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IPS Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd, (IPS) (Formerly known as Industrial Projects and Services) is a leading Consultancy Organization which has been rendering specialized Engineering Services covering all Disciplines of

  • Civil
  • Structural
  • Architectural
  • Mechanical, Electrical,
  • Electronics,
  • Instrumentation and Controls

for Setting up and Operating of Iron Ore Beneficiation, Pellatisation Plants, Sponge Iron Plants of all capacities along with Waste Heat Recovery(Pre-Heating Sections) Sections, Coal Washery, Ferro Alloys, Waste Heat Recovery Power Plants, Steel Melting Facilities with Induction Furnaces and Continuous Casting Machines and Rolling Mills etc.

Our Experience and Industry Knowledge

The back bone of this organization is Mr. M. Ramachandran who is a pioneer in Iron and Steel making Technologies in general and Sponge Iron and Mineral Processing Technologies in particular.

He is having over 37 yrs’ hands-on experience in Design Engineering, Setting up and Operations of several Iron and Steel Plants in the country.

Besides, Mr. M. Ramachandran, this Organization is blessed to have many good Technical experts who are having more than 30 years of rich Engineering and Operative experience with various Plants of Iron Ore Beneficiation, Iron Ore Pellatisation, Sponge Iron, Pig Iron, Mini Steel Plants etc.

The team of Engineers and Metallurgists are fully conversant with the Modern Engineering and Process Modifications in each of these plants and from time to time we incorporate the same in the design stage itself while designing a new plant to our customers. In addition to this we will also suggest and recommend our customers to incorporate the new techniques in any of the process industry in case of shortcomings of the previous plants.

IPS is also offering Engineering, Technical and Managerial Services in setting up of Waste Heat Recovery Kilns & Power Plants, Induction Furnace Steel Making, and Rolling Mills & Pellitisation Plants for various clients throughout the Country. We are further furnishing the List of Plants which were constructed and are under Construction in our credential part which is attached here with.

The latest assignment is to set up Iron Ore Beneficiation and Pellatisation Plant for Converting Lower Grade and Low cost Iron Ore Fines in to a value added high grade Iron Ore Concentrate. IPS along with its associate Company is already offering Engineering, Technical and Managerial Services in setting up of the Beneficiation and Pellet Plants of capacities 0.6mtpa and 1.2mtpa.

Our Human Resource is our greatest asset. Our present strength is more than 500 employees comprising Specialist Engineers and Trained Graduate Engineers and Qualified Supporting Staff representing all Disciplines of Engineering. Our rich experience has brought in a reservoir of Skills not only to Engineer and Construct major Projects but also to operate and maintain them to the Quality Standards. In addition there are separate Cells for Project Monitoring and Management of various on going Projects, to keep up the Project Schedule.

Considering the shortage of Skilled and Experienced Man Power in the Iron and Steel Industry, Mr. Ramachandran had also established a company by the name ‘Premier Engineers’ to carry out the Plant Operations and Maintenance of Sponge Iron and Steel Plants. We are already operating Plants through out the country under Annual Operations and Maintenance Contract

IPS Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd – Design Cell is fully equipped with latest Engineering Design / drafting facilities. An in house computer center is supported with fifteen desktops (Pentiums) along with Plotters, Scanners (A0 size) and Printers apart from power workstations with interactive CAD packages of large system. We have well equipped library which provides access to the latest Publications /Developments in engineering field. The Documentation Center is equipped with plain paper copier, Scanners, Laser Printers, and for an instant Communication we have electronic Data Transmission and Connectivity with Broad Band internet.

To cater to Clients requirement at arms length IPS has located its Regional Office at Chennai, Visakhapatnam, and Hyderabad  apart from H.O. in Coimbatore.

Our Team

More than 350(Three hundred fifty only) Employees consisting of Engineers, Metallurgies, Chemists and Technicians in all grades are serving in our Company at different Sites
  • All
  • Administration & Accounts
  • Blast Furnace, Coke Oven, Induction Furnace & DI Piping Division
  • DRI, SMS, Blast Furnace, Coke Oven Division
  • Mineral Processing, Sponge Iron & Steel Division
  • Power Division
  • Regional Manager
  • A.Rajsekaran
    A.Rajsekaran
    Advisor (Operations)
  • Murthy Gorla Venkata Ramana
    Murthy Gorla Venkata Ramana
    Director (Technical)
  • A Kesava Babu
    A Kesava Babu
    Head (Operations)
  • M.V. Sharma
    M.V. Sharma
    Vice President
  • S. Senthilkumar
    S. Senthilkumar
    Head (Electrical, Automation & Control)
  • C.V. Ramadoss
    C.V. Ramadoss
    Chief Consultant (DI Piping & Blast Furnace)
  • N.Selvamani
    N.Selvamani
    Chief Consultant (DI Piping)
  • R. Andal
    R. Andal
    Director (Finance & Accounting)
  • B.Prasad
    B.Prasad
    HRD
  • Satadal Lahiri
    Satadal Lahiri
    Head Material Handling System
  • Jayant Moreshwar Sathaye
    Jayant Moreshwar Sathaye
    Advisor
  • B.Ramachandran
    B.Ramachandran
    Director (Power Division)
  • S Rajendren
    S Rajendren
    Senior Consultant
  • N. Kunjithapatham
    N. Kunjithapatham
    Senior Consultant
  • Srimathi Narayanan
    Srimathi Narayanan
    Senior Consultant
A.Rajsekaran
Advisor (Operations)

Areas of Experience:  Operations, Process Development, Optimisation Process and Plant Performance improvements, Energy Efficiency and O&M.

He was associated with the corporate bodies like

Specialised Training

Membership

Active Member of BIS Panel for Formulation of National Standards in Sponge Iron
Life Member of Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkata.

 

Murthy Gorla Venkata Ramana
Director (Technical)

Qualification : B. Tech (Mechanical), REC/NIT Warangal

Total years of Experience : 39 years

Field of Experience: Iron & Steel; Power; Beneficiation & Pelletising

Areas of Experience : Design, Engineering, Material Management, Project implementation, Operations and Maintenance, Welding Technology.

He was associated with Corporate bodies like

Specialized Training – At Paton Institute of Welding, Kiev, Ukraine, in repairs and maintenance welding, through UNIDO/UNDP. Exposure to various welding techniques and consumables in EAW, GSW and SAW.

 

A Kesava Babu
Head (Operations)

Qualification: B.E (Metallurgy), REC/ NIT, Durgapur

Total years of Experience: 39 years

Field of Experience: Iron & Steel, Power

Areas of Experience : Process Design, Engineering, Material Management, Project implementation, Operations and Maintenance of DRI Plant.

He was associated with Corporate bodies like

Specialized Training –

 

M.V. Sharma
Vice President

Qualification : Mechanical Engineer

Total years of Experience : 39 years

Field of Experience : Iron & Steel; Ferro Alloys, Pet Coke Calcination

Areas of Experience : Design, Engineering, Project Procurement,
Project implementation, Inspection, Operations and Maintenance, Modification,
Improvement, Condition Monitoring, Project Estimation, DPR & TOR Preparation

Special Contribution
Involved in the Design, Engineering and Project implementation of more than 125 Projects from IPS.

He was associated with the corporate bodies like
M/s FACOR, Visakhapatnam, AP,
M/s Goldstar Steels, Visakhapatnam, AP
M/s. ECC Limited, L&T, Delhi Region,
M/s. IPS ENGINEERING Consultants for the past 15 years

 

S. Senthilkumar
Head (Electrical, Automation & Control)

Qualification : B.E (E&I), (MBA) in Production

Experience : 17 years
He was associated with Corporate bodies like

M/s Rengaraaj Ispat Industries, Erode, Tamilnadu,
M/s Agni Steels Ltd, Erode, Tamilnadu
M/s MPS Steel Castings Pvt Ltd, Kerala
M/s VMS Ispat & Industries, Dharwar, Karnataka.

Areas of Experience

He is in charge of Electricals, Instrumentation, Automation and Control. He has been involved in the Design, Engineering, Procurement, Project Implementation, Testing and Commissioning of more than 150 Projects of all capacities.

He has been assigned as the Chief Manager to co-ordinate all the Sites where Our Operations and Maintenance Teams are serving. He is also assisting Heads of HR and Accounts in the respective areas.

C.V. Ramadoss
Chief Consultant (DI Piping & Blast Furnace)

Qualification : B.E., PGDBM, MIIW,
Total years of Experience : 45 years

Field of Experience: Ductile Iron & Cast-Iron Pipe Manufacturing Units with
Pig Iron thro Mini Blast Furnaces, Mini slag cement plant, Sinter plant, Coke
Ovens & Cogeneration Power plants

Areas of Experience: Medium, Heavy Engineering Industries Fabrication
and Machining Industry, Electrode Manufacturing Industry, automobile industry,
and Foundry. Two-wheeler industries etc.,
He was associated with the corporate bodies like
M/s I P U Steel division of Electrotherm India Limited, Kutch, Gujarat
M/s Electro Steel Castings Limited. Chennai. Tamil Nadu
M/s Lanco Industries Limited. Srikalahasthi, Andhra Pradesh
M/s Sathavahana Ispat Limited. Bellary, Karnataka
M/s Tungabadhra Steel Products Limited. Hospet. Karnataka
M/s Rockweld Electrodes India Limited. Chennai.
M/s Enfield India Limited (Two-Wheeler Industry). Chennai.
M/s Texmo industries (Foundry and machine shop & testing). Coimbatore

Skill improvement programs:
• Advanced Training in maintenance of Hydraulic structures at Hunger International, West Germany
• Supervisory Development Program at NPC Chennai
• Welding engineers’ course at IIW, Trichy
• Inventory Control & materials Management at HEC, Ranchi
• Production Control & Marketing at KDO, Foundation, Hubli, Karnataka
• Energy Conservation at PCRA, Bangalore
• ISO-9000 Quality Management Systems & ISO-14000 Environmental Management Systems
• Financial management for non-financial executives by IPE, Hyderabad
• Motivation & Team Building for Managers at Chennai.
• Personal management & grievance handling by HR Experts from Chennai

N.Selvamani
Chief Consultant (DI Piping)

Qualification : B.E.,

Total years of Experience : 43 years

Field of Experience: Ductile Iron Pipe Manufacturing Units

He was associated with the corporate bodies like
M/s Electro Steel Castings Limited. Chennai. Tamil Nadu.
M/s Vel Liners manufacturing of Automobile cylinder liners
M/s Minimax Fire Extinguishers & Engines Manufacturers, Chennai.
M/s Saudi Arabia Ductile Iron Pipes plant in technical collaboration with PAM (Pont-a-Mousson) – France.
M/s ECL – KW DI Plant
M/s Lanco Industries Limited. Srikalahasthi, Andhra Pradesh.

Skill improvement programs:
• Advanced Training in maintenance of Hydraulic structures at Hunger International, West Germany
• Supervisory Development Program at NPC Chennai
• Welding engineers’ course at IIW, Trichy
• Inventory Control & materials Management at HEC, Ranchi
• Production Control & Marketing at KDO, Foundation, Hubli, Karnataka
• Energy Conservation at PCRA, Bangalore
• ISO-9000 Quality Management Systems & ISO-14000 Environmental Management Systems
• Financial management for non-financial executives by IPE, Hyderabad
• Motivation & Team Building for Managers at Chennai.
• Personal management & grievance handling by HR Experts from Chennai

R. Andal
Director (Finance & Accounting)

Qualification : Graduate in Commerce

Experience : Total 45 Years of Experience

Areas of Experience : Salary Distribution, Taxes and Duty

B.Prasad
HRD

Qualification : Post Graduate in Personal Management, Industrial Relations and Labour welfare.
Total years of Experience : 45 years
Field of Experience : Cement, Fertiliser, Iron & Steel; Power;
Areas of Experience : Administration, Personnel, Welfare, Public Relation, Liaisoning, Labour Relations, Statutory Compliances, Safety, Health and Environment, Security, First Aid, Grievance redressal

He was associated with the corporate bodies like
M/s English Electric Company, Madras
M/s E.C.C – L&T
M/s Premier Fertilizers Ltd, Cuddalore
M/s Nagarjuna coated Tubes Ltd.
M/s Priyadarshini Cements Ltd.
M/s Goldstar Steels, Visakhapatnam,
M/s Nova Iron & Steel Limited at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh,
M/s Monnet Ispat,
M/s Lanco industries Ltd

Satadal Lahiri
Head Material Handling System

Qualification : B.E (Mechanical), M.G.M, TOC-CCPM (USA)
Total years of Experience : 25 years
Field of Experience : Material Handling and Construction, Pollution
Controls
Areas of Experience : Project Implementation, Operations and
Maintenance

He was serving with the following Companies:
M/s L&T ECC
M/s Kirloskar Brothers
M/s spraying systems India Private Limited
M/s TRF Ltd. (a Tata enterprise)

Jayant Moreshwar Sathaye
Advisor

Qualification : B.E (Metallurgy) IIT, Madras in 1977, Master’s Degree from University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

A Metallurgical Engineering Graduate from and subsequent Varied experience of 35 years overall in DRI manufacture, DRI melting techniques optimization in EAF and IF, steel making, casting and rolling, vacuum metallurgy and special melting techniques, Iron making, Plant Management, Strategic Marketing, Mathematical Modeling, Project Management from concept to commissioning and management. Job responsibilities were starting as Production Engineer to Executive Director Operations.

He was associated with the corporate bodies like
1. M/s Usha Martin/ Usha Alloys and Steels Ltd., Ranchi- Jamshedpur
2. M/s Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd., Hyderabad,
3. M/s Sponge Iron India Ltd, Paloncha,AP
4. M/s Sunflag Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Bhandara, Maharashtra,
5. M/s Kalyani Steels Ltd., Pune
6. M/s JSW Steel Ltd. As Executive Director (Works),
7. M/s Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd as Executive Director (Steel), Raipur

As Exec Vice President (Projects) and implemented re-commissioning of a mini blast furnace, implemented High Oxygen usage, Vacuum Degassing, AOD (biggest in India and with home grown technology formulated by Mr Sathaye) and Garrett Coiler projects. Set company on path of becoming a profitable high value-added steel producer. Formulated and partly implemented a comprehensive plan to double production at the present site whilst simultaneously increasing the value of the steel product by planning and partly executing mini blast furnace, new caster, wire rod block, coke ovens, new power plant and cold processing of wire rods.

B.Ramachandran
Director (Power Division)

Qualification : B.E (Mech),
Total years of Experience : 40 years
Field of Experience : Power (Solar, Thermal, Nuclear, Bio –Mass & WHRB)
Company Served : M/s.M.N.Dastur & Co and M/s.Snider Energo

Experience
Served both public sectors, private sector power industries in India in various capacities. This includes operation and maintenance of 600 MW capacity Thermal power plant of NLC, Installation, Testing and
Commissioning of Fast Breeder Test Reactor unit of 50MWt, Dept of Atomic Energy, Govt of India at
Kalpakkam project

As head of Power Division and In-charge of Southern India as an Executive Director, lead a Team of Engineers in setting up Power Projects of Small, Medium and large capacity Power Projects in the Private as well as Public Sector including many Overseas Power Projects. Main areas of focus were on Design, Engineering, Project Procurement, Project Implementation, Testing & Commissioning, Operations & Maintenance, modification, Improvements, Optimisation of Resources.

S Rajendren
Senior Consultant

Qualification : B.E (Mechanical), MBA (Operation Research)
Additional qualification : Certified Boiler Operation Engineer by Govt of TN
Total years of Experience : 18 years
Field of Experience : Power (Thermal, WHRB & Bio-mass)

Experience:
Preparation of Feasibility report / Detailed Project report / Tender / Technical specification related to thermal power plant packages, project schedule, co-ordination with customer / suppliers for basic and detailed design, Erection, commissioning, operation and maintenance of thermal & Solar power plants.
Companies associated with:

Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd., Tamil Nadu.
E.I.D Parry (I) Ltd., Tamil Nadu.
Star Metallics and Power Pvt. Ltd., Karnataka
Snyder Energo Private Ltd., Bangalore.
Devki Steel Mills Limited, Kenya

N. Kunjithapatham
Senior Consultant

Qualification : B. E (Chemical), MTech (Energy Conservation & Management)
Total years of Experience : 45 years

Area of specialization :
Design, Engineering, Erection, Installation & Commissioning.
Specialized in green field as well as brown field projects.

Able to provide customized solution according to project specific needs based on site, environmental as well as functional requirements for specific application.

He was serving with the following Companies:
M/s M.N.Dastur and company
M/s Shriram EPC Ltd.
M/s Dynamic Technical Solutions
Operation & maintenance of HV & LV installation for a large automobile ancillary manufacturing plant.

Srimathi Narayanan
Senior Consultant

Qualification : B. E (Chemical), MTech (Energy Conservation & Management)

Total years of Experience : 15 years

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION:
Passed the 3rd National Certification Examination for Energy Managers and Energy Auditors-2006 conducted by Bureau of Energy Efficiency in April 2006.
Certified as Internal HSE Auditor in 2014.

She was serving with the following Companies:
M/s Surana Power Limited, Chennai – Assistant General Manager
M/s M.N. Dastur & Company (P) Limited, Chennai – Superintendent Engineer
M/s Forbes Marshall (P) Limited, Pune – Energy Auditor
M/s M K Raju Consultant Private Limited, Chennai – Energy Engineer