology to the targeted stakeholders and bringing about the required social and economic transformation.

The following are the mandate of Engineering of Technology Transfer Division (ETTD)

To undertake basic and applied research on ginning, assessment of technology and related areas in post-harvest technology of cotton.
Commercialization of technologies and consultancy services to stake holders and liasioning with manufacturers.
To impart training on post-harvest technology of cotton to trade, industry and government officials from India and abroad.
To undertake commercial testing of textile materials for benefit of cotton sector.
Organization of out-reach transfer of technology programmes through on-site emonstrations/exhibitions/workshops/stakeholders meets, etc.

Head of Division

Sr.No.	Name	Designation & Research Interest	Contact	Email	Photo
1	Dr. Dattatreya M. Kadam	Principal Scientist (Agricultural Process Engineering) Research Interest : Agril Process Engineering, Nano Technology, Protein Extraction, Value addition, Machine Design, Drying, Business Planning, Machine Testing etc.	Ext No. 118	dattatreya[dot]kadam[at]icar[dot]org[dot]in kadam1k[at]yahoo[dot]com

Scientists

Sr.No.	Name	Designation & Research Interest	Contact	Email
1	Dr. Ashok Kumar Bharimalla, M. Tech., (F. M. P), Ph. D.	Principal Scientist(Farm Machinery & Power) Research Interest : Composites, Nanotechnology, Technology Commercialization	Ext No. 211	ak[dot]bharimalla[at]icar[dot]org[dot]in
2	Dr. P. S. Deshmukh	Principal Scientist (Farm Machinery & Power)	Ext No. 217	ps[dot]deshmukh[at]icar[dot]org[dot]in
3	Dr. C. Sundaramoorthy	Principal Scientist (Agricultural Economics) Research Interest : Impact assessment, agricultural marketing and international trade	Ext No. 128	csmoorthy[dot]circot[at]icar[dot]org[dot]in
4	Dr. Manoj Kumar Mahawar	Senior Scientist (Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering) Research Interest : Agricultural Process Engineering, Machine design	Ext No. 216	Manoj[dot]Mahawar[at]icar[dot]org[dot]in

Technical Staff

Location : CIRCOT (MI), Mumbai Location : CIRCOT (MI), Mumbai

Sr.No.	Name	Designation	Contact	Email
1	Mr. Chandrika Ram	Assistant Chief Technical Officer	Ext No. 206	chandrika[dot]ram[at]icar[dot]org[dot]in
2	Dr.Sheela KS Raj	Chief Technical Officer	Ext No. 208	Sheela[dot]Raj[at]icar[dot]org[dot]in
3	Mrs. Prachi Rajesh Mhatre	Assistant Chief Technical Officer	Ext No. 121	PR[dot]Mhatre[dash]icar[at]icar[dot]org[dot]in
4	Mrs. Medha Pradeep Kamble	Technical Officer	Ext No. 122	MP[dot]Kamble[at]icar[dot]org[dot]in

Skilled Support Staff

Sr.No.	Name	Designation	Contact	Email	Photo
1	Shri S. P. Naik	Skilled Support Staff	-	sp[dot]naik[at]icar[dot]org[dot]in

The following facilities are available at Technology Transfer Division (ETTD) at CIRCOT

Modern Ginning & Allied Machinery (at GTC Nagpur)
Pulp, Paper and Board Making and Testing Facilities
Scientific Cotton Seed Processing Pilot Plant (at GTC Nagpur)
Sample Weaving Loom
Nano Cellulose Pilot Plant

The following are the services provided by the Technology Transfer Division (TTD) at CIRCOT

Technology transfer, Commercialization and Licensing

Promotion of the technologies developed in the Institute through awareness creation, demonstration and incubation.
Technology validation of the recently developed technologies to enable its commercialization
Entrepreneurship Development Programmes to tap the potential of budding entrepreneurs, who will take up the technology and develop it into a successful Enterprise.

Intellectual Property Management

Protection of the new ideas
Creation of brand value for the technology through IP tag
Sensitize the scientist about intellectual property

Training

Impart technical knowledge and skill to the personnel employed in cotton sectorespecially ginning and by-product utilization as well as to the traders creating a trained human resource in ginning and quality evaluation.
Having gained expertise in the cutting edge technologies. Customized high-end training programmes in the areas Scientific processing of cotton seed, Basics of nanotechnology and its application, Cotton spinning, Microscopy, Chemical characterization of textile material etc.

Impact assessment

Backward linkage to the research based on the feedback from the clients or the stakeholders is essential for refinement of existing technology or get the insight into newer area of technology development. To serve this purpose following activities will be initiated

Impact assessment of the CIRCOT technologies from among the stakeholders
Impact of trained human resource on the industrial production

Service to the stakeholders

CIRCOT is recognized as the referral laboratory in the textile testing and is also NABL accredited. To cater to the needs of the stakeholders in the textile sector we undertake
Commercial testing service to the industries at professional standard
Consultancy services to the stakeholders to address their needs.

CIRCOT has a Zonal Technology Management and Business Planning & Development (ZTM-BPD) unit. This unit provides a gamut of services ranging from incubation facilities such as office space, access to information and communication technologies, guidance on management, marketing, technical, to legal, IPR and financial issues. This unit also promotes entrepreneurial attitude and creates awareness about the opportunities that the entrepreneurship can bring into the local agri-business environment.