SACHIN C DANDAWATE

•Automation & Efficiency: Led the transformation of a manual production line to a robotic automation system (20+ robots), resulting in a 57% reduction in labor costs (from ₹720 to ₹298 per unit) and increasing throughput from 160 to 185~units/day without additional capital investment.
•NPI Tooling & Flexibility: Managed the complete New Product Development (NPD) lifecycle for EV BIW projects (E-Rick & E-Kart), delivering flexible production tooling and robotic weld lines (52+ robots) capable of accommodating multi-fuel and multi-model variants (Petrol, Diesel, CNG, EV), ensuring future-readiness.
•Low-Cost Innovation & Cost Savings: Introduced the innovative Roller Hemming Process to Bajaj Auto's CV Body line, which directly generated a ₹3 Crore investment saving while enhancing process efficiency and improving overall tooling optimization.
•Fixture Support & Non-Conformance: Provided expert technical support and disposition for complex fixture non-conformances and deviations, ensuring timely recovery and minimizing production downtime while actively developing Kaizens and Poka-Yoke solutions to drive quality improvements.
•Advanced Validation & Simulation: Applied technical expertise in Robotic Simulation, GD&T Analysis, and 3DCS stack-up tolerances to validate fixture concepts and designs, proactively reducing non-conformance issues, accelerating tool recovery, and driving product quality maturation.
•Global Supply Chain & Localization: Led the localization of BIW semi-automatic lines for the Egypt plant, successfully integrating 8 assemblies with 28 parts to maintain global quality standards while significantly reducing logistics costs and building a stronger supply chain.

• Process feasibility study, Fixture Lay-outing, Design and implementation in project Winger Platinum & Winger Stretched.
• Piercing Fixture Design of panel Roof for Winger-Platinum saving Die cost of 15 Lac.
• GD&T Analysis and stack-up tolerances study Project Aria (Cross-Over) with 3DCS.
• Firewall assy fixture layout and design.
• Side wall Assy fixtures design.
• Process Documentation for Gun study and weld plans.
• Fixture data management for in house & outsourced designs in TC.

• Design of Jigs, Welding Fixtures, and Gauges for sheet-metal components & chassis.
• Design of fixtures considering the ease of loading, unloading of parts & gun accessibility.

• 3D Modeling of a Headstock assembly, tailstock assembly, turret, chuck & spindle nose for Turning SPM.