
Engineer, Designer, Writer, Speaker, Mentor
India

Engineer, Designer, Writer, Speaker, Mentor
India
Designed complex machines for the last 31 years, most are India’s First, and many are World’s First. Provided crucial design inputs to many eminent Indian and International companies. Now offering Training packages to young machine designers. Named as a co-inventor in a U.S. Patent Application for Banknote Counting, Validating and Storage system for use on Gaming Tables in Casinos. Run more than 60 major design-to-prototype-proving projects, with sustained hands-on experience of assembly and troubleshooting. Also written many articles on design and technology issues, and authored a popular column, ‘Harshwardhan Gupta's Design Tips’.
Special competencies in the high-tech domains of high-speed mechanisms, complex pneumatic systems, maintenance-free and adjustment-free systems, complex drive and linkages, complex mechanization and automation, and machines which are low on energy consumption.
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
August 1981 — Present (26 years 10 months)
Designing 21st-Century machines for OEMs, Advising on design of custom machines. Training young designers in the fine art of machine design.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
August 1978 — June 1981 (2 years 11 months)
Designed stste-of-the-art Spark-erosion (EDM) machines. Designed India's first Wire-erosion machine.
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
July 1976 — July 1978 (2 years 1 month)
Designed manual typewriter mechanisms
1970 — 1976
Machine Design, Training, Modern Art, Design
Pune Design Foundation, IIT-B-AA
U.S.Patent applied for banknote counting mechanism for use at casino tables, You can read an article about me in the daily Mint, the Indian affiliate of The Wall Street Journal, at http://www.livemint.com/2007/05/23220603/A-designer-you-just-cant-bet.html?atype=tp