Nikhil — Controls and Robotics Engineer

Robot selection, Simulation, Installation, Commissioning, Configuration, Programming, Logic development, Proving

Arc Welding & Tandem Welding

Component selection, design, configuration, programming

Top View, Side View and Front View

Trends, Scripts, Historian & Receipes

Robot selection, Simulation, Installation, Robot programming, Logic Design, Proving

Robot Plasma Application

 Currently working as Senior Engineer in Robotics & Automation department. Leading team with activities related to Business development, execution & commissioning of Robots & logic by using PLC, HMI & Autocad  Configuration & commissioning of network protocol on different networks  Interacting with Customers for conceptualizing machine operations / process sequence and developing logic as per requirement & needs of Robots and ensuring their performance as per the pre-defined standards  Done project on Kuka robots for Arc welding application (Fronius & Lincon Electric), tandem welding for Cosma Magna International in Pune.  Done project related to Robot initialization, gun configuration, I/O configuration, and gripper configuration, ATC configuration for Kuka robots (VKRC) in Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd, Pune.  Have worked various applications like Arc welding, spot welding, Tandem welding, Handling application, and sealing application on Kuka and FANUC robots in TATA MOTORS, Pune.  Lead the team as Technical Lead Engineer in a system integration project on ABB robot and Allen Bradley PLC for spot welding application in TATA MOTORS, Uttarakhand.  Soft hands on various simulations software's like Robcad and Robot Studio.  Lead a project for installation & Commissioning of 3 Fanuc robots for arc welding application for Cosma International, Pune.  Lead a project for Plasma and sealing application for bonding of head light on Fanuc robot in Varroc Lighting System Pvt Ltd, Pune.

 Well versed in Kuka robots for Arc welding application (Fronius & Lincon Electric), tandem welding, Spot welding (Pneumatic & Servo Guns) and in VKRC for sealing, hemming, and material handling application.  Expertise in Robot initialization, gun configuration, I/O configuration, and gripper configuration, ATC configuration for Kuka and Fanuc robots.  Done a system integration project on Motoman robot and Mitsubishi PLC for spot welding application.  Soft hands on various system like Perceptron (In-line gauging system) and Dynacal (Robot Cell Calibration System).  Well versed in communication with use of Devicenet, Ethernet and Interbus.  Soft hands on simulation software (CSR) to develop cell, check for reach, cycle-time and create off-line program.

 Well versed in PLC programming on Allen Bradley both micro logix and compact logix PLC's, used RSlogix500 & RSlogix5000 software's respectively.  Great hands on Siemens S5 & S7 series PLC's with simatic manager software.  Done a project on Delta PLC and PROCON-OS (KUKA) PLC.  Expertise myself on KUKA robot programming, application designing and programming, along with interfacing of the robot with the PLC.  Panel designing using Autocad, Wiring diagrams & assembly of control panels along with interfacing of the control Panels.  Expertise in HMI design on AB, Mitsubishi.

 Trouble shooting of the Systems for ConvaTec process.  Installation & Up-gradation of the Systems for Cargill Projects.  Re-image the Systems and handle Hardware & Networking issues of the Systems  for Cargill Projects.  Trouble shooting and installation of the SYMANTEC antivirus for the  Cargill Projects.  Soft Skill in Active Directory and Communication with the Clients and also  the On-Site support.  Trouble shooting and installation of Altiris Agent for Cargill Projects.