Dr. Jai Dev Singh Chandel Email & Phone Number

I am currently heading operations as Senior Vice President (Operations) at Jindal SAW Ltd., Samaghogha, India large diameter facility. This facility consists of 1500+ employees and produces SAWL, SAWH large diameter line pipe of CS ranging from 16” to 120” diameter, connector casing, Hot Induction bends, SS welded pipes diameter ranging from 10” to 72” and SS seamless ranging from 33.4 mm to 88.9 mm of various grades. This location has facility of Clad pipes diameter ranging from 6” to 42” through weld overlay rout for Oil and Gas and water transportation industry. This facility is also having anti-corrosion and internal flow coating namely 3LPE, 3LPP, Dual Layer Fusion Bond Epoxy and internal Fusion Bond Epoxy coating. My responsibility includes emphasis on environment, Health and Safety as well as productivity improvement by identifying the area for growth through product development, modification and technology up gradation to enhance the productivity and increment in the product quality.I did my doctorate work on API ultra high strength steel line pipe manufacturing. I have published various Research and Developmental publications in national and international Journals. The research work on line pipe particularly the J-C-O-E forming process and welding metallurgy of line pipe steel and its weld. Experience Highlights (LSAW, HSAW and Coating) • Reduction in RAW material consumption in pipe mill and coating Plants at various locations of the organization.• Establishment of the various welding procedures for stringent line pipe manufacturing specifications• Developed various wire-flux combinations for line pipe weld to reduce the cost and enhancement of weld properties• Produced the line pipe for Enterprise field services USA, as Production Head with zero repair and ±0.5 mm ovality, peaking and diameter variation for size 20” and 24”, thickness ranging from 19mm to 35mm and grade X-65M offshore.• Development of new line pipe grades and line pipe manufacturing forming and expansion procedures.• Various failure analyses of line pipe and other materials used in line pipe manufacturing.• Mechanized Dual Layer Fusion Bond Epoxy coating on Hot Induction bends.• Enhancement of mechanical properties in Hot Induction Bends.• Establishment of Stainless steel (Welded and Seamless) and clad pipe production.

Listed skills include Steel, Engineering, Manufacturing, Welding, and 17 others.