saravanan sampath

  17 years of experience in electrical & automation engineering for equipment installation and maintenance in manufacturing and Process industry. Certified & experienced in Allen bradley and siemens PLC,ControlTechnique & Altivar MV Drives,ABB& Fanuc Robotics.Managing shift team members & responsible for maintenance department 

Key Skills

Trained in Allen Bradley PLC&Panelview
Trained in siemens PLC & SCADA
Trained in ABB &Fanuc imdustrial robots
Altivar&Emerson -control technique MV drives
Manpower management

Professional Experience

Jun 2011
Present
Assembly shop-maintenance manager
MICHELIN TYRES INDIA LTD Chennai, IN
Global leader in tyre manufacturer
Main Job Responsibility Areas:  
Responsible for electrical & Automation Maintenance for Tire build (assembling) shop and manage the new Michelin technology projects implementation activities independently and lead the group of 25 engineers to Analysis and trouble shoot the problems on Tire manufacturing Process machines.       
 Environment:       
  •  Managing the spare parts inventory and Preventive Maintenance activities thru IBM-MAXIMO software.       
  • Considering safety and arranging the PPE's and safety procedures for installation team and maintenance team, Manage the shift activities and reducing the down time in tire assembling shop machines. Playing vital role in shop for technical expert for maintenance of the assigned equipment's,  Solving the rubber Product quality issues and Process issues and improve the productivity & implementation of evolution Request. Continuous improvement like kaizen for the equipment maintenance processes.      
  •  HMI screen modification in AB-PANELVIEW- 1500 process requirement and firmware updation.       
  •  Program updation and backup for Allen Bradley (CONTROL LOGIX, COMPACT LOGIX, GUARD LOGIX, SLC) PLC's.       
  •  Responsible for Plant robots AMC &Program modification in M900i-FANUC (6 axis) & Spares Mgmt.     
  •   Conversant use of maintenance management software's and updation in ORACLE.       
  •  Servo/VFD & DC drives parameter updating for process requirement in POWERFLEX, KINETIX, UNIDRIVE, SIEMENS, SCHNEIDER MV DRIVES.
  •  Coordinate with IBM servers and supporting for FACTORY LAN, ASSET CENTER implementation.        Performing monthly, weekly Preventive maintenance as per planning & scheduling of methods and equipment control, maintenance utilizing and metrology tools.       
  •  Teaching, & modification of ABB-IRB 4600 &260 (4&6 Axis) model robot envelop area for Tire spray coating m/c &Utility Maintenance experience in chillers, AHU, Generators, compressors, cooling, Pneumatic lines, UPS, Servers, Transformer, ACB, SF6 Breakers.      
  •   Performed timely electrical system installation of conduit, wire, power distribution and motor controls. Planned layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures based on specifications and applicable code.        Tested electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures using various testing devices.        Inspected electrical systems, equipment and components to identify hazards, defects and repair requirements.        Consistently met quality control standards through thorough inspections of completed electrical works and maintain PPE Safety standard.      
  •   Perform regular inspections and maintenance tasks to identify and resolve issues with electrical systems, chillers, plumbing, HVAC, and other mechanical experience in Machining / Miling / turning as machine toolbox room activities.
Jun 2011
Jul 2012
Automation engineer-Trainee
MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA INC Spaturnburg,south Carolina., US
 Allen Bradley Certification & Technical Training in USA 
Rockwell Training Center-Greenville -south Carolina.
 Allen Bradley PLCs -Control Logix fundamentals Project Development Rockwell Kinetics Drives 6000 motion control & Trouble shooting . RS Logix 5000 -level 4 -Motion Programming Logics HMI -Factory Talk ME and PanelView Plus Programming. PID -Instrumentation Loop development Training. Programming standards-Grafcet -ST395/ST265 IMS SCHOOL -Greenville -south Carolina. Electrical technical Training& Mechanical technical Training. RCM-Reliability centered maintenance Training CMMS-IBM-Maximo maintenance software training. PROACT-RCA analysis Training. Planning & scheduling for maintenance training. IQS-Quality standard and Process training & Projects. Electrical Automation Technician- MICHELIN Truck tire Plant Spaturnburg.SC Troubleshooting of tire assembly manufacturing Process machines. AB PLC Programming of Process requirement in automated machine SLC to Control Logix conversion Projects in Obsolete machines. Kinetix Drives replacement and attending technical breakdowns Preventive maintenance, conditioned &breakdown maintenance in shifts.. 
Sep 2007
Jun 2011
FAP -Associate Engineer
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD Chennai, IN
Mobile manufacturer&Telecommunication
     Main Job Responsibility Areas: 
Maintenance- manage the shift activities independently and lead the group of technicians to Analysis and troubleshoot the problems on High-speed Automatic machines , SMT and Robots
Environment:    
  •   Installation, Programming &Trouble shooting of (FUJI)SMT for PCB and component mounting machines Router (cencorp)      
  •  Installation, Maintenance &Trouble shooting of Reflow Oven  Machines & PCB assembling machines       
  •  Troubleshooting and Maintenance of (OMRON, MELSEC) PLC for PCB conveyor routing and screwing machines       
  •  Modification of HMI & SCADA design screens for conveyor depend upon variable Pcb Product  , 
  • Creating program & Teaching for new product Implementation in (Baumann) ROBOTS & Routers for PICK&PLACE      
  •  Creating Program & Teaching the Screwing, Cutting Position and  Depth according to various mobiles , Implementing changes according to various mobiles PLC Programming in Pneumatic controlled machines   
  •    Implementing of new Kaizens to improve quality,cost and Time reduction        Creating Program & teaching of AGILENT vision system for inspect

Education

Mar 2007
Mar 2011
Bachelor in electrical & electronics engineering in A.V.I.T. Engineering college
VMRF
Mar 1997
Mar 2000
Diploma in Electrical & electronics Engineering in A.M.S POLYTECNIC
DOTE -Tamilnadu

Certifications

2012
Certified in Allen Bradley PLC &HMI
Rockwell Automation center-greenville -USA
Certification in ABB Robot 6&4 Axis ,IRC5
ABB -Training center-Banglore ,India
Certification Emerson -SP&M drives.
NIDEC-Control Technique training center

Achievements

2011
Innovation
Introduced some new technology in my current company such as a Power Backup for all shop Allen Bradley PLC and Robot controllers and loss of Product scrap and time saving for startup.

Languages

German
(Native)
French
(Fluent)
English
(Fluent)

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