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YEAR 2016 GONE MEMORIES No: 4

Make The News & B The News

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Flashback of proven achievements in HSE

Starting with a proverbial notion that one
which gets proper closure ends well at all
possible extend.

Hence lets gaze through the tenure of 2016

and jot down the achievements proven in
aspect of Health and Safety. The journey
started in the month of March with an
internal training on CMR Chemicals
Handling and the annual health check up of
employees for a strict monitor of their health
condition. The quarter ended well with a
clean slate of zero LTI and zero accidents,
hence we stated a clear slogan on the
importance of PPE while at all work
condition as Hazard is a havoc for us all, always keep PPE stocks at our Atotech has created in India with fully
Always wear your PPE before odd time falls. workplaces. Embedded with the core value respecting HSE compliances. The event
Safety is not for One But for ALL!!!!!! of safety acts which we always deliver continued further on a positive note with the
among our employees through training inclusion of tree plantation across the
Rooting to the activities we cultured in the program. The event was joined by all the services premises.
second quarter, we have had umpteen Atotech employees including the
number of safety training as inclusive of management hierarchy and a visiting Straight from the tone of our Atotech
demo sessions on Chemical spill control colleague from SF BTT Dr. Britta Worlwide HESQ&S Manager Mr. Michael
training, ISRS leadership training, Work Schafsteller who herself shared her Raule, as he extends his thanks to all our
Permit and MSDS maintenance, experiences and practices towards safety Atotech employees for their commitment
Emergency Response Plan training, measures. towards safety. Explaining further he
Automatic Transport system (ATS) training proposes Golden Rule for workplace in
which included experience sharing of our Picked up a fine day of a weekend way out December 2016 as Simultaneous
Technical service colleagues. On 28th of from the regular day operations or Co-Activities, which puts out
April a campaign was held focusing on job just as to give as a slogan quoting Do not perform any
World day for Safety and Health at work away a perk simultaneous operations or co-activities
which included two skits concerning upon breather to our without prior permission.
how promoting and creating a safety and wonderful
health culture can help reduce the number colleagues here at With a robust belief and an unshaken zeal
of work-related injuries. The role play that Atotech India we we commit that we will prove even better in
were portrayed through the skit involved two chanted our hymn the coming year to make our world and
very essential safety acts which we of love for our parents celebrated on 4th of workplace safer and promising.
encounter in our daily work practices, as June as Parent's day at Bangalore. The
Safe Chemical handling about how we event started with a thanks giving
segregate, carry and control spillage. speeches followed by site and workspace
Second as PPE protocols about how we tour with team leaders who guided the
choose a right PPE for certain jobs, should groups of families through the facility
avoid using others PPE and why we must which Kumar Aakash
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OCA- ADC: Chromatography laboratory the state of the art facility for
characterization of organic and inorgaic compounds/ions

The main scientific and technical interest

provides services to internal and
of the Chromatography laboratory, an
external customers.
integral part of Analytical, is associated
with the analytical possibilities required in
Manesar Overview:
ongoing high-end R&D projects of various
BTTs in collaboration with Seven laboratories, three storage
Infrastructure rooms, one office
ADC. This will be further established in A wide variety of materials and
Total area: ~ 550 m
Manesar as one of the most elite products can be tested in Organic
More than 20 nos of major instruments
Analytical laboratories of Atotech globally. analytical laboratory. This is one of
planned till 2018
This positioning is an elaboration of high- the support centres, hosts various
performance chromatographic and other sophisticated instruments which assist Status: -laboratory layout has been
techniques such as FTIR, Elementar etc. various Research & Development approve -media infrastructure has
for analysis of inorganic and organic projects in many areas of chemical been approved
substances as routine as well as R&D research. Analytical instruments Next steps installation
samples. present in this laboratory- laboratories\furniture
Liquid Chromatography Mass
Instrument installation and Final
Objectives
spectrometry (LC-MS)
movement from Bangalore to Manesar
Till end of the year 2016, we have
FTIR
developed eight skill personals for the

smooth conduction of analytical processes
for the following objectives:
Guaranteed support to OC s synthesis
group and RMQ in characterization of new
organic compounds
Batch to batch analysis of different HPLC CAD
synthesis batches, OC synthesis &RMQ Elemental Analyzer (EA)
Trace metal analysis in a bath as well as Gel Permeation Chromatography
products, BTTs (GPC) and
Eight members: Four scientists, one
Trouble shooting: R&D bath as well as Gas Chromatography (GC)
development engineer, and three
customer Bath development
Polymer characterization, OC synthesis
& RMQ
Cation /anion detection and quantification
as routine analysis
Separation, identification and
quantification org. compound) batch
In addition to the above, there are
analysis of known compound by using
variety of supporting equipments in
FTIR.
OC analytics laboratory for sample
preparation and processing. This lab

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Benefits of ISO Certification My Training Experience

The ISO 9001 quality management systems
standard offers a wide variety of benefits to Many industries use metal finishing in their
an organization. The quality standard is manufacturing processes including
applicable to companies of any size or automotive, electronics, aerospace, jewelry,
sector who is seeking to
heavy equipment etc. Metal finishers use a
improve their internal supply chain
management and Protect the company, assets, variety of materials and processes to create a
operational processes. shareholders and directors workpiece that has the desired surface
Potentially decrease public liability characteristics. Electrolytic plating,
Key Benefits of the ISO insurance costs for your organization
electroless plating, chemical and
9001 standard:
Enhanced customer satisfaction and electrochemical conversion processes are
Grow your access to business partners
improved customer loyalty leading to repeat and potential customers typically used in the industry. Metal Finishing
business Benefits of OHSAS 18001: was one of the most sought after course of
Increased revenue and market share Certification to OHSAS 18001 occupational Electrochemical Society of India (ECSI) from
obtained through flexible and fast health and safety management systems
industry. ECSI conducted the All India
responses to market opportunities signals to the clients and stakeholders that
Integration and alignment of internal the organization is committed to protecting Training Program Industrial Metal Finishing
processes which will lead to increased the needs of all their stakeholders. Electroplating Technologies & Aerospace
productivity and results Chem/Process (AITP) at IISc Bangalore
Enhanced business performance and Key Benefits of OHSAS 18001 standard:
during November 23-25, 2016. The delegates
better cost management Improved corporate image and credibility
Providing confidence to interested parties among stake holders, regulators, are introduced into the Metal Finishing and
as to the consistency, effectiveness and customers, prospective clients and the taught to the industry personal in
efficiency of the organization public comprehensive manner. Specialist speakers
Increased credibility and competitiveness Adoption of international best practice in
are drawn from the industries like Grauer &
in the market relation to risk management
Ensures health and well-being of Weil, National Aerospace Laboratories, and
Consistency in the delivery of the product
or service employees, sub-contractors and the public Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Lower costs and shorter cycle times Minimization of liability of employers Satellite Centre etc. Their experience and
through effective use of resources through adoption of proactive rather than
expertise helped me to gain more knowledge,
Improved communication, planning and reactive controls
understanding on the development of trends
administration processes Ensures legislative awareness and
compliance in Metal Finishing, and other diversified areas
Benefits of ISO 14001: Reduces accident and incident rates by such as anodising with special emphasis on
By completing ISO 14001certification the reducing and elimination workplace aerospace requirements, conversion
organization can assure stakeholders that hazards
coatings, solder coating, painting etc.
its environmental management system Improves the incident investigation
(EMS) meets international industry specific process Besides, it helped me in networking with
environmental standards. Every company Increases employee motivation through the professionals of various fields. With a rich
large and small; industrial, manufacturing, provision of a safer workplace research experience gained at AITP and a
services, or trade related had an impact on and participation process
genuine interest to learn, I strongly feel that I
the environment and can therefore benefit
from ISO 14001certification. am certainly hopeful that I can contribute my
Key benefits of the ISO 14001 standard: best to the organization and bring in strong
Identify cost savings with greater emphasis skills to the table. I thank the management for
on resource, waste and energy
providing me an opportunity and
management
Develop the corporate image and Rashmi Ranjan Nayak encouraging me to participate in
credibility the training program .
Quantify, monitor and control the impact QM/EM
of operations on the environment, now Dr Kranthi Maniam,
and in the future
Scientist, Corrosion Resistant Coatings
Ensure legislative awareness and
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Easy Max Ill Never Use an Ice/Oil Bath Again! The Quality You Dont See

Todays researchers working in EasyMax machine scientists As a career Quality professional, I

synthetic organic chemistry are have seen my fair share of
different operations inner
under increasing pressure to workings. Like any job, there were
discover and develop new and parts I loved and parts I hated, but when it was all said and
done, some of my proudest life moments have been spent
improved chemical reactions and with my coworkers on a factory floor. There was the time at
processes as quickly as possible. can synthesize more new the Glass manufacturing plant when our team developed
the idea of automating a process that had for years been
To be successful, chemists use compounds, eliminate non-viable done by hand. Many doubted that it could be done, but
various techniques to build candidates earlier and perform through careful planning, talented design work and
dedicated people, we commissioned a robust machine that
comprehensive knowledge of the reaction optimization. Synthesis paid for itself in less than four months with literally no
reaction as they study it, workstations deliver key unplanned downtime in the first two years of operation. The
day we unveiled it to the rest of the company, we played
understand it, and adapt it for information to help researchers part of the theme from the Man over the plants paging
use in a wide range of industrial reduce failed experiment and system. As the tarps dropped away, I could see the pride
on the team members faces, and I knew wed
applications. While analytical complete more successful accomplished something far more important than the initial
technologies that support the investigations. Reactions can be goal of greater productivity. Within the operations
disciplines, we are often measured and judged by our
synthesis laboratory have safely run unattended, day or ability to react. In any company I have ever been, its
changed dramatically, chemical night. The systems capture all usually pretty easy to pick out the corethose vital few
folks who are the ones everyone turns to
synthesis itself has remained experimental data automatically
largely unchanged for over fifty from local instruments, prepared when things just arent going right. These are the
manufacturing engineers who, like the urban legend says,
years. During that time the round into useful formats to deliver an can walk up to a broken machine and place an X on the
bottom flask has been the enhanced understanding of the problem area within minutes of investigating. They are the
quality engineers who can cut through blueprint
workhouse for the synthesis lab. reaction under investigation, contradictions that are preventing product progression.
But it has its drawbacks. Heating leading to faster reaction They are the lead people who just seem to have a knack
no one else does to get that old tool to produce a good
and cooling of the reaction mass optimization. For every 2 part in short, the dragon slayers. Those folks are
can be imprecise, and seconds reaction event is indispensable to the operation to be sure. After decades in
business, though, I maintain that theres yet a higher level
maintaining a temperature set captured, and experiments are of achievementone that gets a substantially lesser
point over several hours is easily compared and repeated. amount of attention, but is much more important to an
organization. At this level, problems are anticipated,
difficult. In many cases, synthesis iControl provides the maximum recognized and mitigated before they even have a chance
steps are impossible to perform amount of information from a to make themselves known. This happens far more often
than we know for the simple fact that the problem never
unless someone is present to single experiment. It uses a surfaced in the first place to draw our attention to its
supervise the reaction and simple-to operate user interface existence. Each and every day, we all use products that
perform flawlessly. Its become so commonplace that we
repeating a synthesis is not enabling EasyMax to be simply take it for
always straight forward. operated by either the PC
granted. We assume that our coffee machine will heat up
Technology is growing way too software or in combination with to a certain temperature, that our car will start on the first
fast so are we. We are always the touchscreen. try, and that our computer will boot up shortly after we turn
it on. We tend not to notice when things go right; instead,
looking for novel methods to face we celebrate when things go wrong and arefixed
the challenges. expeditiously. We recognize the dragon slayers yet never
the unsung heroes, even though the latter accomplished
But now new synthesis the same goal as the former in a more efficient manner.
Rahul Pandey Lets take some time to recognize the problems that never
techniques has been developed
OC Synthesis happened. Be thankful for those people in a plant or in
for eliminating almost all the key an office somewhere who spent the extra
challenges, and has introduced time and effort to ensure the quality that you
dont see. They deserve our accolades and
the concept of chemical respect too, as they solved a problem for us
synthesis without the traditional before we even knew we had one.

round bottom flask. By replacing

traditional round bottom flasks Rashmi Ranjan Nayak

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Leadership
When you are at work, do you get frustratedPeople follow others when they see a clear Once you have their trust and confidence,
because things dont seem to be happening sense of purpose. People will only follow you may now proceed to communicate the
the way theyre supposed to be? You see you if they see that you know where you are goals and objectives you are to undertake.
people milling around but nothing gets going. Remember that bumper sticker? The Communication is a very important key to
accomplished. And in the daily hustle and one that says, dont follow me, Im lost too? good leadership. Without this you can not
bustle, do you feel that your goals remain The same holds true for leadership. If you be a good leader. The knowledge and
just that, goals. Then, maybe its time for yourself do not know where youre headed technical expertise you have must be
you to stand up and do something about it. to, chances are people will not follow you at clearly imparted to other people.
Most people are content just to stand all. Also, you can not be a good leader and
around listening for orders. And it isnt unless you have good judgment. You must
unusual to adopt a follow-the-leader be able to assess situations, weigh the pros
mentality. But maybe, somewhere inside of and cons of any decision, and actively seek
you, you feel the desire to make things out a solution.
happen, to be the head, not the tail. Then
maybe leadership just suits you fine. It is this judgment that your subordinates
will come to rely upon. Therefore, good
Some people believe that great leaders are decision-making is vital to the success of
made, not born. Yes, it may be true that your organization.
some people are born with natural talents.
However, without practice, without drive, You yourself must know the vision of the Leaders are not do-it-all heroes. You should
without enthusiasm, and without organization. Having a clear sense of not claim to know everything, and you
experience, there can be no true hierarchy, knowing who the bosses are, should not rely upon your skills alone.
development in leadership. who to talk to, the organizations goals and You should recognize and take advantage
objectives, and how the organization works of the skills and talents your subordinates
You must also remember that good leaders is the only way to show others you know
are continually working and studying to what you are doing. have. Only when you come to this
improve their natural skills. This takes a realization will you be able to work as one
commitment to constantly improve in Being a leader is not about what you make cohesive unit.
whatever endeavor a person chooses. others do. Its about who you are, what you Remember being a leader takes a good
know, and what you do. You are a reflection deal of work and time. It is not learned
First of all, lets define leadership. To be a of what youre subordinates must be.
leader, one must be able to influence others overnight. Remember, also, that it is not
to accomplish a goal, or an objective. He Studies have shown that one other bases of about just you. It is about you and the
contributes to the organization and good leadership is the trust and confidence people around you.
cohesion of a group. your subordinates have of you. If they trust So, do you have the drive and the desire to
you they will go through hell and high water serve required of leaders? Do you have the
Contrary to what most people believe, for you and for the organization.
leadership is not about power. It is not desire to work cooperatively with other
about harassing people or driving them Trust and confidence is built on good people? Then start now. Take your stand
using fear. It is about encouraging others relationships, trustworthiness, and high and be leader today.
towards the goal of the organization. It is ethics.
putting everyone on the same page and The way you deal with your people, and the
helping them see the big picture of the relationships you build will lay the
Sanjay Singh
organization. You must be a leader not a foundation for the strength of your group.
boss. The stronger your relationship, the stronger Accounts Executive
First of all, you have to get people to follow their trust and confidence is in your
you. How is this accomplished? capabilities.

From The Editorial Team

In the first quarter of the year 2016 we started the initiative of our own newsletter. Starting from the scratch in the first quarter of the

newsletter it looked like a herculean task but with the co-operation of all our colleagues we are into the fourth quarter of the newsletter.

On behalf of the editorial team , we extend our heartfelt thanks to all our colleagues. One of the achievements is that our newsletter has

been appreciated at global level and this would not have been possible without the support of you people. The next edition of the news

letter will launched when everyone is in ADC Manesar .We look forward for feedbacks towards continuous improvement in our newslet

ter, Once again a big thank you to all From the editorial team

Aditya JOSHI, Vivek PANDEY, Evin JOY, Kumar AAKASH , Anika MISRA-ADC : Editorial Team

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