A knowledge-based company has produced industrial lubricants cheaper than foreign counterparts for different industries.
Kimia Farayand Naqsh-e Jahan Company is focused on acquiring technical knowhow and producing special lubricants to meet domestic needs, according to the company’s CEO.
“One of the company’s main products is a high quality lubricant used in the wire and cable stretching process, which could rival European products,” Saeed Soleimani was also quoted as saying by the news portal of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology.
“The gel lubricant used in the metalworking and steel industry is another knowledge-based product that has solved customer’s challenges in this field,” he added.
Stressing that the product does not have a domestic counterpart, the company’s CEO stated that a variety of solvents have different kinds of usages and production methods, but the knowledge-based product of this company is both cheaper and of high quality.
According to Soleimani, the company offers appropriate after-sales services that are another advantage of this product compared to foreign models.
“Machine oil, wire and aluminum wire stretching oil, HT heat transfer oil HT, turbine oil T, lathe soluble oil [cutting oil], hydraulic oil H, hydraulic oil with high viscosity index HV, zinc-free hydraulic oil Hz, industrial gear oil G, circulating oil CI, CO compressor oil are among the main products of the company,” he said.
The CEO stated that the company has created 25 direct jobs and numerous indirect jobs in the distribution network.
While emphasizing that the support of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology will lead to the growth of knowledge-based companies, Soleimani said, “We have been operating in this field for about 10 years with complete knowhow and we are one of the first companies producing knowledge-based products in the field.”
PVD Machine Applies Durable, Noncorrosive Coating
Another knowledge-based company has produced a physical vapor deposition (PVD) machine that is cheaper than its foreign counterparts.
Sevin Plasma Surface Engineering Company succeeded in producing an ultra-hard coating machine with hybrid technology, which applies nanocomposite PVD coatings to increase the wear resistance of equipment in different industries, according to the company’s CEO.
“PVD is a group of thin layer coatings applied to equipment in a vacuum chamber through the evaporation of metallic elements and the deposition of nanoparticles,” Mehdi Abd-Yazdan was also quoted as saying by the news portal of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology.
He stated that these thin coatings do not change the size of a device and can create the desired properties in terms of hardness, durability and corrosion resistance.
Abd-Yazdan said during the PVD process, a solid or liquid material is converted into vapor and then deposited as a thin solid or liquid layer on a surface.
“By using the PVD technology, high resistant and very high-quality coatings are applied on an equipment. Therefore, this is one of the most efficient and advanced methods of applying coatings,” he said.
“As these coatings are used to increase the lifespan of industrial parts, the main customers are automotive, oil, gas, petrochemical and aerospace industries.”
The CEO said the distinguishing features of the company’s PVD machine are better quality and higher durability compared to its domestic counterparts and lower price compared to foreign samples.
“The raw materials used in this machine are supplied and processed at a lower price, which reduces the final price of the company’s machine,” he added.
According to Abd-Yazdan, if the industry were to stabilize, the company can create 20 jobs.
“The company decided to produce this product to meet domestic needs and as the first developer of PVD nanocomposite coatings, it is currently operating as the largest service center for ultra-hard PVD coatings in Iran,” he said.
Core Acidizing Device Developed
A knowledge-based company has produced a core acidizing device that helps improve the extraction process from oil wells.
Acidization is one of the widely used methods in the well stimulation process, which increases oil and gas production at a relatively low cost and in a short period, according to the CEO of Fanavari Ezdiad Bardasht Fars Company.
“Due to problems caused by sanctions and the high prices of foreign counterparts, the company produced an affordable and more efficient core acidizing device to meet domestic needs,” Moein Nabipour was also quoted as saying by the news portal of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology.
He added that some factors in drilling operations significantly reduce oil and gas production.
“Formation damage due to drilling, cementing, meshwork, well completion, repair and stimulation operations can cause a reduction in oil extraction,” he said.
“The acidizing operation is usually the best method to improve well production and increase crust coefficient. The success of this operation depends on the type, concentration, volume and injection method of the acid, which are mainly evaluated and designed after conducting core acidizing dynamic tests.”
Nabipour stressed that the quality and type of additives used and the type of formation are decisive factors in the acidizing process.
According to the CEO, the device can be used by oil and gas industries as well as drilling and production companies.
“The company is the exclusive producer of this type of core acidizing device in Iran. A limited number of foreign companies produce this device, but the Iranian model has better quality, efficiency and lower cost than foreign counterparts,” he said.
“The domestic core acidizing device has annually prevented the currency outflow of $20 million from making the import of foreign counterparts unnecessary.”
