Pavan P.

Experience

• Mechanical Design Intern Hydro Extrusion · Internship May 2023 – Present 3 yrs Phoenix, AZ, United States
• Product Design Intern Royal Paper Products · Internship May 2021 – Jul 2022 1 yrs 2 mos Mehsana, GJ, India Was given a task to upgrade existing hydraulic waste machine at the plant and the idea was to make it horizontal in nature due to inherent design benefits and to produce a design that was viable and cost efficient.
  • I was able to generate a full assembly of the machine upon which prototyping can be done and test run of machine can be done. Alongside CAE and DFMEA for design validation.
• DESIGN INTERN Arvind Advanced Materials · Internship Dec 2021 – May 2022 5 mos Ahmedabad, GJ, India • Worked in sports division of Arvind AMD on carbon fiber composite badminton racket design and prototyping for professional and novice athletes.
  • Performed Design validation using multiple layups to alter design performance and weight distribution (Head heavy-Balanced-Head light) using FEMAP.
  • Also designed Lightweight and ergonomic molds for blow molding process to incorporate my design.
  • Assisted in altering molds of Wilson Tennis rackets for optimum manufacturing efficiency, as Arvind AMD happens to be the offshore manufacturing partner for Wilson Inc.
  • Was also part of other projects during my 6-month tenure with the firm which are as follows.
   Programming of a 6-DOF KUKA paint robot for badminton and tennis rackets.
   Time motion planning and optimization of a semi-automatic racket molding line.
   Sanding process automation on a Tennis racket