OUR INDUSTRY SERVICES

Your Surface Engineering Partner

iTSRT works with industries to address challenging coating and surface engineering problems.

Our industry-oriented activities include:

Coating Development
Develop coatings for specific operating conditions and performance requirements.

Process Optimization
Identify suitable processes and optimize deposition parameters.

Failure Analysis
Investigate coating failures and identify root causes.

Repair & Reclamation
Develop coating-based solutions for worn, damaged and undersized components.

Material Development
Explore new powders, wires, feedstocks and composite materials.

Testing & Characterization
Evaluate coating properties and performance.

Technology Demonstration
Demonstrate emerging technologies for potential industrial adoption.

Consultancy & Technical Advisory
Support companies in thermal spray technology selection and implementation.

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

From Laboratory Concept to Industrial Technology

One of iTSRT's key objectives is to accelerate the journey from research concept to deployable technology.

Our technology-development approach:

01 — Identify

Understand the engineering challenge.

02 — Research

Study materials, mechanisms and possible solutions.

03 — Develop

Develop coating materials and deposition processes.

04 — Validate

Characterize and test the coating.

05 — Demonstrate

Validate the technology under representative conditions.

06 — Transfer

Support industrial implementation and scale-up.

"Research should not end with a publication. It should create impact."

AI & DIGITAL SURFACE ENGINEERING

Making Thermal Spray Intelligent

The future of thermal spray will be increasingly data-driven, automated and intelligent.

iTSRT promotes the integration of:

• Artificial Intelligence

• Machine Learning

• Digital Twins

• Process Monitoring

• Computer Vision

• Sensor Technologies

• Automated Parameter Optimization

• Coating Databases

• Predictive Quality

• Data-driven Process Maps

Our vision is to develop systems capable of connecting:

Desired Performance → Material → Process → Parameters → Coating Properties

This can transform thermal spray from an experience-driven process into a predictable and programmable surface engineering technology.

INDUSTRY–ACADEMIA COLLABORATION

Together, We Can Solve Difficult Problems

Many industrial challenges require collaboration between scientific knowledge and practical engineering experience.

iTSRT facilitates collaborative programs between:

Universities + Research Institutions + Industry + Technology Developers

Potential collaboration areas include:

• Sponsored research

• Joint R&D

• Technology development

• Industrial problem solving

• Student projects

• PhD research

• Process development

• New material development

• Technology demonstration

• Consultancy

• Training

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GLOBAL COLLABORATION

Connecting India's Thermal Spray Ecosystem With the World

Thermal spray is a global technology. iTSRT seeks collaboration with leading:

• Universities

• Research laboratories

• Industrial organizations

• Equipment manufacturers

• Powder manufacturers

• Coating companies

• Professional societies

• Technology developers

Our objective is to facilitate knowledge exchange, joint research, researcher mobility, training, technology development and international collaboration.