Velu Sankaran

Experience

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  TAFE - Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited

  Jun 2000 - now

  Deputy Manager R&D at TAFE PSD

  15-year (2000-2015) experience in the fields of Quality Assurance, Incoming Raw material analysis & SAP QM Functions & Implementation. Responsible for• In-house end to end rejection analysis• Battery warranty analysis & OEM Customer complaints• Battery cut-open analysis• Warranty battery recharge & recovering• Incoming Raw materials (Chemicals & Lead) analysis and approval.• Stage wise rejection analysis and troubleshooting (Oxide mill, Grid casting, Pasting & Curing, Plate formation, Plate cutting, Battery assembly, Battery charging & Product on line test (HRD test before dispatch))• Work Instruction and Control plan• Instruments calibration (Internal & External)• Ambient air pollution monitoring • Effluent plant treatment.7-year (2015 - till date as Deputy Manager R&D) experience in Research & Development, SAP QM FunctionsResponsible forPreparation of• Material standard• Materials Test standardIn SAP- creation of • Material part number• Bill of MaterialTesting, Evaluation & approval ofLead acid batteries as per• JIS, SAE, EN BS, IEC & Customer specific standards.• Competitor product analysisLi-ion batteries as per • BS EN & IEC StandardsVehicle application study for battery • Fleet study• Charge balance study• Cranking study• Duty cycle studyKnowledge in• APQP• PPAP• dFMEA• MSA• SPC• IATF 16949• ISO 14001Projects Handled• Active material optimization to meet market product cost.• Battery and Plate charging current optimization• Active material mixing composition formula optimization to meet product performance.• Final product testing with High rate current discharge to achieve 0 ppm rejection in OEM end• Competitor product analysis and fleet study.• Li-ion battery proto development and testing Show less

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  Nsure Reliable Power Solutions

  Sept 2023 - now

  Manager

  Li-ion Cell (LiFePO4) Manufacturer