Design Engineer

Name : NARRA KANAKA LAKSHMI

Contact : +91-888*******

E-Mail : *************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

My career objective is to make a special place for myself in Design, Simulation and Development of Casting products and align my career goals with the organizational goals so that be of a high value addition to the organization and also to obtain a challenging and demanding job in Interactive Design which will further enhance my knowledge and skills.

PROFILE

A dynamic professional with 7 years of rich experience in Design and development of Aluminium Casting and Plastic Automotive components.

Abilities in parametric modeling, Surface modeling, Tool design and Feed system design for 2 Wheeler automobile parts.

Skilled in running simulation to reduce casting rejection, realize operational efficiencies, control variability, costs & reduce cycle-time for die casting.

Working Knowledge of GD&T standard.

Expert level casting product analysis using Magma Simulation for casting feasibility and weight reduction. Key Performance Area

Product

Design

Feasibility study of the given Customer model

Casting 3D model Designing and Validating based on Customer 2D drawing

Casting 3D model updating for draft, parting line and machining stock

Casting 3D model drafting and release of the 2D Drawing.

Parametric Modeling

Simulation

Analyzing the part model in simulation for the quality of the product and feasibility

Hands on Experience in operating and studying simulation

Creation of the Feed system design and optimizing it through MAGMA flow simulation

Benchmarking the defects levels of the product during simulation

PQ2 Analysis for the feed system

Tool Design

Die layout preparation

Core cavity Extraction

Designing of mold base and die parts (Using hydraulic cylinders for all side cores.)

Detailing of all die parts and BOM preparation

Die casting machine tonnage calculation

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Software

Skills

Skills Ratings

UNIGRAPHICS NX 7.5

MAGMA 5.3

Pro E wildfire 5

ENOVIA PLM software

Auto Cad 2010

CAREER FEATURES

Employer : M/s MAGMA Engineering Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd from Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Job Title : Application Executive (Nonferrous)

Period : August 10th 2015 to till date

COMPANY PROFILE:

Magma Engineering Asia-pacific Pte Ltd is a German company which is located in Hyderabad. The company was founded in 1988 and has its Headquarters in Aachen, Germany. MAGMA’s product and service portfolio includes simulation software MAGMASOFT- with the newest release MAGMA5.3, as well as engineering services for casting design and optimization. The software is being used by world-wide foundries, casting buyers and designers, especially for the optimization of cast components in automotive and heavy industry applications. German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung stated that MAGMA is the global market leaders for simulation software for casting processes.

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:

MAGMA 5.3 for HPDC MODULE,GDC MODULE,LPDC MODULE : Preprocessor – Geometry perspective, Meshing Perspective, Process Parameter Perspective includes HTC definition and process parameter, Simulation, Postprocessor – Result Perspective

Key Deliverables

Providing extended level of support to all clients in India who are using MAGMASOFT.

Expertise in Trouble shooting of the internal rejections of the casting defects.

Providing suggestions on casting design and feed system design issues based on simulation results.

Conducting training sessions for casting buyers and designers, especially on casting design and on optimization of cast components in automotive applications.

Involvement in delivering Engineering services (project service) for non-users of MAGMASOFT and presenting simulation results to them and providing solutions based on results.

Involved in Support visits to clients place to guide and support them on Result Interpretation of Actual results vs MAGMA results on high pressure die casting, gravity die casting, Low pressure die casting. Employer : GEOMETRIC LIMITED, Bangalore .

Job Title : Senior design Engineer

Period : December 29th 2014 to July 2015

COMPANY PROFILE:

Geometric Limited India is service provider group of Geometric Global. It has a specialist in the domain of engineering solutions, services and technologies. Geometric serves in Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Heavy Engineering, High-tech, Machine Tool, Off-highway, Oil & Gas, Software Products. 3

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:

UNIGRAPHICS NX 7.5 : Advanced Modeling, Surfacing, Assembly, Drafting Key Deliverables

Conversion Project for MERCEDES BENZ

Remastering of CAD data from CATIA V5 to UG NX 9.

Worked on some BIW and casting parts.

Making and updating the prints in UG NX 9.

Employer : M/s Endurance Technologies Private Limited, Pune. Job Title : Executive - Design (R&D Casting Division) Period : January 2011 to till date

COMPANY PROFILE:

Endurance is a Q.S.9000/TS16949 certified company sister concern of Bajaj auto ltd, manufacturing Aluminum pressure die-castings and Gravity die casting having Integral tool room. One of the largest suppliers of aluminum die casted auto components for Bajaj auto ltd, Tata Motors, Mico, Royal Enfield, Hyundai Motors, IVECO, Ford, Honda Motors, Suzuki, Ashok Leyland, Harley Davidson, Yamaha, Maruti having annual turnover exceeding 3500 cores.

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:

U.G. NX-7.5 & Pro E Wildfire 5& Creo - Modeling, Surfacing, Drafting, Mould Wizard, Part list, Assembly creation, Creation & use of reusable parts in a mould, user defines features and Use of Expressions & Attributes.

MAGMA V 4.4, & 5.1 for HPDC MODULE - Preprocessor, Simulation, Postprocessor Key Deliverables

Solely responsible for study of drawings, identification of various processes required for realization of components.

Analyzing and modifying the product design based on the simulation results

2D Drafting and verifying the 2D drawings.

Designing and Extraction of the Feed system and Casting model from the inserts

Product design validation for conversion projects (GDC to PDC)

Timely deliverable of the Product and Tool design.

Trouble shooting of the internal rejections and modifying of the casting design and feed system design.

Comparison of the actual casting defect with the Magma simulation software and benchmarking standard practice. Key Projects completed within time line with tonnage and its Customers Four Wheeler Parts Two Wheeler Parts

SL.No Project Name

M/c

Ton

Customer SL.No Project Name

M/c

Ton

Customer

1 1L Cam Carrier 900T General Motors 7 Clutch Cover 1250T KTM Duke 2 Clutch Housing 2500T Renault Nissan 8 Crank Case LH 1250T Royal Enfield 4

XH5

3 Front Housing 2150T

Mahindra and

Mahindra

9 Cylinder Block 420T Bajaj

4 Main casing 2150T Ashok Leyland 10

Pump housing

290

900T Bosch

5 Clutch Housing 2150T Ford Getrag 11 Clutch Cover 350T Yamaha 6

PA Transmission

Case

1400T

Hyundai Motor India

Ltd

12 Grip 350T Honda

Professional achievements - Light weighting of the Automotive parts for Better Mileage

Conversion of the Fly wheel housing part from Grey cast iron part into Aluminium casting part by which we saved around 66% of casting weight. Backed NADCA award for this project as Best Casting Supplier award in the year 2011

Conversion of the Sumo Bracket part from Fabrication part to Aluminium part by which production quantity has been increased from 200 casting parts to 650 Parts per shift.

Providing Angular ejection in tool design by which cycle time has been decreased from 110seconds to 78 seconds and productivity increased.

Conversion of the Canister JL Part from Gravity die casting into Aluminium casting part by which savings were around 50% of casting weight and productivity increased. Employer : M/s Dies Craft, Hyderabad

Job Title : Designer (HPDC)

Period : April 2010 to Dec 2010 (8 months)

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:

U.G. NX-7.5 & Pro E Wildfire 4 - Modeling and drafting, Assembly, Key Deliverables

Core Cavity Extraction, Mold base and Die part design

Feed System design

Detailing (2D Drafting) of all die parts and BOM preparation

Process drawing release for all die parts stage by stage Employer : M/s Tool Mak, Hyderabad

Job Title : Design Engineer (HPDC)

Period : Jan 2008 to March 2010 (2 Years and 3 months) SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:

Pro E and Autocad 2007 - 3DModeling, Surfacing, Drafting, Assembly Key Deliverables

Die casting Feasibility study for Customer Product Design

Core Cavity Extraction. Mold base and Die part design

Feed System design

Detailing (2D Drafting) of all die parts and BOM preparation. 5

Key Projects Handled

Sl.No Project Name Customer

1 Foot Rest Ashok Leyland

2 Gear Case Tile Cutter Kulkarni Power Tools

3 Aura Top End shield Crompton Greaves

4 Truck Body Mahindra & Mahindra

Academic Qualifications

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Mumbai) in 2011 (Correspondence).

Certificate in Tool and Die Making from Nettur Technical training Foundation (Gannavaram) in 2008. Personal details

Father Name : N Prasad

Date Of birth : 29.04.1989

Sex : Female

Marital status : Single

Languages Known : English, Telugu, and Hindi

Permanent Address : Opp power station, Chintal pet, marlapalem road, Gannavaram, (K.D) Andhra Pradesh, India.

Interests

Mission : Design thinker

Passion : Designing, Die Casting

Hobbies : Listening Music, painting, Sketching, Shopping

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