Interview with Hargurdeep Singh about his role at CAD MicroSolutions

CAD MicroSolutions is dedicated to helping mechanical and electronic customers ensure they are realizing the greatest value from their technology investment. The company offers design automation software, training, and consulting to help clients innovate, disrupt, design, and succeed. Hargurdeep Singh oversees the additive manufacturing vertical of the company, providing key insights for companies interested in the technology. We spoke to him to learn more about his role at CAD MicroSolutions and vision of the market!

3DN: Can you present yourself and tell us about your link with AM?

My name is Hargurdeep Singh, and I am part of the leadership team at CAD MicroSolutions Inc, where I oversee the additive manufacturing vertical of our company. I enjoy helping Canadian SME and academic institutions realize ROI benefits by leveraging the latest additive manufacturing equipment and processes. My favourite part of the job is to understand the functional part requirements of our clients and provide them with solutions which encourage them to Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) process, reduce current manufacturing costs, go to market quicker with innovative products, become more competitive in the global market, optimize supply chain to reduce inventory and become highly capital efficient while increasing profitability.

Nick Mitchell and Hargurdeep Singh

My journey with additive manufacturing started back in 2012 while I was doing my co-op terms as a Mechanical Engineering Student Researcher and Product Developer at the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT) lab in Brampton, Ontario. I worked with many industrial 3D printers at the lab and my first 3D printer was the Spectrum Z510 by ZCorp. The Z510 printer used a binder jetting process and the parts were printed in full colour with gypsum powder material. I was very fortunate to have complete access to such a range of additive equipment and this allowed me to gain the true practical experience needed in the field.