About the Division

Consultancy Division is the extension wing of National Coir Research & Management Institute. The major activities of the division include providing Government advisory, bring together experts from the Government, industry, academic institutions, other related organisations to evolve, develop and supply quality industrial consultancies, study and report on sector analysis, conduct socio economic studies, conduct market research for new products, imparting skill development training programs for workers & conducting seminars, workshops and certificate programs.

Brand Building of Kerala Coir

NCRMI designed a brand logo of coir and coir products for Kerala to improve the size of market in both international and domestic arena. The Brand logo was unveiled by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala on Jan 26th, 2007 at VJT Hall, Trivandrum. NCRMI implemented brand building programme for Coir and Coir products from Kerala along with its quality assessment and acquired the brand name and logo - “Kerala Coir - Golden Yarn of Gods Own Country” under Trade mark certification (No.1560984, 1545286, 1545285 & 1560895). Coir Trade Mark are obtained for fibre, ropes, strings, nets, cords, twines, carpets, mats, mattings, rugs and geo textiles.

Development of Digital Coir Runnage Meter

Digital Coir Runnage Meter is an accurate, easy-to-use, low maintenance testing instrument used to determine the runnage of coir yarn. It is a table top, portable and easy to handle instrument dedicated to find the accuracy in runnage. The runnage of coir yarn is displayed in a character LCD display mounted over the instrument with a pre-programmed microcontroller and an optical encoder giving all the necessary information needed at a glance.  The runnage of a coir yarn can be measured in less than a minute in this exclusive instrument.

Key Features

  • Highly accurate
  • Identify runnage in wide ranges
  • Portable & Elite design
  • Easy operation
  • Character LCD display for result and any other information
  • Less than 1 minute to find runnage
  • Single operator
Specifications
  • Dimension – 70cm X 45cm X 32cm
  • Weight – 14 Kg
  • Power – 20 W
  • Voltage – 230 V AC
  • Speed – 60 rpm
  • Display – 6 digit
  • Measurement Accuracy - +/- 1%
  • Reset – Push button
  • Belt – Synchronous belts
  • User interface – Membrane keypad

Organizing Coir Kerala International Exhibition

Coir Kerala Exhibition, the biggest international expo on coir and allied natural fibres had been professionally organized nine editions of this annual event at EMS Stadium, Alappuzha, since its first version during 2011. NCRMI acted as the organizing agency  for six editions and coordinated three editions of this magnanimous event wherein 140 odd international buyers from 70 countries participated in each episode along with 100 odd domestic stakeholders. Coir Kerala exhibition centre is encompassed with the most modern International pavilion accommodating theme based stalls showcasing the coir product and its applications with unique facilities for one-to-one discussions. International & National Level Seminars, Buyer-Seller Meets, Road Shows, and Domestic Exhibitions are the standalone features of the event. This expo has been marked as the most sought after event in the calendar of International exhibitions across the globe.

Coir Kerala Gallery