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3DPD’s Engineers share the same philosophy as the best creators, makers, and builders in history.  A commitment to excellence, attention to detail and in-depth knowledge of engineering. 3DPD believes in deep commitment to its relationship with all stakeholders – internal and external.

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About Us

Meeting the industry’s exacting demands, requires innovation of a different kind – the kind that comes naturally to pioneers who have blazed their own trail of success. It calls for a combination of an agile mind, a gutsy character and a ‘never-say-die’ attitude – an attitude that has defined us, since inception.

In 3D Product Development, you will find a partner who brings to the table, the priceless experience of having defined standards, charted new courses and solved problems – without precedents.

Founded in the year 2000, 3DPD is the brainchild of Dr. Mukesh Agarwal, one of the world’s foremost experts in Additive Manufacturing. His direction has infused 3DPD with world-class expertise and abilities, that has ensured that every complex problem is solved based on the very first principles of the technology.

Key Personnel

3DPD has a team of highly specialized people who bring humungous expertise and experience with them. It is because of them that we are able to unify human engineering with science and technology.

Dr. Mukesh Agarwal

Entrepreneur, Scientist, Consultant, Author, and Speaker Dr. Mukesh Agarwal is Managing Director of 3D Product Development, a private Indian firm he founded in 2000. The company provides technical services and strategic consulting in 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing. Through his company, Dr. Agarwala has provided services to over 500 organizations in India. For the past 30 years, Dr. Agarwala has focused his education, research, and practice on design, prototyping and materials processing. He has authored more than 50 articles, and technical papers and has been awarded 5 patents on Materials and 3D Printing. Dr. Agarwala completed his Bachelor’s Degree in 1988 in Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India and earned his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, specializing in 3D Printing Processes and Materials.

Vikash Agarwal

With over 23 years of industry experience in the fields of Business Management Consulting, Information Technology and Product Development in Manufacturing, Mr. Vikash Agarwal (Business Development, Operations Management & Finance) has been astutely managing 3DPD’s business operations and made it on par with world-class companies.  An Information Technology Professional with MBA from Purdue University (USA), Vikash has been responsible for Company’s diversification and growth in Metal Business.

M. Thiagarajan

With over 40 years of experience in the field of investment castings, Mr. Thiagarajan is the Technical Director at 3DPD. An alumnus of IIT Madras, his expertise in casting and metallurgy has been instrumental in 3DPD diversifying and emerging as India’s leading Metal casting prototyping company.

Kiran Raj

Kiran Raj has been with the Company since its inception and has led from the front to become the go-to person in 3DPD.  Mr. Kiran Raj is the Director and Head of Business Development.  His deep knowledge and understanding of every aspect of technology and customer problems is second-to-none.  Kiran holds B.E. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University.

Anand Prabhu

With over 21 years of experience spanning Product Design, Computer Aided Engineering and Manufacturing technologies, Mr. Anand Prabhu is the VP-Emerging Business. A Sales and Marketing Professional by occupation and a Mechanical engineer at heart, Anand is very passionate about Innovation and Product Realization. He has worked with a lot of Global and Indian clients across Automotive, Aerospace, Defence, Electronics, Healthcare and Heavy Engineering verticals.  

Gopalakrishna G T

With over 27 years of experience in the Aerospace, Automobile and Machine Tool industries, Mr.Gopalakrishna G T is the DGM – Metal Production and oversees all metal-based projects at 3DPD. With an educational background in Mechanical and Manufacturing Science and Engineering, GTG is currently pursuing his PhD in Welding Metallurgy at Jain University.

Krishna C Mishra

With over 15 years of experience in Rapid Prototyping Services, Injection mould design and Tooling, Mr. Krishna Mishra is the Plant Head at 3DPD’s Pune Branch. With an educational background in Plastic Moulding technology and Design, Krishna has been instrumental in carrying out challenging projects by major automotive clientele and has received special recognition awards for his work in the past 10 years at 3DPD.

Prashanth Raju D

With 9 years of industry experience (tool room in forging industry), Mr. Prashant Raju is the Plant Head at 3DPD Bangalore. In his 6 years with 3DPD, he has demonstrated excellent technical expertise and has rapidly grown to the Plant Head level.