MIT ID Team

   
Mr.Chaitanya Kachare
 

Asst. Prof. Chaitanya Kachare

 
Transportation Design
 
 

Chaitanya Kachare is working at MIT Institute of Design as Assistant Professor after having diverse industrial experience in design and manufacturing projects of automotive and automation industry. He has done his Graduation in Mechanical engineering from Pune University and Post-graduation in Manufacturing-Automation from Government College of Engineering, Pune.

His industrial experience includes OEM like Force motors and MNC like Dana Holdings Corporation. During his tenure with Force motors he worked on engine development projects of Trax Gamma, Trax Judo, Ox-25 tractor, Tempo Excel-4 truck. In the design centre of Dana-India, he was a team member of Structural Products Group. There he was associated with the design and development of full perimeter frames (chassis) and engine cradles for various programs of Ford, Toyota and

Volkswagen. He has also worked for Prime Technologies, Pune as Designer on variety of automation projects in component handling, lifting systems, material handling and turn key projects.

His skills set includes over 8 years of hands on experience in Catia-V5, proficiency in Fast Form blank and nest software, proficiency in team centre (PLM software), worthy knowledge of GD&T, ASME14.5M and SAE Standards, press tools, casting-moulds, Human Builder ergonomics, DMU Kinematics, Functional Tolerance Dimensioning, Rapid Prototyping Technologies. He has conducted corporate training in Catia-V5 for various organizations like Grupo Antoline, TAL, Dimension and Dana India Pvt. Ltd. He has delivered guest lectures on Rapid prototyping, GD & T, Advances in CADCAM, Welding technology under student's chapter of Institute of Engineers at various engineering colleges affiliated to University of Pune.

During the period of his post-graduation, he served for MIT, Pune as a Faculty in Mechanical Engineering Department. At MIT, he was In-charge of Rapid prototyping cell and offered consultancy to organizations like Tata Visteon, Taco, Apollo tyres, IIT Powai, Sancheti hospital, ARAI, Bill-care. He was Faculty -In-charge of technical team of robots design for Robocon 2005 to 2008. He coordinated final year project work in mechanical engineering and Industry Institute partnership cell from 2005 to 2007. He was also chairperson of paper setter's committee in Rapid Prototyping; Undergraduate syllabi reform committee, University of Pune and Post graduate syllabi review committee, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune.

At MITID™, he was instrumental in establishing current CAD-CAM-CNC and RPT facilities.
His notable achievements include Membership of Contest Committee of Robocon International 2008 and 2014 for building contest theme and special certificate award by Thermax Ltd. for significant contribution in Environmental Management Systems in June 2000.