SME Times News Bureau | 11 May, 2020
Technology Centres,
Bhubaneswar, Jamshedpur and Kolkata of the Ministry of MSME are now
manufacturing critical parts of Real Time Quantitative Micro PCR System for
AMTZ, Vishakhapatnam.
This machine can give
COVID 19 test results in less than 1 hour (normal test result takes minimum 24
hours) and has been designed by a private MSME enterprise.
These machines are
compact and may be taken for testing Anywhere, Anytime, Real-time. The teams of
the Technology Centers are working in 2/3 shifts to supply components for 600
Testing machines.
150 Testing Machine
components have already been supplied to AMTZ. The stainless steel components
having an accuracy of 5 micron are being manufactured on the best machines of
the world.
This Corona Testing
Device will be helpful to carry out testing affordable cost.
The manufacture of the
machine was made possible with active collaboration and support by the
Technology Centres of the Ministry of MSME located at Bhubaneswar, Jamshedpur
and Kolkata.
The Technology Centers
set up by the Ministry of MSME play a crucial role in providing practical skill
development training to more than to 2 lakh youth and industry workforce every
year.
These 18 existing
Technology Centers provide technological support to industries through design
and manufacture of tools, precision components, mould and dies, forging &
foundry, electronics, electrical measuring instruments, fragrance and flavour,
glass, footwear and sports goods etc.
Some of these
Technology Centers apart from extending design, development and manufacturing
support to MSME’s for complex tools, parts and components have also supported
strategic sectors such as defense, aerospace for their research and development
requirements.
The technology centres
have been active in the present COVID crisis working on supporting the
manufacture of medical equipment, PPE, mask, sanitiser etc.