Passionate Team of NDT, Welding Experts
First Generation Entrepreneurs. Towards Building World Class Company on NDT, Welding.
Profile of Founders. Mr. Ravi Kumar Thammana & Mr. Shiva Kumar R.
Promoters, CEO & Directors of Trinity NDT WeldSolutions Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, India

Mr Ravi Kumar Thammana, CEO and Mr Shiva Kumar R, Director
Know about Founders, Promoters. Mr. Ravi Kumar Thammana, CEO. Shiva Kumar R, Director of Trinity NDT WeldSolutions Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, India.
Both are highly qualified in the domain of NDT and Welding. Professionally certified experts as ASNT Level III, Aerospace NAS410 Level III, International Welding Engineers (IWE) from The International Institute of Welding. Also, CSWIP certified welding inspectors with over two decades of field experience. Worked with castings, forgings, oil, gas sector, welding fabrication, aerospace companies.
Under the leadership of the expert duo, Trinity NDT company grabbed hat trick National Awards. First, the best serving MSME among the companies serving on NDT and Welding. The Economic Times ET Rise, has ranked the company, as 10th Top performing MSME in India. In the category ‘Industrial & Engineering services’. Find more details about awards and recognition.
Founders, Mr Ravi Kumar Thammana & Mr. Shiva Kumar R are first generation entrepreneurs. On a mission “to build a world class quality organization that serves on NDT, Welding”. Check more details below.
About Trinity NDTians
Mr. Ravi Kumar Thammana, Mr. Shiva Kumar R

Ravi Kumar Thammana
Co Founder of Trinity NDT & Vice President (south), The Indian Institute of Welding – IIW India, Kolkata

Shiva Kumar. R
Co Founder of Trinity NDT, President – Peenya Industries Association & Director – FKCCI, Bangalore
Mr. Ravi Kumar Thammana, CEO
Ravi Kumar Thammana, CEO, co-founder of Trinity NDT WeldSolutions Private Limited, Bangalore, India. Currently Vice-President(south), The Indian Institute of Welding-IIW India, Kolkata. A Graduate in Metallurgical Engineering from The Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkata.
His professional certifications includes, ASNT Level III in Ultrasonic testing (UT), Magnetic particle testing (MT), Liquid Penetrant testing (PT), Radiography X ray testing (RT), Visual testing (VT) and Eddy current testing (ET). Also, a certified International Welding Engineer – IWE from The International Institute of Welding (IIW).
He is a National Aerospace Standard certified NAS410 Level III in Magnetic Particle Inspection(MPI) and Penetrant Testing (FPI). Responsible level III for Aerospace NDT, NADCAP accredited Lab. A well known consulting expert in the field of nondestructive testing, welding. Serving to companies in India, Europe, Middle East and African countries.
Mr. Ravi Kumar Thammana is a Radiological Safety Officer (RSO) licensed from BARC, AERB, Mumbai. Presently serving as Member, Training Management Board(TMB) of ISNT, Chennai. Prior to graduation in Metallurgical Engineering, he passed his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Government Polytechnic, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh in India. A recognized Government institution under State Board of Technical Education and Training(SBTET), Hyderabad.
Professional Career of Mr. Ravi Kumar Thammana, CEO
Initially selected under campus recruitment, started career with The KCP Limited, Vuyyuru as NDT inspector. Subsequently as QA Engineer with GS Alloy Castings, Vijayawada. He moved to Mumbai and worked with Sievert India. Presently Bureau Veritas. Delivered his duties as Quality Engineer for oil, gas project at Reliance Industries Ltd, Jamnagar Refinery in Phase 1.
Project responsible ‘Quality Engineer’ on Salaya-Mathura pipeline of Indian Oil Corporation. Got wide exposure to cross country pipeline construction, weld inspection, hydro testing. Later joined as Chief Metallurgist, NDT Engineer with Hitech Pneumatics & Heattreaters Pvt. Ltd, Peenya 2nd stage, Bengaluru.
An NDT & Welding Expert. Providing Consulting Services
Mr. Ravi Kumar Thammana, has over 25+ years of experience in NDT and Welding. Worked with leading companies in India. He has notable experience in qualifying welders, preparing WPS, writing procedures. He is an ASNT Level III, IWE welding consultant for companies in Gulf and African Countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon and Ghana. He is working as consultant for a number of oil and gas companies in Azerbaijan and customers in Russia.
An expert NAS410 aerospace NDT consultant for numerous manufacturing companies in India. He establishes nondestructive techniques, prepare and approve procedures. He also conducts process audits, trainer for NAS410 courses and ASNT SNT TC 1A training programs.
Mentor and Chief Trainer.
Jury for India Skills in Welding.
Ravi Kumar Thammana is currently the Mentor and Chief trainer, responsible for effective design of training courses at Trinity Institute of NDT Technology (A Unit of Trinity NDT Engineers).
A visiting faculty for Ministry of Skill development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India. Jury for India Skills in Welding specialization.
He is working with Engineering institutes & R&D Centers in India and abroad. A renowned trainer for Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDP), Faculty Development programs (FDP). His presentations on ‘7 Challenges to Startup Entrepreneurs’ and ‘Legal Framework for Startups’ have won excellent reputation at Entrepreneurship development programs.
He blogs about latest developments, advancements on NDT and welding technology. The blog has over 18000 monthly visits from readers. Visit Ravi’s Blog.
Backed with Diversified Experience in Industry
He has wide experience on NDT testing of castings, forgings, weld joints. He is an expert engineer for in-service, overhaul (MRO) inspection of Aerospace, Sugar and Cement plant equipment. In addition, has experience in quality control activities of pressure vessels fabrication, chemical plants, process plants, inspection of cross country pipe lines.
Ravi Kumar Thammana is currently ‘Vice President’ (South), The Indian Institute of Welding (IIW), India. He served as ‘Chairman – The Indian Institute of Welding IIW India Bengaluru branch’. Present member Central Council at IIW India, Kolkata. He is the Past Vice Chairman ISNT, Bengaluru. Jury, India skills on welding, working with Capital Goods Sector Council & Ministry of Skill Development, Government of India.
Presently, he is a member of The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), Ohio, USA, Associate Member of Institution of Engineers (India)-Kolkata, Aeronautical Society of India and a Chartered Engineer. Also, Joint Secretary, The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Bengaluru chapter. A training management board (TMB) member for ISNT, head quartered at Chennai.
He is the Course Director for Pre-conference tutorials (PCT) for NDE2020, NDE2021 and NDE2022 at ISNT.
Setting New Quality Standards for the Organization
With intuitive leadership, customer centric activities, he leads Trinity NDT, setting new quality standards. And in taking the company to greater heights year after year. Want to connect with Mr Ravi Kumar Thammana or follow him?
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Shiva Kumar R, Director, Trinity NDT
Shiva Kumar. R co-founder is a NDT and Welding specialist. An International Welding Technologist (IWT), certified from The International Institute of Welding (IIW). Also, he is a CSWIP 3.1 certified Welding Inspector from The Welding Institute(TWI), UK.
He has over 24 years of professional experience in quality control inspection, welder qualifications, WPS, PQR and welding consulting. Mr. Shiva Kumar R has good exposure for preparing quality procedures, validation and approval. He also performs process quality audits. A Senior trainer for for NDT and Welding training courses for programs at training centre and at customer locations.
Educational background
Shiva Kumar R, holds Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore-India. He has been Awarded as ‘Distinguished alumni of MSRIT’ for the year 2022.
Also, a certified Industrial Radiography testing RT expert from BARC, Mumbai. A Chartered Engineer, holding NDT Level II in 6 NDT methods as per ASNT SNT TC 1A and ISO9712. A member of Institution of Engineers (India)-Kolkata, India. Member of Indian Institute of Welding (IIW)-Kolkata. Besides, he is a member of ISNT, Chennai and Executive committee member of IIM, Bangalore Chapter
Currently President, Peenya Industries Association, Bangalore
Shiva Kumar R, is also the currently elevated as President, Peenya Industries Association(PIA), Bangalore. PIA is a leading industrial association serving over 10k+ MSMEs in the state of Karnataka. Also, presently the Director, Federation of Karnataka Commence and Industries(FKCCI), Bangalore.
He is Immediate past Chairman and Convener, International Congress on Welding, IC2024 – The Indian Institute of Welding IIW India Bengaluru branch.
He is a guest faculty for MSME, Foreman Training Institute, Ministry of Skill development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India. And working with Engineering institutes and R&D Centers in India. He is also a renowned trainer for Entrepreneurship development programs EDP, Faculty Development programs FDP. His dedicated and sincere efforts are crucial in establishing Trinity NDT internationally to the present level.
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NDT Testing Labs - NABL & NADCAP accredited Center
- Radiography x-ray testing
- Eddy Current testing
- Magnetic particle inspection
- Demagnetization service
- Dye penetrant DPT
- Visual Inspection
- Aerospace NDT
- NADCAP accredited NDT services
- ASNT Level III consulting
- Welder Qualification certification
- Certification courses on NDT and Welding
- Ultrasonic cleaning services
- Advanced NDT
- Computed Radiography Services