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Umesh Manchakrao Tandle

Umesh Manchakrao Tandle

Pune

Summary

  • 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
  • Modification of Bearing Casting Housings
  • Uploading CAD data in server.
  • Release all CAD data on server.
  • Reducing the rate of rejection and re-work
  • Project: Morse Clutches, SEALMASTER Mounted Bearing
  • 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

I hereby declare that the above information furnished by me is true & correct to the best of my knowledge.

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
Umesh Manchakrao Tandle