|
|
| |
| |
-
Dr.
Mukesh Agarwala Entrepreneur, Scientist, Consultant,
Author, and Speaker Dr. Mukesh Agarwala is Managing Director
of 3D Product Development, a private Indian firm he founded
in 2000. The company provides technical services and strategic
consulting in Rapid Prototyping (RP) and rapid tooling.
Through his company, Dr. Agarwala has provided services
to over 300 organizations in India. For the past 16 years,
Dr. Agarwala has focused his education, research, and
practice on design, prototyping and materials processing.
Over this time, he has authored more than 50 articles,
and technical papers and has been awarded 5 patents on
Materials and Prototyping. Prior to starting 3DPD in Bangalore,
India, Dr. Agarwala completed his Bachelors Degree in
1988 in Materials Engineering from the Indian Institute
of Technology, Madras, India. Subsequently, in 1994 he
earned his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from The University
of Texas at Austin, specializing in Rapid Prototyping
Processes and Materials.
-
From
1990 to 2000 he has worked on various RP Processes –
FDM, SLS, SLA, and LOM. During this period he developed
several advanced materials for these processes and fine-tuned
RP Processes for metals, ceramics, and composites. During
the same period he established a Six-University Rapid
Prototyping Consortium in the State of Ohio in USA to
meet aggressive needs of local industry and carry out
advanced R&D in RP. He authored several articles in
journals and is an inventor on 5 patents related to RP
Processes and Materials.In 2000, Dr. Agarwala returned
to India and decided to don the hat of an entrepreneur
and started 3D Product Development providing latest RP
Technology Services.
-
Indian
RP industry was at its infancy during the period. To overcome
the challenges of bringing RP technology into mainstream
Product Development, he mooted the idea of forming a professional
body, Rapid Prototyping Society of India. Along with a
group 5-10 individuals from industry and academia, he
led in formation of RPSI in 2002. He has been served as
the Vice-President of RPSI since its inception in 2002.
He has acted as an independent consultant to many Indian
OEMs in implementing RP strategies. In the past 6 years,
Dr. Agarwala has been given the opportunity to speak to
thousands of engineers, scientists, and industry professionals
all over India and has visited over 200 organizations
to educate on RP Technologies.Dr. Agarwala has conducted
several Seminars and Workshops as Invited Speaker. From
1990 – 1994, Dr. Agarwala was a regular presenter,
often making multiple presentations, at the Solid Freeform
Fabrication Symposium in Austin, Texas, at the SME RP
Meeting in Detroit, and at the International Conference
on RP in Dayton, Ohio. Subsequently, he has made presentations
at US Defense Establishments on new developments in RP
Materials and to US Defense Agencies. He has been an Invited
Speaker in countries like US, Canada, UK, Singapore, Malaysia,
and Japan. He has conducted several industry focused Workshops
and Seminars all over India. In 2000, he was Invited to
Speak at the International Conference on RP in Tokyo,
Japan, organized by Japanese Society of Die and Mold Technology.
In the same year, he single handedly conducted a marathon
4 hour Invited Workshop in Singapore at the MTA 2000 and
Manufacturing Asia 2000. In the last 6 years, in India,
he has been an Invited Speaker at various industry forums
such as Confederation of Indian Industries and as an expert
speaker by major global companies.
|
|
|
