UAdam Hickey, uBen Peters, uSuzanne Hickey, uLeo Hickey, kunye noNick Peters baqhube isityalo seHickey Metal Fabrication eSalem, eOhio ngexesha lokukhula okuqinileyo kweshishini kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo.Umfanekiso: I-Hickey Metal Fabrication
Ukungakwazi ukufumana abantu abanomdla wokujoyina ishishini lesinyithi ngumqobo oqhelekileyo kwiinkampani ezininzi zesinyithi ezijonge ukukhulisa ishishini labo.Kwiimeko ezininzi, ezi nkampani azinabo abasebenzi abayimfuneko ukuba bongeze utshintsho, ngoko ke kufuneka benze uninzi lwamaqela abo akhoyo.
I-Hickey Metal Fabrication, ese-Salem, e-Ohio, lishishini losapho elineminyaka engama-80 elikhe lasokola ngaphambili.Ngoku kwisizukulwana sayo sesine, inkampani iye yahlangabezana nokudodobala koqoqosho, ukunqongophala kwezinto, utshintsho lwetekhnoloji, kwaye ngoku ubhubhane, isebenzisa ingqiqo ukuqhuba ishishini layo.Ujongene nokunqongophala kwabasebenzi okufanayo kwimpuma yeOhio, kodwa endaweni yokuma ngxi, uguqukela kwi-automation ukunceda ukudala umthamo othe kratya wokuvelisa ukukhula kunye nabathengi kunye nokutsala ishishini elitsha.
Le nkqubo ibe yimpumelelo kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo.Phambi kobhubhane, iHickey Metal yayinabasebenzi abangaphezu kwama-200, kodwa ukudodobala koqoqosho okuhambelana nobhubhane ekuqaleni kuka-2020 kukhokelele ekuyekisweni komsebenzi.Phantse kwiminyaka emibini kamva, i-headcount ye-metal fabricator ibuyele kwi-187, ngokukhula okungenani kwe-30% ngo-2020 kunye no-2021. (Inkampani yalile ukutyhila amanani engeniso yonyaka.)
“Kufuneka siqonde ukuba singaqhubeka njani sikhula, singatsho nje ukuba sifuna abantu abaninzi,” utshilo u-Adam Hickey, usekela mongameli weshishini.
Oku ngokuqhelekileyo kuthetha izixhobo ezizenzekelayo ezizenzekelayo.Kwi-2020 kunye ne-2021, i-Hickey Metal ityale i-16 utyalo-mali oluyinkunzi kwizixhobo, kubandakanywa i-TRUMPF 2D entsha kunye noomatshini bokusika i-laser tube, i-TRUMPF iimodyuli zokugoba ii-robotic, iimodyuli ze-robotic welding kunye ne-Haas CNC izixhobo zomatshini.Ngo-2022, ulwakhiwo luyakuqala kwiziko lesixhenxe lokuvelisa, longeza enye i-25,000 yeenyawo zesikwere kwinkampani iyonke i-400,000 yeenyawo zeenyawo zendawo yokuvelisa.I-Hickey Metal yongeze oomatshini be-13 ngakumbi, kuquka i-12,000 kW TRUMPF 2D laser cutter, imodyuli yokuguqula i-robotic ye-Haas kunye nezinye iimodyuli ze-robotic welding.
“Olu tyalo-mali kwi-automation ngokwenene lutshintshe umdlalo kuthi,” utshilo uLeo Hickey, utata ka-Adam kunye nomongameli wenkampani."Sijonge ukuba i-automation inokwenza ntoni kuyo yonke into esiyenzayo."
Ukukhula okuchukumisayo kwenkampani kunye neenguqu zokusebenza eziqhutywa kukukhula ngelixa kugcinwa ubudlelwane obusondeleyo kunye nesiseko sabathengi bayo ngoku zezona zizathu ziphambili zokuba i-Hickey Metal yabizwa ngokuba yiMbasa yeMbasa yoMvelisi ka-2023.Inkampani esebenza ngesinyithi yosapho iye yasokola ukugcina ishishini losapho liqhubeka kwizizukulwana, kwaye iHickey Metal ibeka isiseko sesizukulwana sesihlanu sokujoyina unobangela.
U-Leo R. Hickey waseka i-Hickey Metal e-Salem ngo-1942 njengenkampani yorhwebo yophahla.URobert Hickey wajoyina utata wakhe xa wayebuya kwiMfazwe yaseKorea.UHickey Metal ekugqibeleni wavula ivenkile eGeorgetown Road eSalem, eOhio, ngasemva kwendlu awayehlala kuyo uRobert kwaye wakhulisa usapho lwakhe.
Ngeminyaka yoo-1970, unyana kaRobert uLeo P. Hickey kunye nentombi uLois Hickey Peters bajoyina iHickey Metal.ULeo usebenza kumgangatho wevenkile kwaye uLois usebenza njengonobhala wenkampani kunye nonondyebo.Umyeni wakhe, uRobert “Nick” Peters, owajoyina inkampani ekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-2000, naye usebenza evenkileni.
Phakathi kwiminyaka yoo-1990, iHickey Metal yayisele iphumile kwivenkile yayo yokuqala yaseGeorgetown Road.Izakhiwo ezibini ezitsha zakhiwe kwipaki yemizi-mveliso ekufuphi kwimizuzu nje emihlanu ukusuka apho.
I-Hickey Metal Fabrication yasekwa kwiminyaka engama-80 eyadlulayo njengenkampani yokufulela urhwebo kodwa ikhule yaba yinkampani enezityalo ezisixhenxe enendawo engaphezulu kwe-400,000 yeenyawo zesikwere sokwenza.
Ngo-1988, inkampani yathenga umshicileli wayo wokuqala we-TRUMPF kumzi-mveliso ovaliweyo okufutshane.Ngesi sixhobo siza umthengi, kunye nesinyathelo sokuqala ukusuka eluphahleni ukuya kumsebenzi oqhubekayo wokwenziwa kwezakhiwo zetsimbi.
Ukusuka koo-1990 ukuya ekuqaleni koo-2000, iHickey Metal yakhula kancinci.Isityalo sesibini kunye nesityalo sesithathu kwipaki yemizi-mveliso yandiswa kwaye yadibaniswa ngokufanayo.Indawo ekufutshane eyathi kamva yaba yiPlant 4 nayo yafunyanwa ngo-2010 ukunika inkampani indawo eyongezelelweyo yemveliso.
Nangona kunjalo, intlekele yehla ngo-2013 xa uLouis noNick Peters babandakanyeka kwingozi yemoto eVirginia.ULois woyiswa kukwenzakala kwakhe, yaye uNick wonzakala entloko nto leyo eyabangela ukuba angakwazi ukubuyela kwishishini lentsapho.
Inkosikazi kaLeo, uSuzanne Hickey, wazibandakanya nenkampani ukunceda iHickey Metal kunyaka ongaphambi kwengozi.Ekugqibeleni uya kuthatha uxanduva loshishino kuLoyisi.
Le ngozi inyanzelisa usapho ukuba luxoxe ngekamva.Ngeli xesha oonyana bakaLois noNick uNick A. noBen Peters bajoyina inkampani.
“Sathetha noNick noBen saza sathi: “Madoda, nifuna ukwenza ntoni?Singalithengisa ishishini kwaye siqhubeke nendlela yethu, okanye singakwazi ukwandisa ishishini.Ingaba ufuna ntoni?"USuzanne uyakhumbula.."Bathe bafuna ukukhulisa ishishini."
Kunyaka kamva, unyana ka-Leo kunye no-Suzanne, u-Adam Hickey, washiya umsebenzi wakhe wokuthengisa idijithali ukuze ajoyine ishishini losapho.
“Sabaxelela amakhwenkwe ukuba siza kuyenza le nto iminyaka emihlanu emva koko sithethe ngayo, kodwa kwaba lithuba elide,” utshilo uSuzanne.“Sonke sizimisele ukuqhubeka nomsebenzi uLois noNick ababandakanyeke kuwo.”
Unyaka ka-2014 wawusisikhumbuzo seminyaka ezayo.I-Plant 3 yandiswa ngezixhobo ezitsha, ezinye zazo ezibonelela ngeHickey Metal ngezakhono ezintsha zokuvelisa.Inkampani yathenga i-laser ye-tube ye-TRUMPF yokuqala, eyavula umnyango wokuveliswa kweetyhubhu ezinzima, kunye nomatshini we-Leifeld wesinyithi ojikelezayo wokwenza iicones eziyinxalenye yeetanki zokubonelela ngobuninzi.
Ezona zongezo zimbini zakutsha nje kwikhampasi ye-Hickey Metal yayiyiFactory 5 ngo-2015 kunye neFactory 6 ngo-2019. Ekuqaleni kuka-2023, iPlant 7 isondele ekufikeleleni ngokupheleleyo.
Le foto yasemoyeni ibonisa ikhampasi ye-Hickey Metal Fabrication e-Salem, e-Ohio, kuquka indawo engenanto ngoku enesona sandiso sitsha sesakhiwo, iSityalo sesi-7.
“Sonke sisebenzisana kakuhle kuba sobabini sinamandla,” utshilo uBen.“Njengomntu osebenza ngoomatshini, ndisebenza ngezixhobo kwaye ndakha izakhiwo.UNick wenza uyilo.UAdam usebenza nabathengi kwaye ubandakanyeka ngakumbi kwicala lokusebenza.
“Sonke sinamandla ethu kwaye sonke siyaliqonda ishishini.Singaphakama sincedisane xa kuyimfuneko,” wongeze watsho.
“Nanini na xa kufuneka kwenziwe isigqibo malunga nokongezwa okanye isixhobo esitsha, wonke umntu uyabandakanyeka.Wonke umntu unegalelo,” utshilo uSuzanne."Kunokubakho iintsuku apho uya kuba nomsindo, kodwa ekupheleni kosuku, uyazi ukuba sonke silusapho kwaye sonke sikunye ngezizathu ezifanayo."
Inxalenye yosapho yeli shishini losapho ayichazi nje ubudlelwane begazi phakathi kwabaphathi benkampani.Iinzuzo ezinxulumene neshishini losapho zikwakhokela izigqibo ze-Hickey Metal kwaye zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekukhuleni kwayo.Intsapho ngokuqinisekileyo ixhomekeke kwiindlela zokulawula zanamhlanje kunye nobuchule bokuvelisa ukuhlangabezana nokulindela kwabathengi, kodwa abalandeli nje umzekelo wezinye iinkampani kwishishini.Bathembele kumava abo nakulwazi ukuze babakhokele phambili.
Kuyo nayiphi na imeko emsebenzini namhlanje, unokuhlekisa ngombono wokunyaniseka.Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, ukudilizwa kuqhelekile kwiinkampani zokuvelisa, kwaye ibali lomsebenzi ogxuma ukusuka komnye umsebenzi ukuya kwelinye ngenxa yokunyuswa okuncinci liqhelekile kuninzi lwabenzi bentsimbi.Ukunyaniseka yingcamango esuka kwelinye ixesha.
Xa inkampani yakho ijika i-80, uyazi ukuba yaqala ukusuka ngelo xesha kwaye sesinye sezizathu zokuba le ngcamango ibaluleke kakhulu kwi-Hickey Metal.Intsapho ikholelwa ukuba kuphela ulwazi oluhlangeneyo lwabasebenzi lomelele, kwaye ekuphela kwendlela yokwandisa isiseko solwazi kukuba nabasebenzi abanamava.
Umphathi wokwakha, umntu obeka isantya kwaye ujongene nokusebenza kwesiza, ube ne-Hickey Metal iminyaka emininzi, ininzi ye-20 ukuya kwi-35 iminyaka, eqala kumgangatho wevenkile kwaye esebenza ngendlela yakhe.USuzanne uthi umphathi uqale ngolondolozo jikelele kwaye ngoku uphethe iplanti yesi-4. Unamandla okwenza iirobhothi kunye nokusebenzisa oomatshini beCNC kwisakhiwo.Uyayazi into ekufuneka ithunyelwe apho ukuze ekupheleni kweshifti ilayishwe kwilori ukuze ihanjiswe kumthengi.
“Kangangexesha elide wonke umntu wayecinga ukuba igama lakhe nguGM kuba yayisisiteketiso sakhe eso ngexesha lolungiso.Usebenze ixesha elide,” utshilo uSuzanne.
Ukukhula ukusuka ngaphakathi kubalulekile kwiHickey Metal kuba okukhona abantu besazi ngeenkqubo zenkampani, amandla kunye nabathengi, kokukhona banokunceda ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo.UAdam uthi yeza luncedo ngexesha lobhubhane.
“Xa umxhasi esitsalela umnxeba ngenxa yokuba engenazo izinto eziphathekayo okanye kufuneka atshintshe iodolo yakhe kuba engakwazi ukufumana nto, sinokuhlengahlengisa ngokukhawuleza kuba siye sadendwa kwiifektri ezininzi kwaye abaphathi bokwakha bayayazi into eyenzekayo, kuqhubeka ntoni. ," uthe.Aba baphathi banokuhamba ngokukhawuleza kuba bayayazi indawo yokufumana izithuba zemisebenzi kwaye ngubani okwaziyo ukusingatha izicelo ezintsha zomsebenzi.
I-TRUMPF TruPunch 5000 punch press esuka kwi-Hickey Metal ixhotyiswe ngokuphathwa kwephepha elizenzekelayo kunye nemisebenzi yokuhlela inxalenye enceda ukucubungula umthamo omkhulu wesinyithi kunye nokungenelela okuncinci kwabaqhubi.
Uqeqesho olunqamlezayo yindlela ekhawulezayo yokufundisa abasebenzi kuzo zonke iinkalo zenkampani yensimbi yesakhiwo.UAdam uthi bazama ukwanelisa umnqweno wabasebenzi wokwandisa izakhono zabo, kodwa bakwenza ngokwesicwangciso esisemthethweni.Ngokomzekelo, ukuba umntu unomdla wokucwangcisa i-robotic welding cell, kufuneka baqale bafunde indlela yokudibanisa, kuba ii-welders ziya kukwazi ukulungelelanisa iimpawu ze-welding zerobhothi kunokuba zingabonakali.
UAdam wongeza ngelithi uqeqesho olunqamlezayo aluloncedo kuphela ekufumaneni ulwazi olufunekayo ukuze ube yinkokeli esebenzayo, kodwa nokwenza umgangatho wevenkile ube lula.Kwesi sityalo, abasebenzi bahlala befumana uqeqesho njenge-welder, i-roboticist, i-punch press operator, kunye ne-laser cutting operator.Ngabantu abakwaziyo ukuzalisa iindima ezininzi, i-Hickey Metal inokujongana ngokulula nokungabikho kwabasebenzi, njengoko yenzayo ekwindla kade xa izifo ezahlukeneyo zokuphefumla zazixhaphakile kuluntu lwaseSalem.
Ukunyaniseka kwexesha elide kunabela kubathengi be-Hickey Metal ngokunjalo.Uninzi lwabo bebekunye nefemu iminyaka emininzi, kubandakanya nesibini ebesithe sabathengi ngaphezu kweminyaka engama-25.
Ngokuqinisekileyo, i-Hickey Metal iphendula kwizicelo ezilula zeziphakamiso, njengaye nawuphi na omnye umenzi.Kodwa ujonge okungakumbi kunokungena nje emnyango.Inkampani ibifuna ukwakha ubudlelwane bexesha elide obuya kuyivumela ukuba yenze okungaphezulu kokubiza nje iiprojekthi kunye nokwazi iiarhente zokuthenga.
UAdam wongezelela ukuba i-Hickey Metal iqalile ukwenza oko inkampani ibiza ngokuthi "umsebenzi weworkshop" kunye nabathengi abaninzi, imisebenzi emincinci engenakuphinda iphindwe.Injongo kukuphumelela abathengi kwaye ngaloo ndlela bafumane ikhontrakthi eqhelekileyo okanye umsebenzi we-OEM.Ngokutsho kwentsapho, olu tshintsho oluyimpumelelo sesinye sezizathu eziphambili zokukhula ngokukhawuleza kwe-Hickey Metal kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo.
Isiphumo sobudlelwane obude linqanaba lenkonzo ukuba abathengi be-Hickey Metal bafumana kunzima ukufumana naphi na.Ngokucacileyo umgangatho kunye nokuhanjiswa kwangexesha kuyinxalenye yaloo nto, kodwa abenzi bentsimbi bazama ukuba bhetyebhetye kangangoko banako ukugcina iinxalenye ezithile kwisitokhwe kwaba bathengi okanye babe kwindawo apho banokubeka khona ii-odolo zamacandelo kunye nokuhanjiswa kungenziwa ngokukhawuleza. .kwiiyure nje ezingama-24.I-Hickey Metal izibophelele ekuboneleleni ngamacandelo kwiikiti ukuncedisa abathengi bayo be-OEM ngomsebenzi wokuhlanganisa.
Amalungu abathengi ayizizo kuphela izinto i-Hickey Metal enazo kwisitokhwe.Ukwaqinisekisa ukuba unemathiriyeli eyaneleyo esandleni ukuze aqinisekise ukubonelela rhoqo kwaba bathengi baphambili.Esi sicwangciso sisebenze ngokwenene ekuqaleni kobhubhane.
“Ngokucacileyo ngexesha le-COVID abantu babephuma ekwenzeni amaplanga bezama uku-odola iinxalenye kwaye bafumane izinto zokusebenza kuba abakhange bazifumane kwenye indawo.Sasikhetha kakhulu ngelo xesha kuba kwakufuneka sikhusele undoqo wethu,” utshilo uAdam.
Ngamanye amaxesha olu budlelwane busondeleyo bokusebenza kunye nabathengi bukhokelela kumzuzu onomdla.Ngo-2021, umthengi wexesha elide we-Hickey Metal osuka kumzi mveliso wezothutho wadibana nenkampani ukuba isebenze njengomcebisi wemveliso kumenzi wezithuthi zorhwebo owayefuna ukuvula ivenkile yakhe yokwenza intsimbi.UAdam uthe uninzi lwabameli besigqeba esilawulayo baqinisekisa ukuba oku kuya kuba luncedo kuwo omabini amaqela njengoko i-OEM ijonge ukudibanisa abanye ababoneleli benkonzo yokwenziwa kwentsimbi encinci kwaye benze umsebenzi wangaphakathi ngelixa begcina kwaye kusenokwenzeka ukwandisa isabelo sikaHickey Metal.kwimveliso.
I-TRUMPF TruBend 5230 iseli yokugoba ngokuzenzekelayo isetyenziselwa ukuqhuba iiprojekthi zokugoba ezithatha ixesha kunye nezinzima ezazifuna abantu ababini ngaphambili.
Kunokuba ujonge iimfuno zabathengi njengengozi kwikamva leshishini, i-Hickey Metal Fab iye yaya phambili kwaye inika ulwazi malunga nokuba zeziphi izixhobo zokuvelisa ezilungele umsebenzi abathengi bayo be-OEM abafuna ukuwenza kunye nokuba ngubani onokuthi uqhagamshelane nezixhobo zokuodola.Ngenxa yoko, umenzi we-automaker watyala imali kwii-laser cutters ezimbini, iziko lomatshini le-CNC, umatshini wokugoba, izixhobo zokuwelda kunye neesarha.Ngenxa yoko, umsebenzi owongezelelweyo waya kwi-Hickey Metal.
Uphuhliso lweshishini lufuna inkunzi.Kwiimeko ezininzi, iibhanki kufuneka zibonelele ngoku.Kusapho lwakwaHickey, oku bekungeyondlela yokukhetha.
“Utata zange abenangxaki yokuchitha imali ekuphuhliseni ishishini.Besisoloko siyigcina,” utshilo uLeo.
“Umahluko apha kukuba nangona sihlala kamnandi sonke, asiyophi kwinkampani,” uqhube watsho.“Uva amabali okuba abanini bathatha imali kwiinkampani, kodwa abanasibambiso silungileyo.”
Le nkolelo ivumele i-Hickey Metal ukuba ityale iteknoloji yokuvelisa, okwenze ukuba kube lula ukugcina ishishini elongezelelweyo, kodwa ayikwazi ukunyusa ngokwenene utshintsho lwesibini ngenxa yokunqongophala kwabasebenzi.Ukusebenza koomatshini kwizityalo 2 kunye ne-3 ngumzekelo olungileyo wendlela inkampani enokutshintsha ngayo kwindawo enye yemveliso okanye kwenye.
“Ukuba ujonga kwivenkile yethu yoomatshini, uya kubona ukuba siye saphinda sayakhe ngokupheleleyo.Sifakele iileyile ezintsha kunye noomatshini bokungqusha kwaye songeze oomatshini abazenzelayo ukonyusa imveliso,” utshilo uAdam.