Ngenkathi uGrant Norton ethenga isiteki enkampanini kayise ngo-2010, wayengakakulungeli ukujoyina inkampani ngokugcwele. Ekanye nomalume wakhe uJeff Norton, bathenga ingxenye enkulu ye-Metnor Manufacturing kubaba uGreg, ngaleso sikhathi okwakuyiyo. egxile ekwenzeni imikhiqizo enevolumu ephezulu, exubene kancane ikakhulukazi embonini yezokubhaka.
“Le nkampani yasungulwa ngoJuni 1993 ukuze yenze futhi ihlinzeke ngezingxenye ezincane ze-bore tubular embonini yezimoto futhi yabhaliswa njengeNormet Auto Tube. Kodwa-ke, ngemva konyaka ibhizinisi lahlukana lakhiqiza izinkwa zensimbi zezimboni zokudla nezamabhikawozi ama-racks namakalishi ahambayo kanye nemikhiqizo yensimbi ehambisanayo. Ngawo lowo nyaka, inkampani yashintsha igama layo yaba yi-Metnor Manufacturing ukuze ibonise izinguquko kwiphothifoliyo yomkhiqizo inkampani ezowenza kanye nezimakethe ezosebenza kuzo esikhathini esizayo.
“Eminyakeni embalwa eyalandela, inkampani yazisungula njengomkhiqizi omkhulu kanye nomphakeli wamashalofu embonini yokudla ezweni lonke. U-Greg wangena ebudlelwaneni ne-Livanos Brothers Bakery Equipment Suppliers, okwamholela ekubeni aqale ukukhiqiza eminye imikhiqizo. Lokhu kwakuhlanganisa izinqola nezinye izinto zokuphatha. Noma yini edinga irack futhi edinga ukunyakaziswa kalula ngamasondo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ingena kuhhavini wezimboni noma kuhhavini wesitolo esikhulu, uMetnor uyayenza.”
“Imboni yokubhaka esitolo yayidlondlobala ngaleso sikhathi, kanjalo nomcebo kaMetnor. Ukwandiswa kwaholela ekuthuthweni kwezinye izindawo zokukhiqiza, kanye nokuhlukahluka kokuhlinzeka ngamatroli, amakalishi nezinye izinto zokuphatha izindwangu nezokudoba.”
“Kuyaziwa ukuthi ngaphambi kokuthi amaShayina abone iNingizimu Afrika njengethuba elifanelekile lokuthunyelwa kwezimpahla kwamanye amazwe, iWestern Cape ibingumthengisi onamandla kakhulu futhi ehamba phambili kulezi zimboni. Ikakhulukazi ukukhiqizwa kwezindwangu kuthinteke kakhulu ngokufika kwezimpahla ezishibhile ezivela kwamanye amazwe. .”
I-Metnor Manufacturing yasungulwa ukuze igxile ekukhiqizeni imikhiqizo enevolumu ephezulu, exubene kancane esetshenziswa ikakhulukazi embonini yokubhaka, njengama-rack racks.
“Noma kunjalo, u-Metnor waqhubeka nokuchuma futhi ngo-2000 wasayina inkontileka ne-Macadams Baking Systems, inkampani edumile ehlinzeka ngempahla yokubhaka futhi engomunye wabahlinzeki abakhulu eNingizimu Afrika, ukuba benze ulayini wayo ogcwele wama-baking racks namatroli. Isivumelwano Esixhumanisa i-Metnor nezimakethe zezwekazi lase-Afrika nakwezinye izindawo zomhlaba.
“Ngaso leso sikhathi, ingxube yezinto isishintshile, okuhlanganisa insimbi engagqwali, futhi inyuse izinga lemikhiqizo, okuhlanganisa ama-oven racks, osinki, amatafula neminye imikhiqizo yezimboni zokudla nezamabhikawozi. Izixhumanisi eziya ezimakethe zamazwe ngamazwe zandisa intshisekelo yalawa makhasimende kokuthi Izidingo Zokuthekelisa kanye nekhwalithi. Ngenxa yalokho, inkampani yathola isitifiketi se-ISO 9001:2000 ngo-2003 futhi isigcinile lesi sitifiketi sokuphathwa kwekhwalithi.”
Njengoba inkampani ngokuyinhloko igxile ekwenziweni kweshidi lensimbi, i-welding, indwangu, kanye nokuhlanganisa, izingxenye eziningi ezihlobene nomkhiqizo zikhishwa ngaphandle. ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, inkampani iguqukela emikhiqizweni eminingi yokuphatha nokugcina, kunokuthembela kuphela ezintweni ezivela ezimbonini zokudla nezokubhaka.”
I-Metnor Manufacturing isanda kufakwa i-Amada HD 1303 NT press brake inesistimu ye-hybrid drive eklanyelwe ukuphinda ukugoba okunembayo, ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okuphansi kanye nokugcinwa kancane kunamabhuleki okucindezela e-hydraulic, ane-othomathikhi. (SF1548H).Lokhu kukwazi ukuphatha izisindo zephepha ezifika ku-150kg.Isetshenziselwa ukunciphisa ukucindezeleka komsebenzi wokugoba amashidi amakhulu futhi asindayo.Omunye opharetha angakwazi ukuphatha amashidi amakhulu / asindayo njengoba umlandeli weshidi ehamba ngokugoba komshini. futhi ilandela ishidi, ilisekele kuyo yonke inqubo yokugoba
Okusha kakhulu okungeziwe esitolo semishini ye-Metnor Manufacturing ipunch ye-Amada EMZ 3612 NT enekhono lokucofa. Lona kuphela umshini we-Amada wesibili wohlobo lwayo ukufakwa eNingizimu Afrika, futhi inkampani ihehwa ikhono layo lokwenza, ukugoba nokucofa. emshinini ofanayo
“Eminyakeni eyalandela, inkampani yabhekana nokukhuphuka nokwehla njengoba izingcindezi zangaphandle nezomnotho zithinta inzuzo yayo. Nokho, ikwazile ukwandisa inani layo, kusukela ngabasebenzi abangu-12 ngo-2003, kuya ku-2011 19, ngaphambi nje kokuba ngijoyine inkampani ngokugcwele.”
“Ngemva kwesikole, ngalandela intshiseko yami ngaqeqeshelwa ukuba unogada wezilwane, ngabe sengiba ngumtshuzi ngaphambi kwami, u-Laura kanye nami, ngo-2006 ekhaya lomndeni eWestern Somerset, eNtshonalanga Kapa. Uvule indawo yokudlela endlini eyigugu ka-Henri. ULaura wayengumpheki futhi sayakhela kwenye yezindawo zokudlela ezihamba phambili eSomerset West ngaphambi kokuthi siyidayise ngo-2013.”
“Ngaso leso sikhathi, ngajoyina iMetnor ngokugcwele lapho ubaba ethatha umhlalaphansi ngo-2012. Ngaphandle kukamalume, owayevame ukulala, kwakukhona umlingani wesithathu, uWillie Peters, owajoyina ngo-2007 Company. Ngakho-ke lapho sithatha izintambo njengabanikazi abasha, abaphathi bethu bebenganyakazi.”
Inkathi Entsha” Ngesikhathi inkampani isungulwa ngo-1993 yayisebenza efektri engu-200sqm eStikland ngaphambi kokuthuthela eBlackheath Industrial Estate ngo-1997. Ekuqaleni sathatha indawo engu-400sqm kodwa yasheshe yengezwa u-800 sqm. Ngo-2013 inkampani yathenga imboni yayo engu-2,000 sqm nendawo yokukhiqiza, nayo eseBlackheath, engekude ne-Somerset West. Kwathi ngo-2014 sandisa indawo engaphansi kophahla yaba ngu-3000 sqm, futhi manje sesikhuphuke safinyelela ku-3,500 square metres.”
“Selokhu ngajoyina, indawo ehlala inkampani yethu isiphindeke kabili. Lokhu kukhula kwesikhala kufana nendlela inkampani ekhule ngayo kanye nezinkonzo nemikhiqizo i-Metnor manje ehlinzeka ngayo futhi eyakhayo. Iphinde ilingane nesibalo sabantu esibaqashayo manje, okungabantu abangu-56 sebebonke.”
I-Metnor Manufacturing inikezela ngemishini kaWoolworths' 'Supermarket with a Difference' umqondo
Isiteshi sika-Woolworths 'esisanda kukhanywa' emakethe yokukhiqiza yamajusi asanda kukhanywa nama-smoothie esizeni
“Akusikhona ukuthi sizisungulele kabusha noma siguqule izimboni esizisebenzelayo. Kunalokho, sikhulise ukubonakala nezixazululo zesevisi esizinikezayo kulezi zimboni nakwezinye. Manje sesigxile ekuphakeleni izindawo zokudlela, amahhotela, idizayini yokudla, ukukhiqiza nokuhlinzeka ngeziqandisi, ukushisisa kanye nemishini yesakhiwo yezimboni zebhikawozi nezamabhikawozi.”
“Iminyaka yami eyisikhombisa ngiphethe lesi sitolo sokudlela ingenze ngaba nokuqonda okuhlangenwe nakho kwabaphathi bezindawo zokudlela ngemishini, ukwakheka kwazo nezinye izinselele ezidingekayo ukuze ngiqhube ibhizinisi eliphumelelayo. Ngokuvamile, uzoba nompheki oqhuba ibhizinisi elithembele ngokuphelele elwazini labo lezokupheka Ulwazi ukuze uphumelele ebhizinisini, kodwa ngokuvamile ulwazi oluncane lwezinye izici zebhizinisi. Ziningi izingibe. Izidingo zemishini nezakhiwo zingaba “izithiyo” kosomabhizinisi abaningi, ngaphandle kwabasebenzi kanye nempahla okuyiyona eyinselele kakhulu. ”
“Isikhathi esifushane, u-Metnor waqala ukuhlinzeka ngemishini yasekhishini lezentengiselwano, kodwa amandla ethu ayesekukhiqizweni, futhi yilapho sibuyela khona, ngenkathi sisahlinzeka ngazo zonke lezi zinsizakalo, njengokuklama, isakhiwo, imidwebo yesevisi, 'sishintshile Esikhundleni sokugxila kumakhasimende, manje sesihlinzeka kakhulu ngemakethe yabathengisi."
Ixhumanisa noWoolworths “Umqondo wokuguqula inkampani ibe yibhizinisi lezixazululo uqondana nobudlelwano bukababa beminyaka engu-19 no-Woolworths e-Metnor, iketango lokudayisa ukudla nezingubo elaziwa kakhulu kubantu abaningi baseNingizimu Afrika.”
“Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Woolworths yayisivele isiqalile isu lokwandisa indawo yayo ngokusebenzisa umqondo we-'Supermarket with a Difference'. Lokhu kuhlanganisa indawo enkudlwana yomkhiqizo omusha ezungezwe inala yezithelo nemifino emisha, izindawo okuhlangana kuzo ezihlanganisa nendlela yekhofi I-“Coffee Bar” lapho amakhasimende engathola khona amakhofi athile ezindawo nawesifunda futhi abe nenketho yokugaya ubhontshisi wekhofi ngokuvumelana nezimfuneko zawo. , isiteshi “esisanda kukhanywa” emakethe yokukhiqiza yamajusi asanda kukhanywa nama-smoothie esizeni, kanye neziteshi zokunambitha zikawoyela we-olives ne-balsamic zamafutha namaviniga endawo noma angenisiwe, izibali ezikhangayo ze-butchery kanye noshizi nezinye iziteshi zokunambitha ezihlobene nokudla nesiphuzo. ”
IMetnor Manufacturing manje isigxile ekudizayineni, ekukhiqizeni nasekuhlinzekeni iziqandisi, ukufudumeza nezisetshenziswa zesakhiwo sendawo yokudlela, izivakashi, isevisi yokudla kanye nezimboni zokubhaka.
“Konke lokhu kudinga imishini engasebenzi kuphela kodwa futhi ebukekayo. Impela lona umqondo esilungele ukuzibandakanya kuwo. Ngaphezu kokubanikeza izidingo zesakhiwo sensimbi engagqwali, siphinde sibanikeze izisombululo zesitolo ezijwayelekile zokuhlanganisa/zokubukisa ezifana nezinqola zekhofi nezinqola zekhofi Ama-baking pods, kanye nama-pods abo omisiwe. Isitendi sokubukisa somkhiqizo wenyama kanye nama-pods kashokoledi asanda kwethulwa njll. Lokhu kukhuthaze isidingo sokuthola amakhono amasha okwenza izinto zokufaka izitolo kusetshenziswa izinto ezingaphandle kwengilazi, ukhuni, imabula nensimbi.”
Imikhakha “Njengoba ukwakhiwa nokuqamba kuyimisebenzi esemqoka yenkampani, manje sesinemikhakha emine emikhulu. Imboni yethu yokuqala, isitolo semishini, sinikezela ngezitembu, zakha futhi zagotshwa amafekthri ethu nakwezinye izinkampani. Okwesibili, uphiko Lwethu Lweziqandisi lusebenza ngokukhethekile kwiziqandisi ezingaphansi kwekhawunta nezinye izixazululo zesiqandisi ngokwezifiso. Lolu phiko lufaka neziqandisi namafriji. Okwesithathu, uphiko lwethu Lwezokukhiqiza Okujwayelekile lukhiqiza yonke into kusukela kumatafula kuye kusinki kuya kumakalishi ekhofi ahambayo kanye namayunithi okukhombisa abapheki Izinto Ezisetshenziswayo Zesakhiwo. Okokugcina, iGas and Electrical Division yethu, egxile ekwenzeni igesi ethengiswayo kanye nemishini kagesi embonini yezokuvakasha. Lesi sigaba sisanda kuqinisekiswa yiSouth African LPG Association njengoMkhiqizi Ogunyaziwe Wezinto Zokusebenza Zegesi. ”
Ihhovisi lokuklama likaMetnor linamaphakheji esofthiwe akamuva avela kwa-Dassault Systems, Autodesk kanye ne-Amada.Ehhovisi lokuklama, angakwazi ukulingisa ukuhlanganiswa komkhiqizo, okuhlanganisa ukusika, ukugxiviza, ukugoba, ukuhlanganisa kanye nokushisela.Lokhu kulingisa kubavumela ukuba baklame noma yiziphi izinkinga. okungase kuvele ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza kwangempela futhi, lapho kunokwenzeka, kusiza ukwenza lula izinyathelo zokusika, ukugoba, ukubhoboza kanye nemishini yokushisela nge-CNC.
Ukuqeqesha Ngaphezu kwalokho, uMphathi Wokuklama Nokuthuthukiswa u-Muhammed Uwaiz Khan ukholelwa ekudaleni umoya wokuqeqeshwa endaweni yokusebenza. Yingakho i-Metnor iqhuba izinhlelo ezihlukahlukene zabafundi ngesicelo samanyuvesi, izikhungo zokuqeqesha kanye nabaphathi be-Merseta.Metnor, kanye nonjiniyela bayo bemishini. , isebenzela ukubhekana nokukhula kwegebe lamakhono embonini yokukhiqiza.
Ezinye izisetshenziswa zihlanganisa imishini yokunyathelisa e-eccentric emine (kufika kumathani angu-30), i-semi-automatic pipe bender, i-guillotine ne-Amada band saw.
Ihambisana nezinhlelo zesofthiwe ezidumile ezifana ne-Solidworks, i-Revit, i-AutoCAD, i-Sheetworks, nenhlobonhlobo yezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-CNC ezihlelekayo, i-Metnor ihlala ihamba phambili ekwakhiweni kwemboni.
Ngesofthiwe yakamuva yokumodela eqinile, i-Metnor iyakwazi ukuthatha imiklamo/izakhiwo/imidwebo yamakhasimende futhi idale i-photorealistic renderings.Isofthiwe ye-Solidworks ibavumela ukuba baklame, bahlole, futhi bafake izingxenye zesiqalo ndawonye ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi imikhiqizo ingathuthukiswa kusetshenziswa amasu okukhiqiza alungile.
Isofthiwe iphinde isize ukuthola amaphutha kumiklamo ethile futhi ivumela amaqembu okuklama ukuthi alungise lawo maphutha ngaphambi kokukhiqiza.I-Sheetworks 2017 ithatha yonke imodeli ye-Solidworks futhi iyiguqule ibe imodeli yokuhlela engahlela imishini yefekthri.
Izisetshenziswa Ezintsha Konke lokhu kukhula nokuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo wenkampani kungafezwa kuphela uma inkampani itshala imali ezintweni zayo, izinsiza, kanye nabantu.I-Norton yaqinisekisa ukuthi bafake isicelo futhi bathola isibonelelo sikahulumeni kwa-dti ukuze bakhulise ibhizinisi labo kanye nomphumela.Inkampani ingene kulezi zibonelelo, ezingasetshenziselwa ukusetshenziswa kwempahla enkulu.
“Akuyona inqubo elula, kodwa kufanelekile uma sekuqediwe wonke amaphepha kanye nezidingo zehhovisi. Nokho, kuyancomeka ukuthi usebenzise umeluleki noma inkampani ehlobene ukuze ikusize kulolu hlelo.”
“Kusukela emishinini endala kodwa ekwazi ukusetshenzwa, manje sesinomshini wokunyathelisa we-punch we-Amada wakamuva kanye namabhuleki amathathu akamuva e-Amada, amabhandi amabili e-Amada automatic, kanye ne-Amada TOGU III automatic grinder.”
Inkampani egxile kuyo isitolo semishini esihlinzeka ngezitembu, ezakhiwe nezigobile kanye nama-subassemblies ku-Metnor Manufacturing nabanye.
“Okwakamuva okungeziwe yi-Amada EMZ 3612 NT punch esebenza ngokuthinta. Sekufakwe umshini wesibili we-Amada walolu hlobo eNingizimu Afrika. Okwasikhanga wukwenza kwayo, ukugoba nokucofa kwayo.”
“Lesi sizukulwane sobuchwepheshe bokugxiviza isitembu sikagesi esiqhutshwa yi-Amada, kanye nezinga eliphezulu le-automation, kuvumela ukuhlelwa okuphelele kokukhiqiza, hhayi nje ukucutshungulwa kweshidi lensimbi.”
“Enye esanda kufakwa yi-Amada HD 1303 NT press brake, ene-hybrid drive system eyenzelwe ukuphindaphinda ukugoba okunembe kakhulu, ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okuphansi kanye nokugcinwa kancane kunamabhuleki avamile okucindezela nge-hydraulic, futhi ifakwe i-auto-crown Function.”
“Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-HD1303NT press brake ine-sheet follower (SF1548H). Lokhu kukwazi ukuphatha izisindo zephepha ezifika ku-150kg. Isetshenziselwa ukunciphisa ingcindezi yabasebenzi yokugoba amashidi amakhulu nasindayo. Isisebenzisi esisodwa Amashidi amakhulu/asindayo angaphathwa ngoba umlandeli weshidi uhamba ngokugoba komshini futhi alandele ishidi, alisekele kuyo yonke inqubo yokugoba.”
“Sisenamabhuleki amadala ezingxenye ezithile, kodwa uma ulungisa amathani angu-30 kuya kwangu-60 wegeji elincane, kuya ngephrojekthi noma umkhiqizo esihileleke kuwo, udinga ukuba nemishini yakamuva onayo. Singakwazi ukucubungula ubukhulu obufika ku-3.2mm insimbi engagqwali nethambile.”
“Eminye imishini ihlanganisa imishini yokunyathelisa e-eccentric emine (efika kumathani angu-30), i-semi-automatic tube bender, i-guillotine, kanye ne-decoiler/leveler yokukala okuzenzakalelayo, ukucisha kanye nokusebenza kokubhoboza, kanye nokushisela i-TIG ne-MIG. ”
Iziqandisi Zangokwezifiso Neziqandisi Zokubonisa Manje sesenza iziqandisi zokubonisa noma izinto zokubala zedeli, nanoma yiluphi uhlelo oludinga ubuhle, ukusebenza nokuhlanzeka.”
“NgoMeyi 2016, sathenga iCabimercial, inkampani yasendaweni yeziqandisi ephethwe nguJean Deville, ekhiqiza imikhiqizo yokufaka amabhawa. Ngesipiliyoni seminyaka engaphezu kwengu-25 kulo mkhakha, uJean usejoyine ithimba lethu labaphathi futhi uye wanweba ukunikezwa kwethu kwemikhiqizo Yeziqandisi, okuhlanganisa amayunithi enziwe ngokwezifiso eziqandisi neziqandisi zokubonisa, iziqandisi neziqandisi, ezinye iziqandisi neziqandisi.”
Iphrojekthi ethokozisayo “Imikhiqizo yethu manje isisebenza endaweni ebanzi yaseNingizimu Afrika futhi sinenethiwekhi yabathengisi eqinisekisa ukuthi sithola ukubonakala kuyilapho sigxile ekwenzeni izingxenye. Ngenxa yalokho sibambe iqhaza ekufakeni imishini ezindaweni eziningi ezithakazelisayo.”
I-Metnor Manufacturing izohlinzeka ngemishini ephelele uma ikhasimende licela, noma ngabe ingenziwanga ngokuphelele ngensimbi
“Lokhu kufaka phakathi iDe Brasserie Restaurant eStrand, Babylonstoren, Mooiberg Farm phakathi kweStellenbosch neSomerset West, Lourensford Wine Estate, Spar Supermarket, KFC, Weltevreden Wine Farm, Darling Brewery, Food Lovers Market , Harbour House Group, kanye ne-Henry's Restaurant, ukubala abambalwa.”
“Ubudlelwano bethu noWoolworths buhlanganise nomsebenzi wokuhlola umsebenzi wabo. Sebethule uhlelo olusha olubizwa ngokuthi MANJE MANJE kanti bayaluvivinya ezindaweni ezintathu eKapa. U-Metnor ubambe iqhaza kusukela emcabangweni wokuqala futhi wasizwa ngomklamo, ukwakheka, imidwebo yesevisi, ukwenziwa kanye nokufaka. Okwamanje MANJE ungakwazi uku-oda futhi ukhokhe usebenzisa uhlelo lwabo lokusebenza (lutholakala mahhala ku-IOS ne-Android) ngakho-ke lapho ufika ekhawuntani ungavele uhambe. Yebo Yebo, uya-oda futhi ukhokhe kusenesikhathi ukuze uvele ulande esitolo - awekho olayini.”
“Izitolo ze-F&B ziba sezingeni eliphezulu futhi kufanele sizijwayeze nezidingo zazo. Kusukela kumklamo kuya ekuthekeni komkhiqizo ophelile.”
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-14-2022