Industrial Design

Development of Grogged Ceramic Clay Roofing Tiles for Poultry Housing as an Alternative to Zinc Sheets 

Filed in Current Projects, Industrial Design by on January 19, 2023

ABSTRACT  Secondary clay obtained from Bomo, Zaria, Kaduna state was used for this research. Dry samples were fired to produce grog which was crushed and sieved to mesh 20 (840microns). Body composition was formulated with 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25% additions of grog to the clay body with the different samples sintered to three […]

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Development of Glass Ceramics Using Kaolin Processing Waste, Sodalime and Borosilicate Glass Wastes

Filed in Current Projects, Industrial Design by on January 18, 2023

ABSTRACT The utilization of waste materials to produce a useful product is highly encouraged to avoid its disposal on land fields so as to safeguard the environment. Kaolin waste, soda-lime, and borosilicate glass wastes were used to develop glass-ceramic. The oxides content of the raw materials were determined using the X-Ray Fluorescence machine while the moisture content and […]

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Design And Fabrication of A Dual-Purpose Waste Glass Processing Machine

Filed in Current Projects, Industrial Design by on January 13, 2023

ABSTRACT This research focused on the design and fabrication of a dual-purpose waste glass processing machine, using specific design considerations, design theories, and calculations, to improve the efficiency of processing waste glass. Recycling waste glass plays an important role in the grading and upgrading of waste glass in the environment. The post-consumer waste glass pollutes […]

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Development of Low Temperature Glass Ceramic from Local Raw Materials

Filed in Current Projects, Industrial Design by on October 23, 2022

Development of Low-Temperature Glass Ceramic from Local Raw Materials.  ABSTRACT   Glass-ceramics, a new family of polycrystalline materials produced by the controlled crystallization of glass has many uses cutting across all spheres of life from domestic appliances through medical devices to space exploration. The production process, just like that of other pyrotechnic products, takes a high […]

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Comparative Analyses of Wurno, Dange and Weppa Gypsums in Nigeria for Plaster and Ceramic Production

Filed in Current Projects, Industrial Design by on September 30, 2022

Comparative Analyses of Wurno, Dange and Weppa Gypsums in Nigeria for Plaster and Ceramic Production. ABSTRACT   The raw mineral used world-wide in the production of plaster of Paris is gypsum. This is available in Nigeria. Constant importation of plaster of Paris constitutes a drain on national economy and an added cost on ceramic mass production. PROCEED NOW TO DOWNLOAD […]

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Combination of Digital Technology with Manual Method of Printing to Achieve Precision for Home Textiles

Filed in Current Projects, Industrial Design by on September 15, 2022

Combination of Digital Technology with Manual Method of Printing to Achieve Precision for Home Textiles. ABSTRACT   This study is on the combination of digital technology with manual method of printing to achieve precision for home textiles. The study was conceived within the periphery of adopting the use of computer software such as CorelDraw Design Package […]

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Exploring the Design and Development of Directional Signs using Medical Pictograms and Bilingual Inscriptions for Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (Abuth), Shika-zaria

Filed in Current Projects, Industrial Design by on August 2, 2022

Exploring the Design and Development of Directional Signs using Medical Pictograms and Bilingual Inscriptions for Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (Abuth), Shika-zaria. ABSTRACT   The purpose of this study was to investigate the state of the directional signs in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. The aim was to develop bilingual signs using English and Hausa […]

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Assesment of The Suitability of Saw Dust Ash As Fluxing Raw Material In Soda Lime Silica Glass Production

Filed in Current Projects, Industrial Design by on July 20, 2022

Assesment of The Suitability of Saw Dust Ash As Fluxing Raw Material In Soda Lime Silica Glass Production. ABSTRACT This research was conducted to study the suitabilty of saw dust ash in glass preparations. Saw dust from Isoberlinea doka (doka), Terminalia superba (Afara), Anogeissus leiocarpus (marke) and the mix saw dust (without taking note of […]

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