Mechanical design / CAD automation / R&D

Vitalii Vlakh

Engineer, researcher, and CAD/CAM software developer focused on automated production preparation, machine mechanism design, and engineering calculation software.

2013 practicing as a mechanical engineer since
2011 first peer-reviewed research publication
Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences
18 issued patents and software copyrights
Profile

Engineer and researcher building practical automation tools.

A practical portfolio spanning research, production machinery, CAD workflows, and custom software.

Vitalii Vlakh is a mechanical design and CAD/CAM automation engineer, researcher, and software developer. His work joins hands-on machine and product design with research on production machinery and the engineering software that supports it — from DXF nesting and CNC preparation to the synthesis and analysis of machine mechanisms.

Projects

Software and mechanism development with production context.

From DXF nesting and CNC programs to CAD-based kinematic analysis of packaging machine mechanisms.

DXNest Motion 2025–present

DXNest Motion

Founder / software developer

DXNest Motion is browser-based kinematics software for constructing, simulating, and analysing planar mechanisms — linkages, sliders, gears, racks, eccentric drives, rollers, and rolling segments. A mechanism is built…

DXNest Fabrication 2024–present

DXNest Fabrication

Founder / software developer

DXNest Fabrication is a CAD/CAM software system for automated production preparation in sheet-metal and facade fabrication. It reads DXF drawings and Excel part lists, nests parts onto stock…

Die-cutting press drive mechanisms (research) 2014–2026

Die-cutting press drive mechanisms (research)

Researcher / inventor

A decade of research and invention on the drive mechanisms of flat die-cutting presses — the machines that cut, crease, and emboss cardboard packaging. The work targets the…

CAD/CAM automation

DXF processing, nesting, CNC programs, bills of materials, reports, and repeatable production preparation workflows for sheet-metal and facade fabrication.

Mechanism design & analysis

Synthesis, kinematic and dynamic analysis, and CAD/CAE simulation of machine drives and mechanisms — from concept to validated 3D models and physical prototypes.

Engineering software

Custom calculation systems, geometry engines, AutoLISP and API automation, and data export and visualization for engineers and researchers.

Selected Publications

Research on die-cutting presses, mechanisms, and CAD-based analysis.

Articles include authors, journals, dates, external references, and PDF links where available.

Patents and Software

Protected technical solutions and authored programs.

The two most recent inventions alongside registered engineering software — part of 11 issued patents and 7 software copyrights.

DXNest Motion 2026

DXNest Motion

Web

Browser-based kinematics software for constructing, simulating, and analysing planar mechanisms: linkages, sliders, gear trains, racks, eccentric drives, roller contacts, and rolling segments, with full-cycle solving, comparative graphs, and…

Press & Interviews

Featured in the printing and packaging trade press.

Interviews on improving die-cutting presses and turning mechanism calculations into production innovations.

Collaboration

Ways to work together.

The engineering, the patents, and the DXNest software all sit with one owner. Alongside employment and product licences, that makes several kinds of collaboration straightforward to start.

Contract work

Engineering & R&D projects

Mechanism design and kinematic analysis, CAD/CAM and CNC workflows, production-preparation automation, and custom engineering software — from a defined problem to validated models, manufacturing drawings, and working code.

Research

Academic collaboration

Joint studies on production machinery and drive mechanisms, co-authored papers, and applied kinematics work — building on a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences and a decade of peer-reviewed and Scopus-indexed publication.

Licensing

Technology & OEM licensing

Run the DXNest Fabrication nesting and CNC engine, or the DXNest Motion kinematics engine, inside another product — and license the patented press mechanisms. The technology has a single owner, so terms are agreed directly.

Investment

Strategic partnership

DXNest is independent and self-funded. Joint product development, distribution and implementation partnerships, long-term technology alliances, and investment discussions are all open — with one decision-maker on this side of the table.

Say what you have in mind. Enquiries go directly to me, and are answered in confidence.

Contact

Open to engineering, R&D, licensing, and investment conversations.

Connect through LinkedIn, ResearchGate, ORCID, or email.