Ukunceda uluntu oluhlala kwidolophu encinci eCarlifonia, iMETALfx kunye neAdventist Health Howard Memorial Hospital badibanise imikhosi ngexesha lobhubhani we-COVID-19. Getty Images
Ubomi baseWillitz, eCalifornia bufana nobomi kuyo nayiphi na idolophu encinci ekude e-United States.Nabani na ongelolungu losapho uphantse abe njengelungu losapho, kuba ubazi kakuhle kakhulu.
I-Willits yidolophu encinci enabantu abamalunga ne-5,000 ephakathi kumbindi we-Mendocino County, malunga neeyure ezimbini ngemoto emantla eSan Francisco. hamba umgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-20 ukuya emazantsi ecaleni kwe-US Highway 101 ukuya e-Ukiya, isixeko esikhulu esinabemi be-16,000.
I-METALfx yilaphu elinabasebenzi abali-176, kwaye i-Adventist Health Howard Memorial Hospital ingabaqeshi ababini abakhulu kulo mmandla. Ngexesha lobhubhani we-COVID-19, badlale indima ebalulekileyo ekuncedeni uluntu nasekuncedeni omnye nomnye.
I-METALfx yasekwa ngo-1976. Kwi-roller coaster ye-market dynamics, iifabs ezininzi ezine-tenure efanayo ziyafana.Ekuqaleni kweminyaka yee-1990, inkampani ifumene ingeniso yonyaka ye-60 yezigidi zeedola zase-US kwaye iqeshe malunga nabasebenzi abangama-400. Nangona kunjalo, malunga nokufana okufanayo. ixesha, xa umthengi omkhulu wagqiba ekubeni ahambise imisebenzi yayo yokuvelisa phesheya, inkampani yacutheka kwaye abasebenzi abaninzi balahlekelwa yimisebenzi yabo.Isebe lonke latshatyalaliswa.Umlinganiselo othile, inkampani kwafuneka iqale kwakhona.
Kwiminyaka emininzi, i-METALfx isebenza kanzima ukuphepha le meko.Ngoku, umgaqo wegolide wenkampani kukuba akukho mthengi omnye onokuthi aphendule ngaphezu kwe-15% yemali engenayo yenkampani.Umboniso kwigumbi lenkomfa ubonisa ngokucacileyo oku, okuchonga. abathengi abaphezulu be-10 benkampani. Abasebenzi be-METALfx abazi nje ukuba basebenzela bani, kodwa bayazi nokuba ikamva lenkampani alinqunywanga sisigebenga esinye okanye ezimbini.
Umenzi ubonelela abathengi bakhe ngeenkonzo zobunjineli, ukucubungula kunye nokuvelisa, kubandakanywa ukusika kwe-laser, ukunyathela, ukunyathela, ukugoba umatshini wokugoba, kunye ne-gas metal arc kunye ne-gas tungsten arc welding.Ikwabonelela ngeenkonzo zendibano, ezifana nokuhambelana kunye nokwakhiwa kwe-sub-assembly. I-METALfx yophuhliso lweshishini kunye nomlawuli wentengiso u-Connie Bates uthe umgca wepeyinti kunye nomgubo we-powder uxhotyiswe ngomgca we-multi-stage pretreatment kwaye ubonakalise ukuba uyathandwa kubathengi abafuna ivenkile enye yokubonelela ngeengxenye ezibunjiweyo nezigqityiweyo.
U-Bates uthe ezi nkonzo kunye nezinye iimveliso zexabiso ezongeziweyo, ezifana nokuhanjiswa kwexesha kunye nokuyila umsebenzi wokuvelisa, zincede ukwakha iphothifoliyo yabathengi bomenzi kwiminyaka yamuva.
Ukukhula kukhatshwa ngabathengi abaninzi bexesha elide, abanye babo babuyela kwiminyaka engama-25, kunye nabathengi abatsha. .
"Sinamalungu amatsha angama-55 awela kuthi ngenyanga," kusho u-Bates.METALfx yakhubeka kancinane izama ukusingatha yonke imisebenzi emitsha, kodwa umthengi wayelindele ukulibaziseka ekuphenduleni, evuma ukuba utyale imali eninzi kwi-fab. ngexesha, uBates wongeza.
Ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo ka-2020, umenzi wafakela umatshini omtsha we-Bystronic BySmart 6 kW fiber laser cut, oqhagamshelwe kwindawo yokugcina ngokuzenzekelayo kunye nenqaba yokubuyisela kunye nenkqubo yokuphatha izinto ze-ByTrans Cross ukugcina isantya esiphezulu sokusebenza kwe-laser fiber. .U-Bates uthe i-laser entsha iya kunceda inkampani ihlangabezane namaxesha amafutshane okuhanjiswa kwabathengi, ukusika kahlanu ngokukhawuleza kune-4 kW CO2 umatshini wokusika i-laser, kwaye uvelise iinxalenye ezinemiphetho ecocekileyo. Oomatshini bokusika i-laser Enye iya kugcinelwa iprototype / iiyunithi zokuguqula ngokukhawuleza.) Ukusetyenziswa kwamandla okuncinci koomatshini bokusika i-laser kukwafanelekile kakhulu kwinkampani, wongezelela, ngenxa yommandla wePacific Gas & Energy's umboneleli wombane unomdla kakhulu ekunciphiseni. imfuno yegridi, ngakumbi xa kukho iintlekele zendalo (ezifana nomlilo wamahlathi kufuphi nonyaka odlulileyo).
Abaphathi be-METALfx basasaze iikiti zokusindisa ubomi ze-COVID-19 kubasebenzi ngoMeyi ukubabulela ngokuya emsebenzini, njengendlela yokuxhasa amashishini asekhaya. iindawo zokutyela.
I-METALfx ifumene amandla amaninzi alungileyo ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, ngokunyuka okumalunga ne-12% xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo ngo-2019. Kodwa ngengxaki yokusabela kwi-COVID-19. ayiyi kuyeka.
Njengoko iCarlifonia iqala ukuphendula kuqhambuko lwe-coronavirus kaMatshi, i-METALfx izama ukufumanisa ukuba iya kuqhubeka njani. Nje ukuba sithethe malunga ne-odolo yendawo yokuhlala kwindawo yaseMantla California, omnye wabathengi abaphambili be-METALfx unxibelelane nayo esithi umvelisi ubalulekile. kwishishini layo.Umthengi ngumenzi wezixhobo zovavanyo lwezonyango, ezinye zeemveliso zayo zisetyenziselwa ukulwa ne-coronavirus.I-Bates yongeza ukuba kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezizayo, omnye umthengi waqhagamshelana nevenkile kwaye wathi iimveliso zabo nazo zibalulekile.METALfx aziyi kuvalwa ngexesha lo bhubhani.
“Sizama ukubona into emasiyenze,” utshilo uHenry Moss, umongameli we-METALfx.” Ndijonge eAmazon kwaye andifumananga ncwadi malunga nendlela yokuphatha inkampani ngexesha lo bhubhani.andikayibhali okwangoku.
Ukuze enze isigqibo esifanelekileyo sokukhusela abasebenzi nokwenza ukuba inkampani izalisekise imbopheleleko yayo yokubonelela, uMoss waqhagamshelana neAdventist Health Howard Memorial ekufuphi. umthengisi ngelo xesha kunye noyena mnini wehashe elidumileyo leSeabiscuit.Isiseko sisekelwe kunyana kaHoward Othiywe ngoFrank R. Howard (uFrank R. Howard), owasweleka kwingozi yemoto.) Isibhedlele sasabela ngokukhawuleza.Ulawulo lwe-METALfx ludibene neenkokeli ezimbini zezonyango zesibhedlele ukuze ziqonde ukuba yiyiphi imilinganiselo abayithathayo ukuze baqinisekise ngeli xesha uKhuseleko kunye nempilo yabasebenzi.
Abasebenzi bajonga ubushushu bomzimba wabo phambi kokuba bangene kwiziko ukuze babone ukuba banomkhuhlane na. I-coronavirus, ubomi babo bunokuba sesichengeni, kwaye abasebenzi abahlangabezana neemeko zabo zonyango bayalelwa ukuba bahlale ekhaya.UMoss uthe uninzi lwamanyathelo okhuseleko athathwa kwiiveki phambi kwesikhokelo esisemthethweni esinikezelwe ngabasemagunyeni kunye nabasemagunyeni.
Izakhiwo zesikolo zivaliwe kwaye ukufundisa kuguqukele kwihlabathi elibonakalayo, abazali ngequbuliso kwafuneka baxhalabe malunga nokunakekelwa kwabantwana emini.UBates uthe inkampani ibonelela ngeenkonzo zeshifti kubasebenzi abafuna ukuba sekhaya emini ngexesha lesikolo esibonakalayo.
Ukukholisa naliphi na igcisa lokwenza izinto ezibhityileyo, i-METALfx isebenzisa izixhobo zesalathisi esibonakalayo kwisicwangciso sayo sokuthintela i-COVID-19. it.Ukuba lusuku lwesitikha esiluhlaza kwaye umsebenzi ujonga ukuba akukho fiva kunye neempawu, uya kufumana isitikha esiluhlaza.
“Ukuba imozulu ilungile kwaye umphathi ubona umntu onesincamathelisi esityheli, ngoko umphathi kufuneka amthathe loo mntu,” utshilo uBates.
Ngeli xesha, i-METALfx iya kuba nethuba lokubuyisela koogxa babo esibhedlele. Ngokusasazeka kwe-coronavirus kunye nabantu beqonda ukuba abasebenzi bezonyango bangaphambili abanazo izixhobo ezifanelekileyo zokuzikhusela (PPE), abaphathi be-METALfx baqonda ukuba Uluhlu olwaneleyo lweemaski ze-N95, ezisetyenziswa ikakhulu ngabasebenzi abanoxanduva lokukhupha iinxalenye. iimaski eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nezimhlophe ngoku eziqhelekileyo kwiindawo zangaphakathi.
UHenry Moss, uMongameli we-METALfx, uphakamise amaphepha amabini ezindlu zangasese, kwaye iqela lanceda ukudibanisa izixhobo zokusinda ezili-170 ze-COVID-19.
I-METALfx iphinde yafunda malunga nethuba lokunceda i-Frank R. Howard Foundation, umbutho ongenzi nzuzo ozinikele ekuxhaseni uzinzo kunye nophuhliso lwezibhedlele kunye nokusebenzela uluntu lwaseWillits.Isiseko siququzelela ukuhanjiswa kwamawaka eemaski zelaphu ezenziwe ngabathungi bendawo. Nabathanda uluntu.Nangona kunjalo, ezi maski aziboneleli ngesigqubuthelo seempumlo sentsimbi esisondeleleneyo sijikeleze impumlo, senza kube lula ukugcina imaski kwindawo kwaye yenze ukuba isebenze ngakumbi njengesithintelo sokuthintela ukwabiwa kwamathontsi e-coronavirus okanye ukuphefumla. yabo.
Abasebenzi ababandakanyekayo kumsebenzi wokusasaza imaski bazama ukwenza ngesandla ezi maski zentsimbi yeempumlo, kodwa kuyabonakala ukuba oku akuzange kusebenze kakhulu.UMoss uthe umntu ucebise i-METALfx njengomthombo wokufumana indlela engcono yokwenza ezi ziqwenga zentsimbi zincinci, ngoko ke iqela lalisebenza. ebizwa ukuba siyifundisise.Kuthi kwavela ukuba inkampani inesixhobo sokunyathela esinokuvelisa imilo embhoxo ephantse ifane ncam nendlela efunwa ngayo, kwaye ine-aluminiyam esandleni ukwenza ibhulorho yempumlo.Ngoncedo lomnye we i-Amada Vipros turret punch presses, i-METALfx ivelise iibhulorho zempumlo ezingama-9,000 ngemva kwemini enye.
“Ungaya nakweyiphi na ivenkile edolophini ngoku, kwaye nabani na ozifunayo angazithenga,” utshilo uMoss.
Ke ngoko, njengoko konke oku kuqhubeka, i-METALfx isavelisa iinxalenye zabathengi bayo abaphambili.I-Bates yathi ngenxa yokubhengezwa kweendaba malunga nobhubhane kunye nokungaqondi ngokubanzi kwentsholongwane kunye neziphumo zayo, abantu banexhala elincinci ngomsebenzi wabo ngexesha. ngeli xesha.
Emva koko kwabakho ilahleko yamaphepha endlu yangasese, eye yatshabalalisa iishelufu ezininzi zeevenkile.” Yonke le nto yandophula,” utshilo uMoss.
Inkampani yaqinisekisa kunye nababoneleli bemveliso yemizi-mveliso ukuba isenako ukuhambisa iphepha langasese. Ngoko ke, uMoss wacinga ukuba kunokuba mnandi ukwabelana ngeemveliso zephepha ezifunwa kakhulu kunye namaqabane asebenza nzima.
Kodwa ngeli xesha, abantu batyhala abahlali baseWillits basekhaya ukuba baxhase amashishini edolophini.Emva kokuba i-asylum-in-place order iqalile ukusebenza, abantu abasachithi mali kwiivenkile zalapha kunye neeresityu.
Ngomhla woku-1 kuCanzibe, i-Mendocino County yakhupha umyalelo kawonke-wonke ofuna ukuba abahlali banxibe imaski ngexesha lonxibelelwano oluthile noluntu.
Zonke ezi zinto ziye zakhuthaza iqela lolawulo le-METALfx ukuba lenze ikiti yokusinda ye-COVID-19 yabasebenzi bayo. Ineencwadi ezimbini zephepha langasese;iimaski ezintathu (imaski engu-N95, imaski yelaphu, kunye nemaski emalaphu amabini enokuphatha isihluzo);kunye nesatifikethi sesipho sendawo yokutyela yaseWillett.
Lo kaMoss wathi: “Yonke le nto ibangelwa kukungakhathali.” Xa sasihambisa ezi zixhobo, sasingakwazi ukuba neentlanganiso ezinkulu, ngoko sasihambahamba sisasaza ezi zinto.Xa ndakhupha iphepha langasese kwiseti nganye, wonke umntu wahleka kwaye umoya wam waba buthathaka ngakumbi.
Akukho mntu uyazi ukuba kuya kwenzeka ntoni kwixesha elizayo, kodwa abaninzi abavelisi balungiselela abathengi ukuba baphinde baqalise imveliso kunye nokwandisa ii-odolo zeengxenye.METALfx ayikho.
UMoss uthe amanyathelo afana nokuhlengahlengisa isebe lendibano, ukuphinda kabini umthamo womgca wokugquma umgubo, kunye nokongeza oomatshini abatsha bokusika i-laser kuyibeka kwindawo efanelekileyo yokujongana ne-rebound kushishino lokuvelisa. ezinye izixhobo zokuvumela ukuhamba kwamalungu alungelelanisiweyo kuya kunceda.
“Siwubambile kwaye sityhala umsebenzi osemva omkhulu,” utshilo uMoss.” Sikulungele ukwamkela amathuba amatsha.
Le nkampani yedolophu encinci inezicwangciso ezinkulu zexesha elizayo.Ezi ziindaba ezimnandi kubasebenzi be-METALfx kunye nabemi be-Willits.
UDan Davis ngumhleli oyintloko we-FABRICATOR, ishishini lokuvelisa isinyithi kunye nemveliso yesinyithi esasazwa kakhulu kwishishini, kunye noshicilelo olungudade wabo STAMPING Journal, iTube & Pipe Journal, kunye ne-Welder.Usebenze kwezi mpapasho ukususela ngo-Epreli. 2002.
Ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-20, ubhale amanqaku malunga neendlela zokuvelisa zaseMelika kunye nemiba.Ngaphambi kokujoyina i-FABRICATOR, wayebandakanyeka kwimveliso yezixhobo zasekhaya, ukugqiba ishishini, ukuvelisa kunye nophuhliso lwesoftware yorhwebo.Njengomhleli wejenali yezorhwebo, uye wahamba kakhulu iUnited States neYurophu, indwendwela amaziko okuvelisa kunye nokuthatha inxaxheba kwezona ziganeko zibalulekileyo zemveliso ehlabathini.
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