During 2009-2014 Publishing and Printing Institute has completed 10 state budget and 33 contractual research topics. During the reporting period, research activities as part of the state budget and contractual topics dealt with about 172 employees, including 25 doctors and 31 PhD. To perform work graduate students, master student and students were involved, 98 patents and 3 registrations copyrights were received, published 28 monographs, defended 4 doctoral and 25 PhD theses.

In recent years, research work was conducted at Publishing and Printing Institute within the state budget themes (on the order of MES of Ukraine, the State Agency on Science, Innovations and Informatization and Foundation for Fundamental Research) and by commercial agreements (order by interested enterprises of Ukraine).

 

Projects, sponsored by the Government, are performed on the following topics:

Development of eco-efficient and resource-saving technology for finishing and wear-resistant parts of printing machines from waste silumin (2014., Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies and Department of Reprography, Head – D.Sc., Professor P. Kyrychok);

Manufacturing technology and precision machining of new bearing materialsofincreased wear-resistance based alloy steel waste (2012-2013, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies and Department of Reprography, Head – D.Sc., Professor P. Kyrychok);

Printed luminescent, electrical and magnetically active materials based on multicomponent polymer in nano-composites (2013-2014, , Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – Doctor of Chemistry, Professor V. Sherstiuk);

Development of composite ink technology research and full-color reproduction of images on nonabsorbent surfaces (2011-2012, Department of Reprography, Head – D.Sc., Professor O. Velychko);

Resource-saving technology of synthesis and finishing of composite of high-bearing materials based on tool production waste (2010-2011, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies and Department of Reprography, Head – D.Sc., Professor P. Kyrychok);

Bifunctional Nano-composites in micro- and nano-contacts for printing and packaging technologies (2009-2010, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – Doctor of Chemistry, Professor V. Sherstiuk);

Research and development of hybrid inks to normalize the color reproduction in technological processes of finishing books and magazines and packaging products (2009-2010, Department Reprography, Head – D.Sc., Professor O. Velychko);

From the past to the future of printing and packing - Nanocomposites for Nanophotonics, Printing and Packing (2009-2010, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, in partnership with China, Head – Doctor of Chemistry, Professor V. Sherstiuk);

Research and development of composite structure of UV-spray coating process optimization of printed materials in the raw (2007-2008, Department of Reprography, Head – D.Sc., Professor O. Velychko);

Development of technology for processing and composite bearing material for heavy exploitation environment (2007-2008, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies and Department of Reprography, Head – D.Sc., Professor P. Kyrychok).

 

For commercial agreements performed the following work:

 

  • Metallographic analysis and evaluation of parts friction in presses (2014, Department of Reprography, Head – D.Sc., Professor T. Roik), customer – OJSC NPO “Aerokosmoekolohiya Ukrainy”, Kharkiv;

  • Services on study the influence of geometrical parameters of printing elements Intaglio-form for printing and technical properties of prints (2014, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – D.Sc., associated professor T. Kyrychok), customer – Banknote Printing and Mint Works for National Bank of Ukraine, Kyiv;

  • Development and testing module longitudinal folding products for use in the printing press (2014, Department of Machinery and Units of Printing Presses, Head - Ph.D., associate professor Yu. Shostachuk), customer – private businessman M. Sochinsky, Kyiv):

Study of the influence of paper-proceeding systems and offset cloths on print quality (2012-2013, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – D.Sc., Professor P. Kyrychok), customer - "YANA-In” Ltd., Kyiv;

Research and development of automation processes of paper system in sheet-fed offset presses (2013, Department of Reprography, Head – D.Sc., Professor V. Morflyuk), customer – private businessman Volkov S., Kherson;

Evaluation of physical and mechanical properties and structure of the wear-resistant parts of presses using methods of non-destructive testing and technical diagnostics (2013, Department of Reprography, Head – D.Sc., Professor T. Royik), customer - OJSC NPO " Aerokosmoekolohiya Ukraine", Kharkiv;

Market research of corrugated cardboard. Determination of physical and mechanical properties of advanced types of corrugated cardboard (2013, Department of Machinery and Units of Printing Presses, Head – Ph.D., Associate Professor Yu. Shostachuk), customer – LLC "ST- druk", Kyiv;

Study of the influence of colors Intaglio-printing, their composite structure and influence on performance properties banknote prints (2013, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – Ph.D., Associate Professor T. Kyrychok), customer - Banknote Printing and Mint Works for National Bank of Ukraine, Kyiv;

Software for automated calculation of stiffness printing apparatus of flexographic sheet-fed machines development (2013, Department of Machinery and Units of Printing Presses, Head – Ph.D., Associate Professor Yu. Mamonov), customer - LLC "Taki spravy", Kyiv;

Ukrainian book. Electronic Publishing (2012, Department, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – Ph.D., Associate Professor T. Kyrychok), customer - State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, Kyiv;

Ukrainian book. Ukrainian Definitions Dictionary (2012, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – D.Sc., Professor P. Kyrychok), customer - the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, Kyiv;

Ukrainian book. Concise Dictionary of scientific and general terms in Social Communications" (2012, , Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies and Department of Publishing and Editing, drafters – D.Sc., professor P. Kyrychok, D. Sc., professor O. Trischuk, PhD, Associated Professor N. Fihol), customer - the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, Kyiv;

Ukrainian book. Ukrainian Dictionary of electronic media (2012, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – Ph.D., Assosiated Professor T. Kyrychok), customer - the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, Kyiv;

The study of factors that affect the durability of banknotes produced in two-layer paper (2012, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head - Ph.D., Associated Professor T. Kyrychok ), the customer - Banknote Printing and Mint Works for National Bank of Ukraine, Kyiv;

Ukrainian Dictionary of publishing and printing (2011, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – D.Sc., Professor P. Kyrychok), customer - the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, Kyiv;

Streamlining the regulatory of technical terminology in printing production (2011, Department of Machinery and Units of Printing Presses, Head – Ph.D., Associate Professor Yu. Shostachuk), customer - German company «Heidelberg»;

Electronic Publishing (2011, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head - Ph.D., associated professor T. Kyrychok), customer - the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, Kyiv;

The study of factors that lead to increased wear out of parts and mechanisms (2011, Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – D.Sc., Professor P. Kyrychok), customer – “YANA-In” Ltd., Kyiv;

Research of influence of the structure, physical and mechanical characteristics of the new dual-layer color banknote paper for printing, technical characteristics and quality of banknote prints (2011 , Department of Publishing and Printing Technologies, Head – Ph.D, Assosiated Professor T. Kyrychok ), customer – Banknote Printing and Mint Works for National Bank of Ukraine, Kyiv.

 

Publishing and Printing Institute’s cooperation:

scientific and technical cooperation within the Banknote Printing and Mint Works for National Bank of Ukraine, the State Publishing House "Presa Ukrainy" (Kyiv), enterprises "Kyivpoligrafmash", OAO "Knyha" (Kyiv), "Dessa" Ltd. (Odessa), "Graphic system" Ltd. (Lviv), “Kyivska Pravda”, “AcademVydav” Ltd., printing and publishing enterprise “Ukraina”, OJSC Holding Company Blits-Inform, “Vipol”, “Polygraphist”, LLC “Smoloskyp”, LLC “Kondor Publishing”;

  • research and practice in cooperation with Ukrainian Association of Publishers and Book Distributors, Book Chamber of Ukraine, the National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine, the National Library of Ukraine named after V. Vernadsky, National Publishers Forum;

  • scientific cooperation with academic institutions of NAS of Ukraine and branch academies of sciences of Ukraine (Institute of Materials Science named after Frantsevich NAS of Ukraine, Institute of Linguistics named after Potebnya NAS of Ukraine, National Academy of Art and Architecture, Ukrainian Research Institute of printing industry named after Shevchenko; National Academy of management and the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management);

  • on expert activities has became leader in the examination of imported equipment by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine (2014 prepared and submitted to the Ministry expert conclusion on 4 business in Ukraine);

scientific and educational international cooperation within the framework of cooperation agreements with the Berg University of Wuppertal (Berg, Germany) - a leading institution in the field of printing and media technologies. As part of the agreement on cooperation with the Graduate School of Stuttgart held teaching and research with bachelors, cooperation with international printing company "Heidelberg" (Germany) and KBA (Germany).