Applied Physics Computer & Instrumentation Centre
APC&IC was established at PCSIR Labs Complex, Karachi in order to provide support to the local industry for their pressing needs especially in the field of Calibration, Instrumentation and Material Science. The services are Need based R&D, Calibration of equipment, Test & Analysis, Training and Consultancy. The Details of each laboratory are as under.
Calibration Laboratory:
The Major Services are:
- Pressure & Force Measurement & Calibration
- Line-Length / Dimension Measurement & Calibration
- Glassware / Volumetric Measurement & Calibration
- Mass & Balance Measurement & Calibration
- Thermal Equipment / Temperature Measurement & Calibration
- Electrical & Electronics Measurement & Calibration
- Time & Frequency Measurement & Calibration
Instrumentation Laboratory:
The Major Services are:
- Need Based R&D for indigenization of technologies
- Software Development for Embedded Systems
- Training on High Tech Scientific and Laboratory Equipment
- Test & Analysis related to Electrical & Electrical Parameters
- Reverse Engineering for Indigenization of Technologies & Products
- Development of Scientific / Laboratory Equipment
- Development of Training Aid Systems for Science & Engineering Students
Material Science Laboratory:
The Major Services are:
- XRF Based Elemental Analysis
- Nano & Composite Material Characterization & Synthesis
- Thermo Gravimetric Analysis
- XRD and XRF based Material Analysis
- Metallurgical Microscope for surface studies
- Induction Furnace for Material Synthesis
- Test & Analysis of metal sheets, wires, rods for Auto Industry
- Electrical Cable Testing for various parameters
- Reverse Engineering for Materials
Recognition:
Holds ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation through Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC)
Impact of Services:
- Assistance to Industries in maintaining Quality of Tests & Products
- Localization of Technologies and Products
- Import Substitution & Export Promotion by International Acceptance of Tests Reports & Products
- Human Resource Development
- Traceability of Measurements and Calibration
- Industrial Linkage, Technical Assistance to Industries
R&D Projects
Training Aid Systems for Science & Engineering Students
- To expertise science & engineering students of various fields like chemical, electrical and electronics.
- Low cost substitute of the imported brands.
- Trainers for various control methods like PID (Proportional Integral Derivative),DCS (Distributed Control System), SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition)
- Trainers for various processes like “Ammonia Generation Plant”, “Fractional Distillation Plant”, CSTR( Continuous Stirred-Tank Reactor)
Trainer for DCS (Distributed Control System)
- Small scale Process Plant to demonstrate the working and control of the distributed processes in industries
- DCS is widely used in oil refineries, nuclear power plants, water management systems, sugar refining plants etc.
More R&D Projects
Portable Flue Gas Analyzer
Sensors Installed:
O2: 0~25%, 0.1%, ± 0.5%
SO2: 1~200 PPM, IPPM, ± 2PPM
CO: 0~1000PPM, 1PPM, ± 5PPM
NO: 0~500PPM, 1PPM, ± 2PPM
Temperature: 0~500ºC, 1ºC, ± 1ºC
Battery Power: 12V 2.6 Amps/Hr, 4 hours backup time
Intelligent pH Meters
Specification:
Readout: Potentiometric display of Ion Concentration
Electrode Type: Support all Ion Selective Electrodes
Display Parameters: mV (Ion selective), pH, Temperature, slope
Data Storage: 100 readings
Resolution: 1 mV (Ion Selective), 0.01(pH), 0.5 (Temperature)
Potentiometeric Ion Analyzers
Specification:
Readout: Potentiometric display of Ion Concentration
Electrode Type: Support all Ion Selective Electrodes
Display Parameters: mV (Ion selective), pH, Temperature, slope
Data Storage: 100 readings
Resolution: 1 mV (Ion Selective), 0.01(pH), 0.5 (Temperature)
Universal Centrifuge Control System
Development of Electronic Control System for High-Tech Centrifuges
Potential End Users
- Research institutions
- Pathological laboratories
- Universities