IEEEP launches Local Center at QUEST Nawabshah

on 19/06/2023

The Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Pakistan (IEEEP) has opened a new chapter in Nawabshah, a central district in Sindh province. This will be the second chapter after Karachi. The institution’s latest chapter is located in Quaid-E-Awam University of Science & Technology (QUEST) Nawabshah. Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Saand has been selected as Chief Organizer and interim chairman of this Local Centre.
A statement sent by Dr Saand said the new IEEEP Local Centre at Nawabshah was launched at Electrical Engineering Department Quaid-e-Awam University of Science & Technology campus on 7th Feb 2023.
Prof. Dr. Sohail Aftab Qureshi, President IEEEP inaugurated the new centre. Engr. Prof. Dr. Saleem Raza Samo Vice Chancellor Quaid-E-Awam University of Science & Technology Nawabshah presided over the ceremony held in Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Qavi Qazi Memorial Senate Hall.
A large number of faculty members, engineers and students of the university participated in the event. Delegates from IEEEP Local Centre Karachi, Lahore and Jamshoro were also present.
A memorial library in memory of Late Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Qavi Qazi
Ex- Vice Chancellor and one of the pioneers of Quaid-E-Awam University of Science and Technology has also been setup in the Electrical Engineering Department of the university and was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Sohail Aftab Qureshi and Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Saleem Raza Samo The ceremony was also witnessed by Prof. Dr. Abdul Qavi Qazi’s daughter Engr. Fauzia Kazi and his wife, who travelled all the way from Karachi participated in the memorable event.
Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Saand, the Chief Organizer and interim chairman of IEEEP Local Centre Nawabshah presented the welcome address.
Arshad Chughtai, Coordinator of the event, gave a detailed background of the formation of the centre and specially urged the youth to fully participate in the activities of IEEEP with full vigor and spirit. Engr. Arshad Chughtai also informed the moot that two eminent engineers from Nawabshah have recently passed away therefore the house offered condolence for late Engr. Jamal Uddin Mughal SE (R) WAPDA and a graduate of Sindh University Engineering College Jamshoro 1967 Batch and Engr. Rao Abdul Jabbar, Chief Engineer (R) WAPDA and a graduate of Sindh University Engineering College Jamshoro 1972 Batch. It was decided that a message of condolence to the bereaved families will be communicated by IEEEP Local Centre Nawabshah.
GR Bhatti Vice President South addressed the ceremony and termed the event to be a new milestone in the history of IEEEP, that the centre has been created in the middle of the province and will go a long way to promote the cause of IEEEP.
Former IEEEP KLC Chairman Engr. Asif Siddiqui also spoke on the occasion and extended his heartiest congratulations to IEEEP and the local organizers.
Khalid Pervez, Chairman IEEEP Local Centre Local Centre Karachi offered every possible assistance and support on behalf of the Karachi Centre and hoped that the new centre will soon succeeded.
Tahir Mehmood Chaudhary, CEO PIE, also addressed and congratulated IEEEP Management and the QUEST University organizers for holding such a remarkable event and prayed for continued success.
Prof. Dr. Saleem Raza Samo, the Vice Chancellor, in his presidential address expressed his gratitude to Engr. Prof. Dr. Sohail Aftab Qureshi, President IEEEP and other distinguished delegates to grace the occasion and assured IEEEP his University’s absolute support to make the centre fully functional and operative. He declared the university would pay the Membership Fee of all eligible undergraduate students of QUEST. He lauded the efforts of Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Saand and other members of the organizing team worked so devotedly in initiating the steps to the new centre.
Chief Guest Engr. Prof. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi, President of IEEEP, formerly declared the new centre open and announced the list of office bearers and members of the new council. He also announced that IEEEP will also establish a computer centre in the office of the newly formed centre and invited the members of IEEEP Local Centre Nawabshah to visit IEEEP Lahore HQ. The president of IEEEP also announced the first IEEEP student branch as the Quaid-e-Awam University Nawabshah. He congratulated the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Saleem Raza Samo, Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Saand and other faculty members to raise the new centre in such a quick time and termed it as a dire need of time and believed that in times to come the centre will boost the IEEEP activities in the region.
Prof. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi, the chief guest, and Engr. Prof. Dr. Saleem Raza Samo, Vice Chancellor QUEST, the president of the ceremony, distributed shields and the annual excellence award certificate to the professional engineers and academicians and also decorated with traditional Ajrak and Cap-Capa for eminent participants and guests.
Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Saand was nominated as the Chairman of IEEEP Local Centre Nawabshah, Vice Chairman Engr. Prof. Dr. Erum Pathan, General Secretary Engr. Shahid Hussain Qureshi, Joint secretary Engr. Dr. Toufique Ahmed Soomro and Treasure Engr. Riaz Hussain Memon.

IEEE PES Chapter Karachi organized a
Technical Seminar

on 19/06/2023

The title of the Seminar was “Metal Clad Switchgear – Design & Type Test ”.
Following the recitation of the Holy Quran, Chairman IEEE PES Engr. Ishtiaq ul Haq welcomed the participants and shared that IEEE PES is regularly conducting its activities intending to disseminate technical, relevant, and advanced knowledge on products and matters concerned with the engineering community.
Engr. Moiz Uddin, has decades of experience in switchgear assembling, designing and product research and development and is currently associated with HRA Switchgear Pvt. Ltd as Sr. Manager Production Planning explained the assembly and unit compartments of Metal Clad Switchgear along with the design guidelines, highlighting the main causes of substation equipment failure, and tests that are conducted by various laboratories to ensure quality.
Engr. Moiz uddin, with the help of animated videos, clarified the concept of design and type testing of various required tests conducted on the Metal Clad switchgear.
There were special student groups who attended the seminar from various universities and took keen interest in the topic. Also, among the participants were people from utility companies , academia and industries.
Some of the important questions addressed in the presentation included:
What is the difference between metal enclosed and metal clad switchgear? What are alternate sources of SF6 switchgear? What maintenance interval should there be? What kind of maintenance is needed?
Engr. Ishtiaque ul Haque Chairman PES thanked Engr. Moiz Uddin, for his time and effort. He encouraged students and young professionals to join IEEE & PES society to get to the maximum benefit of the enormous knowledge available on the platform.

Compatible Properties of Biomaterials

on 19/06/2023

A biomaterial is a substance that has been developed to interact with biological systems for therapeutic (treating, enhancing, repairing, or replacing a tissue function of the body) or diagnostic purposes. In the lab, biomaterials can be created using a number of chemical techniques using metallic or polymeric components, ceramics, or composite materials. Biomaterials can also be obtained from nature. The whole or a portion of a living structure or biomedical technology that performs augments, or substitutes a natural function may be employed and/or altered for a medical application. Such functionalities could be bioactive with more interactive functionality, like hydroxy-apatite-coated hip implants, or they could be relatively passive, like being used for a heart valve.
Bioactivity is the capacity of a designed biomaterial to elicit a physiological response supportive of the function and performance of the biomaterial. This phrase most frequently refers to the ability of implanted materials to firmly bind with surrounding tissue in either osteoconductive or osseo productive roles in bioactive glasses and bioactive ceramics. Materials used in bone implants are frequently created to encourage bone formation while eroding into the surrounding bodily fluid. Therefore, it is desirable for many biomaterials to have strong biocompatibility in addition to good strength and dissolving rates. Typically, surface bio-mineralization, in which a native layer of hydroxyapatite is generated at the surface, is used to measure the bioactivity of biomaterials.
In order to treat, support, or replace a function within the human body, biomaterials are employed in medical devices. To carry out the desired function, a particular biomaterial’s application must bring together the required composition, material qualities, structure, and in vivo reactivity. To get the best possible functional outcomes, many required attributes are classified.
The behavior of biomaterials in varied habitats under various chemical and physical circumstances is connected to biocompatibility. Without mentioning where or how a material is to be used, the word may refer to specific features of a given material. For instance, a substance might not or barely trigger an immune response in a specific organism, and it might or might not be able to integrate with a specific cell type or tissue. One strategy that has potential is the use of immuno-informed biomaterials that guide the immune response rather than attempting to interfere with it. There are numerous different reactions that might occur depending on the material composition of the implant, the implant’s surface, the mechanism of fatigue, and chemical degradation. Both local and systemic issues can be present. These include the impact on the implant’s longevity, immune response, foreign body reaction with the isolation of the implant with vascular connective tissue, and probable infection. An auto- and alloimmune condition with a varied clinical history is graft-versus-host disease. It can appear in an acute or chronic form, affecting various organs and tissues and posing major risks for patients undergoing transplants and employing biocompatible materials. A biomaterial should carry out its intended task within a living organism without adversely influencing the tissues and organs of the body. Biomaterials should be non-toxic to avoid unintended interactions with organs and tissues. The compounds that are released from a biomaterial while it is in vivo are considered to be poisonous. A biomaterial shouldn’t release any substances into the environment unless that is what it is designed to do. Nontoxicity refers to a biomaterial’s lack of pyrogenicity, allergenicity, carcinogenicity, compatibility with blood, and inflammogenicity.

UNFAO to set up center to boost crop yield

on 19/06/2023

A high-level annual exhibition based on software, applications, and models developed by the final year students of the Information Technology Centre of Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, in collaboration with Hyderabad Information and Software House Association (HISHA) and Gaxton, while a job fair was also organized by the IT-related private companies of Karachi and Hyderabad to provide internship and job opportunities to the students, which was inaugurated by Tanzeela Ume Habiba, Special Assistant to CM sindh.
Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry a Distinguished National Professor and the Head of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Karachi, Chairman HiSHA said that 5.5 million children are born in the country annually, for the food security, improvement of children’s nutrition, proper use of available resources, and for sustainable agriculture is inevitable.
He said our youth are developing information technology-related projects for business start-ups, and linkages in industry and academia to bring it on a commercial basis, he said we will pay 50% of the fee for 12 members in the IEEE of the SAU.
Florence Rolle, head of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Sindh, said that Sindh Agriculture University is playing a major role in research and extension work in agriculture, and we are offering our services in terms of agricultural development and women’s inclusion in Sindh.
She said that the establishment of the centre will be completed within a couple of months with the support of Sindh Agriculture University for the expansion of production per acre, agribusiness and various programs for students.
Dr Jan Muhammad Marri, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Sub-Campus Umerkot and Dr. Aijaz Ali Khooharo, Dean, Agricultural Social Sciences Faculty said that information technology has changed the world in a few decades and the world’s economic and business activities and markets have moved on.
Mona Shah of HISHA, Mukesh Kumar of SMEDA, Project Head of NIC Syed Azfar Hussain and others addressed and appreciated the projects of the students of the University and emphasized for further enhancement of the technical linkage between academia and industry.
On this occasion, the students of IT have developed health, agriculture software, monitoring systems, tracking systems, biometric systems, quality detection, artificial intelligence, smart health care systems, various monitoring systems for animals and insects.

Al-Madina Electric Corporation got the Best Achievement Award

on 19/06/2023
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Governor Punjab Balig ur Rehman gave the Best Achievement Award to Sheikh Khushnood Ahmed for service to the industry. The ceremony was held on 26th December 2022 at Flattis Hotel, Lahore.
Al-Madina Electric Corporation, which was established in 1967 by Sheikh Khushnood Ahmad as a trading company in Lahore, Pakistan. It represents world renowned manufacturers of all kinds of electrical products for controls, distribution, automation and switchgear. Since its start, the aim of the company has been to provide its customers with quality assurance and dependability as a distributor/stockiest of high quality products from world renowned brands.
Being in the market for over 50 years and working smoothly, we have earned a good reputation in our field. we are registered with many Government and Semi-Government Departments and many other big organizations throughout the country and we are proud of serving them very efficiently. Al Madina Electric Corporation has vast experience in trade and can serve better than anyone. We can supply all kinds of electrical items at very competitive prices and whatever quantity is required on very suitable terms.
Al Madian Electric has a complete range of switchgears, distribution, controls and automation products, such as. Vacuum Circuit Breakers, Air circuit Breakers, Molded case circuit breakers, Miniature Breakers, Earth leakage Breakers, Magnetic contactors, Relays and Starters instruments. Power factor improvement equipment. Solenoid valves. Pressure switches, Tachometers and other measuring instruments, Mercury Lamps, Sodium Lamps, Energy Saving Lamps, Bulbs, fluorescent-tubes and fittings, wiring accessories, Cables in all sizes and all other sorts of electrical items according to the customers’ desire and requirements.
“To provide our clients with competitive and quality products. To strengthen the acceptability of our brands with clients and contractors throughout the region & to seek growth through new ideas, new products and strong bonds with clients” is the mission statement of Al Madina Electric Corporation.
Al Madina Electric Corporation has been awarded BEST ELECTRICAL TRADERS AWARD 1994 and 1997 by Bolan Merit International and Best Achievement Award by Daily Jang Group 2007 & 2022. For our phenomenal success, the management is thankful to almighty Allah and our valued satisfied customers. We feel pleasure to have their confidence and assure them of our best service and co-operation at all times.
Sheikh Khushnood Ahmed said that at Al-Madina Electric Corporation, we take pride in providing the highest quality products with individualized customer service, and building lasting relationships with our customers.
Honesty, dedication and hard work are the key to success and satisfaction; we are committed to providing our valued customers with the best in quality of service. This has won us their valuable confidence. This is the promise between us and our customers. “Honesty is the best policy”. This fundamental rule is our policy.
Mr. Muhammad Saaim Sheikh, Management Executive, said that our success in sales and marketing is due to the trust and confidence of our principals and customers. Our customers always come first and their satisfaction has always been our foremost aim. For the phenomenal success, we are thankful to Allah Almighty. In our success and growth, we have been supported by our valued customers, dealers and principals.
With the past experience and present opening up of local and international markets, Al-Madina Electric Corporation finds itself ready to meet the challenges through excellence in the future.
Satisfied Customers of Al Madina Electric Corporation are from all industrial sectors such as Chemical Industries, Cement Industries, Textile Industries, Paper & Packages Industries, Sugar & Distillery Mills, Oil & Ghee Mills, Auto & Power Companies, Housing Societies, Hospital & Educational Institutes, Foods & Beverage Industries.