About me

E. Ramanathan M Sc., M Phil., PhD

Nanocoating Consultant & Corporate Trainer

Experience: More than 30 years in Advanced materials, Speciality Coatings & Cheminformatics

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Companies associated

1986 to 2000: Addison Paints & Chemicals Ltd Dy. Chief Chemist

From 2000 onwards:  Surface coating consultant and corporate trainer for a few  industrial clients,  and research fellow in University of Madras, doing research, authoring  journals, patents and developing new products based on nano-materials in surface coatings, cosmetics, surfactants, metal pre-treatement chemicals, paints, inks and resins, and actively engaged in e-learning and teaching.

Some of my  past and present industrial Clients:

• Welbro Paints
• Sunchrome Paints
• Limenaph chemicals
• Chennai Paints
• Hitech Paints
• Galaxy Hightech Coatings
• Five Star Coatings
• Hurix systems
• Attano educational media Pvt Ltd
• Saitech Informatics
• Indian Oil Corporation – Drum factory
• Imapro worldwide Ltd
• Chennai Petrochemicals Ltd, Manali, Chennai – Corporate Trainer
• Cyber School Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd – ISO Consultant
• Sri Venkateswara Group of Institutions – Adviser
• Emantra solutions
• Madras Fluorine Pvt Ltd
• Vitraquim lubrication oil ltd – Mexico
• Vitrocoat ltd, Mexico
• Wittur Elevators Components Mfg Ltd.

My Primary Expertise

• Industrial Consultancy
  • Paint manufacturing
  • Industrial Coatings & Testing Services
  • Nanocoatings
• Paint Manufacturing:
  • Formulation and development of new product
  • Technical service and trouble shooting
  • Vendor development
  • Customer development
  • Cost reduction
  • Specification – BIS, ASTM, JS
  • Project Training
  • Software Development

• Industrial Coatings and Testing services
  • Job coating Estimation
  • Correct choice of Paint and Painting methods
  • Third party quality assurance
  • Pre-treatment system
  • Project training
  • Technical service
  • Cost reduction
  • Effluent treatment
  • Colour matching
  • Recommending paint  and painting specifications
• Products
  • Metal Pre-treatment system
  • Electroplating chemicals
  • Electrophoretic coatings
  • Powder coatings
  • Thinners, Primers, Putty paints
  • Enamels – Air drying, Stoving
  • Epoxy paints – under coat, top coat
  • Acrylic paints – thermosetting, air drying
  • Polyurethane paints for automotive industries
  • OEM finishes
  • NC Lacquers
  • Polish, water rubbing compound
  • All familiar shades and clear coats
  • Candy finishes and metallic coats
  • Pearl finishes, matt  and eggshell finishes
  • Emulsion paints for wall, distemper
  • Water proof coatings
  • Marine coatings
  • Floor coatings
• Nanocoating on different substrates
  • Ferrous metals – CRS, HRS, Cast iron, SS, GI
  • Nonferrous metals – Al, Cu, Zn, Ag
  • Wood – Pine, Teak, Rose wood, plywood
  • Concrete, rock, civil structures like building, swimming pool etc.
  • Plastic components – FRP, ABS, HIP
  • Superhydrophobic coatings

My Secondary Expertise

• Training entrepreneurs, freshers, employees
• Conducting workshops and exhibitions
• Published books for School and college students
• Writing patents, journals and specifications
• Developing software for institutes and companies
• Guest lectures in schools and colleges

Project Proposals

• Development of paint products
• Patenting some innovative paint products and accessories
• Designing low cost indigenous paint machinery
• Vendor development and cost reduction

• Product technical know how
• Trouble shooting
• Conducting tests and issuing third party certificates
• Conducting exhibitions and seminar in collaboration with industries
• Undertaking turnkey projects to set up fully automated metal pretreatment and powdercoating plants

• Conducting seminars for architects and builders

• Employability training for young engineers in campus and onsite
• Conducting refresher courses for painters onsite
• Helping entrepreneurs to undertake paint contracts
• Developing small scale industries to socially and economically backward youth in rural areas
• Joint Inspection in Public sector projects
• Participation in QMS activities in ISO
• Launching new products
• Supporting students to get industrial projects
• Placement assistance to students in industries