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* Designed ventilated brake disc and performed static structural, thermal, and fatigue analysis on ANSYS.
* Designed ventilated brake disc and performed static structural, thermal, and fatigue analysis on ANSYS.
* Improvement in toy car manufacturing process using lean tools.
* Improvement in toy car manufacturing process using lean tools.
===WORK EXPERIENCE===
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====Product Development Engineer ====     
'''''' Reackon Concrete Pvt. Ltd | Nagpur'''''(OCT 2018- JUN 2019)'''''<br>
*  Identified root causes of the issues and implemented short-term and long-term solutions to quality issues of the molds.
*  Worked with external suppliers and Process Engineers to validate MFMEAs and PFMEAs respectively
*  Collaborated with other departments to plan and assist in improving the manufacturing process and maintaining quality.
*  Made changes to the workstations for better ergonomics and efficiency to increase efficiency by 30%.
*  Streamlined the process by inventory management to reduce the lead times of the process by 65%.
*  Created value stream maps to identify bottlenecks and utilized SMED to increase OEE by 20%.
====Production Engineering Intern====
'''Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Pvt. Ltd. | Pune, India''' '''''(JUN 2018-SEP 2018)'''''<br>
*  Led time studies and process improvement studies for various stations to enable production ramp up to 1600 cars/week.
*  Saved $11,673 per month in manufacturing costs while working on energy reduction and cost reduction projects.
*  Improved hood production line to increase production efficiency, from 120 hoods per shift to 180 hoods per shift.
*  Installed Part locating pins for proper installation of the roof over the main body to reduce the quality issues by 15%.
*  Improved overall labor effectiveness (OLE) by 20% using visual aids on shop floor and organizing training sessions.
*  Maintained Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Engineering Standard Work to aid in process improvement.
===ENGINEERING PROJECTS===
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====Optimization of paper Car manufacturing process using Lean tools====
* Simulated given material flow and found 76% reduction in cycle time is possible after using root cause analysis
* Used lean techniques like VSM, standardized worksheet to decrease the lead time by 82%
* Improved worker force utilization and reduced number of operators by 25%, using line balancing techniques





Revision as of 14:30, 24 September 2020

Biography

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  • I am a mechanical engineering graduate student at Michigan Technological University, specializing in Manufacturing, Quality, and Design.
  • Contact Details:ksmowade@mtu.edu | +1 906-370-7346
  • LinkedIn URL: www.linkedin.com/in/ketanmowade

Interests

  • Lean manufacturing
  • Six Sigma
  • Quality Engineering
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • CAE simulation (ANSYS/HYPERMESH)
  • Design/Analysis of Experiments

Publication

Past Work Relevant to Appropedia

  • Increased the efficiency of manufacturing processes by NVA (non-value addition) reduction.
  • Designed ventilated brake disc and performed static structural, thermal, and fatigue analysis on ANSYS.
  • Improvement in toy car manufacturing process using lean tools.

WORK EXPERIENCE


Product Development Engineer

' Reackon Concrete Pvt. Ltd | Nagpur(OCT 2018- JUN 2019)

  • Identified root causes of the issues and implemented short-term and long-term solutions to quality issues of the molds.
  • Worked with external suppliers and Process Engineers to validate MFMEAs and PFMEAs respectively
  • Collaborated with other departments to plan and assist in improving the manufacturing process and maintaining quality.
  • Made changes to the workstations for better ergonomics and efficiency to increase efficiency by 30%.
  • Streamlined the process by inventory management to reduce the lead times of the process by 65%.
  • Created value stream maps to identify bottlenecks and utilized SMED to increase OEE by 20%.

Production Engineering Intern

Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Pvt. Ltd. | Pune, India (JUN 2018-SEP 2018)

  • Led time studies and process improvement studies for various stations to enable production ramp up to 1600 cars/week.
  • Saved $11,673 per month in manufacturing costs while working on energy reduction and cost reduction projects.
  • Improved hood production line to increase production efficiency, from 120 hoods per shift to 180 hoods per shift.
  • Installed Part locating pins for proper installation of the roof over the main body to reduce the quality issues by 15%.
  • Improved overall labor effectiveness (OLE) by 20% using visual aids on shop floor and organizing training sessions.
  • Maintained Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Engineering Standard Work to aid in process improvement.

ENGINEERING PROJECTS


Optimization of paper Car manufacturing process using Lean tools

  • Simulated given material flow and found 76% reduction in cycle time is possible after using root cause analysis
  • Used lean techniques like VSM, standardized worksheet to decrease the lead time by 82%
  • Improved worker force utilization and reduced number of operators by 25%, using line balancing techniques



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