Polyurethane development & Technical service Expert

MANIKANDAN RANGANATHAN

E.Mail: - **********@*****.***, Mobile: - +91-770**-*****

Objective:

To obtain a challenging and responsible position in the field of New Product Development, New Business

Development and Technical Service in a reputed organization, where I can contribute my experience knowledge

and skills for the improvement of organization and myself.

Experience Summary:

Around 7 years of experience in the field of development and optimization of polyol formulations (Rigid PUR/PIR,

Flexible molded, integral skin and Viscoelastic) for various polyurethane applications, providing technical support

service to customers and foam process troubleshooting.

Currently associated with Chemicals & Flouroproducts business at E.I.DuPont India Private Limited,

Hyderabad as Application Lab Engineer, Foam Expansion Agents.

Expertise in the areas of:

Development and Optimization of Rigid (both PUR and PIR) polyol formulations using various blowing agents

for various insulation applications like Roof spray, appliance, building and pipe line insulations etc.

Development and Optimization of Flexible cold cure moulded, integral skin and Viscoelastic polyol systems

for various polyurethane applications like Automotive and furniture cushions, Steering wheel, pillow etc.

Development of polyols using different starters with the required properties (i.e OHV, Viscosity, Functionality)

for various PU applications.

Conducting new product validation trials, providing technical support to customers and foam process trouble

shooting.

Testing of PU foams

Operation and maintenance of high pressure foaming machine.

Experience details:

1. Manali Petrochemicals Limited, Chennai

Duration: 15.11.2007 to 21.03.2012

Designation: Executive (R&D/QA)

Responsibilities:-

Development and optimization of polyol formulations for various polyurethane applications.

Development of base polyols using different starters for polyol formulations used for various polyurethane

applications.

Testing of physical properties of foams.

Conducting field trials, foam process troubleshooting and providing technical service to customers in India.

Supervising in-process sample and finished product analysis of formulated polyols.

Providing training to laboratory technicians.

Preparation and maintenance of ISO documents and In-house calibration records for instruments/equipments.

Operation and maintenance of high pressure foaming machine.

Achievements:-

Developed and commercialized a hyper low density flexible polyol system with excellent physical properties for

automotive and furniture cushion applications.

Developed and commercialized a moulded and slabstock viscoelastic (Memory foam) polyol system for pillow and

mattress applications.

Developed a rigid polyol system with low k-value and fast DMT properties for the prestigious customer M/s.

Whirlpool for domestic refrigerator applications.

Developed a rigid polyol system with the new generation blowing agents HFC 245 fa and HFC 365 mfc

Instruments/Equipments handled:-

Lasercomp FOX 200 Thermal conductivity analyser

Universal Testing Machine

Automatic KF Titrator

Brookfield Viscometer

Flammability tester

Cannon A 20 High pressure foaming machine

Papers published:-

Name of the journal: Cellular Polymers, Vol.30, No.1, 2011

Title: Preparation of Molded Viscoelastic Polyurethane Foam for Pillow applications

2. Asia Polyurethane Mfg Pte Ltd, Singapore

Duration: 01.06.2012 to 25.07.2013

Designation: PU Technologist

Responsibilities:-

Development of formulated polyol systems for various Polyurethane applications

Testing of physical properties of foams

Conducting field trials, Foam process troubleshooting and Providing technical service to customers in South Asia,

ASEAN and Middle East region

QC analysis of in-process and finished product samples of polyol formulations.

Operation (in-house foaming trials) and maintenance of foaming machine

Achievements:-

Developed a flexible polyol system with excellent load bearing properties; Validation trials passed for two wheeler

saddles applications at M/s. Chorokawa Technologies, Philippines.

Developed and commercialized a rigid polyol formulation with excellent dimensional stability for thermoware

applications for customers in India and Thailand.

Developed a high density super soft flexible polyol formulation for furniture cushion applications; Validation trials

passed at M/s. IMG, Thailand.

Developed and commercialized a hyper low density flexible polyol formulation (Density – 40 to 42 kg/cu.m) for

furniture cushion applications for customers in India.

Developed a flexible polyol system with high resilience property (65 %) for furniture cushion applications for M/s.

KBB, Indonesia.

Developed a flexible polyol system with the features of low density, dual hardness and wide process latitude (mix

ratio from 45 to 80) for four wheeler automotive applications; Validation trials passed at M/s. Procon Engineering,

Pakistan

Successfully developed a flexible polyol formulation using the customer returned polyol (recycling) for foldable

mattress applications.

Instruments/Equipments handled:-

Brookfield Viscometer

Automatic KF titrator

Zwick Universal Testing Machine

Lasercomp FOX 200 Thermal conductivity analyzer

Pycnometer

Hennecke High Pressure Foaming Machine

3. E.I.DuPont India Private Limited, Hyderabad

Duration: 05.08.2013 to Present

Designation: Application Lab Engineer

Responsibilities:-

Managing formulation development programs for rigid polyurethane applications.

Testing and optimization of customer formulations.

Co-ordinate with global and regional technical teams on new formulation development projects.

Delivering end to end solution from formulation development, optimization and trials at customer sites in APAC

region.

Compliance to safety, health, environment and product stewardship requirements in all labs as well as at

customer onsite support.

Current working role:

Successfully established a new application development laboratory with all the instruments, equipments and

machines at DuPont Knowledge Center, Hyderabad.

Presently working on development and optimization of polyol formulations using the fourth generation blowing

agent DuPont™Formacel®1100 and blends of DuPont™Formacel®1100 with conventional blowing agents for

various rigid polyurethane applications like spray foam, appliance.

Member of site safety committee team. Through regular audits, monitoring and ensuring the safety measures in

all labs and taking precautionary actions to avoid incidents thereby to achieve zero accidents.

Working on layout planning and specification setting for the procurement and installation of high pressure foaming

machine to conduct in-house trials.

Instruments/Equipments handled:-

Netzsch Heat flow meter

Instron Universal Testing Machine

Educational qualifications:

Name of Degree/ Subject/ Branch Year of Board/ University % Marks Division

Diploma Completion

B.Tech Chemical Engineering 2007 Anna University 84 First class with

Distinction

Diploma Industrial Safety 2008 Annamalai University 65.4 First class

Professional Certification:

Typewriting junior level – English

Computer Proficiency:

Windows XP, MS Office, Internet Utilities, SAP R/3 (Application Module)

Personal & Contact details:

30th July 1986

Date of Birth

G 1577049, valid upto 21st Feb 2017

Passport details

Nationality Indian

Marital status Single

Languages known English, Tamil

Father’s Name K.P.Ranganathan

Occupation Agriculturalist

Permanent address 1/89, North Street,

Kalyanampoondi & Post,

Villupuram Dist,

Tamilnadu, India

PIN: 605202

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