Leather and Leather Products Research Unit

• Leather and leather goods production from conventional and non-conventional animal sources (cows, goats, sheep. ostrich, crocodile, snakes, fish, rabbits);
• Research on sustainable and green approaches in leather processing, (hides and skin);
• Consultancy and capacity building on establishment of leather processing plants and leather workshops; and tannery waste management/effluent analysis 
• Fabrication of leather equipment – tanning drums and beam tables 
• Leather testing
• Product standardization and quality assurance

Textile Research Unit

• Valorisation of natural fibres from commercial plants (cotton, sisal, coconut, banana) for product development (textiles, sanitary pads, natural hair piece, handcrafts)
• Generally-Recognized-as-Safe (GRAS) microorganisms in textile waste-water bioremediation, desizing, scoring (washing) 
• Consultancy and capacity building services - sanitary pad making, embroidery and tufting technology (mat and carpet -making technology)
• Product standardization and quality assurance - dyeing, washing, rubbing fastness and wear

Ceramics, Minerals and Building Materials Unit

• Alternative building materials / green construction technology - recycling of waste materials from other industries (e.g. bagasse and rice husks) into building components (ceiling boards, wood panel boards)
• Consultancy in utilization of natural resources (e.g Kisii soapstone, Makueni clay, Mukurweini clay) in ceramics, pottery and construction industries 
• Consultancy in building plant and machinery designs for pottery, brickmaking
• Product standardization and quality assurance services - compression test and tensile test for concrete and soils, wood panels; ball milling services – for rocks and soils; Ceramics, minerals and building materials testing
• Other consultancies offered; Plant structural design and development, Kiln and incinerator design, Soil and minerals analysis, Structural and concrete technologies

Ceramics and Building Materials Center

We have a pilot production center that offers industrial support services: incubation and common manufacturing services; consultancy and extension services. The center has compression testing machines, ball mills, tensile testing machines, high and low temperature ovens.

Leather Development Center

This is a pilot production tannery and leather goods development unit in Nairobi and Kisumu that offers entrepreneurs the following services: capacity building, incubation and common manufacturing services; consultancy and extension services. The center has assorted equipment/machinery; Tanning and Pilot scale drums, Leather splitting and shaving machine, Embossing/Plating machine, Buffing machine, Leather spraying booth, Leather staking machine, Common leather processing facility for SMEs, Assorted leather testing equipment.

Textile Development Center

This is a textile pilot production center offering capacity building, incubation and common manufacturing services; consultancy and extension services. Equipment in the facility include a sanitary pad making machine, computerized embroidery machine, banana fibre extractor, mat making machines, rotary screen-printing machine, Textile testing machines; wash fastness, infra-red dyeing, crock meter, wear fastness, water permeability.