
Dr. Hardik Arvindbhai Patel
Dr. Hardik Patel earned his B.E. in Production Engineering from Bhavnagar University and his M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, funded by Technology System Development Program, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Dr. Patel was honoured with the prestigious âGandhian Young Technological Innovation Award-2020â by the Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI) for his project. Following his Ph.D., he served as a Research Associate at the Center of Excellence in Neuro-Engineering, in collaboration with AIIMS-IITD.
Dr. Patelâs research interests include CNC machine development, motion control, pneumatics, electropneumatic, PLC programming, and IoT. Additionally, he has expertise in the brazing of diamonds, grinding, and both sequential and hybrid micromachining. He has authored and published more than Seven research papers in esteemed national and international journals, conferences, and symposia.
He has over five years of experience in both industry and academia, at Zydus Cadila in the packaging department and Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science as assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering Department.
Core Strengths / Specialties:
– Research & Development with expertise in CNC machine development, motion control, pneumatics, electropneumatic, PLC automation, and IoT
– Micromachining, grinding, CAD/CAM, and machining processes
– Product conceptualization, prototyping, and material characterization at the microscale level, extending to product and system-level testing
– Product development, project management, and technical due diligence
2023-2024 Research Associate
- Research associate at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in collaboration with All India Institute of Medical Science Delhi (AIIMS Delhi) funded by ICMR
2017- 2023 Ph.D.
- Doctor of Philosophy from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
- Project Associate funded by TSDP-DST, Government of India, India
2012 â 2014 M.Tech.
- Master of Technology from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat
2005 â 2009 B.E.
- Batchelor of Engineering in Production Engineering from Government Engineering College Bhavnagar
- Two and half year of experience as packaging officer (tablet packaging and automation) at Zydus Cadila, Ahmedabad.
- Two years of experience as Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science, Rajkot.
- Post Ph.D. Research Associate at COE neuro engineering IIT Delhi in collaboration with AIIMS Delhi project funded by Indian Council for Medical Research.
Journal paper
Hardik A. Patel, P. Mukhopadhyay, S. Ghosh, S. Jha, âEffect of Temperature and Dwell Time on Diamond-WC brazed joint using a low melting point Ag-Cu based alloyâ, Diamond and Related Materials, Volume 139, (2023), 110308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2023.110308
Hardik A. Patel, P. Mukhopadhyay, S. Ghosh, S. Jha, âThe making and performance of brazed Îź- Diamond Pencil Grinding Tool using Indium base low-temperature active Ag-Cu fillerâ, manuscript under preparation.
Hardik A. Patel, Harish Kumar, Ashish Kumar Sahu, Jitin Malhotra, S. Ghosh, S. Jha, âDesign and fabrication of multi-process micromachine center for machining micro features with integrated micro tool manufacturingâ manuscript under revision
A. K. Sahu, Hardik A. Patel, J. Malhotra, S. Jha, âExperimental Study of Nanosecond Fiber Laser Micro-milling of Ti6Al4V Alloyâ, Advances in Micro and Nano Manufacturing and Surface Engineering, (2019), 371-380. DOI:10.1007/978-981-32-9425-7_33
Jadeja Ravirajsinh Takhatsinh and Hardik A. Patel âA Review – Effects of cutting fluids and tool material on surface roughness and material removal rate for bearing steel (EN31) through turning operationâ, International Journal for Scientific Research and Development, Volume-2, Issue-9, (2014), 758-761.
Conference paper/presentation
Hardik A. Patel, Sunil Jha, Sudarshan Ghosh, âDesign criteria, fabrication, and application of high vacuum brazing furnaceâ, LAM23133, proceeding of 15th International Conference on Laser Metrology, Coordinate Measuring Machine and Machine Tool Performance, the University of Edinburgh, UK, ISBN: 978-1-9989991-2-5, p. 195-204
Hardik A. Patel, Harish Kumar, S. Ghosh, Sunil Jha âExperimental Analysis of Brazed Diamond Dresser Using Single Grit Scratch on Zirconia Ceramicâ, COPEN12; Manufacturing Technology Today, Vol. 22, No. 4, April 2023
Faiz Iqbal, Radhik Rammohan, Hardik A. Patel, Sunil Jha, âDesign and Development of Automated Workpiece Cleaning System for Ball End Magneto-rheological Finishingâ, International Conference on Advances in Materials & Manufacturing (ICAMM-2016)
Dikshita J. Patel, Hardik A. Patel, G. D. Acharya, âForce Determination during Orthogonal Machining of Titanium Alloy Using ABAQUS/explicitâ, ME-12, Proceeding of 3rd National Conference on Innovative & Emerging Technologies (NCIET-2015), ISBN Number – 978-81-925650-0-2, April – 2015.
Awards
Awarded with âGandhian Young Technological Innovation Award-2020â, by Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI) on November 5, 2020, https://lnkd.in/dk6KrPeu
Awarded as âResearch Output Facultyâ by Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science, Rajkot on January 24, 2015
Awarded as âNational Service Scheme, Program Officerâ by Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Ahmadabad on December 22, 2014.
- âAdvanced CNC Micromachining System with Integrated Micro Tool Manufacturingâ, funded by the Department of Science and Technology, under Technology system development program, Govt. of India.
- PhD Research: Development of Brazed Micro-Diamond Pencil Grinding Tool using Low-Temperature Active Filler Alloy.
- Post PhD research âDevelopment of multi-functional surgical instrumentation including robotic actuators, end-effectors, and articulated arms for minimally inversive neurosurgery, CoE in collaboration with AIIMS-IITD, Funded by ICMR,
