saravanan sampath

13 years of experience in MICHELIN TYRES  ltd  as a electrical & automation maintenance engineerOver all 20+ experience in electrical automation maintenance field in high volume manufacturing industryTrained and experienced in siemens PLC ,Allenbradley PLC,ABB,FANUC Industrial Robots,scada, control technique drives .

Key Skills

Trained in Allen Bradley PLC&HMI Panelview
Trained in siemens PLC & simatic wincc
Trained in ABB &Fanuc industrial robots
Altivar&Emerson -control technique MV drives
CNC machines, assembly processes, robotics
AC/DC/motor,servo system Kinetix drives
Planned &Preventive maintenance
Maximo -CMMS,Autocad,SAP
Fire systems call testing,pump testings
Wonderware SCADA,PLC diagnostic skills
Installation,maintenance of rubber machinery
Assembly Equipment maintenance

Professional Experience

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.. 
May 2011
Present
Electrical engineer -automation -assembly shop
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 &breakdown 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 equipments,
Solving the rubber Product quality issues and Process issues and improve the productivity.daily breakdown follow-up and achieve Production target in respect of maintenance ,safety ,health,environments.
implementation of evolution Request & discuss FMEA, HQRI for Quality,Rootcause analysis, Risk Assessment ,maximise production time .
 modification& Continuous improvement like kaizen for the equipment maintenance processes, Barcode reader for Portique read/write/lock Process , inventory stock and risk & opportunity evaluation in maintenance as well as Electrical and Mechanical breakdowns, electrical installation work .
HMI screen modification in AB-PANELVIEW- 1500 process requirement and firmware updation.Breakdown maintenance ,documentation and audit Preparation.
Responsible for 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. 
Servo/VFD & DC drives parameter updating for process requirement in POWERFLEX, KINETIX, UNIDRIVE, SIEMENS S120, SCHNEIDER MV DRIVES. 
Coordinate with IBM servers and supporting for ,network system,FACTORY LAN, CAN NETWORK& ASSET CENTER implementation. Level 2-confidential with IT .Performing monthly, weekly Preventive maintenance as per planning & scheduling of methods and equipment control, maintenance utilizing and metrology tools,Target achievement . dimension changeover &setup.
Responsible for Teaching, & modification of ABB-IRB 4600 &260 (4&6 Axis) model robot envelop area for tire, electrical control drawings. 
Consistently met quality control standards through thorough inspections of completed electrical works and maintain PPE Safety standard, ensure Production efficiency (OEE),   promote Health & Safety and operational efficiency and effectiveness 
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  ,mechatronics. 
  •  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  ,   Pneumatics,identification faults .
  • Creating program & Teaching for new product Implementation in (Baumann) ROBOTS & Routers for PICK&PLACE &continous improvement.     
  •  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.maintain 5S .
Sep 2004
Sep 2007
Electrical Technician-maintenance
Saint Gobain Glass india Ltd Chennai, IN
Global leader in glass manufacturing industry
 Attending breakdowns and Preventive maintenance in FLOAT&AUTOMOTIVE GLASS (SEKURIT) Plants. 
Handling of Electrical load as per the Plant requirement & Operation and maintenance of HT/LT utilities. Preventive maintenance and troubleshooting in HT blowers for furnace and thermal calibration. 
Preventive & Breakdown maintenance of HT/LT motors up to 1000kw,ACB,VCB,MCC,AMF,APFC panels & Plant Lighting system Preventive & Breakdown maintenance of 1500,2500 kva Generators, compressor, AHU&chillers. Solving Issues & Attending breakdowns in (Bystronic) CNC machines for Cutting, Drilling, Grinding, Conveying of Glass Modification of program in PLC regarding glass handling Movements and Quality measurement of Glass Maintenance and troubleshooting in high temperature FURNACE and wagon automations. Preventive maintenance & solving break downs of furnace and Heaters, compressors (14 bar). 
Maintenance and troubleshooting of Glass dryer of HT AUTOCLAVE and train maintenance. Supporting with shift members and coordinating with production team and quality team Critical Spare maintenance and managing outsource service and traceability. Consulting vendors and machine spare life improvements and reduce the Breakdown time. 
Implementing of LOTO, confined space, work@ Height, Hot work permit across the plant. Responsible for maintain the check list and relevant documents as per TS 16949 Programming, Interfacing & configuration of MMI, SCADA through communication protocol viz RS485, RS232, modbus 
Program Modification in SIEMENS (S7-200,300) PLC using ladder logic & Functional block diagram using Simatic manager & step7 microvin 4 software package. Preparation, Interfacing & trouble shooting of Trends, Alarams, modifying the tags through Siemens Wincc SCADA (TIA Portal interface ) s/w. 
Trouble shooting of sinamics S220 VFD drives,micromaster,sinamics G115D for glass transport conveyors and servo drives. Planning & scheduling assignments to achieve pre-set goals with in time parameter. Formulating long term/short term strategic Plans to enhance operation. 
Jan 2001
Aug 2004
Junior Engineer-commissioning -Projects
SUZLON ENERGY LTD Tirunelveli, IN
Leader in windmill Producer in india
 Environment: 
Installation & Commissioning of WIND TURBINE MACHINES(750KW,1.5&2MW.) 
Erection & Commissioning of 2 MW DRIVES as Control,capacitor bank,Pre- charging circuit,conversion Panels& carried out factory acceptance test. 
Operation & maintenance of windmill grid Substation(220KV) Switch gears for power generation project 
To coordinate with Electrical contractor for Electrification Executing eraction & commissioning To co-ordinate with Govt. electricity board (TNEB) for all Electrical Approvals & wind machine Inspection and sub contractors management&Customer liaison 
Erection & commissioning of siemens -Vacuum & SF6 circuit breakers as well as current & voltage transformers Erection & commissioning of HV/MV ASSETS-33KV Transformers and Periodic maintenance. PLC (Beckmann) software program modification & version updation, Testing during commissioning. 
SC commander SCADA-Software updation and Energy monitoring through central monitoring station for evaluating turbine performance. CMS-Remote management system to monitor for alarms and generation statistics . 
Calibration & Study of turbine angle and direction of nozzle unit,anemo meter,wind vane and termination of data communications, Ethernet, MODBUS, Cat5, fibre in control Panel of nozzle unit.encoder,motor control center ,sensor,Repair Parts &components.
Managing the Third party (tata ltd) inspection during commissioning & Project handovering to Electricity Board& design and drawing approval Process,Environment sustainability,occupational health & well being.measuring complaince and Performance like ASHRAE -AIC checks. 
Planning the spares requirement through SAP & Manage the commissioning team and adapt, accommodate technology, meets requirements. 
To Perform & Regular check of Entire project Portfolio as according to safety norms and commissioning activities. 

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.

Quote

self motovated,focus,Sense,lead ,initiative, resilience,collaborative,engage with team

Languages

Tamil
(Native)
French
(Basic)
English
(Fluent)

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