TCR Engineering
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| Industry | Materials testing and engineering services |
| Founded 📆 | 1973 |
| Founder 👔 | V. K. Bafna |
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Key people | Rohit Bafna (President); Paresh Haribhakti (Managing Director, TCR Advanced) |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
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TCR Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian company offering materials testing, failure analysis, and metallurgical engineering services. Established in 1973, it serves sectors such as oil & gas, power, construction, and defence.[1]
History
The company was founded by metallurgist **V. K. Bafna**, who had degrees from the University of Toronto and Clarkson College (NY). It began in a small facility in Mumbai Central before relocating to Navi Mumbai in 2001.
In 1999, **V. K. Bafna** and **Paresh Haribhakti** established **TCR Advanced Engineering** in Vadodara as a specialist arm focusing on advanced metallurgical testing and asset integrity services.[2] This is supported by the company’s profile.
The company further expanded into the Middle East in 2006 with **TCR Kuwait**, followed by the 2007 launch of **TCR Arabia**, a joint venture with GAS Arabian Services in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.[3][4]
A new materials testing lab was launched in Bhubaneswar in 2023.[5]
Projects and Notability
- TCR executed NDT services across 84 gas pipeline sites in India*, as reported by *The Economic Times*.[6]
Contracts in defence and pipeline sectors and plans for expansion/IPO were reported by *ThePrint* and *Mint*, respectively.[7][8]
Publications
- Haribhakti, Paresh (2018). *Failure Investigation of Boiler Tubes: A Comprehensive Approach*. ASM International. ISBN [978 1627081566](https://www.abebooks.de/9781627081566/Failure-Investigation-Boiler-Tubes-Comprehensive-1627081569/plp).
- Bafna, Rohit (2024). *TCR Engineering*. A visual history of the company’s 50-year journey. ISBN [979 8347661930](https://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Services-Rohit-Bafna-Ashwant/dp/B0DN6RHKHB).
Key People
- **V. K. Bafna** – Founder.
- **Paresh Haribhakti** – Managing Director of TCR Advanced Engineering.
- **Rohit Bafna** – President.
References
- ↑ "TCR Engineering Services profile". The Economic Times.
- ↑ "TCR Advanced Engineering was established in 1999". Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ↑ "GAS Arabian Services wins two Aramco EPC contracts". Zawya. 2024.
- ↑ "TCR Arabia, an Indian JV company, completes 15 successful years in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". Gulf Times. June 2023.
- ↑ "TCR Engineering Opens Materials Testing Lab In Bhubaneswar, Expands Services To Eastern India". India.com. 2023.
- ↑ "TCR Engineering executing 84 gas pipeline testing projects". The Economic Times. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ "TCR Engineering gets new projects in defence, gas pipeline space". ThePrint. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ "TCR Engineering plans expansion, eyes IPO by 2025". Mint. June 2023. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
External links
- Official website – TCR Engineering Archived 2008-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- TCR Advanced Engineering
- TCR Arabia
- TCR Kuwait
- TCR Qatar
- Economic Times company profile
- TCR Engineering on LinkedIn
- Industry Outlook feature on TCR Advanced
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