U-Adam Hickey, uBen Peters, uSuzanne Hickey, u-Leo Hickey, no-Nick Peters baphethe imboni ye-Hickey Metal Fabrication e-Salem, e-Ohio ngesikhathi sokukhula okuqinile kwebhizinisi eminyakeni emithathu edlule.Isithombe: I-Hickey Metal Fabrication
Ukungakwazi ukuthola abantu abanentshisekelo yokujoyina imboni yensimbi kuyisithiyo esijwayelekile ezinkampanini eziningi ezisebenza ngensimbi ezifuna ukukhulisa ibhizinisi labo.Ezimweni eziningi, lezi zinkampani azinabo abasebenzi abadingekayo ukuze zengeze amashifu, ngakho-ke kufanele zisebenzise ngokugcwele amaqembu azo akhona.
I-Hickey Metal Fabrication, eseSalem, e-Ohio, iyibhizinisi lomndeni elineminyaka engama-80 elike lazabalaza phambilini.Manje esizukulwaneni sayo sesine, inkampani iye yabhekana nokuwohloka komnotho, ukushoda kwezinto ezibonakalayo, izinguquko kwezobuchwepheshe, futhi manje ubhubhane, isebenzisa ingqondo ukuqhuba ibhizinisi layo.Ubhekene nokushoda okufanayo kwezisebenzi empumalanga ye-Ohio, kodwa esikhundleni sokuma anganyakazi, uphendukela kumishini eshintshashintshayo ukuze asize ekwakheni amandla okukhiqiza engeziwe ukuze akhule namakhasimende futhi ahehe amabhizinisi amasha.
Lolu hlelo lube yimpumelelo eminyakeni emibili edlule.Ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane, iHickey Metal yayinabasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-200, kodwa ukwehla komnotho okuhambisana nalolu bhubhane ekuqaleni kuka-2020 kuholele ekudilizweni.Cishe eminyakeni emibili kamuva, inani labakhangisi bensimbi selibuyele ku-187, ngokukhula okungenani okungama-30% ngo-2020 nango-2021. (Inkampani yenqabile ukudalula izibalo zemali engenayo yonyaka.)
“Besidinga ukuthola ukuthi singaqhubeka kanjani sikhula, singagcini nje ngokuthi sidinga abantu abaningi,” kusho u-Adam Hickey, iphini likamongameli wenhlangano.
Lokhu kuvame ukusho okokusebenza okuzenzakalelayo okwengeziwe.Ngo-2020 nango-2021, i-Hickey Metal yatshala izimali ezinkulu eziyi-16 kumishini, okuhlanganisa nemishini emisha ye-TRUMPF 2D kanye nemishini yokusika ishubhu ye-laser, amamojula e-TRUMPF okugoba irobhothi, amamojula wokushisela amarobhothi kanye nemishini yokwenza imishini ye-Haas CNC.Ngo-2022, ukwakhiwa kuzoqala endaweni yokukhiqiza yesikhombisa, kwengeze amanye amamitha-skwele angama-25,000 endaweni yokukhiqiza yenkampani engu-400,000 isiyonke.I-Hickey Metal yengeze eminye imishini engu-13, okuhlanganisa ne-laser cutter engu-12,000 kW TRUMPF 2D, imojula yokuguqula irobhothi ye-Haas namanye amamojula wokushisela amarobhothi.
“Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kwemishini ezenzakalelayo kusishintshile ngempela,” kusho uLeo Hickey, uyise ka-Adam nomongameli wenkampani."Sibheka ukuthi i-automation ingayenza kanjani kukho konke esikwenzayo."
Ukukhula okuhlaba umxhwele kwenkampani kanye nezinguquko zokusebenza eziqhutshwa ukukhula kuyilapho igcina ubudlelwano obuseduze bokusebenzisana nesisekelo samakhasimende sayo samanje yizizathu ezimbili eziyinhloko ezenza i-Hickey Metal iqanjwe ngokuthi Owinile Umklomelo Womkhiqizi Wezi-2023.Inkampani ephethwe wumndeni esebenza ngensimbi izabalazile ukugcina ibhizinisi lomndeni liqhubeka izizukulwane ngezizukulwane, kanti i-Hickey Metal ibeka isisekelo sokuthi isizukulwane sesihlanu sijoyine imbangela.
U-Leo R. Hickey wasungula i-Hickey Metal e-Salem ngo-1942 njengenkampani yokufulela ezohwebo.URobert Hickey wajoyina uyise lapho ebuya eMpini YaseKorea.UHickey Metal wagcina evule isitolo kuGeorgetown Road eSalem, e-Ohio, ngemuva nje kwendlu uRobert ahlala kuyo futhi wakhulisa umndeni wakhe.
Ngawo-1970, indodana kaRobert u-Leo P. Hickey nendodakazi yakhe u-Lois Hickey Peters bajoyina i-Hickey Metal.U-Leo usebenza phansi esitolo kanti u-Lois usebenza njengonobhala wenkampani kanye nomgcinimafa.Umyeni wakhe, uRobert “Nick” Peters, owajoyina inkampani ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yawo-2000, naye usebenza esitolo.
Maphakathi nawo-1990s, i-Hickey Metal yayisikhulile isitolo sayo sokuqala saseGeorgetown Road.Kwakhiwe izakhiwo ezimbili ezintsha epaki lezimboni eliseduze nje imizuzu emihlanu ukusuka.
I-Hickey Metal Fabrication yasungulwa eminyakeni engu-80 edlule njengenkampani yokufulela ezohwebo kodwa isikhule yaba inkampani enezitshalo eziyisikhombisa enendawo yokukhiqiza engaphezu kuka-400,000.
Ngo-1988, inkampani yathenga umshini wayo wokuqala we-TRUMPF punch embonini evaliwe eseduze.Ngalesi mishini kufika ikhasimende, futhi nalo isinyathelo sokuqala ukusuka ophahleni ukuze uqhubeke nomsebenzi wokwakhiwa kwezakhiwo zensimbi.
Kusukela ngawo-1990 kuya ekuqaleni kwawo-2000, i-Hickey Metal yathuthuka kancane.Isitshalo sesibili kanye nesitshalo sesithathu epaki lezimboni zanwetshwa futhi zaxhunywa ngokuhambisana.Indawo eseduze kamuva eyaba yiPlant 4 nayo yatholwa ngo-2010 ukuze inikeze inkampani indawo eyengeziwe yokukhiqiza.
Nokho, kwagadla inhlekelele ngo-2013 lapho uLouis noNick Peters behileleka engozini yemoto eVirginia.ULois wafa ngenxa yokulimala kwakhe, futhi uNick walimala ekhanda okwamvimbela ukuba abuyele ebhizinisini lomkhaya.
Unkosikazi kaLeo, uSuzanne Hickey, wajoyina inkampani ukuze asize i-Hickey Metal ngonyaka ngaphambi kwengozi.Ekugcineni uzothatha isibopho sebhizinisi ku-Lois.
Ingozi iphoqa umndeni ukuthi uxoxe ngekusasa.Ngalesi sikhathi amadodana kaLois noNick u-Nick A. noBen Peters bajoyina inkampani.
“Saxoxa noNick noBen sathi: “Bafo, yini enifuna ukuyenza?Singathengisa ibhizinisi futhi siqhubeke nendlela yethu, noma singanweba ibhizinisi.Ufuna ukwenzani?"USuzanne uyakhumbula.."Bathe bafuna ukukhulisa ibhizinisi."
Ngemva konyaka, indodana ka-Leo no-Suzanne, u-Adam Hickey, yashiya umsebenzi wayo wokumaketha ngedijithali ukuze ijoyine ibhizinisi lomndeni.
"Sabatshela abafana ukuthi sizokwenza lokhu iminyaka emihlanu bese sikhuluma ngakho, kodwa kwaba yisikhashana," kusho uSuzanne.“Sonke sizimisele ukuqhubeka nomsebenzi uLois noNick ababambe iqhaza kuwo.”
Unyaka wezi-2014 wawuyisibikezelo seminyaka ezayo.I-Plant 3 yanwetshwa ngemishini emisha, eminye yayo enikeze i-Hickey Metal ngamakhono amasha okukhiqiza.Le nkampani yathenga i-tube laser yokuqala ye-TRUMPF, eyavula umnyango wokukhiqiza amashubhu asindayo, kanye nomshini wokuphotha wensimbi we-Leifeld wokwenza ama-cones ayingxenye yamathangi okuphakela ngobuningi.
Izengezo ezimbili zakamuva ekhempasi ye-Hickey Metal kwakuyi-Factory 5 ngo-2015 kanye ne-Factory 6 ngo-2019. Ekuqaleni kuka-2023, i-Plant 7 isiseduze nokufinyelela umthamo ogcwele.
Lesi sithombe sasemoyeni sibonisa ikhampasi ye-Hickey Metal Fabrication e-Salem, e-Ohio, okuhlanganisa nendawo engenamuntu manje enesandiso esisha kunazo zonke sebhilidi, i-Plant 7.
“Sonke sisebenza kahle ngokubambisana ngoba sobabili sinamandla ethu,” kusho uBen.“Njengomuntu osebenza ngomshini, ngisebenza ngemishini ngakha namabhilidi.U-Nick wenza umklamo.U-Adam usebenza namakhasimende futhi ubandakanyeka kakhulu ohlangothini lokusebenza.
“Sonke sinamandla ethu futhi sonke siyawuqonda umkhakha.Singasukumela phezulu sisizane uma kudingeka,” engeza.
“Noma nini uma kudingeka kuthathwe isinqumo mayelana nokwengezwa noma umshini omusha, wonke umuntu uyathinteka.Wonke umuntu uyafaka isandla,” kusho uSuzanne."Kungase kube nezinsuku lapho uzothukuthela khona, kodwa ekugcineni, uyazi ukuthi sonke siwumndeni futhi sonke sindawonye ngezizathu ezifanayo."
Ingxenye yomndeni yaleli bhizinisi lomndeni ayigcini nje ngokuchaza ubudlelwano begazi phakathi kwabaphathi benkampani.Izinzuzo ezihambisana nebhizinisi lomndeni zibuye ziqondise izinqumo ze-Hickey Metal futhi zibambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekukhuleni kwalo.Umndeni ngokuqinisekile uthembele ezinkambisweni zesimanje zokuphatha kanye nezindlela zokukhiqiza ukuze uhlangabezane nokulindelwe ngamakhasimende, kodwa awugcini nje ngokulandela isibonelo sezinye izinkampani embonini.Bathembele kokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo siqu nasolwazini ukuze lubaqondise phambili.
Kunoma isiphi isimo emsebenzini namuhla, ungakwazi ukuhleka usulu umqondo wokwethembeka.Phela, ukudilizwa kwabasebenzi kuvamile ezinkampanini ezikhiqizayo, futhi indaba yesisebenzi esigxumayo sisuka komunye umsebenzi siye komunye ukuze sikhushulwe kancane ijwayelekile kwabaningi abakhiqiza insimbi.Ukwethembeka umqondo osuka kwenye inkathi.
Lapho inkampani yakho iba neminyaka engama-80, uyazi ukuthi yaqala kusukela ngaleso sikhathi futhi kungesinye sezizathu ezenza lo mbono ubaluleke kangaka ku-Hickey Metal.Umndeni ukholelwa ukuthi ulwazi oluhlangene kuphela lwezisebenzi oluqinile, nokuthi ukuphela kwendlela yokwandisa isisekelo solwazi ukuba nabasebenzi abanolwazi.
Umphathi wezokwakha, umuntu obeka ijubane futhi obhekele ukusebenza kwesayithi, ube ne-Hickey Metal iminyaka eminingana, ikakhulukazi iminyaka engama-20 kuya kwengama-35, eqala phansi esitolo futhi ekhuphuka.USuzanne uthi imenenja iqale ngokulungisa izinto ezijwayelekile futhi manje usephethe iplanti 4. Unekhono lokuhlela amarobhothi nokusebenzisa imishini ye-CNC esakhiweni.Uyazi ukuthi yini okumele ithunyelwe lapho ukuze kuthi uma kuphela ishift ilayishwe elolini ihanjiswe ekhasimendeni.
“Esikhathini eside wonke umuntu wayecabanga ukuthi igama lakhe nguGM ngoba lelo kwakuyigama lakhe eliyisidlaliso ngesikhathi sokulungiswa okujwayelekile.Usebenze isikhathi eside,” kusho uSuzanne.
Ukukhula kusuka ngaphakathi kubalulekile ku-Hickey Metal ngoba uma abantu benolwazi oluningi mayelana nezinqubo zenkampani, amakhono namakhasimende, bangakwazi ukusiza ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene.U-Adam uthi kwasiza ngesikhathi sodlame.
“Uma ikhasimende lisibiza ngoba lingase lingabi nayo impahla noma lishintshe i-oda lalo ngoba alikutholi okuthile, singalungisa ngokushesha ngoba sidilizwa emafemini amaningi futhi abaphathi bezokwakha imisebenzi bayazi ukuthi kwenzekani, kwenzekani. ," uthe.Laba baphathi bangahamba ngokushesha ngoba bayazi ukuthi bangazitholaphi izikhala zomsebenzi nokuthi ubani ongakwazi ukubhekana nezicelo ezintsha zomsebenzi.
I-TRUMPF TruPunch 5000 punch press evela ku-Hickey Metal ifakwe ukuphatha amashidi okuzenzakalelayo kanye nemisebenzi yokuhlunga ingxenye esiza ukucubungula amavolumu amakhulu ensimbi ngokungenelela okuncane komsebenzisi.
I-cross-training iyindlela eshesha kakhulu yokufundisa abasebenzi kuzo zonke izici zenkampani yensimbi yesakhiwo.U-Adam uthi bazama ukwanelisa isifiso sabasebenzi sokwandisa amakhono abo, kodwa bakwenza ngokohlelo oluhlelekile.Isibonelo, uma othile enentshisekelo yokuhlela i-robotic welding cell, kufanele afunde kuqala indlela yokushisela, ngoba abashiseli bazokwazi ukushuna izici zokushisela zerobhothi kangcono kunabangashiseli.
U-Adam wengeza ngokuthi ukuqeqeshwa ngokuphambana akusizi nje kuphela ekutholeni ulwazi oludingekayo ukuze ube umholi ophumelelayo, kodwa futhi nokwenza isitolo sishesha kakhulu.Kulesi sitshalo, abasebenzi bavame ukuthola ukuqeqeshwa njenge-welder, i-roboticist, i-punch press operator, kanye ne-laser cutting operator.Njengoba abantu bekwazi ukugcwalisa izindima eziningi, i-Hickey Metal ingabhekana kalula nokungabikho kwabasebenzi, njengoba kwenzeka ngasekupheleni kwekwindla lapho izifo ezihlukahlukene zokuphefumula zazidlangile emphakathini waseSalem.
Ukwethembeka kwesikhathi eside kudlulela nakumakhasimende e-Hickey Metal.Abaningi babo sebeneminyaka eminingi benefemu, kuhlanganise nombhangqwana osekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwengu-25 bengamakhasimende.
Yiqiniso, i-Hickey Metal iphendula izicelo ezilula zeziphakamiso, njenganoma yimuphi omunye umkhiqizi.Kodwa uhlose okungaphezu nje kokungena emnyango.Inkampani ibifuna ukwakha ubudlelwano besikhathi eside obuzoyivumela ukuthi yenze okungaphezu nje kokubhida kumaphrojekthi futhi yazi abenzeli bokuthenga.
U-Adam wanezela ukuthi i-Hickey Metal isiqalile ukwenza lokho inkampani ekubiza ngokuthi "umsebenzi we-workshop" namakhasimende amaningi, imisebenzi emincane engase ingaphindi.Umgomo uwukuwina amakhasimende futhi ngaleyo ndlela uthole inkontileka evamile noma umsebenzi we-OEM.Ngokusho komndeni, lolu shintsho oluyimpumelelo lungenye yezizathu eziyinhloko zokukhula okusheshayo kwe-Hickey Metal eminyakeni emithathu edlule.
Umphumela wobudlelwano obude yizinga lesevisi amakhasimende e-Hickey Metal akuthola kunzima ukulithola kwenye indawo.Ngokusobala ikhwalithi nokulethwa okufika ngesikhathi kuyingxenye yalokho, kodwa abakhi bensimbi bazama ukuguquguquka ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze bagcine izingxenye ezithile esitokweni zalawa makhasimende noma babe sesimweni lapho bengafaka khona ama-oda ezingxenye futhi ukulethwa kungenziwa ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. .emahoreni angama-24 kuphela.I-Hickey Metal iphinde izibophezele ekuhlinzekeni izingxenye zekhithi ukusiza amakhasimende ayo e-OEM ngomsebenzi wokuhlanganisa.
Izingxenye zekhasimende akuzona kuphela izinto i-Hickey Metal enazo esitokweni.Uphinde enze isiqiniseko sokuthi unempahla eyanele ukuze aqinisekise ukuhlinzekwa okujwayelekile kulawa makhasimende abalulekile.Leli qhinga lasebenza ngempela ekuqaleni kwalolu bhubhane.
“Kusobala ukuthi ngesikhathi se-COVID abantu bebephuma emsebenzini bezama uku-oda izingxenye ezithile ukuze bathole izinto zokwakha ngoba bebengazitholi kwenye indawo.Sasikhetha kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi ngoba sasidinga ukuvikela ingqikithi yethu,” kusho u-Adam.
Kwesinye isikhathi lobu budlelwano bokusebenzisana namakhasimende buholela ezikhathini ezithokozisayo.Ngo-2021, ikhasimende lesikhathi eside le-Hickey Metal elivela embonini yezokuthutha laya kule nkampani ukuthi izosebenza njengomxhumanisi wokukhiqiza wezinkampani ezithengisa izimoto ezazifuna ukuvula isitolo sayo sokwenza insimbi.U-Adam uthe abameleli abakhulu bekhasimende abaningi baqinisekise ukuthi lokhu kuzoba usizo kuzo zombili izinhlangothi njengoba i-OEM ibheke ukuhlanganisa abanye abahlinzeki bayo bensizakalo yokwenziwa kwensimbi encane futhi yenze umsebenzi wasendlini kuyilapho igcina futhi ngokunokwenzeka ikhulisa isabelo se-Hickey Metal.ekukhiqizeni.
Iseli lokugoba elizenzakalelayo le-TRUMPF TruBend 5230 lisetshenziselwa ukwenza amaphrojekthi okugoba adla isikhathi futhi ayinkimbinkimbi abedinga abantu ababili ngaphambilini.
Kunokuba ibuke izimfuneko zamakhasimende njengosongo lwekusasa lebhizinisi, i-Hickey Metal Fab iye yadlulela phambili futhi yanikeza ulwazi lokuthi iyiphi impahla yokukhiqiza elungele umsebenzi amakhasimende ayo e-OEM afuna ukuwenza nokuthi ubani okufanele axhumane nawo ukuze a-ode imishini.Ngenxa yalokho, umenzi we-automaker watshala izimali ezimbili zokusika i-laser, isikhungo somshini we-CNC, umshini wokugoba, izinto zokushisela namasaha.Ngenxa yalokho, umsebenzi owengeziwe waya ku-Hickey Metal.
Ukuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi kudinga imali.Ezimweni eziningi, amabhange kufanele anikeze lokhu.Kumndeni wakwaHickey, lokhu bekungeyona inketho.
“Ubaba akakaze abe nenkinga yokusebenzisa imali ekuthuthukiseni ibhizinisi.Besilokhu siyibekele khona,” kusho uLeo.
“Umehluko lapha wukuthi nakuba sihlala ngokukhululeka sonke kodwa inkampani asiyophi,” kuqhuba yena.“Uzwa izindaba zokuthi abanikazi bathatha imali ezinkampanini, kodwa abanaso isibambiso esihle ngempela.”
Le nkolelo ivumele i-Hickey Metal ukuthi itshale kubuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza, okwenze kwaba nokwenzeka ukugcina ibhizinisi elengeziwe, kodwa ayikwazi ukukhulisa ngempela amashifu wesibili ngenxa yokushoda kwabasebenzi.Ukusebenza kwemishini ezitshalweni 2 no-3 kuyisibonelo esihle sokuthi inkampani ingaguquka kanjani endaweni eyodwa yokukhiqiza noma kwenye.
“Uma ubheka esitolo sethu semishini, uzobona ukuthi sesisakhe kabusha ngokuphelele.Sesifake amalathe nemishini yokugaya emisha sengeze i-automation ukuze sinyuse izinga lokukhiqiza,” kusho u-Adam.