Dr Kedarnath Rane
Research & Development Engineer
Digital Factory
Personal statement
Experienced Mechanical Engineer with a demonstrated track record of managing/delivering product-centric capabilities of designing and implementing practical, cost-effective, and ecological solutions for manufacturing industries through collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large datasets.
Hands-on technology professional adapted to building and working in cross-functional, project-based environments. Proven skills in managing projects with waterfall and agile paradigms for automobile, aerospace, biomedical, and defense industries. Complementary multifaceted involvement in Intelligent Manufacturing projects to deliver strategies and end-to-end solutions in Industry 4.0 scenario.
Backed by strong credentials including a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Six Sigma Black Belt, and Project management (PMP®) qualifications. Hands-on experience in the design and optimization of digital manufacturing processes mainly additive manufacturing and incremental forming.
Publications
- Solid state recycling of metal scrap for manufacturing net-shaped parts
- Rane Kedarnath, Nayak Kanhu, Date Prashant, Tirumalai Srivatsan
- International Journal of Metallic Materials Vol 1, pp. 21-38 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/2996136X.2024.2400882
- Freeform 3D deposition of small diameter copper tubes using a powder-binder feedstock
- Rane Kedarnath, Strano Matteo
- Progress in Additive Manufacturing (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00829-0
- Design guidelines for thin diaphragm-based microsystems through comprehensive numerical and analytical studies
- Belwanshi Vinod, Rane Kedarnath, Kumar Vibhor, Pramanick Bidhan
- Micromachines Vol 14 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14091725
- AFRC-PRS02466-DIRF06442-D1-Method of Manufacturing Analysis for Edrington Whisky Celeste Packaging
- Jadhav Sandip, Liu Jun, Rane Kedarnath
- (2023)
- Influence of material and process parameters on reduction-swelling characteristics of sintered iron pellets
- Rane Kedarnath, Date Prashant, Srivatsan T S
- Metals Vol 13 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ met13010141
- Synthesis of an aluminum alloy metal matrix composite using powder metallurgy : role of sintering parameters
- Nayak Kanhu C, Rane Kedarnath K, Date Prashant P, Srivatsan T S
- Applied Sciences Vol 12 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/app12178843
Research Interests
Digital Manufacturing: utilize integrated computer-based systems for improving the efficiency and quality of manufacturing processes
Additive Manufacturing: design, process optimization, monitoring, and control and relating process conditions to static and dynamic properties
Intelligent Manufacturing: building monitoring and analytics solutions to industries involving connectivity and decision making
Professional Activities
Projects
- AFRC-DIRF-06442_Method of manufacturing analysis for Edrington whisky Celeste packaging
- Jadhav, Sandip (Principal Investigator) Rane, Kedarnath (Co-investigator) Liu, Jun (Co-investigator) Mohammad, Ashfaq (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023
- AFRC_DIRF_06237_ TGM Training Course on Fundamentals of Lightweighting – Materials and Processes
- Jadhav, Sandip (Principal Investigator) Liu, Jun (Co-investigator) Allazadeh, Mohammad (Co-investigator) Rane, Kedarnath (Co-investigator)
- 14-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
Contact
Dr
Kedarnath
Rane
Research & Development Engineer
Digital Factory
Email: kedarnath.rane@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted