Irola eqhotyoshelwe kwingalo yelever imile kufutshane nobubanzi bangaphandle benxalenye ejikelezayo. Izinto ezisisiseko zesixhobo ezifunekayo kwimisebenzi emininzi yokujikeleza ziquka i-mandrel, umlandeli obamba isinyithi, iirola kunye neengalo zelever ezenza inxalenye, kunye nesixhobo sokunxiba. Umfanekiso: Inkampani yeToledo Metal Spinning.
Utshintsho lwepotifoliyo yemveliso yeToledo Metal Spinning Co. lusenokungabi yinto eqhelekileyo, kodwa aluyonto ingaqhelekanga kwindawo yevenkile yokwenza nokuvelisa isinyithi. Ivenkile eseToledo, eOhio yaqala ukwenza iziqwenga ezenziwe ngokwezifiso yaza yaziwa ngokuvelisa iintlobo ezithile zeemveliso. Njengoko imfuno yayisanda, yazisa iimveliso ezininzi ezisemgangathweni ngokusekelwe kwiindlela ezidumileyo zoyilo.
Ukudibanisa umsebenzi owenziwe ngokusesikweni kunye nomsebenzi owenziwe ngokusesikweni kunceda ukulinganisela imithwalo yevenkile. Ukuphindaphinda umsebenzi kukwavula ithuba leerobhothi kunye nezinye iintlobo zokwenza izinto ngokuzenzekelayo. Ingeniso kunye nenzuzo zanda, kwaye ihlabathi labonakala liqhuba kakuhle.
Kodwa ngaba ishishini likhula ngokukhawuleza? Iinkokheli zevenkile enabasebenzi abangama-45 zazisazi ukuba umbutho unamandla angakumbi, ingakumbi xa bebona indlela iinjineli zokuthengisa ezichitha ngayo imihla yazo. Nangona i-TMS inikezela ngemigca emininzi yemveliso, iimveliso ezininzi azinakuthatyathwa nje kwimpahla egqityiweyo zize zithunyelwe. Zenziwe ngendlela yokuodola. Oku kuthetha ukuba iinjineli zokuthengisa zichitha ixesha elininzi zilungiselela amaphepha ee-odolo ze-hopper, zichaza ii-ferrules apha kunye nezixhobo ezithile okanye ii-polish apha.
I-TMS inemiqobo yobunjineli, kwaye ukuze ihlukane nayo, kulo nyaka inkampani yazisa inkqubo yokumisela imveliso. Isoftware eyenzelwe ngokwezifiso eyenzelwe iSolidWorks ivumela abathengi ukuba balungiselele iimveliso zabo kwaye bafumane iikowuteshini kwi-intanethi. Olu hlobo lokuzenzekela olusebenza eofisini kufuneka lube lula ukucwangciswa kwee-odolo kwaye, okona kubaluleke kakhulu, luvumele iinjineli zokuthengisa ukuba ziphathe umsebenzi owenziwe ngokwezifiso simahla. Ngamafutshane, isixhobo kufuneka sincede ekuphuculeni ukusebenza kakuhle kweekowuteshini kunye nobunjineli, nto leyo ilungileyo. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, okukhona ubunjineli kunye neekowuteshini zingasebenzi kakuhle, kokukhona kunzima ukukhula kwevenkile.
Imbali ye-TMS iqala ngeminyaka yoo-1920 kwaye yayingumphambukeli waseJamani ogama linguRudolph Bruehner. Wayengumnini wale nkampani ukususela ngo-1929 ukuya ku-1964, eqesha abajikelezi besinyithi abanobuchule ababenamava eminyaka yokusebenza ngeelathes kunye nee-levers, bephucula inkqubo yokusonta. I-lathe ijikeleza ingenanto, kwaye i-metal spinner isebenzisa i-lever ukucinezela ii-rollers kwi-workpiece, iyenze ifane ne-mandrel.
Ekugqibeleni i-TMS yanda yaba kukuzoba okunzulu, ivelisa iindawo ezixineneyo kunye nee-preforms zokujikelezisa. I-stretcher ibetha i-preform ize iyifake kwi-rotary lathe. Ukuqala nge-preform endaweni ye-flat blank kuvumela ukuba izinto zijikelezwe kubunzulu obukhulu kunye nobubanzi obuncinci.
Namhlanje, i-TMS iseyishishini losapho, kodwa ayiloshishini losapho lakwaBruehner. Le nkampani yatshintshana ngezandla ngo-1964, xa uBruehner wayithengisela uKen noBill Fankauser, abangengabo abasebenzi besinyithi ubomi babo bonke abavela kwilizwe lakudala, kodwa babeyinjineli kunye nomgcini-zincwadi. Unyana kaKen, u-Eric Fankhauser, ngoku ongusekela-mongameli we-TMS, ubalisa ibali.
“Njengomgcini-zincwadi oselula, utata wafumana iakhawunti ye-[TMS] kumhlobo wakhe owayesebenza kwifemu ye-accounting ka-Ernst no-Ernst. Utata wayehlola iifektri kunye neenkampani kwaye wenza umsebenzi omhle, uRudy wamnika. Wathumela itshekhi ye-$100. Oku kwafaka utata kwi-bond. Ukuba wayeyikhupha loo tshekhi, yayiza kuba yingxabano yomdla. Ngoko ke waya kubalingani baka-Ernst no-Ernst waza wabuza ukuba enze ntoni, baza bamxelela ukuba abeke itshekhi eVunyiweyo kwiqabane. Wayenza loo nto kwaye xa itshekhi igqityiwe, uRudy wacaphuka kakhulu kukubona evunyiwe yinkampani. Wabiza utata eofisini yakhe waza wamxelela ukuba ucaphukile. Akazange ayigcine imali. Utata wamchazela ukuba yayingqubana yomdla.
“URudy wacinga ngayo waza ekugqibeleni wathi, ‘Ungumntu endinqwenela ukuba ndibe nenkampani le. Ngaba unomdla wokuyithenga?
UKen Fankhauser wacinga ngayo, waza wafowunela umntakwabo uBill, owayengunjineli weenqwelo-moya eBoeing eSeattle ngelo xesha. Njengoko uEric ekhumbula, “UMalume wam uBill wangena ngenqwelo-moya wajonga inkampani baza bagqiba ekubeni bayithenge. Okunye yimbali.”
Kulo nyaka, i-configurator yemveliso ekwi-intanethi yokumisela iimveliso ukuze zi-odolwe kwii-TMS ezininzi incede ekwenzeni lula imisebenzi yokusebenza kwaye iphucule amava abathengi.
Xa uKen noBill bathenga i-TMS ngeminyaka yoo-1960, babenevenkile egcwele oomatshini bakudala abaqhutywa ngebhanti. Kodwa bakwafika ngexesha apho ukujikeleziswa kwesinyithi (kunye noomatshini bokuvelisa ngokubanzi) kutshintshela ekubeni kusetyenziswe ngesandla ukuya kulawulo olucwangcisiweyo.
Ngeminyaka yoo-1960, esi sibini sathenga i-lathe ejikelezayo eqhutywa yi-stencil yaseLeifeld, efana kakhulu ne-punch press endala eqhutywa yi-stencil. Umqhubi usebenzisa i-joystick eqhuba i-stylus kwitemplate ekwimo yenxalenye ejikelezayo. “Olu luqalo lwe-TMS automation,” utshilo umntakwabo ka-Eric, uCraig, ngoku ongusekela-mongameli wentengiso we-TMS.
Ubuchwepheshe bale nkampani buphucuke ngeentlobo ezahlukeneyo zee-rotary lathes eziqhutywa yitemplate, zafikelela kwizixhobo ezilawulwa yikhompyutha ezisetyenziswa ziifektri namhlanje. Sekunjalo, iinkalo ezininzi zokujikelezisa isinyithi ziyayihlukanisa nezinye iinkqubo. Okokuqala, kwanezona nkqubo zanamhlanje azinakuqhutywa ngempumelelo ngumntu ongazaziyo iziseko zokujikelezisa.
“Awunakubeka nje isithuba uze umatshini ujikeleze ngokuzenzekelayo inxalenye ngokusekelwe kumzobo,” utshilo uEric, wongeza ukuba abaqhubi kufuneka benze iinkqubo ezintsha zenxalenye ngokulawula i-joystick elungisa indawo yeroller ngexesha lokwenziwa komsebenzi. Ngokwesiqhelo kwenziwa iipasi ezininzi, kodwa kungenziwa kube kanye, njengakwinkqubo yokwenza i-shear, apho izinto zinokuncitshiswa (okanye “zichetywe”) zibe sisiqingatha sobukhulu bazo. Isinyithi ngokwaso “siyakhula” okanye sinwebeke kwicala lokujikeleza.
“Uhlobo ngalunye lwesinyithi lwahlukile, kwaye kukho umahluko nangaphakathi kwesinyithi esinye, kubandakanya ubulukhuni kunye namandla okutsalwa,” utshilo uCraig. “Akupheleli apho, isinyithi siyatshisa njengoko sijikeleza, kwaye ubushushu budluliselwa kwisixhobo. Njengoko isinyithi sishushu, siyanda. Zonke ezi zinto zithetha ukuba abaqhubi abanezakhono kufuneka bahlale bejonge umsebenzi.”
Umsebenzi we-TMS ulandela lo msebenzi kangangeminyaka engama-67. “Igama lakhe yayingu-Al,” utshilo u-Eric, “kwaye akazange athathe umhlala-phantsi de waba neminyaka engama-86.” U-Al waqala xa i-lathe yevenkile yayisebenza ngebhanti ebotshelelwe kwi-overhead shaft. Wathatha umhlala-phantsi kwivenkile ene-spinners zamva nje ezinokucwangciswa.
Namhlanje, umzi-mveliso unabasebenzi abathile abebesebenza kule nkampani iminyaka engaphezu kwama-30, abanye iminyaka engaphezu kwama-20, kwaye abo baqeqeshwe kwinkqubo yokusonta basebenza kwiinkqubo ezenziwa ngesandla kunye nezizenzekelayo. Ukuba ivenkile ifuna ukuvelisa iindawo ezilula zokusonta kube kanye, kusengqiqweni ukuba i-spinner iqalise i-lathe esetyenziswa ngesandla.
Sekunjalo, le nkampani isamkela ngokukhutheleyo izinto ezizenzekelayo, njengoko kungqinwa kukusebenzisa kwayo iirobhothi ekugayeni nasekupolisheni. “Sineerobhothi ezintathu ezisebenza apha ngaphakathi,” utshilo uEric. “Ezimbini zazo zenzelwe ukupolisha kwi-axis ethe nkqo kunye nenye kwi-axis ethe tye.”
Le venkile iqesha injineli yerobhothi efundisa irobhothi nganye ukugawula iimilo ezithile isebenzisa izixhobo zeminwe (uhlobo lweDynabrade), kunye nezinye izixhobo zokugawula iibhanti ezahlukeneyo. Ukuyila irobhothi ngumcimbi onzima, ingakumbi xa ucinga ngeentlobo ezahlukeneyo zeerabha ezibandakanyekayo, inani leepaseji, kunye noxinzelelo olwahlukeneyo irobhothi elilusebenzisayo.
Le nkampani isaqesha abantu abalungisa izandla, ingakumbi umsebenzi owenziwe ngokwezifiso. Ikwaqesha abathungi abalungisa iintsimbi abasebenzisa ukuthungela okujikelezayo kunye nokuthungela umthungo, kunye nabathungi abasebenzisa iiplaner, inkqubo engaphuculi nje kuphela umgangatho wokuthungela kodwa ikwancedisa ukujikeleza. Iirola ze-skin passer ziqinisa kwaye zithambise i-weld bead, enceda ukugcina ukuhambelana kwenkqubo xa kufuneka ukujikeleziswa okulandelayo.
I-TMS yayilishishini loomatshini kuphela de kwaba ngu-1988, xa inkampani yaphuhlisa umgca oqhelekileyo wee-hoppers ezi-conical. "Saqonda ukuba, ingakumbi kwishishini leplastiki, siza kufumana izicelo ezahlukeneyo zexabiso le-hopper eza kwahluka kancinci kuphela—ii-intshi ezisibhozo apha, ii-intshi ezi-4.5 phaya," utshilo u-Eric. "Ngoko ke saqala nge-hopper e-conical engama-24 intshi ene-engile engama-60 degrees, saphuhlisa inkqubo yokujikeleza yokwelula [tsala nzulu i-preform, uze uyijikelezise] kuyo, saza sakha umgca wemveliso ukusuka apho." Sasineesayizi ezilishumi zee-hopper, sivelisa malunga nama-50 ukuya kwi-100 ngexesha. Oku kuthetha ukuba asinazo izixhobo ezibizayo zokuhlawula kwaye abathengi akufuneki bahlawulele izixhobo. Ikwishelufu nje kwaye singayithumela ngosuku olulandelayo. Okanye singenza umsebenzi owongezelelweyo, njengokubeka i-ferrule okanye ikhola, okanye iglasi yokubona, zonke ezi zinto zibandakanya ukulungiswa okuncedisayo."
Olunye uluhlu lwemveliso, olubizwa ngokuba yiCleaning Line, luquka uluhlu lweekhonteyina zenkunkuma yentsimbi engagqwaliyo. Le ngcamango yemveliso ivela kulo lonke elo lizwe, kushishino lokuhlamba iimoto.
“Senza iidome ezininzi zokuhlamba iimoto,” utshilo uEric, “kwaye besifuna ukuyisusa loo dome size senze enye into ngayo. Sinelungelo lomenzi loyilo kwiCleanLine kwaye sithengise iminyaka engama-20.” Izansi zezi zitya ziyatsalwa, umzimba uyasongwa uze udityaniswe, idome ephezulu iyatsalwa, ilandelwe yi-crimping, inkqubo ejikelezayo eyenza umphetho ogobileyo kwindawo yokusebenza, efana neembambo eziqinisiweyo.
Iimveliso zeHoppers kunye neClean Line ziyafumaneka kumanqanaba ahlukeneyo "esemgangathweni". Ngaphakathi, inkampani ichaza "imveliso esemgangathweni" njengeyo inokususwa eshelufini ize ithunyelwe. Kodwa kwakhona, inkampani ikwanayo "neemveliso ezisemgangathweni," ezenziwe ngokuyinxenye kwisitokhwe kwaye emva koko zilungiselelwe uku-odolwa. Kulapho abacwangcisi bemveliso abasekelwe kwisoftware badlala khona indima ebalulekileyo.
“Sifuna ngokwenene ukuba abathengi bethu babone imveliso baze babone uqwalaselo, ukufakwa kweeflange kunye nokugqitywa abayicelayo,” utshilo uMaggie Shaffer, umphathi wentengiso okhokela inkqubo ye-configurator. “Sifuna abathengi bakwazi ukuqonda imveliso ngendlela eqondakalayo.”
Ngexesha lokubhalwa kwale ncwadi, i-configurator ibonisa uqwalaselo lwemveliso kunye neendlela ezikhethiweyo kwaye inika ixabiso leeyure ezingama-24. (Njengabenzi abaninzi, i-TMS ibinokugcina amaxabiso ayo ixesha elide ngaphambili, kodwa ayikwazi ngoku, ngenxa yamaxabiso ezinto eziguquguqukayo kunye nokufumaneka kwazo.) Inkampani inethemba lokongeza amandla okucubungula intlawulo kwixesha elizayo.
Okwangoku, abathengi bafowunela ivenkile ukuze bazalise iiodolo zabo. Kodwa endaweni yokuchitha iintsuku okanye iiveki besenza, beququzelela, kwaye befumana imvume yemizobo (idla ngokulinda ixesha elide kwibhokisi engenayo egcweleyo), iinjineli ze-TMS zinokwenza imizobo ngokucofa nje okumbalwa, emva koko zithumele ulwazi kwindawo yokusebenzela ngoko nangoko.
Ngokwembono yomthengi, ukuphuculwa koomatshini bokusonta isinyithi okanye ukugaywa nokupholishwa kwerobhothi kusenokungabonakali kwaphela. Nangona kunjalo, i-configurator yemveliso luphuculo abathengi abanokulubona. Luphucula amava abo okuthenga kwaye lugcina iintsuku ze-TMS okanye iiveki zexesha lokucubungula ii-odolo. Ayilondibaniselwano imbi.
UTim Heston, uMhleli oyiNtloko kwi-FABRICATOR, ubhale ngeshishini lokwenziwa kwesinyithi ukusukela ngo-1998, eqala umsebenzi wakhe kwi-American Welding Society's Welding Magazine. Ukusukela ngoko, ubhale ngeenkqubo zonke zokwenziwa kwesinyithi ukusuka ekunyatheleni, ekugobeni nasekusikeni ukuya ekugayeni nasekupolisheni. Ujoyine abasebenzi be-FABRICATOR ngo-Okthobha ka-2007.
I-FABRICATOR yimagazini ephambili kushishino lokwenza nokuvelisa isinyithi eMntla Melika. Le magazini ibonelela ngeendaba, amanqaku obuchwephesha kunye nembali yamatyala evumela abavelisi ukuba benze imisebenzi yabo ngokufanelekileyo. I-FABRICATOR ibikhonza eli shishini ukusukela ngo-1970.
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