Automotive Manufacturing Processes: A Case Study Approach

About G.K. AwariR.B. TirpudeS.W. RajurkarV.S. Kumbhar

Dr. G. K. Awari has done his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and he has more than 30 years of teaching experience at UG/PG/Diploma & Research level and 10 years as an approved Principal of A+ Grade NAAC Accredited Engineering Institute. He is nominated by AICTE as Margdarshak for NBA Accreditation of mentee institutes and also working as Chief Coordinator of AICTE Mentor institutes for achieving NBA Accreditation to MBI. He has more than 30 Scopus Indexed Journal papers and 10 Patents 10 Copyrights to his name. Recently he has been awarded with Patent titled as HYBRID TOOL CONCEPT FOR BORING REAMING & CHAMFERING IN A SINGLE TOOL and Commercial Product is developed for Mahindra and Mahindra Nagpur. He has been also granted with an Australian Patent on 3D PRINTING of COST EFFECTIVE HUMAN SKULL MODELS AND SKULL INPLANTS. He has executed more than 8 funded projects of AICTE as a Principal Investigator and organised 10 AICTE-ISTE-SRM University funded National Workshops and 10 International Conferences as a convener. Total grants received for his projects are Rs. 1.14 Crore. He has contributed in the development Academics/Curriculum as Board of Study (BOS) Member at Goa University Sant Gadgeba Amravati University YCCE Nagpur (An Autonomous Institute) and RTM Nagpur University. He is presently BOS member in GH Raisoni University Saikheda MP Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) New Delhi and Chairman BOS Automobile Engineering at Government Polytechnic (GP) Nagpur. He has authored total 10 Books in Engineering and Technology domain and following four books are authored for CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group. 1. Quantitative Techniques in Business Management and Finance: A Case study approach.2. Automotive Systems: Principles and Practice. 3. Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technology: Principles and Practice.4. Ethics in Information TechnologyDr. Awari is recognised Research Supervisor at 4 Indian universities. Total 18 (eighteen) research scholars completed PhD in Mechanical Engineering under his supervision from RTM Nagpur University and SG Amravati University. Currently 06 research scholars are pursuing doctoral research work under his supervision. He is also reviewer of various renowned international journals like ASME ASCE and Elsevier Thermal Science. Dr. Awari belives in the Co-learning Process and Participative management and currently he is Head of Automobile Engineering Department at Government Polytechnic Nagpur.Prof. V.S.Kumbhar received Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degree in Automobile engineering from Shivaji University Kolhapur Maharashtra India in 2007 and 2013 respectively. He has total 14 years of experiences. (04 years of industrial experience in automobile manufacturing engineering and 10 years of teaching experience at undergraduate level.) He has taught various subjects like Automobile engines Automobile systems Automobile Design Machine design Strength of materials Advanced Engines and Automobile Engineering. His area of interest is fuels and combustion emission control systems. He has more than 11 international journal publications to his credit and authored a book on Automotive Systems for CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group. He has contributed in the development of Academics as Subject expert for Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education MSBTE Mumbai and at Government Polytechnic Nagpur. He had contributed in academics as BOS member of Automobile Engineering at Government Polytechnic (GP) Nagpur. Prof. Kumbhar is pursuing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at GH Raisoni university Amravati and currently he is working at Automobile Engineering Department of Government Polytechnic Awsari Khurd. Dr. R. B. Tirpude received Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from RTM Nagpur University Nagpur Maharashtra India in 1998 M.E. degree in CAD/CAM from Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University Amravati Maharashtra India in 2008 and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2022 from RTM Nagpur University Nagpur. He has done his MBA (operations) from Delhi university Delhi India in 2012. He has total 21 years of teaching experience at undergraduate research level. He has taught various subjects like Computer Aided Drafting Hydraulics and Pneumatics Operation research Fluid Power Machine Design and Automobile Engineering. His area of interest is emission control system He has total 19 international journal publications 10 international conference publications and 11 national conference publications and 10 patents to his name. He has also authored a book on Automotive Systems for CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group. He has been honoured with ISTE Narsee Munji Best Project Award and Shastri Gaurav Purskar-2022. He is also a recipient of Best Teacher Award from Government polytechnic Nagpur as well as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Association of Engineers Nagpur chapter. He has contributed in the development Academics as Board of Study (BOS) member at MSBTE and various Autonomous institutes of Govt. of Maharashtra. He is presently BOS member of Automobile Engineering at Government Polytechnic (GP) Nagpur. He is currently working in Automobile Engineering Department at Government Polytechnic Nagpur and handling various collaborations of the department with leading automobile manufacturing industries.Dr. S.W.Rajurkar received Bachelor of Engineering degree from Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering Nagpur (VRCE) now (VNIT) Nagpur University Nagpur Maharashtra India in 1989 and M.E. degree from Thapar University Patiala Punjab India in 2001 all in Mechanical Engineering. He has done his Ph.D. from Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur Rajasthan India in 2010. He has more than 30 years of teaching experience at Diploma Undergraduate Postgraduate and Research level. He has taught various subjects like Metrology & Quality Control Manufacturing Process Industrial Management Refrigeration & Air conditioning Operation Research Machine Design Engineering Drawing and Automobile Engineering. His area of interest is Supply Chain Management & Industrial Engineering.He has 50 citations including total 07 international journal publications 16 international conference publications and 4 national conference publications and 4 Patents. 03 research scholars have commenced Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering under his supervision in 2 Indian universities and one research scholar has completed Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering under his supervision. He is also a recipient of ISTE Best Polytechnic Teacher Award for Maharashtra & Goa section for the Year 2016.He has contributed in the development Academics as Board of Governance (BOG) Member at Government College of Engineering Chandrapur & also worked as Board of Study (BOS) Member at Government Polytechnic Nagpur. He is also recognised by AICTE as Margadarshak for NBA Accreditation of mentee institutes.He has authored a Book on Supply Chain Modelling for perishable Food Products in LAP Lambert Academic publishing. He has also developed videos /e-content modules for the benefit of students/teachers. He has worked as a Resource person for various Faculty Development Program sponsored by DTE Mumbai MSBTE Mumbai on NBA Implementation of Outcome Based Education held at GCOE Chandrapur Government Polytechnic Nagpur Sakoli and Gondia and at many other institutions. He has also delivered invited Expert lecture on Logistics & Supply Chain Management at Management Training program for MCVC/ITI Teachers at G.P. Nagpur. He is Presently working at Government College of Engineering Chandrapur as Associate Professor & Head of Department Mechanical Engineering Department & Dean (Administration).