Irola enamathiselwe engalweni yeleva ibunjwe eduze nobubanzi bangaphandle bengxenye ejikelezayo. Izinto eziyisisekelo zamathuluzi ezidingekayo emisebenzini eminingi yokuphotha zifaka phakathi i-mandrel, umlandeli obamba insimbi, amarola kanye nezingalo zeleva ezakha ingxenye, kanye nethuluzi lokugqoka. Isithombe: I-Toledo Metal Spinning Company.
Ukuvela kwephothifoliyo yomkhiqizo weToledo Metal Spinning Co. kungase kungabi yinto evamile, kodwa akuyona into ehlukile endaweni yesitolo sokwakha nokukhiqiza insimbi. Isitolo esiseToledo, e-Ohio saqala ukwenza izingcezu ezenziwe ngokwezifiso futhi saziwa ngokukhiqiza izinhlobo ezithile zemikhiqizo. Njengoba isidingo sanda, sethule imikhiqizo eminingana ejwayelekile ngokusekelwe ekucushweni okudumile.
Ukuhlanganisa umsebenzi wokwenza i-oda kanye nomsebenzi wokwenza i-stock kusiza ukulinganisela imithwalo yesitolo. Ukuphindaphindwa komsebenzi kuvula nomnyango we-robotics kanye nezinye izinhlobo zokwenza izinto ngokuzenzakalela. Imali engenayo kanye nenzuzo kwanda, futhi umhlaba wabonakala uqhuba kahle.
Kodwa ingabe ibhizinisi likhula ngokushesha okukhulu? Abaholi besitolo esinabasebenzi abangu-45 babazi ukuthi inhlangano inamandla amaningi, ikakhulukazi lapho bebona indlela onjiniyela bezokuthengisa abachitha ngayo izinsuku zabo. Nakuba i-TMS inikeza imigqa eminingi yemikhiqizo, imikhiqizo eminingi ayikwazi ukuthathwa nje esitokweni sezimpahla eziqediwe bese ithunyelwa. Ilungiselelwe uku-oda. Lokhu kusho ukuthi onjiniyela bezokuthengisa bachitha isikhathi esiningi belungiselela amaphepha ama-oda e-hopper, bechaza ama-ferrule lapha kanye nezesekeli ezithile noma ama-polish lapha.
I-TMS empeleni inomkhawulo wobunjiniyela, futhi ukuze iwususe, kulo nyaka inkampani yethule uhlelo lokucushwa komkhiqizo. Isofthiwe yangokwezifiso eyenzelwe phezu kwe-SolidWorks ivumela amakhasimende ukuthi alungiselele imikhiqizo yawo futhi athole izingcaphuno ku-inthanethi. Lokhu kuzenzakalela kwehhovisi langaphambili kufanele kube lula ukucubungula ama-oda futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, kuvumele onjiniyela bezentengiso ukuthi baphathe umsebenzi owengeziwe wangokwezifiso mahhala. Ngamafuphi, ithuluzi kufanele lisize ekuthuthukiseni ukusebenza kahle kwezingcaphuno kanye nobunjiniyela, okuyinto enhle. Phela, uma ubunjiniyela kanye nezingcaphuno zingasebenzi kahle, kuba nzima ukuthi isitolo sikhule.
Umlando we-TMS uqala ngawo-1920 kanye nomfuduki waseJalimane ogama lakhe linguRudolph Bruehner. Wayengumnikazi wale nkampani kusukela ngo-1929 kuya ku-1964, eqasha abaphothi bensimbi abanekhono ababeneminyaka eminingi besebenza ngama-lathe nama-lever, bephelelisa inqubo yokuphotha. I-lathe ijikeleza indawo engenalutho, kanti i-metal spinner isebenzisa i-lever ukucindezela ama-roller endaweni yokusebenza, okwenza ukuthi yakheke ngokumelene ne-mandrel.
I-TMS yagcina ikhule yaba umdwebo ojulile, ikhiqiza izingxenye ezigxiviziwe kanye nama-preform okuphotha. I-stretcher ishaya i-preform bese iyifaka ku-lathe ejikelezayo. Ukuqala nge-preform esikhundleni se-blank eyisicaba kuvumela ukuthi izinto ziphothwe ziye ekujuleni okukhulu kanye nobubanzi obuncane.
Namuhla, i-TMS iseyibhizinisi lomndeni, kodwa akuyona ibhizinisi lomndeni wakwaBruehner. Le nkampani yashintsha izandla ngo-1964, lapho uBruehner eyithengisela uKen noBill Fankauser, hhayi izisebenzi zensimbi ezisebenza impilo yonke ezivela ezweni lakudala, kodwa unjiniyela kanye nomgcinimabhuku. Indodana kaKen, u-Eric Fankhauser, manje oyiphini likamongameli we-TMS, ulandisa indaba.
“Njengomgcinimabhuku osemncane, ubaba wathola i-akhawunti ye-[TMS] kumngane owayesebenza enkampanini yokubala i-Ernst and Ernst. Ubaba wahlola amafektri nezinkampani futhi wenza umsebenzi omuhle, uRudy wamnika. Wathumela isheke lika-$100. Lokhu kwafaka ubaba enkingeni. Uma ekhipha lelo sheke, kwakuyoba ukungqubuzana kwezintshisekelo. Ngakho waya kubalingani baka-Ernst no-Ernst wabuza ukuthi benzeni, bamtshela ukuthi afake isheke elivunyelwe kumlingani. Wakwenza futhi lapho isheke selivuliwe, uRudy wacasuka kakhulu ukumbona evunyelwe yinkampani. Washayela ubaba ehhovisi lakhe wamtshela ukuthi ucasukile. Akagcinanga imali. Ubaba wamchazela ukuthi kwakuwukungqubuzana kwezintshisekelo.
“URudy wacabanga ngakho wabe esegcina ethi, ‘Ungumuntu engifisa sengathi ngabe nginale nkampani. Ingabe unesifiso sokuyithenga?
UKen Fankhauser wacabanga ngakho, wabe eseshayela umfowabo uBill, owayengunjiniyela wezindiza eBoeing eSeattle ngaleso sikhathi. Njengoba u-Eric ekhumbula, “UMalume wami uBill wangena ngendiza wabheka inkampani base benquma ukuyithenga. Okunye sekuwumlando.”
Kulo nyaka, i-configurator yomkhiqizo eku-inthanethi yokumisa imikhiqizo ukuze i-odwe kuma-TMS amaningi isize ukwenza lula ukuhamba komsebenzi nokuthuthukisa ulwazi lwamakhasimende.
Ngesikhathi uKen noBill bethenga i-TMS ngawo-1960, babenesitolo esigcwele imishini yakudala eqhutshwa ngebhande. Kodwa futhi bafika ngesikhathi lapho ukuphotha insimbi (kanye nemishini yokukhiqiza ngokuvamile) kushintshela ekusebenzeni ngesandla kuya ekulawuleni okuhleliwe.
Ngawo-1960, laba bobabili bathenga i-lathe ejikelezayo eqhutshwa nge-stencil kaLeifeld, efana cishe nomshini wokucindezela odala oqhutshwa nge-stencil. Umsebenzisi usebenzisa i-joystick eshayela i-stylus kuthempulethi esesimweni sengxenye ejikelezayo. “Lokhu kungukuqala kokuzenzakalela kwe-TMS,” kusho umfowabo ka-Eric, uCraig, oseyisekela likamongameli wezokuthengisa we-TMS.
Ubuchwepheshe benkampani buthuthuke ngezinhlobo ezahlukene zama-rotary lathes aqhutshwa yithempulethi, okwaphetha ngemishini elawulwa yikhompyutha esetshenziswa amafektri namuhla. Noma kunjalo, izici eziningana zokuphotha insimbi zikuhlukanisa nezinye izinqubo. Okokuqala, ngisho nezinhlelo zesimanje kakhulu azikwazi ukusebenza ngempumelelo ngumuntu ongazazi izisekelo zokuphotha.
“Awukwazi nje ukufaka isikhala bese umshini ujikeleza ingxenye ngokuzenzakalelayo ngokusekelwe emdwebweni,” kusho u-Eric, enezela ngokuthi opharetha badinga ukudala izinhlelo ezintsha zezingxenye ngokusebenzisa i-joystick elungisa indawo ye-roller ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza ngomsebenzi. Ngokuvamile kwenziwa izikhathi eziningi, kodwa kungenziwa kanye kuphela, njengasemsebenzini wokwakha i-shear, lapho izinto zingancishiswa khona (noma “zigundwe”) zibe yisigamu sobukhulu bazo. Insimbi ngokwayo “iyakhula” noma inwebezele ohlangothini lokujikeleza.
“Uhlobo ngalunye lwensimbi luhlukile, futhi kukhona umehluko ngisho nangaphakathi kwensimbi efanayo, okuhlanganisa ubulukhuni namandla okudonsa,” kusho uCraig. “Akukhona lokho kuphela, insimbi iyashisa njengoba ijikeleza, bese lokho kushisa kudluliselwa ethuluzini. Njengoba insimbi ishisa, iyakhula. Zonke lezi ziguquguquko zisho ukuthi opharetha abanekhono kudingeka baqaphele umsebenzi.”
Isisebenzi se-TMS silandele lo msebenzi iminyaka engama-67. “Igama lakhe kwakungu-Al,” kusho u-Eric, “futhi akazange athathe umhlalaphansi kwaze kwaba yilapho eneminyaka engama-86.” U-Al waqala lapho i-lathe yesitolo isebenza ngebhande elixhunywe ku-shaft ephezulu. Wathatha umhlalaphansi esitolo esinezipina zamuva ezingahlelwa.
Namuhla, ifektri inabasebenzi abathile asebesebenze kule nkampani iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30, abanye iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20, kanti labo abaqeqeshwe enqubweni yokuphotha basebenza kokubili ezinqubweni ezenziwa ngesandla nezizenzakalelayo. Uma isitolo sidinga ukukhiqiza izingxenye ezilula zokuphotha kanye kuphela, kusenengqondo ukuthi i-spinner iqale i-lathe esetshenziswa ngesandla.
Noma kunjalo, inkampani iwusebenzisa ngokuzikhandla umsebenzi wokwenza izinto ngokuzenzakalela, njengoba kufakazelwa ukusetshenziswa kwayo kwamarobhothi ekugayeni nasekupholisheni. “Sinamarobhothi amathathu ngaphakathi enza ukupholisheni,” kusho u-Eric. “Amabili awo aklanyelwe ukupholisheni ku-axis eqondile kanye nelinye ku-axis evundlile.”
Lesi sitolo siqasha unjiniyela werobhothi ofundisa irobhothi ngalinye ukugaya izimo ezithile esebenzisa amathuluzi e-finger-strap (uhlobo lwe-Dynabrade), kanye nezinye izinhlobo ezahlukene zokugaya ibhande. Ukuhlela irobhothi kuyindaba ebucayi, ikakhulukazi uma ubheka izinhlobo ezahlukene ze-granular ezihilelekile, inani lama-pass, kanye nezingcindezi ezahlukene irobhothi elizisebenzisayo.
Le nkampani isaqasha abantu abapholisha izandla, ikakhulukazi umsebenzi owenziwe ngokwezifiso. Iqasha nabashiseli abenza ukushisela okujikelezayo kanye nomthungo, kanye nabashiseli abenza ama-planer, inqubo engagcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yokushisela kodwa futhi ehambisana nokujikeleza. Ama-roller e-skin passer aqinisa futhi anciphise i-weld bead, okusiza ukugcina ukuhambisana kwenqubo lapho kudingeka ukushintshwa okulandelayo.
I-TMS yayiyisitolo semishini esiphelele kwaze kwaba ngu-1988, lapho inkampani yakha umugqa ojwayelekile wama-hopper aqinile. "Saqaphela ukuthi, ikakhulukazi embonini yepulasitiki, sizothola izicelo ezahlukene zamanani e-hopper ayezohluka kancane - amasentimitha ayisishiyagalombili lapha, amasentimitha ayisigamu lapho," kusho u-Eric. "Ngakho saqala nge-hopper engamasentimitha angu-24. I-hopper eqondile ene-engeli engama-degree angu-60, sathuthukisa inqubo yokuphotha yokwelula [donsela ngokujulile i-preform, bese uyijikeleza] yayo, futhi sakha umugqa womkhiqizo kusukela lapho." Sasinezinhlobo eziningana zama-hopper ayishumi, sikhiqiza cishe ama-50 kuya ku-100 ngesikhathi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi asinazo izilungiselelo ezibizayo zokukhokha futhi amakhasimende akudingeki akhokhele amathuluzi. Iseshalofini nje futhi singayithumela ngosuku olulandelayo. Noma singenza umsebenzi owengeziwe, njengokufaka i-ferrule noma ikhola, noma ingilazi yokubona, konke okuhilela ukuphathwa okusizayo."
Omunye umkhiqizo, obizwa ngokuthi i-Cleaning Line, uhlanganisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zezitsha zemfucuza yensimbi engagqwali. Lo mbono womkhiqizo uvela kuyo yonke indawo, embonini yokuwasha izimoto.
“Senza ama-dome amaningi okugeza izimoto,” kusho u-Eric, “futhi besifuna ukuwasusa lawo ma-dome bese senza okunye ngawo. Sine-patent yokuklama ku-CleanLine futhi sithengise iminyaka engama-20.” Izisekelo zalezi zitsha ziyadonswa, umzimba uyagoqwa futhi ushiselwe, i-dome ephezulu iyadonswa, kulandelwe yi-crimping, inqubo ejikelezayo edala unqenqema olugoqiwe ku-workpiece, olufana ne-Reinforced ribs.
Imikhiqizo ye-Hoppers kanye ne-Clean Line itholakala ngamazinga ahlukene “ajwayelekile”. Ngaphakathi, inkampani ichaza “umkhiqizo ojwayelekile” njengongasuswa eshalofini bese uthunyelwa. Kodwa futhi, inkampani futhi ine “imikhiqizo ejwayelekile eyenziwe ngokwezifiso,” eyenziwe ngokwengxenye ngesitoko bese ihlelwa ukuze i-odwe. Yilapho abahleli bomkhiqizo abasekelwe kusofthiwe bedlala khona indima ebalulekile.
“Sifuna ngempela amakhasimende ethu abone umkhiqizo futhi abone ukucushwa, ukufakwa kwama-flange kanye nokuqedwa abakucelayo,” kusho uMaggie Shaffer, umphathi wokumaketha ohola uhlelo lwe-configurator. “Sifuna amakhasimende akwazi ukuqonda umkhiqizo ngendlela engokwemvelo.”
Ngesikhathi sokubhala lokhu, i-configurator ibonisa ukucushwa komkhiqizo ngezinketho ezikhethiwe futhi inikeza intengo yamahora angu-24. (Njengabakhiqizi abaningi, i-TMS yayingagcina amanani ayo isikhathi eside esikhathini esidlule, kodwa ayikwazi manje, ngenxa yamanani ezinto eziguquguqukayo kanye nokutholakala.) Inkampani inethemba lokwengeza amandla okucubungula inkokhelo esikhathini esizayo.
Njengamanje, amakhasimende ashayela isitolo ukuze agcwalise ama-oda awo. Kodwa esikhundleni sokuchitha izinsuku noma ngisho namasonto ekhiqiza, ehlela, futhi ethola imvume yemidwebo (ngokuvamile elinde isikhathi eside ebhokisini lokungenayo eligcwele), onjiniyela be-TMS bangakhiqiza imidwebo ngokuchofoza okumbalwa nje, bese bethumela ulwazi eshabhu ngokushesha.
Ngokombono wekhasimende, ukuthuthukiswa kwemishini yokuphotha insimbi noma ngisho nokugaya nokupholisha ngamarobhothi kungase kungabonakali nhlobo. Kodwa-ke, i-configurator yomkhiqizo iyintuthuko amakhasimende angayibona. Ithuthukisa ulwazi lwabo lokuthenga futhi isindisa izinsuku ze-TMS noma ngisho namasonto esikhathi sokucubungula ama-oda. Akuyona inhlanganisela embi.
UTim Heston, uMhleli Omkhulu kwa-The FABRICATOR, ubelokhu ekhuluma ngemboni yokukhiqiza insimbi kusukela ngo-1998, eqala umsebenzi wakhe nge-American Welding Society's Welding Magazine. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ubelokhu ekhuluma ngazo zonke izinqubo zokukhiqiza insimbi kusukela ekunyatheliseni, ekugobeni nasekusikeni kuya ekugayeni nasekupholisheni. Wajoyina abasebenzi be-FABRICATOR ngo-Okthoba 2007.
I-FABRICATOR ingumagazini ohamba phambili embonini yokwakha nokukhiqiza insimbi eNyakatho Melika. Lo magazini unikeza izindaba, izihloko zobuchwepheshe kanye nomlando wamacala avumela abakhiqizi ukwenza imisebenzi yabo ngempumelelo enkulu. I-FABRICATOR ibilokhu ikhonza imboni kusukela ngo-1970.
Manje ngokufinyelela okugcwele kuhlelo lwedijithali lwe-FABRICATOR, ukufinyelela okulula ezinsizeni ezibalulekile zemboni.
Uhlelo lwedijithali lwe-The Tube & Pipe Journal seluyatholakala ngokugcwele manje, lunikeza ukufinyelela okulula ezinsizeni ezibalulekile zemboni.
Jabulela ukufinyelela okugcwele kuhlelo lwedijithali lwe-STAMPING Journal, oluhlinzeka ngentuthuko yakamuva kwezobuchwepheshe, imikhuba emihle kanye nezindaba zemboni zemakethe yokunyathela insimbi.
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Irola enamathiselwe engalweni yeleva ibunjwe eduze nobubanzi bangaphandle bengxenye ejikelezayo. Izinto eziyisisekelo zamathuluzi ezidingekayo emisebenzini eminingi yokuphotha zifaka phakathi i-mandrel, umlandeli obamba insimbi, amarola kanye nezingalo zeleva ezakha ingxenye, kanye nethuluzi lokugqoka. Isithombe: I-Toledo Metal Spinning Company.
Ukuvela kwephothifoliyo yomkhiqizo weToledo Metal Spinning Co. kungase kungabi yinto evamile, kodwa akuyona into ehlukile endaweni yesitolo sokwakha nokukhiqiza insimbi. Isitolo esiseToledo, e-Ohio saqala ukwenza izingcezu ezenziwe ngokwezifiso futhi saziwa ngokukhiqiza izinhlobo ezithile zemikhiqizo. Njengoba isidingo sanda, sethule imikhiqizo eminingana ejwayelekile ngokusekelwe ekucushweni okudumile.
Ukuhlanganisa umsebenzi wokwenza i-oda kanye nomsebenzi wokwenza i-stock kusiza ukulinganisela imithwalo yesitolo. Ukuphindaphindwa komsebenzi kuvula nomnyango we-robotics kanye nezinye izinhlobo zokwenza izinto ngokuzenzakalela. Imali engenayo kanye nenzuzo kwanda, futhi umhlaba wabonakala uqhuba kahle.
Kodwa ingabe ibhizinisi likhula ngokushesha okukhulu? Abaholi besitolo esinabasebenzi abangu-45 babazi ukuthi inhlangano inamandla amaningi, ikakhulukazi lapho bebona indlela onjiniyela bezokuthengisa abachitha ngayo izinsuku zabo. Nakuba i-TMS inikeza imigqa eminingi yemikhiqizo, imikhiqizo eminingi ayikwazi ukuthathwa nje esitokweni sezimpahla eziqediwe bese ithunyelwa. Ilungiselelwe uku-oda. Lokhu kusho ukuthi onjiniyela bezokuthengisa bachitha isikhathi esiningi belungiselela amaphepha ama-oda e-hopper, bechaza ama-ferrule lapha kanye nezesekeli ezithile noma ama-polish lapha.
I-TMS empeleni inomkhawulo wobunjiniyela, futhi ukuze iwususe, kulo nyaka inkampani yethule uhlelo lokucushwa komkhiqizo. Isofthiwe yangokwezifiso eyenzelwe phezu kwe-SolidWorks ivumela amakhasimende ukuthi alungiselele imikhiqizo yawo futhi athole izingcaphuno ku-inthanethi. Lokhu kuzenzakalela kwehhovisi langaphambili kufanele kube lula ukucubungula ama-oda futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, kuvumele onjiniyela bezentengiso ukuthi baphathe umsebenzi owengeziwe wangokwezifiso mahhala. Ngamafuphi, ithuluzi kufanele lisize ekuthuthukiseni ukusebenza kahle kwezingcaphuno kanye nobunjiniyela, okuyinto enhle. Phela, uma ubunjiniyela kanye nezingcaphuno zingasebenzi kahle, kuba nzima ukuthi isitolo sikhule.
Umlando we-TMS uqala ngawo-1920 kanye nomfuduki waseJalimane ogama lakhe linguRudolph Bruehner. Wayengumnikazi wale nkampani kusukela ngo-1929 kuya ku-1964, eqasha abaphothi bensimbi abanekhono ababeneminyaka eminingi besebenza ngama-lathe nama-lever, bephelelisa inqubo yokuphotha. I-lathe ijikeleza indawo engenalutho, kanti i-metal spinner isebenzisa i-lever ukucindezela ama-roller endaweni yokusebenza, okwenza ukuthi yakheke ngokumelene ne-mandrel.
I-TMS yagcina ikhule yaba umdwebo ojulile, ikhiqiza izingxenye ezigxiviziwe kanye nama-preform okuphotha. I-stretcher ishaya i-preform bese iyifaka ku-lathe ejikelezayo. Ukuqala nge-preform esikhundleni se-blank eyisicaba kuvumela ukuthi izinto ziphothwe ziye ekujuleni okukhulu kanye nobubanzi obuncane.
Namuhla, i-TMS iseyibhizinisi lomndeni, kodwa akuyona ibhizinisi lomndeni wakwaBruehner. Le nkampani yashintsha izandla ngo-1964, lapho uBruehner eyithengisela uKen noBill Fankauser, hhayi izisebenzi zensimbi ezisebenza impilo yonke ezivela ezweni lakudala, kodwa unjiniyela kanye nomgcinimabhuku. Indodana kaKen, u-Eric Fankhauser, manje oyiphini likamongameli we-TMS, ulandisa indaba.
“Njengomgcinimabhuku osemncane, ubaba wathola i-akhawunti ye-[TMS] kumngane owayesebenza enkampanini yokubala i-Ernst and Ernst. Ubaba wahlola amafektri nezinkampani futhi wenza umsebenzi omuhle, uRudy wamnika. Wathumela isheke lika-$100. Lokhu kwafaka ubaba enkingeni. Uma ekhipha lelo sheke, kwakuyoba ukungqubuzana kwezintshisekelo. Ngakho waya kubalingani baka-Ernst no-Ernst wabuza ukuthi benzeni, bamtshela ukuthi afake isheke elivunyelwe kumlingani. Wakwenza futhi lapho isheke selivuliwe, uRudy wacasuka kakhulu ukumbona evunyelwe yinkampani. Washayela ubaba ehhovisi lakhe wamtshela ukuthi ucasukile. Akagcinanga imali. Ubaba wamchazela ukuthi kwakuwukungqubuzana kwezintshisekelo.
“URudy wacabanga ngakho wabe esegcina ethi, ‘Ungumuntu engifisa sengathi ngabe nginale nkampani. Ingabe unesifiso sokuyithenga?
UKen Fankhauser wacabanga ngakho, wabe eseshayela umfowabo uBill, owayengunjiniyela wezindiza eBoeing eSeattle ngaleso sikhathi. Njengoba u-Eric ekhumbula, “UMalume wami uBill wangena ngendiza wabheka inkampani base benquma ukuyithenga. Okunye sekuwumlando.”
Kulo nyaka, i-configurator yomkhiqizo eku-inthanethi yokumisa imikhiqizo ukuze i-odwe kuma-TMS amaningi isize ukwenza lula ukuhamba komsebenzi nokuthuthukisa ulwazi lwamakhasimende.
Ngesikhathi uKen noBill bethenga i-TMS ngawo-1960, babenesitolo esigcwele imishini yakudala eqhutshwa ngebhande. Kodwa futhi bafika ngesikhathi lapho ukuphotha insimbi (kanye nemishini yokukhiqiza ngokuvamile) kushintshela ekusebenzeni ngesandla kuya ekulawuleni okuhleliwe.
Ngawo-1960, laba bobabili bathenga i-lathe ejikelezayo eqhutshwa nge-stencil kaLeifeld, efana cishe nomshini wokucindezela odala oqhutshwa nge-stencil. Umsebenzisi usebenzisa i-joystick eshayela i-stylus kuthempulethi esesimweni sengxenye ejikelezayo. “Lokhu kungukuqala kokuzenzakalela kwe-TMS,” kusho umfowabo ka-Eric, uCraig, oseyisekela likamongameli wezokuthengisa we-TMS.
Ubuchwepheshe benkampani buthuthuke ngezinhlobo ezahlukene zama-rotary lathes aqhutshwa yithempulethi, okwaphetha ngemishini elawulwa yikhompyutha esetshenziswa amafektri namuhla. Noma kunjalo, izici eziningana zokuphotha insimbi zikuhlukanisa nezinye izinqubo. Okokuqala, ngisho nezinhlelo zesimanje kakhulu azikwazi ukusebenza ngempumelelo ngumuntu ongazazi izisekelo zokuphotha.
“Awukwazi nje ukufaka isikhala bese umshini ujikeleza ingxenye ngokuzenzakalelayo ngokusekelwe emdwebweni,” kusho u-Eric, enezela ngokuthi opharetha badinga ukudala izinhlelo ezintsha zezingxenye ngokusebenzisa i-joystick elungisa indawo ye-roller ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza ngomsebenzi. Ngokuvamile kwenziwa izikhathi eziningi, kodwa kungenziwa kanye kuphela, njengasemsebenzini wokwakha i-shear, lapho izinto zingancishiswa khona (noma “zigundwe”) zibe yisigamu sobukhulu bazo. Insimbi ngokwayo “iyakhula” noma inwebezele ohlangothini lokujikeleza.
“Uhlobo ngalunye lwensimbi luhlukile, futhi kukhona umehluko ngisho nangaphakathi kwensimbi efanayo, okuhlanganisa ubulukhuni namandla okudonsa,” kusho uCraig. “Akukhona lokho kuphela, insimbi iyashisa njengoba ijikeleza, bese lokho kushisa kudluliselwa ethuluzini. Njengoba insimbi ishisa, iyakhula. Zonke lezi ziguquguquko zisho ukuthi opharetha abanekhono kudingeka baqaphele umsebenzi.”
Isisebenzi se-TMS silandele lo msebenzi iminyaka engama-67. “Igama lakhe kwakungu-Al,” kusho u-Eric, “futhi akazange athathe umhlalaphansi kwaze kwaba yilapho eneminyaka engama-86.” U-Al waqala lapho i-lathe yesitolo isebenza ngebhande elixhunywe ku-shaft ephezulu. Wathatha umhlalaphansi esitolo esinezipina zamuva ezingahlelwa.
Namuhla, ifektri inabasebenzi abathile asebesebenze kule nkampani iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30, abanye iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20, kanti labo abaqeqeshwe enqubweni yokuphotha basebenza kokubili ezinqubweni ezenziwa ngesandla nezizenzakalelayo. Uma isitolo sidinga ukukhiqiza izingxenye ezilula zokuphotha kanye kuphela, kusenengqondo ukuthi i-spinner iqale i-lathe esetshenziswa ngesandla.
Noma kunjalo, inkampani iwusebenzisa ngokuzikhandla umsebenzi wokwenza izinto ngokuzenzakalela, njengoba kufakazelwa ukusetshenziswa kwayo kwamarobhothi ekugayeni nasekupholisheni. “Sinamarobhothi amathathu ngaphakathi enza ukupholisheni,” kusho u-Eric. “Amabili awo aklanyelwe ukupholisheni ku-axis eqondile kanye nelinye ku-axis evundlile.”
Lesi sitolo siqasha unjiniyela werobhothi ofundisa irobhothi ngalinye ukugaya izimo ezithile esebenzisa amathuluzi e-finger-strap (uhlobo lwe-Dynabrade), kanye nezinye izinhlobo ezahlukene zokugaya ibhande. Ukuhlela irobhothi kuyindaba ebucayi, ikakhulukazi uma ubheka izinhlobo ezahlukene ze-granular ezihilelekile, inani lama-pass, kanye nezingcindezi ezahlukene irobhothi elizisebenzisayo.
Le nkampani isaqasha abantu abapholisha izandla, ikakhulukazi umsebenzi owenziwe ngokwezifiso. Iqasha nabashiseli abenza ukushisela okujikelezayo kanye nomthungo, kanye nabashiseli abenza ama-planer, inqubo engagcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yokushisela kodwa futhi ehambisana nokujikeleza. Ama-roller e-skin passer aqinisa futhi anciphise i-weld bead, okusiza ukugcina ukuhambisana kwenqubo lapho kudingeka ukushintshwa okulandelayo.
I-TMS yayiyisitolo semishini esiphelele kwaze kwaba ngu-1988, lapho inkampani yakha umugqa ojwayelekile wama-hopper aqinile. "Saqaphela ukuthi, ikakhulukazi embonini yepulasitiki, sizothola izicelo ezahlukene zamanani e-hopper ayezohluka kancane - amasentimitha ayisishiyagalombili lapha, amasentimitha ayisigamu lapho," kusho u-Eric. "Ngakho saqala nge-hopper engamasentimitha angu-24. I-hopper eqondile ene-engeli engama-degree angu-60, sathuthukisa inqubo yokuphotha yokwelula [donsela ngokujulile i-preform, bese uyijikeleza] yayo, futhi sakha umugqa womkhiqizo kusukela lapho." Sasinezinhlobo eziningana zama-hopper ayishumi, sikhiqiza cishe ama-50 kuya ku-100 ngesikhathi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi asinazo izilungiselelo ezibizayo zokukhokha futhi amakhasimende akudingeki akhokhele amathuluzi. Iseshalofini nje futhi singayithumela ngosuku olulandelayo. Noma singenza umsebenzi owengeziwe, njengokufaka i-ferrule noma ikhola, noma ingilazi yokubona, konke okuhilela ukuphathwa okusizayo."
Omunye umkhiqizo, obizwa ngokuthi i-Cleaning Line, uhlanganisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zezitsha zemfucuza yensimbi engagqwali. Lo mbono womkhiqizo uvela kuyo yonke indawo, embonini yokuwasha izimoto.
“Senza ama-dome amaningi okugeza izimoto,” kusho u-Eric, “futhi besifuna ukuwasusa lawo ma-dome bese senza okunye ngawo. Sine-patent yokuklama ku-CleanLine futhi sithengise iminyaka engama-20.” Izisekelo zalezi zitsha ziyadonswa, umzimba uyagoqwa futhi ushiselwe, i-dome ephezulu iyadonswa, kulandelwe yi-crimping, inqubo ejikelezayo edala unqenqema olugoqiwe ku-workpiece, olufana ne-Reinforced ribs.
Imikhiqizo ye-Hoppers kanye ne-Clean Line itholakala ngamazinga ahlukene “ajwayelekile”. Ngaphakathi, inkampani ichaza “umkhiqizo ojwayelekile” njengongasuswa eshalofini bese uthunyelwa. Kodwa futhi, inkampani futhi ine “imikhiqizo ejwayelekile eyenziwe ngokwezifiso,” eyenziwe ngokwengxenye ngesitoko bese ihlelwa ukuze i-odwe. Yilapho abahleli bomkhiqizo abasekelwe kusofthiwe bedlala khona indima ebalulekile.
“Sifuna ngempela amakhasimende ethu abone umkhiqizo futhi abone ukucushwa, ukufakwa kwama-flange kanye nokuqedwa abakucelayo,” kusho uMaggie Shaffer, umphathi wokumaketha ohola uhlelo lwe-configurator. “Sifuna amakhasimende akwazi ukuqonda umkhiqizo ngendlela engokwemvelo.”
Ngesikhathi sokubhala lokhu, i-configurator ibonisa ukucushwa komkhiqizo ngezinketho ezikhethiwe futhi inikeza intengo yamahora angu-24. (Njengabakhiqizi abaningi, i-TMS yayingagcina amanani ayo isikhathi eside esikhathini esidlule, kodwa ayikwazi manje, ngenxa yamanani ezinto eziguquguqukayo kanye nokutholakala.) Inkampani inethemba lokwengeza amandla okucubungula inkokhelo esikhathini esizayo.
Njengamanje, amakhasimende ashayela isitolo ukuze agcwalise ama-oda awo. Kodwa esikhundleni sokuchitha izinsuku noma ngisho namasonto ekhiqiza, ehlela, futhi ethola imvume yemidwebo (ngokuvamile elinde isikhathi eside ebhokisini lokungenayo eligcwele), onjiniyela be-TMS bangakhiqiza imidwebo ngokuchofoza okumbalwa nje, bese bethumela ulwazi eshabhu ngokushesha.
Ngokombono wekhasimende, ukuthuthukiswa kwemishini yokuphotha insimbi noma ngisho nokugaya nokupholisha ngamarobhothi kungase kungabonakali nhlobo. Kodwa-ke, i-configurator yomkhiqizo iyintuthuko amakhasimende angayibona. Ithuthukisa ulwazi lwabo lokuthenga futhi isindisa izinsuku ze-TMS noma ngisho namasonto esikhathi sokucubungula ama-oda. Akuyona inhlanganisela embi.
UTim Heston, uMhleli Omkhulu kwa-The FABRICATOR, ubelokhu ekhuluma ngemboni yokukhiqiza insimbi kusukela ngo-1998, eqala umsebenzi wakhe nge-American Welding Society's Welding Magazine. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ubelokhu ekhuluma ngazo zonke izinqubo zokukhiqiza insimbi kusukela ekunyatheliseni, ekugobeni nasekusikeni kuya ekugayeni nasekupholisheni. Wajoyina abasebenzi be-FABRICATOR ngo-Okthoba 2007.
I-FABRICATOR ingumagazini ohamba phambili embonini yokwakha nokukhiqiza insimbi eNyakatho Melika. Lo magazini unikeza izindaba, izihloko zobuchwepheshe kanye nomlando wamacala avumela abakhiqizi ukwenza imisebenzi yabo ngempumelelo enkulu. I-FABRICATOR ibilokhu ikhonza imboni kusukela ngo-1970.
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