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Using the continuously upgraded infrastructure and know-how, complemented by strategic partnerships with a number of organizations and academic institutions, CNE designs and implements research projects for the development of innovative solutions for its customers in order to help them improve their competitive position in the market. CNE's research activities also expand to in-house product developments dealing with specialized market needs. An important factor contributing to the rapid development of the company's research activities has been its ability to identify and select the most innovative project ideas, and the development of sound proposals which have been positively evaluated and funded by National and European Programs.
CNE is therefore in an excellent position to help its customers, from a broad range of industries, to identify the technological problem/challenge at hand and formulate a research proposal to tackle issues like:
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Indicative Sample of CNE's Research Activities
Prototype Development – Welding of Pipes
Development of a Portable Friction Welding Machine for
Plastic Pipes
Within the frame of this project a novel portable friction
welding machine for jointing plastic pipes has been developed. The portable
friction welding machine produces welds extremely fast (in less than one
minute). No pipe surface preparation is necessary prior to welding and the
machine is designed to weld various polymer materials including PE, PP, PVC,
Nylon etc. The new machine is based on a revolutionary friction welding
Energy Saving - Wireless Technology Monitoring - Thermal Analysis
Development of an optimization system for the production of
rotational molding products
The main objective of this project is the reduction of wasted
energy during the production of plastic containers used for the storage of
liquids. The production technology is the rotational molding.
At first the production parameters as well as the actual
energy needs will be determined by conducting several measurements at the
existing production lines (such as thermal imaging evaluation of ovens and
molds for energy loss spots, burner efficiency and cooling system etc.).
Then a logging system will be developed to continuously monitor temperatures
inside the ovens and the moulds using wireless
Erosion Analysis, Coatings, Experimental Rig
Erosion analysis of pumps and the use of thick coatings for
extending their lifetime
The main objective of this project is the internal coating of
a pump that works permanently in an erosive environment. Initially, using
computational fluid dynamics the examined pump (multistation
vertical pump) will be designed and the most endangered areas regarding
erosion will be determined. Additionally the substrate treatment will be
examined and for this reason specimens with various surface treatments will
be produced. Also the stoichiometry of the coated films will be examined
through experimental and analytical procedures. The experimental procedures
will be based on
Waterproofing Membrane Industry
Experiments for new product Development, Prototype Development
Development of an automated machine for the production of
modified asphalt waterproofing membranes using rubber powder from used tires
The aim of this project is to develop a machine that will be
used for the automated production of waterproof membranes using fine rubber
powder from used car tires. This research project has two main objectives.
The first is to perform experiments in a small scale lab machine for the
evaluation of raw
materials and the improvement of properties using non-crosslinking
and crosslinking hardeners as well various types of oils and the
Test Method Development, Image Analysis, Quality Control, New Product
Development of an automated Shotgun Pattern recognition
System
The
Prototype Development – Physical Properties of Cypriot Traditional Delicacies
Development of a Novel machine for automated production of
Paphian Natural Chewing Gum
The project objective is the development of a prototype
machine for production of natural gum, a traditional Cyprus product mainly
produced in the Paphos
Development of a novel machine for the automatic production of “Lahmajoun”
Lahmajoun
is an Anatolian and Middle Eastern dish called “lahma
bi ajeen”
usually made up of a round and thin piece of dough topped
with minced meat. Is also popular in Armenia and is called “Lahmacoun”. The
last 100
Development of an automated machine for the production of Grape Rolls “soujoukkos”, a traditional delicacy of Cyprus
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technique,
in which an innovative configuration of collar and sleeve enclose the pipe
ends. During welding the collar rotates and the sleeve is pressed against
it. This combined and complex movement generates a melt flow that is
distributed at the interface between collars-sleeves and pipes. The collar
and sleeve have specially designed profiles to ensure perfect wetting,
uniform melting flow and solidification at the interfaces. The prototype
friction welding machine is designed for joining plastic pipes of diameters
50-110 mm using electric motors and can easily be carried by one person
using the two wheel transporting system. All welding parameters can be
pre-programmed through a sophisticated user friendly control panel through a
touch screen. 
technologies in order to
minimize production time
and thus energy. The system will be installed at existing production lines.
In order to investigate the potential of saving energy, a computational
energy model will be developed and comparisons with experimental results
will be performed. In addition, the ovens as well as the cooling system and
the moulds will be modified appropriately, taking into account the
experimental and analytical results. It is estimated that the new system
will save anywhere from 25-50% of current energy expenditure at existing
facilities.
nanohardness
experiments, impact tests, erosion tests etc while the analytical procedures
will be based
on finite element simulation. After selecting the
appropriate coatings, the pump will be prepared using the appropriate
surface treatment and will be coated with the appropriate coated film
(plasma or HVOF). The research team will also develop an automated
experimental setup for continuous monitoring of erosion and other parameters
for the evaluation of the performance of the coated pumps.
second
is the integration of the new machine to already established production
lines. The new machine will mainly consist of a homogenizer mixer
area.
The gum is harvested from the trunk of Pistacia terebinthus, the terebinth
tree, and contains no sugar or other additives. This entirely natural
product has been proven to be beneficial to the digestive system. The
prototype machine was designed and manufactured by taking into account the
experimental results of the physical properties such as hardness, viscosity,
flow and
adhesion versus temperature and other production parameters such
as the production time, volume flow and mass, and the required pressure. The
automated machine includes a complex system of piston mechanism together
with static moulds and a cutting system with an incorporated cooling system.
It is important to mention that no other machine exists for production of
natural gum since the product is brittle in ambient conditions and the
temperature range in which production work is possible is very limited. All
production parameters (temperature, humidity, compression, cutting speed,
cooling temperature and time, shape etc) are pre-programmed and monitored
through a sophisticated control panel.
years it was introduced in Cyprus by the Armenians and has become a
traditional Cyprus delicacy. The research
objective is to design and develop a compact machine for the automatic
production of Lahmajoun since up to nowadays the whole preparation is
done by
hand. The machine will automatically extrude the dose of
lahamajoun mixture on flour pie (pitta) through sophisticated
designed heads which will at the same time cut the pitta in a
circular shape and
spread the mixture evenly over all the surface of the pitta. Finally
an automated system moves all ready made lahmajoun pieces in trays.
The automated machine will also be composed of various automation systems
that will remove the remained flour. It is estimated that current Cypriot
producers of lahmajoun can improve productivity by 10 times.
A traditional
grape product made shortly after the harvest where long strings of threaded
almonds are dipped repeatedly into a heated mixture of “must”, rose water
and mastic in order to be slowly coated. Once tasted, this unique chewy
delicacy is seldom forgotten. Up to now the production of “soujoukko” was
done manually with the
procedure lasting for 4 days since each layer of “must” has to be left in
ambient conditions to dry for at least for a day. The research is focused in
the design of two automated machines, one for the automatic production of
long strings with treaded almonds, and the second for the production of the
final product which consists of arms automatically dipping the strings of
almonds into the containers which contain the “must”. Also after a series of
successful experiments an automated cooling device has been designed for
fast cooling of “soujoukko” layers within 2 hours instead of 4 days.