Dr. Danu Prommin, Research Team Leader of Biomechanics Research Team of MTEC’s Biofunctional Materials and Devices Research Group organized a workshop on the application of M-Wheel, an electronic device to turn a normal wheelchair into a motorized wheelchair. There were 34 participants from various agencies in the communities joining this workshop, namely:
On February 21, 2022 at the National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), Dr. Kritsada Prapakorn, Deputy Executive Director of MTEC, together with Dr. Sarawut Lerspalungsanti, Research Team Leader of Design and Industry Solutions Research Team, Engineering Design and Computation Research Group of MTEC, had delivered the ‘PETE’ Patient Isolation and Transportation Chamber to Thung Yang Daeng Hospital, Pattani Province, to support the medical personnel against COVID-19.
Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and the Minister of Commerce, Dr. Anek Laothamatas, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Mr. Satit Pitutecha, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Public Health, Mrs. Patcharee Arayakul, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and Committee of the Development of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, together with Dr. Narong Sirilertworakul, President of NSTDA had presided over the Field Hospital for the Disabled at Sirindhorn Science Home, which will be officially opened on June 1, 2021. This field hospital results from the cooperative effort between three ministries, namely the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, with its main function to support people with disabilities between the ages of 15-65 years old.
The National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC) and the
Department of Land Transport had organized an online seminar under the topic of “A study on the bus structure design with safety standards.” This seminar was the purpose of the Department of Land Transport and Road Safety Thailand that aimed to reduce the severity of accidents (a rollover) caused by structures of buses or buses with a height of more than 3.60 meters. MTEC had studied the design guidelines of the bus structure to enhance safety and durability according to the engineering principles and international standards. In this project, MTEC had applied the UNECE Regulation No. 66 (UN R66) in the development of the bus structure by analyzing the design structure with the finite element method, and created a prototype of the bus structure for a practical driving test in order that the bus structure manufacturers in Thailand can study and use this method as their guidelines for bus structure production before the future announcement. In this event, the participants would receive knowledge and guidelines on applying computer technology to design the bus structure and evaluate the rollover test as stated in the international standards.
May 25, 2021 at Field Hospital for the Disabled, Sirindhorn Science Home, Pathum Thani
Miss Siriwan Tantawechkij, Deputy Executive Director of MTEC, Mrs. Kullaprapa Navanugraha, Vice President of NSTDA, and Dr. Sarawut Lerspalungsanti, Research Team Leader of Design and Industry Solutions Research Team, Engineering Design and Computation Research Group of MTEC had delivered the ‘PETE’ (Patient Isolation and Transportation Chamber) and a remote-controlled delivery cart ‘Aree’ to the field hospital for the disabled at Sirindhorn Science Home to support the medical personnel against COVID-19.
