Adam Hickey, Ben Peters, Suzanne Hickey, Leo Hickey, ndi Nick Peters adayendetsa fakitale ya Hickey Metal Fabrication ku Salem, Ohio panthawi yakukula kolimba kwa bizinesi pazaka zitatu zapitazi.Chithunzi: Hickey Metal Fabrication
Kulephera kupeza anthu omwe akufuna kulowa nawo ntchito yopangira zitsulo ndi vuto lomwe limakhalapo kwa makampani ambiri opanga zitsulo omwe akufuna kukulitsa bizinesi yawo.Nthawi zambiri, makampaniwa alibe antchito ofunikira kuti awonjezere mashifiti, motero amayenera kugwiritsa ntchito bwino magulu awo omwe alipo.
Hickey Metal Fabrication, yochokera ku Salem, Ohio, ndi bizinesi yazaka 80 yabanja yomwe idavutikirapo kale.Tsopano m'badwo wake wachinayi, kampaniyo yalimbana ndi kuchepa kwachuma, kusowa kwa zinthu, kusintha kwaukadaulo, komanso mliri, pogwiritsa ntchito nzeru kuyendetsa bizinesi yake.Akukumana ndi vuto lofananalo lantchito kum'mawa kwa Ohio, koma m'malo moyimilira, akutembenukira ku makina opangira makina kuti athandizire kupanga zida zambiri zopangira kuti akule ndi makasitomala ndikukopa mabizinesi atsopano.
Pulogalamuyi yakhala yopambana pazaka ziwiri zapitazi.Mliriwu usanachitike, Hickey Metal anali ndi antchito opitilira 200, koma kusokonekera kwachuma komwe kudachitika ndi mliriwu koyambirira kwa 2020 kwadzetsa ntchito.Pafupifupi zaka ziwiri pambuyo pake, mutu wa opanga zitsulo wabwerera ku 187, ndi kukula kwa osachepera 30% mu 2020 ndi 2021. (Kampaniyo inakana kufotokoza ziwerengero za ndalama zapachaka.)
"Tinafunika kudziwa momwe tingapitirizire kukula, osati kungonena kuti tikufuna anthu ambiri," adatero Adam Hickey, wachiwiri kwa purezidenti wamakampani.
Izi nthawi zambiri zimatanthawuza zida zowonjezera zowonjezera.Mu 2020 ndi 2021, Hickey Metal adayika ndalama zokwana 16 pazida, kuphatikiza makina atsopano a TRUMPF 2D ndi makina odulira ma chubu a laser, ma module opindika a TRUMPF, ma module wowotcherera a robotic ndi zida zamakina za Haas CNC.Mu 2022, ntchito yomanga idzayamba pa malo opangira chisanu ndi chiwiri, ndikuwonjezeranso ma 25,000 masikweya mita ku malo okwana 400,000 amakampani opanga.Hickey Metal anawonjezera makina ena 13, kuphatikizapo 12,000 kW TRUMPF 2D laser cutter, Haas robotic turning module ndi ma modules ena owotcherera a robotic.
"Ndalama izi zatisintha kwambiri," atero a Leo Hickey, abambo a Adam komanso Purezidenti wa kampaniyo."Tikuyang'ana zomwe automation ingachite pachilichonse chomwe timachita."
Kukula kochititsa chidwi kwa kampaniyo komanso kusintha kwa magwiridwe antchito komwe kumayendetsedwa ndikukula ndikusunga ubale wabwino ndi makasitomala omwe ali pano ndi zifukwa ziwiri zomwe Hickey Metal adatchulidwira Wopambana Mphotho ya Opanga Makampani a 2023.Kampani yopanga zitsulo yokhala ndi mabanja yakhala ikuvutikira kuti bizinesi yabanja ipitirire kwa mibadwomibadwo, ndipo Hickey Metal ikuyala maziko a m'badwo wachisanu kuti alowe nawo.
Leo R. Hickey adayambitsa Hickey Metal ku Salem mu 1942 ngati kampani yopangira denga.Robert Hickey adalumikizana ndi abambo ake atabwera kuchokera kunkhondo yaku Korea.Hickey Metal pamapeto pake adatsegula sitolo pamsewu wa Georgetown ku Salem, Ohio, kuseri kwa nyumba yomwe Robert amakhala ndikulera banja lake.
M'zaka za m'ma 1970, mwana wamwamuna wa Robert Leo P. Hickey ndi mwana wamkazi Lois Hickey Peters adagwirizana ndi Hickey Metal.Leo amagwira ntchito m'sitolo ndipo Lois amagwira ntchito ngati mlembi ndi msungichuma wa kampani.Mwamuna wake, Robert "Nick" Peters, yemwe adalowa nawo kampaniyo kumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 2000, amagwiranso ntchito ku sitolo.
Pofika mkatikati mwa zaka za m'ma 1990, Hickey Metal inali itadutsa malo ake ogulitsira a Georgetown Road.Nyumba ziwiri zatsopano zamangidwa pamalo osungiramo mafakitale omwe ali pafupi ndi mphindi zisanu.
Hickey Metal Fabrication idakhazikitsidwa zaka 80 zapitazo ngati kampani yofolera zamalonda koma yakula kukhala kampani yokhala ndi mbewu zisanu ndi ziwiri yokhala ndi malo opitilira 400,000 opangira.
Mu 1988, kampaniyo idagula makina ake oyamba a TRUMPF punch fakitale yotsekedwa pafupi.Ndi zida izi amabwera kasitomala, ndipo ndi sitepe yoyamba kuchokera padenga ntchito zina pa kupanga zitsulo nyumba.
Kuyambira m'ma 1990 mpaka koyambirira kwa 2000s, Hickey Metal idakula pang'onopang'ono.Chomera chachiwiri ndi chachitatu mu paki ya mafakitale zidakulitsidwa ndikulumikizidwa molingana.Malo apafupi omwe pambuyo pake adakhala Plant 4 adapezedwanso mu 2010 kuti apatse kampaniyo malo owonjezera opangira.
Komabe, tsoka linafika mu 2013 pamene Louis ndi Nick Peters anachita ngozi ya galimoto ku Virginia.Lois anavulala kwambiri, ndipo Nick anavulala m’mutu zimene zinam’lepheretsa kubwerera ku bizinesi ya banja lake.
Mkazi wa Leo, Suzanne Hickey, adalowa nawo kampaniyo kuti athandize Hickey Metal chaka chimodzi ngoziyi isanachitike.Pambuyo pake atenga udindo wamakampani kuchokera kwa Lois.
Ngoziyo imakakamiza banjalo kukambirana zamtsogolo.Panthawiyi, ana aamuna a Lois ndi Nick, Nick A. ndi Ben Peters adalowa nawo kampaniyi.
Tinacheza ndi Nick ndi Ben n’kuwauza kuti: “Anyamata, mukufuna kuchita chiyani?Titha kugulitsa bizinesiyo ndikupitiliza ulendo wathu, kapena titha kukulitsa bizinesiyo.Kodi mukufuna kutani?"Suzanne akukumbukira.."Adati akufuna kukulitsa bizinesiyo."
Patatha chaka chimodzi, mwana wamwamuna wa Leo ndi Suzanne, Adam Hickey, adasiya ntchito yake yotsatsa digito kuti alowe nawo bizinesi yabanja.
Suzanne anati: “Tinawauza anyamatawo kuti tidzachita zimenezi kwa zaka zisanu kenako n’kukambirana, koma patapita nthawi yaitali."Tonse ndife odzipereka kupitiliza ntchito yomwe Lois ndi Nick adagwirapo."
2014 inali cholozera chazaka zikubwerazi.Plant 3 idakulitsidwa ndi zida zatsopano, zina zomwe zidapatsa Hickey Metal ndi kuthekera kwatsopano kopanga.Kampaniyo idagula laser chubu yoyamba ya TRUMPF, yomwe idatsegula chitseko chopanga machubu olemera, ndi makina opota achitsulo a Leifeld opangira ma cones omwe ali gawo la akasinja ambiri.
Zowonjezera ziwiri zaposachedwa kwambiri ku kampasi ya Hickey Metal zinali Factory 5 mu 2015 ndi Factory 6 mu 2019. Kumayambiriro kwa 2023, Plant 7 yatsala pang'ono kukwanitsa.
Chithunzi chamumlengalengachi chikuwonetsa kampasi ya Hickey Metal Fabrication ku Salem, Ohio, kuphatikiza malo opanda anthu omwe tsopano ali ndi malo owonjezera atsopano a nyumbayi, Plant 7.
"Tonse timagwirira ntchito limodzi chifukwa tonse tili ndi mphamvu," adatero Ben.“Monga munthu wokonza ntchito zamakina, ndimagwira ntchito ndi zipangizo komanso kumanga nyumba.Nick amachita kupanga.Adam amagwira ntchito ndi makasitomala ndipo amakhudzidwa kwambiri ndi ntchito.
"Tonse tili ndi mphamvu zathu ndipo tonse timamvetsetsa zamakampani.Tikhoza kukwera ndi kuthandizana pakafunika kutero,” anawonjezera.
"Nthawi zonse zikafunika kupanga chisankho chokhudza zowonjezera kapena zida zatsopano, aliyense amakhudzidwa.Aliyense amathandizira,” adatero Suzanne.Pakhoza kukhala masiku omwe mudzakwiya, koma pamapeto pake, mukudziwa kuti tonse ndife banja ndipo tonse tili limodzi pazifukwa zomwezo.
Gawo labanja la bizinesi iyi silimangofotokoza ubale wamagazi pakati pa oyang'anira kampani.Ubwino wokhudzana ndi bizinesi yabanja umatsogoleranso zisankho za Hickey Metal ndikuchita gawo lofunikira pakukula kwake.Banja ndithudi limadalira machitidwe a kasamalidwe amakono ndi njira zopangira kuti akwaniritse zomwe makasitomala akuyembekezera, koma samangotsatira chitsanzo cha makampani ena ogulitsa.Amadalira zomwe adakumana nazo komanso chidziwitso chawo kuti chiwatsogolere kupita patsogolo.
Muzochitika zilizonse kuntchito lero, mutha kunyoza lingaliro la kukhulupirika.Pambuyo pake, kuchotsedwa kumakhala kofala m'makampani opanga zinthu, ndipo nkhani ya wogwira ntchito kudumpha kuchokera kuntchito imodzi kupita ku ina kuti akweze pang'ono ndi yodziwika kwa ambiri opanga zitsulo.Kukhulupirika ndi lingaliro la nthawi ina.
Kampani yanu ikafika zaka 80, mukudziwa kuti idayamba kuyambira nthawi yoyambirira ndipo ndi chimodzi mwazifukwa zomwe lingaliro ili ndilofunika kwambiri kwa Hickey Metal.Banja limakhulupirira kuti chidziwitso chokha cha ogwira ntchito ndi champhamvu, komanso kuti njira yokhayo yowonjezera chidziwitso ndi kukhala ndi antchito odziwa zambiri.
Woyang'anira ntchito yomanga, munthu yemwe amakhazikitsa mayendedwe komanso amayang'anira ntchito za malo, wakhala ndi Hickey Metal kwa zaka zingapo, makamaka zaka 20 mpaka 35, kuyambira pansi pa sitolo ndikugwira ntchito yake.Suzanne akuti woyang'anirayo adayamba ndi kukonza zinthu zonse ndipo tsopano akuyang'anira chomera 4. Ali ndi luso lopanga ma robot ndikugwiritsa ntchito makina a CNC mnyumbamo.Amadziwa zomwe ziyenera kutumizidwa kuti pamapeto a shifitiyo azikweza m'galimoto kuti akapereke kwa kasitomala.
"Kwa nthawi yayitali aliyense ankaganiza kuti dzina lake ndi GM chifukwa ndilo dzina lake lotchulidwira panthawi yokonza.Anagwira ntchito kwa nthawi yayitali, "adatero Suzanne.
Kukula kuchokera mkati ndikofunikira kwa Hickey Metal chifukwa anthu akamadziwa zambiri zamakampani, kuthekera kwake komanso makasitomala, m'pamenenso angathandize m'njira zosiyanasiyana.Adam akuti zidakhala zothandiza panthawi ya mliri.
"Kasitomala akatiimbira foni chifukwa sangakhale ndi zinthu kapena akuyenera kusintha dongosolo lawo chifukwa sapeza kanthu, titha kusintha mwachangu chifukwa timachotsedwa ntchito m'mafakitale angapo ndipo oyang'anira zomangamanga Ntchito amadziwa zomwe zikuchitika, zomwe zikuchitika. ,” adatero.Oyang’anira amenewa akhoza kuyenda mofulumira chifukwa amadziwa kumene angapeze ntchito komanso amene angagwire ntchito zatsopano.
Makina osindikizira a TRUMPF TruPunch 5000 punch ochokera ku Hickey Metal ali ndi ma sheet okha komanso magawo osanja omwe amathandizira kukonza zitsulo zazikuluzikulu popanda kulowererapo pang'ono.
Maphunziro odutsa ndi njira yofulumira kwambiri yophunzitsira antchito pazinthu zonse zamakampani azitsulo.Adam akunena kuti akuyesera kukwaniritsa chikhumbo cha antchito kuti awonjezere luso lawo, koma amazichita motsatira ndondomeko yokhazikika.Mwachitsanzo, ngati wina ali ndi chidwi ndi pulogalamu yowotcherera ya robotic, ayenera kuphunzira kaye kuwotcherera, popeza ma welder amatha kuwongolera mawonekedwe a robot kuposa omwe samawotcherera.
Adam akuwonjeza kuti maphunziro apakatikati ndi othandiza osati kungopeza chidziwitso chofunikira kuti mukhale mtsogoleri wogwira mtima, komanso kuti malo ogulitsira azikhala osavuta.Pafakitale iyi, ogwira ntchito nthawi zambiri amaphunzitsidwa ngati wowotcherera, roboticist, punch press operator, ndi laser cutting operator.Ndi anthu omwe amatha kudzaza maudindo angapo, Hickey Metal imatha kuthana ndi kusowa kwa ogwira ntchito mosavuta, monga momwe zidakhalira kumapeto kwa nthawi yophukira pomwe matenda osiyanasiyana opuma anali ponseponse mdera la Salem.
Kukhulupirika kwanthawi yayitali kumafikiranso makasitomala a Hickey Metal.Ambiri aiwo akhala ndi kampaniyi kwa zaka zambiri, kuphatikiza banja lomwe lakhala makasitomala kwazaka zopitilira 25.
Zachidziwikire, Hickey Metal imayankha zopempha zosavuta, monga wopanga wina aliyense.Koma amafuna kuchita zambiri osati kungolowa pakhomo.Kampaniyo inkafuna kupanga maubwenzi anthawi yayitali omwe angalole kuti izichita zambiri kuposa kungopereka ntchito komanso kudziwana ndi othandizira ogula.
Adam anawonjezera kuti Hickey Metal wayamba kuchita zomwe kampaniyo imatcha "ntchito yochitira misonkhano" ndi makasitomala ambiri, ntchito zazing'ono zomwe sizingabwerezedwe.Cholinga chake ndikupambana makasitomala ndikupeza mgwirizano wanthawi zonse kapena ntchito ya OEM.Malingana ndi banja, kusintha kopambana kumeneku ndi chimodzi mwa zifukwa zazikulu za kukula mofulumira kwa Hickey Metal pazaka zitatu zapitazi.
Zotsatira za ubale wautali ndi gawo la ntchito zomwe makasitomala a Hickey Metal amapeza zovuta kuti apeze kwina kulikonse.Mwachiwonekere khalidwe labwino ndi kutumiza panthawi yake ndi gawo la izo, koma opanga zitsulo amayesa kukhala osinthasintha momwe angathere kuti asunge magawo ena kwa makasitomalawa kapena kukhala ndi malo omwe angathe kuyika maoda a magawo ndi kutumiza kungapangidwe mwamsanga. .m’maola 24 okha.Hickey Metal yadziperekanso kupereka magawo mu zida kuti zithandizire makasitomala ake a OEM ndi ntchito yophatikiza.
Magawo amakasitomala sizinthu zokhazo zomwe Hickey Metal ili nazo.Amawonetsetsanso kuti ali ndi zida zokwanira kuti awonetsetse kuti makasitomala amafunikira awa.Njirayi idagwiradi ntchito kumayambiriro kwa mliri.
"Mwachiwonekere panthawi ya COVID anthu amachoka pantchito zamatabwa ndikuyesera kuyitanitsa zida ndikupeza zida chifukwa sanazipeze kwina kulikonse.Panthaŵiyo tinali osankha kwambiri chifukwa tinkafunika kuteteza mtima wathu,” adatero Adam.
Nthawi zina maubwenzi apamtima awa ndi makasitomala amabweretsa mphindi zosangalatsa.Mu 2021, kasitomala wakale wa Hickey Metal wochokera kumakampani oyendetsa mayendedwe adalumikizana ndi kampaniyo kuti ikhale ngati mlangizi wopanga magalimoto opanga magalimoto omwe amafuna kuti atsegule shopu yake yopanga zitsulo.Adam adati ambiri mwa oyimilira makasitomala adatsimikizira kuti izi zitha kukhala zopindulitsa kwa onse awiri popeza OEM imayang'ana kuphatikiza ena mwazinthu zazing'ono zopangira zitsulo ndikugwira ntchito m'nyumba ndikusunga ndikuwonjezera gawo la Hickey Metal.mu kupanga.
Selo yopindika yokha ya TRUMPF TruBend 5230 imagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga ma projekiti opindika owononga nthawi komanso ovuta omwe m'mbuyomu ankafuna anthu awiri.
M'malo mowona zofuna za makasitomala ngati chiwopsezo ku tsogolo la bizinesi, Hickey Metal Fab yapita patsogolo ndikupereka chidziwitso pazomwe zida zopangira zili zoyenera pantchito yomwe makasitomala ake a OEM akufuna kuchita ndi omwe angalumikizane nawo kuti ayitanitsa zida.Zotsatira zake, wopangayo adayika zida ziwiri zodulira laser, malo opangira makina a CNC, makina opindika, zida zowotcherera ndi macheka.Zotsatira zake, ntchito yowonjezera idapita ku Hickey Metal.
Kukula kwa bizinesi kumafuna ndalama.Nthawi zambiri, mabanki ayenera kupereka izi.Kwa banja la Hickey, iyi sinali njira.
“Bambo anga analibe vuto logwiritsa ntchito ndalama potukula bizinesi.Tinkasunga nthawi zonse, "adatero Leo.
“Chosiyana apa n’chakuti ngakhale kuti tonse timakhala momasuka, kampaniyo sititaya magazi,” anapitiriza motero."Mumamva nkhani za eni ake akutenga ndalama kumakampani, koma alibe chikole chabwino."
Chikhulupiriro ichi chalola Hickey Metal kuti agwiritse ntchito teknoloji yopanga zinthu, zomwe zapangitsa kuti zikhale zotheka kusunga malonda owonjezera, koma sangathe kuwonjezera kusintha kwachiwiri chifukwa cha kusowa kwa ntchito.Kachitidwe ka makina muzomera 2 ndi 3 ndi chitsanzo chabwino cha momwe kampani ingasinthire gawo limodzi lopanga kapena lina.
“Mukayang’ana pa malo athu ogulitsira makinawo, muona kuti tachimanganso.Taikanso makina atsopano a lathe ndi mphero ndikuwonjezera makina kuti achuluke,” adatero Adam.