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Nov 2007 - TCR Arabia starts work at a customer site in western Saudi Arabia for PWHT using electric reistance method.

Oct 2007 - TCR Arabia, a TCR Engineering Services company based in Saudi Arabia started work on Automated UT using ToFD at a customer site in Petrorabigh, Saudi Arabia. TCR has also bagged a project in Kuwait to conduct Helium Leak Testing for 19 heat exchangers.

Sept 2007 - TCR Engineering Services won the prestigious NIIS Award for Excellent Laboratory from NACE International India Chapter.

Aug 2007 - TCR Engineering Services presents a technical paper on crevice corrosion study for in-wall shield of the ITER Nuclear Reactor. TCR also inducts new members into its advisory board. A senior member of the TCR ROHS team conducted a RoHS compliance test at Emerson Climate Technologies in Satara, India

July 2007 - TCR Arabia, an associate company of TCR in KSA gave a demo of ToFD to all EPC contractors and Level III personnel of PetroRabigh in Saudi Arabia. TCR received an appreciation letter for a ToFD demo in PetroRabigh, KSA. TCR-KIL started a ToFD project at Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) as per AP 650 appendix U.

June 2007 - Hindustan Unilever Limited asks TCR Engineering Services to present a plan on Central Procurement Services of Engineering Goods. Senior Consultants of TCR provide a solution based a active contact center that leverages HUL's current software applications.

May 2007 - TCR-KIL, an associate company of TCR in Kuwait wins a large order for HIC and SSC testing for sour gas applications as per NACE TM 0284 and TM 0177. TCR continues to expand its corrosion testing facilities. TCR in India bags work for HIC and SSC testing from Enerflex, Canada as well as Jutal, China.

April 2007 - TCR prepares internal company documentation to seek capital investment for outside sources. Company intends to use additional funds to fuel its global plans.

March 2007 - TCR is bidding on ToFD (Advanced UT using Time of Flight) in Spain and Saudi Arabia.

February 2007 - TCR has received a letter of intent from one of India´s largest cellphone providers to conduct Third Party Inspection for material procurement in China as well as Cell Phone / Mobile Tower Construction Inspection in India.

January 2007 - Release of new company profile which encompass details of services, equipment and details of team members.

December 2006 - The Management team at TCR has approved the opening up of laboratory in Eastern Saudi Arabia in 2007.

November 2006 - TCR is pleased to introduce a advanced recruiting portal for NDT and Inspection Jobs.

The company has revised its corporate branding with the creation of a new brochure, logo and updated press kits.

October 2006 - TCR continues to advance its NDT related service offering with the addition of Time-of-Flight Diffraction (TOFD) instrument OmniScan MX from Olympus. TCR has also acquired the new Panametrics-NDT EPOCH LT flaw detector. Senior Engineers from TCR have undergone TOFD training in Canada.

During this month, one of our senior metallurgists was also commissioned by Unilever in Bangaldesh to inspect their boilers and take part in discussions with the Unilever Boiler Expert from U.K.

September 2006 - Comprehensive RoHS compliance testing facilities are now operational. Tests are now conducted using XRF alloy analyzers on Metals, Electronics, Soils, Mining, Minerals, Woods, Paints & Coatings, Oils & Liquids, Thin Films and Hazardous Waste Materials to detect Hazardous Materials.

August 2006 - TCR continues to expand its client base in Kuwait with the signing of a long term engagement with a major oil refinery in Kuwait. A NDT works project is won at a plant shutdown project at the client NPCIL in Kota, Rajasthan, India. Talks commence of a number of new joint ventures in South America and other parts of Middle-East.

July 2006 - TCR Engineering starts work on a Positive Material Identification project on-site at Petronas, Malaysia with Larsen & Toubro Limited using portable XRF based spectrometers and qualified inspection engineers.

Late June 2006 - Deployment and Staffing of qualified NDT Inspection Level II and III engineers to a leading company in Saudi Arabia.

May 2006 - TCR expanded its chemical test facility with the addition of the ARL Quantris Optical Emissions Spectrometer (OES) from Thermo Electron Corporation. The Metallography department acquired the Inverted Metallurgical Microscope, GX51, from Olympus Corporation, Japan. TCR also purchased additional PMI machines in this month, the ARCMet 8000 and XMET 3000 TX.

Mar 2006 - TCR initiates aggresive global growth plans. New customers won for outsourcing material testing, inspection and QA services of TCR from Australia, Indonesia and Germany to our laboratory in Navi Mumbai, India.

Feb 2006 - TCR Training Institute is committed to train with knowledge gained over the past 33 years in laboratory services to the metal industry. Our curriculum is formalized to provide leading knowledge in NDT and material testing, custom training programs and teach the best practices in the industry.

Jan 2006 - TCR started operations in Kuwait to service the PMI, Corrosion detection including SSCC and HIC, NDT, Metallography and Failure Analysis needs of the nearby petrochemical and refineries.

September 2005 - TCR received orders from UK's leading automobile parts supplier for inspection services of goods at their vendor in India. Engineering company in Germany commisioned TCR to inspect pipes in Eastern India. A UK based tools importer sought our inspection team for a Quality Assurance project. New clients signed in Nigeria and Unilever (Bangladesh). Read our updated FAQ list

August 2005 - TCR Engineering enhanced QA services can be offered to the importer in Kenya of goods from India. TCR is ISO 17025 approved which meets the guidelines set by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) for quality audit of pre-shipment inspection of products being sent to Kenya.

June 2005 - Developed by our Metallurgists, the Microstructure Characterizer Software 2.0 is a powerful image analysis tool for modern material science engineers. We have placed software, PMI instruments for sale, and material testing equipment on our Laboratory Products page.

May 2005 - TCR Engineering Services Material Testing Laboratory had added new global customers from Thailand, Pakistan, and U.K. Outsourcing Material Testing to TCR in India is an attractive proposition both in terms of Quality and Price. TCR also won a large NDT services project from Oil and Natural Gas Commission, India (ONGC).

March 2005 - TCR Engineering Services introduces a comprehensive inspection and quality assurance service in India to help retailers, trading partners, importers and manufacturers assess product quality and meet the regulatory requirements of their industry vertical. Our independent, third-party quality assurance services results in improved product quality, with a reduction in customer complaints, noncompliance and product recalls.

Dec. 2004 - TCR Engineering Services has increased its orders both with Niton and Metorex to supply additional portable alloy analyzers for Positive Material Identification (PMI). Following these new orders TCR stands ready to provide accurate determination of material chemical composition, identification of specification and grade of unknown material for replacement or record purposes, Sorting of materials, and undertake Quality control checks on material chemical composition against specified requirement for customers in India, Middle-East, China and Asia-Pacific.

Feb. 2004 - After 7 years of dedicated web presence, the TCR Engineering web site has undergone a complete redesign to allow better customer service. Mr. V.K. Bafna, M.D. says, "Information technology is very important for the success of our organization. We pride ourselves in being able to present up-to the minute information on various aspects of our operations. This web site is another innovation our service oriented business." The TCR web site has been created by CyberAds Studio.

Jan 2004 - With the establishment of TCR World, USA, international clients can now avail of our innovative service with ISO 17025 standard quality control. Our International Price List, is offered in United States dollar($) and is available for customers in USA, China, Middle-East, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Mid-2000 - TCR Engineering initiated a franchisee model to supplement its aggressive growth plans. Our first franchisee is TCR Advanced Engineering in Baroda, India headed by Mr. Paresh Haribhakti, MD.