Ukusiza umphakathi wedolobha elincane eCalifornia, i-METALfx kanye ne-Adventist Health Howard Memorial Hospital bahlanganyele phakathi nobhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Getty Images
Ukuphila e-Willitz, eCalifornia kufana nokuphila kunoma yiliphi idolobhana elincane elikude e-United States.Noma ubani ongelona ilungu lomndeni ucishe afane nelungu lomndeni, ngoba cishe ubazi kahle kakhulu.
I-Willits iyidolobha elincane elinabantu ababalelwa ku-5,000 enkabeni ye-Mendocino County, cishe amahora amabili uma uhamba ngemoto enyakatho ye-San Francisco. Ineningi lezidingo zokuphila kwakho, kodwa uma udinga ukuya e-Costco, kuzodingeka ukuhamba amakhilomitha angu-20 ukuya eningizimu ngomgwaqo omkhulu wase-US 101 ukuya e-Ukiah, idolobha elikhulu elinabantu abangu-16,000.
I-METALfx iyimfashini enabasebenzi abangu-176, kanti i-Adventist Health Howard Memorial Hospital ingabaqashi ababili abakhulu esifundeni. Phakathi nobhadane lwe-COVID-19, baphinde badlala indima ebalulekile ekusizeni umphakathi nasekusizaneni.
I-METALfx yasungulwa ngo-1976. Esikhathini se-roller coasts ye-dynamics yemakethe, izindwangu eziningi ezinezikhathi ezifanayo ziyefana.Ekuqaleni kwawo-1990, inkampani yazuza imali engenayo yonyaka yezigidi ezingu-60 zamadola aseMelika futhi yaqasha abasebenzi abangaba ngu-400. Nokho, cishe okufanayo isikhathi, lapho ikhasimende elikhulu linquma ukuhambisa imisebenzi yalo yokukhiqiza phesheya, inkampani yancipha futhi izisebenzi eziningi zalahlekelwa imisebenzi yazo.Wonke umnyango wacekelwa phansi.Ngezinga elithile, inkampani kwadingeka iqale futhi.
Sekuyiminyaka eminingi, i-METALfx isebenza kanzima ukuze igweme lesi simo.Manje, umthetho wegolide wenkampani uthi alikho ikhasimende elilodwa elingakwazi ukufaka imali engaphezu kuka-15% wesamba semali engenayo yenkampani.Isibonisi ekamelweni lenkomfa sibonisa ngokucacile lokhu, okukhomba. amakhasimende aphezulu enkampani ayi-10. Abasebenzi be-METALfx abazi nje kuphela ukuthi basebenzela bani, kodwa futhi bayazi ukuthi ikusasa lenkampani alinqunywa umdondoshiya oyedwa noma ababili.
Umkhiqizi uhlinzeka amakhasimende akhe ngobunjiniyela, ukucubungula kanye nezinsizakalo zokukhiqiza, okuhlanganisa ukusika i-laser, ukugxiviza, ukunyathela, ukugoba komshini wokugoba, kanye ne-gas metal arc kanye ne-gas tungsten arc welding.Iphinde inikeze ngezinsizakalo zomhlangano, ezifana nokwakhiwa kwe-sub-assembly. Umqondisi wezokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi we-METALfx kanye nokumaketha u-Connie Bates uthe ulayini wokumboza ngopende nempushana ufakwe ulayini wokwelapha onezigaba eziningi futhi ufakazele ukuthi udumile kumakhasimende afuna isitolo esisodwa ukuze ahlinzeke ngezingxenye ezibunjiwe neziqediwe.
U-Bates uthe lezi zinsizakalo kanye neminye imikhiqizo enenzuzo, njengokulethwa ngesikhathi kanye nokwakhiwa kwemisebenzi yokukhiqiza, isize ekwakheni iphothifoliyo yamakhasimende omkhiqizi eminyakeni yamuva nje.Le nkampani izuze izinga lokukhula lonyaka lika-13% ngo-2018 no-2019.
Ukukhula kuhambisana namakhasimende amaningi esikhathi eside, amanye awo asukela eminyakeni engama-25, kanye namanye amakhasimende amasha.I-METALfx ithole ikhasimende elikhulu emkhakheni wezokuthutha ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, futhi isikhule yaba ngelinye lamakhasimende ayo amakhulu kakhulu. .
"Sinezingxenye ezintsha ezingu-55 eziwela kithi ngenyanga," kusho u-Bates. I-METALfx ikhubekile isikhashana izama ukuphatha yonke imisebenzi emisha, kodwa ikhasimende lalilindele ukubambezeleka okuthile ekuphenduleni, livuma ukuthi litshale umsebenzi omningi ku-fab. ngesikhathi, u-Bates wanezela.
Ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo ka-2020, umenzi wafaka umshini omusha wokusika i-laser we-Bystronic BySmart 6 kW, oxhunywe kumbhoshongo ozenzakalelayo wokugcina nokubuyisa kanye nohlelo lokubamba impahla ye-ByTrans Cross ukuze uhambisane nesivinini esikhulu sokucubungula se-fiber laser. .U-Bates uthe i-laser entsha izosiza inkampani ukuthi ihlangabezane nezikhathi ezimfushane zokulethwa kwamakhasimende, isike ngokushesha kahlanu kunomshini wokusika we-laser ongu-4 kW CO2, futhi ikhiqize izingxenye ezinemiphetho ehlanzekile. imishini yokusika i-laser. Eyodwa izogcinelwa imodeli/amayunithi okushintsha ngokushesha.) Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okulinganiselwe kwemishini yokusika i-laser nakho kuyifanele kakhulu inkampani, wengeza, ngenxa yesifunda umphakeli kagesi we-Pacific Gas & Energy unentshisekelo enkulu ekwehliseni. isidingo segridi, ikakhulukazi uma kunezinhlekelele zemvelo (ezifana nokusha kwehlathi eduze konyaka odlule).
Abaphathi be-METALfx basabalalise izinsiza zokusindisa impilo ye-COVID-19 kubasebenzi ngoMeyi ukuze bababonge ngokuya emsebenzini, njengendlela yokuxhasa amabhizinisi endawo. Kukhithi ngayinye yokusinda ye-COVID-19, abemukeli bathola imaski, izindwangu zokuhlanza nezitifiketi zezipho ezivela endaweni. izindawo zokudlela.
I-METALfx izuze umfutho omuhle kakhulu ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, ngokunyuka cishe ngo-12% uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2019. ngeke ime.
Njengoba i-California iqala ukuphendula ngokuqubuka kwe-coronavirus ka-March, i-METALfx izama ukuthola ukuthi izoqhubeka kanjani.Lapho sikhuluma ngama-oda wendawo yokuhlala ezindaweni zaseNyakatho California, elinye lamakhasimende aphezulu e-METALfx layithinta lathi umakhi ubalulekile. ebhizinisini lalo.Ikhasimende lingumkhiqizi wemishini yokuhlola ukwelashwa, eminye yemikhiqizo yalo isetshenziselwa ukulwa ne-coronavirus.U-Bates wengeze ngokuthi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo, elinye ikhasimende lithinte isitolo lathi nemikhiqizo yalo ibalulekile.METALfx ngeke ivalwe phakathi nalolu bhubhane.
"Sizama ukuthola ukuthi yini okufanele siyenze," kusho uHenry Moss, umongameli we-METALfx.Bengingakayibhali.”
Ukuze enze isinqumo esifanele sokuvikela izisebenzi futhi enze inkampani ikwazi ukufeza izibopho zayo zokuthengwa kwempahla, uMoss wathintana ne-Adventist Health Howard Memorial eseduze.(Isibhedlela sakhiwa ngo-1927 ngosizo lwezezimali lukaCharles S. Howard, imoto edumile. umthengisi wangaleso sikhathi kanye nomnikazi wokugcina wehhashi lomjaho elidumile iSeabiscuit Isisekelo sisekelwe endodaneni kaHoward Eqanjwe ngoFrank R. Howard (uFrank R. Howard), owashona engozini yemoto.) Isibhedlela sasabela ngokushesha.Abaphathi be-METALfx bahlangane nabaholi ababili bezokwelapha esibhedlela ukuze baqonde ukuthi yiziphi izinyathelo ababezithatha ukuze baziqinisekise ngalesi sikhathi Ukuphepha nempilo yabasebenzi.
Abasebenzi bahlole izinga lokushisa lomzimba wabo ngaphambi kokungena esikhungweni ukuze babone ukuthi abanawo yini umkhuhlane. Futhi bayabuzwa nsuku zonke ukuthi bayabonisa yini izimpawu ezihlobene ne-coronavirus. Izindlela zokuqhela emphakathini zikhona. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma abasebenzi bengenwe yileli gciwane. i-coronavirus, izimpilo zabo zingasongelwa, futhi izisebenzi ezihlangabezana nezimo zazo zezempilo nazo ziyalelwa ukuthi zihlale ekhaya.UMoss uthe izindlela eziningi zokuvikela zathathwa amasonto ngaphambi kwesiqondiso esisemthethweni esinikezwe iziphathimandla zikahulumeni kanye nezifundazwe.
Njengoba izakhiwo zesikole zivaliwe futhi ukufundisa sekuphenduke umhlaba we-virtual, abazali kungazelelwe kwadingeka bakhathazeke ngokunakekela izingane phakathi nosuku.UBates uthe inkampani ihlinzeka ngamashifu ezisebenzi ezidinga ukuba sekhaya phakathi nosuku phakathi nesikole esibonakalayo.
Ukuze ujabulise noma yimuphi uchwepheshe wezokukhiqiza, i-METALfx isebenzisa amathuluzi ezinkomba ezibonakalayo ohlelweni lwayo lokuvimbela i-COVID-19. Uma abasebenzi bedlula indawo yokuhlola izinga lokushisa bese befaka isigaba semibuzo nezimpendulo, bazothola isitikha esiyindilinga esinombala esinebheji elibonakala kalula. Uma kuwusuku lwesitikha esiluhlaza futhi isisebenzi sibheka ukuthi akukho yini umkhuhlane nezimpawu, sizothola isitikha esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
“Uma isimo sezulu singesihle futhi nomphathi ebona umuntu onesitikha esiphuzi, kufanele umphathi amthathe lowo muntu,” kusho uBates.
Ngalesi sikhathi, i-METALfx izoba nethuba lokubuyisela kozakwabo esibhedlela. Ngokusabalala kwe-coronavirus futhi abantu bebona ukuthi abasebenzi bezokwelapha abaphambili abanazo izinto zokuzivikela ezifanele (i-PPE), abaphathi be-METALfx babona ukuthi bane- UBates uthe banqume ukuxhumana nabaphathi besibhedlela ukuze babanikeze imaski engu-N95. Isibhedlela samukele i-PPE futhi sanikeza abakhiqizi bensimbi ezinye izitoko zamaski okuhlinzwa, ezilahlwayo. amamaski aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka namhlophe manje asejwayelekile ezindaweni zasendlini.
UHenry Moss, uMongameli we-METALfx, uphakamise amaphepha amabili ezindlu zangasese, futhi ithimba lasiza ukuhlanganisa izinto zokusinda eziyi-170 ze-COVID-19.
I-METALfx iphinde yafunda ngethuba lokusiza i-Frank R. Howard Foundation, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo ezinikele ekusekeleni uzinzo nokuthuthukiswa kwezibhedlela kanye nokusebenzela umphakathi wakwa-Wilits. Isisekelo sixhumanisa ukusatshalaliswa kwezinkulungwane zamamaski endwangu ezenziwe ngabathungi bendawo. kanye nabashisekayo emphakathini.Kodwa-ke, lezi zimaski azinikezi imaski yekhala yensimbi evalekayo eduze kwekhala, okwenza kube lula ukugcina imaski isendaweni futhi iyenze isebenze kangcono njengesithiyo sokuvimbela ukwabelana kwamaconsi noma ukuhogela kwe-coronavirus. yazo.
Izisebenzi ezihilelekile emsebenzini wokusabalalisa imaski zazama ukwenza lezi zimaski zensimbi zamakhala, kodwa ngokusobala lokhu akuzange kuphumelele.UMoss uthe othile utuse i-METALfx njengesisetshenziswa sokuthola indlela engcono yokwenza lezi zingcezu zensimbi ezincane, ngakho-ke iqembu ebizwa ukuyifunda.Kuvela ukuthi inkampani inethuluzi lokugxiviza elingakhiqiza ukuma okusaqanda okucishe kufane ncamashí nesimo esifiswayo, futhi ine-aluminium esandleni yokwenza ibhuloho lekhala.Ngosizo lwenye ye i-Amada Vipros turret punch presses, i-METALfx ikhiqize amabhuloho ekhala angu-9,000 ntambama eyodwa.
“Ungaya kunoma yisiphi isitolo esisedolobheni manje, futhi noma ubani ozifunayo angazithenga,” kusho uMoss.
Ngakho-ke, njengoba konke lokhu kuqhubeka, i-METALfx isakhiqiza izingxenye zamakhasimende ayo ayinhloko.U-Bates uthe ngenxa yokusakazwa kwabezindaba ngalo bhubhane kanye nokuntuleka kokuqonda kabanzi ngaleli gciwane kanye nemiphumela yalo, abantu bakhathazekile kancane ngomsebenzi wabo ngesikhathi. ngalesi sikhathi.
Kwabe sekulandela ukulahleka kwephepha lasendlini yangasese, okuqede amashalofu ezitolo.” Konke kwangilimaza,” kusho uMoss.
Inkampani yaqinisekisa nabahlinzeki bayo bemikhiqizo yezimboni ukuthi isengakwazi ukuletha iphepha lasendlini yangasese.Ngakho-ke, u-Moss wacabanga ukuthi kungase kube mnandi ukwabelana ngemikhiqizo yephepha eyayifunwa kakhulu nozakwabo abasebenza kanzima.
Kodwa futhi ngalesi sikhathi, abantu bacindezela izakhamizi zakwaWillits ukuthi zisekele amabhizinisi edolobheni.Ngemuva kokusebenza kwe-asylum-in-place, abantu abasasebenzisi imali ezitolo nasezindaweni zokudlela zendawo.
NgoMeyi 1, iMendocino County yakhipha umyalo womphakathi owawudinga izakhamizi ukuthi zigqoke imaski ngesikhathi sokuxhumana okuthile nomphakathi.
Zonke lezi zici zenze ithimba labaphathi be-METALfx ukuthi lenze ikhithi yokusinda ye-COVID-19 yabasebenzi bayo. Iqukethe amaroli amabili wephepha lasendlini yangasese;imaski emithathu (imaski engu-N95, imaskhi yendwangu, kanye nemaski endwangu ekabili ekwazi ukubamba isihlungi);kanye nesitifiketi sesipho sendawo yokudlela yase-Willett.
“Konke kungenxa yokungabi nangqondo,” kusho uMoss.” Lapho sisakaza lezi zincwadi, sasingakwazi ukuqhuba imihlangano emikhulu, ngakho sasihambahamba futhi sisakaza lezi zinto.Lapho ngikhipha iphepha lasendlini yangasese kusethi ngayinye, wonke umuntu wayehleka futhi isimo sami sengqondo sasilula kakhulu.”
Akekho owaziyo ukuthi kuzokwenzekani esikhathini esizayo, kodwa abakhiqizi abaningi balungiselela amakhasimende ukuthi aqalise kabusha ukukhiqiza futhi andise ama-oda wezingxenye.METALfx ayinjalo.
UMoss uthe izinyathelo ezifana nokuhlela kabusha umnyango wokuhlanganisa, ukuphinda kabili umthamo wolayini wokumboza impushana, kanye nokwengeza imishini emisha yokusika i-laser kukubeka ethubeni elihle lokubhekana nokuqubuka kabusha embonini yokukhiqiza. ezinye izisetshenziswa zokuvumela izingxenye ezihlelekile zigeleze nazo zizosiza.
"Sibambe futhi sadudula umsebenzi osalele kakhulu," kusho uMoss."Sikulungele ukwamukela amathuba amasha."
Le nkampani yasedolobheni elincane inezinhlelo ezinkulu zesikhathi esizayo.Lezi yizindaba ezimnandi kubasebenzi be-METALfx kanye nezakhamizi zase-Willits.
U-Dan Davis ungumhleli oyinhloko we-FABRICATOR, iphephabhuku lemboni elisakazwa kakhulu elenziwa futhi kwakheka insimbi, kanye nezincwadi ezingodadewabo ze-STAMPING Journal, The Tube & Pipe Journal, kanye ne-The Welder. Ubesebenza kulezi zincwadi kusukela ngo-April. 2002.
Iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20, ubhale izindatshana mayelana nezitayela nezinkinga zokukhiqiza zaseMelika.Ngaphambi kokujoyina i-FABRICATOR, ubebambe iqhaza ekukhiqizeni izinto zikagesi zasekhaya, imboni yokuqeda, ukukhiqiza kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwesoftware yezohwebo.Njengomhleli wejenali yezohwebo, uhambe kakhulu e-United States naseYurophu, ngokuvakashela izikhungo zokukhiqiza nokubamba iqhaza emicimbini yokukhiqiza ebaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni.
Ubethweswe iziqu eLouisiana State University eneziqu zobuntatheli ngo-1990. Uhlala eCrystal Lake, e-Illinois nomkakhe nezingane ezimbili.
I-FABRICATOR iwumagazini ohamba phambili embonini yokwakhiwa kwensimbi neyokukhiqiza yaseNyakatho Melika.Umagazini uhlinzeka ngezindaba, izihloko zezobuchwepheshe kanye nemilando yamacala ukuze abakhiqizi bakwazi ukuqedela umsebenzi wabo ngendlela ephumelelayo.I-FABRICATOR ibisebenzela imboni kusukela ngo-1970.
Manje usungakwazi ukufinyelela ngokugcwele inguqulo yedijithali ye-FABRICATOR futhi ufinyelele kalula izinsiza ezibalulekile zemboni.
Izinsiza ezibalulekile zemboni manje zingafinyelelwa kalula ngokufinyelela ngokugcwele kunguqulo yedijithali ye-The Tube & Pipe Journal.
Jabulela ukufinyelela okugcwele kuhlelo lwedijithali lwe-STAMPING Journal, oluhlinzeka ngentuthuko yakamuva yezobuchwepheshe, imikhuba emihle kanye nezindaba zemboni zemakethe yokugxiviza izitembu zensimbi.
Jabulela ukufinyelela okugcwele kwenguqulo yedijithali yombiko Wokungezelela futhi ufunde ukuthi ungasebenzisa kanjani ubuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza okungeziwe ukuze ukhuphule ukusebenza kahle nokusebenza futhi uthuthukise isisekelo.
Manje usungakwazi ukufinyelela ngokugcwele inguqulo yedijithali ye-The Fabricator en Español, ufinyelela kalula izinsiza ezibalulekile zemboni.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-22-2021