Chirag Raval
KEY-Thermal Spray & Cold Spray Coating Applications Expert @HRC USA 🇺🇸 | Ex. Oerlikon Metco | Materials Eng. | Metallurgist | Membership - ASM International Thermal Spray Society, Cold Spray Club, ACerS, iTSA & AWS |
- Role
- Sr Manager Materials Thermal Spray & Cold Spray Applications at HANNECARD USA
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chirag Raval
MATERIALS ENGINEER | THERMAL SPRAY - COLD SPRAY APPLICATIONS EXPERT | Active Member of…
Experience
Sr Manager Materials Thermal Spray & Cold Spray Applications
Jul 2022 — Present · OH, US
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:• Thermal & Cold Spray Application Development: Plasma (APS), HVOF-GF & LF, and High Pressure Cold Spray (HPCS) processes. Hands-on experience with systems like GTV K2 HVLF, Metco’s WOKAjet, DJ, 6P, and PTAW Technology.• Cold Spray Expertise: Specialized in Cold Spray technology, utilizing the Impact 5/11 EvoCSII System for metals and alloys (Al, NI, Ta, Ti, Zr, Cu, Sn, Inconel 625, SS316, Ni5%Al, HEA, etc.), driving advanced application development.• Project Leadership: Directing Cold Spray projects across Aerospace, Power, Nuclear, Defense, and Research sectors. Delivered on key customer projects with strong leadership and timely results.• Technology Transfer & Process Optimization: Capable of technology transfer for Coating applications, ensuring smooth and efficient transitions.• Industry Representation & Knowledge Sharing: Represented the company at ASM Thermal Spray Society organized international events (i.e. ITSC, NACSC, IMAT), delivering technical talk and collaborating with the ASM local chapter.• Technical & Sales Support: Provided technical expertise to production and sales teams, resolving challenges and offering solutions for customer inquiries at a group level.• Innovation & Process Improvement: Led material trials for CGL Sink Pot Roll Coating, developing innovative sealers for galvanizing and aluminizing lines, and optimized PTAW welding processes for better performance.• Costing & Budgeting: Collaborated with sales on costing estimates for new applications and proposals, ensuring competitive pricing and accurate financials.• Leadership & Digital Transformation: Working with the President of HRC on key customer projects and supported digitalization of Thermal Spray processes, integrating data-driven parameters.• Global Standardization: Contributed to SOPs, quality documents, and best practices for Thermal Spray technologies, implementing them across global sites to maintain consistency and excellence.
Education
Sarva Vidhyalaya Hihgschool of Kadi.
High School
2006 — 2008
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
2012 — 2014
Shri D A Patel Technical Highschool, Kadi
10th Class
2005 — 2006
Government Engineering College,Gandhinagar
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
2008 — 2012
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