Missed the Expert Panel Discussion at SOLIDWORKS Innovation Day 2025 – Pune? The full recording is now available, offering practical, real-world insights from leaders driving engineering and manufacturing excellence in Maharashtra.
Pune’s manufacturing and engineering community came together for an open, experience-driven discussion on building smarter, faster, and more reliable engineering workflows—relevant for design engineers, R&D leaders, manufacturing professionals, and innovators.
Moderated by Mr. Nainar Ramaswamy, CEO of BEACON India, the panel featured:
- Mr. Shridhar Navghare, Managing Director, ASR Industries
From a modest beginning to becoming a key supplier of jigs and fixtures for major Indian automotive OEMs—achieving a 12x productivity improvement with SOLIDWORKS 3D. - Mr. Adinath Kathmore, Head – Post Order Engineering, Sulzer
With over 20 years of global engineering leadership, he shared how automation, simulation, and PDM reduced drawing delivery timelines from six weeks to just one day. - Mr. Akshay Muley, Director, Hyperonic Engineering
A pioneer in hydrogen refilling infrastructure, showcasing how SOLIDWORKS automation tools such as gauge tables and libraries enable rapid and precise development in renewable energy projects.
Key discussion highlights:
- Real transformation stories—from scaling fixture output to improving cost control (with design decisions influencing up to 80% of project costs)
- How SOLIDWORKS and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform enable centralized data management, simulation-first validation, automation, traceability, and data-driven decisions
- Overcoming scaling challenges: reducing rework, improving throughput, and strengthening design–manufacturing integration
- Pune and Maharashtra’s strengths in automotive, global engineering services, and emerging hydrogen technologies
- Advice for engineers: master fundamentals, stay curious, learn fast from failures, leverage certifications and communities, and focus on cross-functional impact
These practical stories from Pune’s industrial leaders clearly demonstrate how SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE are shaping modern engineering and manufacturing in India.
🎥 Watch the full Expert Panel recording here:
Thank you to the panelists for their candid insights and to everyone who made SOLIDWORKS Innovation Day 2025 – Pune a memorable and impactful event.
Which SOLIDWORKS or 3DEXPERIENCE feature is already transforming your workflow—or one you’re excited to implement next? Share in the comments and tag a colleague from Pune or Maharashtra who should watch this session.
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