DOST-ITDI to reprise TekNegoShow in 3rd Season

 DOST-ITDI is reprising a 3rd set, five-episode #TekNegoShow  (TNS) on November 15, 2022 via https:///ITDIDOSTUpdates/.

An off-the-cuff, online business talk show on technology, TNS  will again air narratives and insights of technology generators, business people, and the consuming public on how they perceive a featured technology. 

First initiated in 2020 with a 14-episode season, it also aired a six-episode Special Edition that was shown the following year.

TNS aims to widen and heighten engagement of ITDI’s technology generators with the public. #TekNegoShow is produced by the Information Production and Dissemination Section (IDS-TSD). It will broadcast via the internet through ITDI’s Facebook account www.facebook.com/ ITDIDOSTUpdates.

#TekNegoShow will exclude breaking news, but will feature content of partner companies.  This way ITDI can provide for the public virtual experience of the technology and a way to interact with technology generators and companies that adopt these or avail of services.

IDS-TSD expects to broadcast five episodes with a weekly Thursday afternoon show date, except for the launching episode which will air on November 15, 2022 until December 15, 2022.  Each episode may be re-played  on demand.

Information and Documentation Section Head, Dr. Violeta B. Conoza, is the main host.  For that off-the-cuff, fresh, real business sense, other industry stakeholders will be joining her. 

Meanwhile, Jonah Bernal as co-host, will be breaking the punch through raw, unscripted reactions to responses of guests.  Bernal is host of the widely popular DOSTv Science for the People segment Finding Joona. 

Click this link to watch Watch Our Very Own #TekNegoShow  

DOST-ITDI to reprise TekNegoShow in 3rd Season

(AMGuevarra\\ ITDI S&T Media Service)

DOST-ITDI's biodiesel antifreeze to boost foreign sales

With the DOE 2017-2040 Philippine Energy Plan targeting to maintain a B2 biodiesel blending, as shown in its long term (2020-2040) Biofuels Roadmap, local processors are having difficulty finding an antifreeze that would ensure their biodiesel gets a slice of the foreign market.

Cleotilde A. Bulan, head of the Industrial Chemicals Section at the Industrial Technology Development Institute  (DOST-ITDI), stressed the need for local processors for a locally-produced antifreeze agent that would complement the Philippine biodiesel from coconut. The biodiesel industry sector needs "this" to ensure that the coconut methyl ester (CME) or coco biodiesel can compete in the world market. GlobeNewsWire has reported that the global biodiesel market is currently standing at the size of USD23,290 million and is expected to reach USD25,880 million by the end of 2026 (CAGR of 1.5% during 2021-2026).

Bulan explains further what antifreeze does. Also known as a coolant, it lowers a liquid's freezing point, which is why it is added to vehicles' radiators. In foreign localities, antifreeze allows cars to operate in a variety of temperatures, from frigidly cold to scorchingly hot.

By adding a mixture of chemicals and water, antifreeze helps ensure that the liquid in radiators does not freeze over during winter or boil up during summer, thus overheating the engine.

But, how does an antifreeze exactly work? How does it protect engines?

Bulan said that the key lies in coolants' boiling and freezing points. Pure water has a boiling point of 212°F (100°C) and a freezing point of 32°F (0°C). However, by using a 50/50 mixture of water and ethylene glycol, the M boiling point rises to 223°F (106°C), and the freezing point lowers to -35°F (-37°C).

By taking it a step further, using a 30/70 mixture of water and ethylene glycol, the boiling point rises to 235°F (113°C), and the freezing point lowers to -67°F (-55°C).

However, Bulan's team is working on a different antifreeze agent -- the synthesis of glycerol (a naturally occurring alcohol) acetals. Here, glycerol acts to prevent freezing damage, such as ice crystal formation.

Foreign research studies show that at lower glycerol concentrations like 10-20%, the frozen stock will be fairly solid at -80°C, while at higher concentrations (30-50%), it may remain partially liquid.

Bulan's team has since applied for a patent for the glycerol acetal and biodiesel samples.

 (amguevarra\\ ITDI S&T Media Service)

 

DOST-ITDI develops stabilizer from Okra

 

The Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) has developed a stabilizer from a new source - okra. 

Most stabilizers or natural hydrocolloids come from plant (pectin, carrageenan, cellulose gum, locust bean gum), animal (gelatin), or microbial (xanthan gum, gellan gum) sources.

Hydrocolloids are water-loving and are used as functional ingredients to increase product consistency, improve the gelling effect, and control the microstructure, texture, flavor, and shelf life of food or non-food products.

Oliver C. Evangelista, team leader of the project on sourcing hydrocolloids from okra, said, "local markets have a daily oversupply of okra, including an excess volume of off-specs and material rejects."  He added that this excess volume of off-specs makes okra an ideal source of natural hydrocolloid because this new demand will not be competing with current uses for it.

Evangelista is thus encouraging food manufacturers and processors to utilize their okra or other by-products and generate additional income by creating value-added and innovative products.

 "Interested parties can visit ITDI to explore the development of new products from their waste materials. Our Modular Multi-Industry Innovation Center or InnoHub sa Pinas is equipped with multi-functional modular equipment that can be retrofitted to suit every manufacturing line," he explained.

Results of several studies on the viscosity or thickness of spray-dried okra fluid have resulted in two new products. These include banaba milk tea and toothpaste with calamansi seed oil. 

 ITDI has partnered with Greenstar Produce Philippines Inc. to produce these new products. Established in 2007 as a group company of Watari Co., Ltd. in Kanagawa, Greenstar processes fresh okra varieties and exports these to Japan.  

 (AMGuevarra\\ITDI S&T Media Service)

 

DOST-ITDI pursues local sustainable production in SSX 2022

 

On 23 to 25 March 2022, the Industrial Technology Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ITDI) will be joining government efforts to launch Sustainability Solutions Expo 2022 (SSX 2022) via the streaming platform Hopin.

Dr. Annabelle V.  Briones, DOST-ITDI director, will be part of a panel of five key presenters during a sprint presentation on Day 1 Segment 4 of the digital expo, "How the Philippines is Addressing Sustainability and What It Means for Businesses."

Dr. Briones will be presenting natural and green products, and services developed by DOST-ITDI that actually sought to overcome operational issues in Philippine manufacturing and production including:

• Compliance with international standards in trade and food safety matched with compliant packaging systems especially for products destined for overseas distribution; and the
• Need for responsible production that supports reduced effluent discharge through implementation of zero waste production cycles. 

She will be joined by the Climate Change Commission; Dir. Nieva T. Natural of the Natural Resources and Environment Staff (ANRES-NEDA); Asec. Ann Claire C. Cabochan of the Consumer Protection Group (CPG-DTI), and Dir. William P. Cuñado of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-DENR) during a live Q&A.

As the newest signature brand of CITEM (Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions), SSX hopes to build a culture of sustainability by leading micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) toward a circular economy (CE) model of production and consumption. CE relies on the three pillars of sustainability, namely the economy or profit, society or people, and the environment or planet to succeed.

By promoting solutions and gathering advocates from the public and private sectors, SSX 2022 hopes to foster exchange of ideas on sustainable consumption and production for Philippine food and lifestyle companies.

The digital expo will consist of various digital components such as Exhibition, Conference, Business Matching, and other special activities. 

 

(AMGuevarra\\ ITDI S&T Media Service)

Duterte, Lopez to confer PQA Award to DOST-ITDI

 

Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, DTI Chief Ramon M. Lopez, and DTI-Competitiveness Bureau Director Lilian G. Salonga will grant the Philippine Quality
Award or PQA to the Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) in rites on March 23, 2022.

One of 105 awardees since first conferred in 1998, DOST-ITDI Director Dr. Annabelle V. Briones will be receiving the Recognition for its Commitment to Quality Management Award or PQA Level 1 together with five State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and one high school campus.

Awardees of the 24th Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Assessment Cycle, which was approved by the Office of the President on January 13, 2022, include DOST-ITDI, the Philippine Science High School–Ilocos highest level of national recognition for exemplary organization performance in the Philippines.

It is patterned after the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award of the United States where it awards four Levels of Recognition, as follows:

Level 1: Recognition for Commitment to Quality Management;
Level 2: Recognition for Proficiency in Quality Management;
Level 3: Recognition for Mastery in Quality Management ; and
Level 4: Philippine Quality Award for Performance Excellence.

Currently, it applies Criteria for Performance Excellence in Construction, Education, Healthcare, Government, and SME. PQA is the centerpiece program of the National Action Agenda for Productivity of the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos in response to the growing challenges of globalization. Signed into Executive Order No. 448 on October 3, 1997, it was later institutionalized as Republic Act 9013 on February 28, 2001.  

(AMGuevarra\\ TSD-ITDI)

DOST-ITDI TO PIVOT BACKEND INNOVATION THROUGH ITS WEBCAST @ INNOHUB SA PINAS

 

THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (DOST-ITDI), IN ITS BID TO CONTRIBUTE TO INDUSTRIALIZATION AND PROGRESS THROUGH R&D INITIATIVES, WILL CONDUCT A WEBCAST FOR ITS NEWLY OPENED MODULAR MULTI-INDUSTRY INNOVATION CENTER (MMIC) OR INNOHUB SA PINAS ON MARCH 31, 2021.

Following MMIC’s successful launch in December 2020 and inauguration in February 2021, ITDI once again invites industry partners and stakeholders to share their insights and expectations about the new facility.

InnoHub sa Pinas

is an industrial processing facility with multifunctional/multi-application modular unit operation equipment that can be retrofitted to accommodate different manufacturing lines. It is built to serve the needs of the food, personal care, and pharma-nutraceutical industries using its three main processing lines for nut/seed and oils, mix blend powders, and liquids/emulsions which rely mainly on by-products of commercial operations as raw material. In effect, new or novel products are made out of processing wastes through backend innovation.

Further, InnoHub sa Pinas is open to academe and other interested stakeholders for use in research and development of new products, product equivalent, product variances and product reintroduction.

As one of DOST’s big 20 tickets for 2020, the facility is set to become a one-stop-shop for product conceptualization, development, and marketing, thus collaboration with significant industry and other users is important to sustain efficient services.

It expects that with InnoHub sa Pinas’ modern equipment and devices, as well as experts to lead the operation, previous deficiencies that may hinder advancement in STI will be reduced. (DDGotis\\ DOST- ITDI S&T Media Service)

DOST-ITDI sets MATDEV forum

The Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) is gathering industry, academe, government, and non-profit organizations in a stakeholders' forum to be held on March 25, 2021, via the Zoom Meeting platform, to present MATDEV Laboratory’s current and future activities on additive manufacturing (AM).

AM is the technique being used by the MATDEV Laboratory to produce models and prototypes directly from three-dimensional (3D) computer-aided design (CAD) without using any tools or fixtures.  Funded by the DOST Grants-In-Aid Program, MATDEV Laboratory is a project under the Advanced Additive Manufacturing R&D Program.

Inaugurated on December 22, 2020, the MATDEV Laboratory undertakes research and development on materials for use in additive manufactured products to reduce the cost of raw materials by using local resources.

However, AM has been in use since the 1980s with Hideo Kodama of the Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute inventing two AM photopolymer rapid prototyping systems in 1981.  Today, the AM process of making a product by adding successive layers of material is now often referred to as 3D printing. 

Compared with traditional production methods or subtractive manufacturing, AM requires less hard tooling and assembly and offers greater customization or bespoke manufacturing at shorter time to market. 

AM ensures continual availability of spare parts, which is particularly useful in asset-heavy industries such as aerospace, automotive, and medical. In some countries, the use of AM is widespread in machineries like turbines, handling and robotics, lifestyle and sports like jewelry and biking, and custom parts of classic cars. 

DOST-ITDI foresees that in the long run, AM can completely change the way products are designed and built, as well as distributed, sold, and serviced. It is thus advocating AM to the industry through the stakeholder’s forum. 

ITDI Director Dr. Annabelle V. Briones admits that "AM is where we might be soon as the rest of the world catches up on its use, which can edge out the competitiveness of our local businesses. Right now, most of our manufacturing firms are into subtractive manufacturing."

Subtractive manufacturing involves cutting away from a solid block of material. A milling machine cutting/hollowing out a piece of metal or plastic is an example of subtractive manufacturing.

However, most of AM's current users around the globe think that, "As it currently stands, it is unlikely that additive manufacturing will replace subtractive manufacturing any time soon. This is because both sets of processes have a very contrasting set of advantages and disadvantages, meaning that each can play to the strengths of the other's weaknesses."

Director Briones added that, "AM has been steadily growing a following, primarily because of its big market, which researchandmarkets.com reported at $12 billion in 2020."

Currently, analysts at Global Market Insights, Inc. believe that the overall economic impact created by AM could reach $100 billion to $250 billion by 2025, "... if adoption across industries worldwide continues at today’s rate." This potential is seen to come from the aerospace and defense, automotive, medical, and consumer goods industries.

Through the forum, DOST-ITDI hopes to inform concerned industries on AM, its value chain, future players, and the business model which may apply to local materials manufacturers.

DOST-ITDI Inaguration of the Philippine's First Innovation Hub, the Modular Multi-Industry Innovation Center

Bicutan, Taguig City, Feb. 18, 2021 ~ The Philippine's First Innovation Hub, the Modular Multi-Industry Innovation Center (MMIC) of the DOST-ITDI was a successful inauguration that had both physical, Facebook live, and Zoom attendees. 

The Department of Science and Technology – Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) launch conducted by DOST Secretary Fortunato T. Dela Peña, Undersecretary for R&D Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, and ITDI Director Dr. Annabelle V. Briones, among others, was the culminating moment of one of the various DOST supported projects that they have envisioned along with the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD).

With this newly launched MMIC, the Philippines has the technology that matches that of Malaysia, Mexico, and Canada, as now there is an innovation hub to be used for advance scale up of the required research for food and nutraceutical products.

Aim 

Functionality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness because of science and the hard-working team of the supporters of MMCI and the various projects

InnoHub sa Pinas

MMIC is this Department's platform for innovation to meet the ever-growing industry demands. ITDI's core Research and Development facility uses machines, processes, and streamline manufacturing for the selected by-products as raw materials, which is also known as the"backend innovation." The manufaturing facility is quipped with new modular equipment that have multi-functional use. ITDI is capable to retrofit these high-tech machines for the application of different manufacturing lines, for both manual and automated processing.

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