Fixture Manager with 12 years of experience in the design and development department.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, especially in critical situations. Currently leading a team of 8 design engineers and 10 shopfloor personnel while providing technical support to all team members.
Skilled in optimizing layouts to enhance fixture productivity and product quality, with a focus on analyzing the results of previous fixtures.
Continuously adopting new mechanisms and ideas to improve fixtures.
Effective communicator with R&D teams in France and Brazil, ensuring seamless data exchange and project inputs. In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes and a solid conceptual understanding of welding fixtures, inspection fixtures, and special-purpose machines (SPM).
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Fixture Manager
M-extend India
Pune
07.2018 - Current
Key Responsibilities:
Review Project Data: Review all input data, including 3D drawings, for the corresponding project to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Process Definition: Define the manufacturing process for each part included in the project.
Feedback and Communication: Provide feedback on the manufacturing processes for each part to the France team, and highlights any concerns about potential issues.
Project Planning: Develop a project plan based on received inputs, and define key milestones (J2, J3, J4).
Team Coordination: Conduct weekly team meetings to track progress, discuss any potential roadblocks, and ensure project timelines are met.
Individual Designer Meetings: Hold individual meetings with each designer to discuss their points and concerns regarding the project.
Fixture Type Definition: Determine the appropriate fixture type based on project requirements, such as template, prototype fixture, or performance fixture.
Project Kick-off: Initiate the project by coordinating resources and introducing the fixture concept to the team.
Design Review: Conduct design reviews of fixtures with designers to ensure alignment with project specifications.
Cost Optimization: Identify opportunities for cost-saving in the fixture design and implement optimizations where possible.
Welding Access: Ensure that all welding access in the fixture is considered, aiming for 95-100% welding in the fixture.
Production Team Review: Collaborate with the production team to review fixture designs and incorporate their feedback.
Drawings and Sourcing: Prepare detailed drawings and share them with the sourcing team for procurement.
Manufacturer Follow-Up: Monitor the manufacturer’s progress to ensure parts are delivered on schedule, providing technical support if necessary.
Fixture Assembly: Once parts are received from the manufacturer, begin fixture assembly.
Prototype Production and Inspection: Produce the first prototype on tack welding, inspect it with the quality team, and, if it meets dimensional standards, proceed with full welding and a second round of inspection.
Welding Distortion Tuning: Make necessary adjustments to the fixture to account for welding distortion.
Second Prototype: Create a second prototype to confirm the desired results and ensure fixture reliability.
Assembly Sequence Finalization: Finalize the assembly sequence for the fixture to ensure smooth production flow.
Sample Batch and Validation: Work with the production team to create an initial sample batch to validate the fixture and assembly sequence.
Production Feedback Integration: Incorporate any necessary adjustments into the fixture design based on production feedback.
Fixture Handover: Prepare a handover sheet and formally transfer the fixture to the production team.
Senior Engineer
ADVIK Hi -Tech PVT. LTD.
Pune
09.2016 - 07.2018
Key Responsibilities:
Study and thoroughly understand customer requirements to ensure alignment in fixture design and development.
Design special-purpose machines (SPM) and fixtures in accordance with customer specifications.
Develop initial design concepts for the SPM based on customer requirements and feedback.
Present design concepts to customers for approval and incorporate feedback as necessary.
Model and assemble various components of the fixture, ensuring they meet customer specifications.
Prepare detailed manufacturing drawings, including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) to ensure precision and clarity.
Prepare and finalize the BOM, ensuring all components and materials are accurately listed.
Release finalized design drawings and documents to the manufacturing team for production.
Oversee the manufacturing process of the SPM machine, ensuring the product is fabricated according to design specifications.
Conduct a trial of the SPM at the customer's site to ensure functionality and performance meet the agreed requirements.
Design Engineer
Hi -Tech e Soft
Pune
12.2014 - 09.2016
Key Responsibilities:
Working in Power transmission department in REGAL BELOIT
Working on ECN as per priority
Creating ECN as per customer requirements
Creating parts of Bearing, Clutches using CAD software
Drafting and detailing of parts and assemblies
2D to 3D Conversion of Bearing, Clutch, Conveying components
Description: Conversion of 2D into 3D components of Bearings and Clutches
Assembly of designed components as per customer requirement
Preparation of components and assembly drawing as customer requirement
With the help of simplified representation create exploded view in drawing
Preparation of BOM
Design Engineer
MEGHA Engineering
Aurangabad
01.2014 - 12.2014
Key Responsibilities:
Study & Understand the customer requirements
Design the fixture SPM as per customer requirements
Developed SPM concept as per customer requirement
Approval design concept from customer
Modelling and Assembly of different components of fixture as customer requirement
Preparing detailed drawing for manufacturing with GD &T application
Preparation of BOM
Release of drawings and documents
Monitoring the manufacturing of machine
Take a trial of SPM at customer end
Project: Annealing Furnace Machine
Customer: Sterlite
Project Description:
This project has done for maintaining the proper temperature of melted glass to get desire quality of optic fiber
Also there is consideration of alignment of furnace in required co-ordinate, easy to furnace installation
Project: Preform Holding Jaw Assembly
Customer: Sterlite
Project Description:
This project is used to hold perform of pure glass with which one rod is to get welded and that perform is used as raw material for drawing optical fiber
We manufactured three jaw chuck which is not only holds preform also rotate in required uniform speed
So, due to which, we get a uniform preform with the required quality.
Design Engineer
UMASONS Auto Compo. Pvt Ltd
Aurangabad
05.2012 - 12.2013
Key Responsibilities:
Design of Welding Fixture, Welding SPM, Welding Inspection Fixture
Developed fixture concept as per customer requirement
Approval design concept from customer
Modelling and Assembly of different components of fixture as customer requirement
Detailing for models and assemblies with BOM generation
Preparing detailed drawing for manufacturing with GD&T application
Preparation of BOM
Release of drawings and documents
Project: welding fixture of BAJAJ
Description: Preparation of 3D models of Welding Fixture of Swing Arm, Leg Guard, Sari Guard, Grip frame
Creation of manufacturing 2D drawing with GD&T
Release of drawings and documents
Preparation of BOM
Checking of all welding points
Project: welding Inspection fixture of BMW Handle
Description: Preparation of 3D models of Welding Inspection Fixture of BMW Handle
Creation of manufacturing 2D drawing with GD&T
Release of drawings and documents
Preparation of BOM
Checking of all important dimensions
Education
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering -
Dr. BAMU
01.2011
HSC -
Aurangabad Board
01.2006
SSC -
Aurangabad Board
01.2004
Skills
AutoCAD 2008
Pro-E Wildfire 40
Pro-E Wildfire 50
Creo 20
Disclaimer
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Personal Information
Notice Period: Two month
Date of Birth: 14/04/1989
Languages
Marathi
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Timeline
Fixture Manager
M-extend India
07.2018 - Current
Senior Engineer
ADVIK Hi -Tech PVT. LTD.
09.2016 - 07.2018
Design Engineer
Hi -Tech e Soft
12.2014 - 09.2016
Design Engineer
MEGHA Engineering
01.2014 - 12.2014
Design Engineer
UMASONS Auto Compo. Pvt Ltd
05.2012 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering -
Dr. BAMU
HSC -
Aurangabad Board
SSC -
Aurangabad Board
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