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Embonini yase-Bolton, e-Lancashire, eNgilandi yomkhiqizi we-trailer i-Indespension, ukukhiqizwa kokusika kwensimbi yeshidi kuye kwaphindeka kabili kulandela ukukhishwa kuka-December 2016 komshini osebenza nge-laser we-CO2 nge-Bystronic ByStar Fiber 6520 isikhungo sokuphrofayili se-fiber laser ebiza cishe i-£ 800,000 (cishe i-$ 1.3 million; UMFANEKISO 1). I-4kW fiber laser inombhede womthamo ongu-6.5 × 2m, okuwenza umshini wefayibha omkhulukazi olethwe kuze kube manje emakethe yase-UK.
Umqondisi wokuthenga we-Indespension u-Steve Sadler ubeke amazwana, "Sisika kakhulu insimbi engu-43A kanye ne-pre-galv ethambile, kanye ne-aluminium ethile, ukusuka ku-1mm ukuya ku-12mm ubukhulu. Kufika ku-3mm, i-fiber laser isika ngokushesha okuphindwe kathathu kune-CO2. Indiza ngensimbi engu-1mm, ikhiqize izimbobo ezingu-10/s. Inzuzo iyonke ikhuphuka ngokuphindwe kabili njengoba umsila we-Star ukhuphuka ngokushesha njengoba i-Star isikonke. Sicubungula ngokushaywa unhlangothi, kususe ibhodlela efektri yethu ebibangelwa umshini we-CO2 ukungakwazi ukuhambisana nomsebenzi wethu wokusika i-laser olokhu ukhula njalo."
I-fiber laser yathengwa ngokwengxenye yokushintshisana ngemodeli ye-Bystronic CO2 yomthamo ofanayo ku-Indespension ehlinzekwe ngo-2009. U-Sadler uqinisekise ukuthi intengo enhle yatholwa ngomshini omdala, naphezu kokuthi usebenze amahora afinyelela kwangu-20 ngosuku, egqamisa ukugcinwa kwenani njengenzuzo yokuthenga amathuluzi kulo mkhiqizi.
Ekuqaleni, isizathu esiyinhloko sokutshala imali ekusikeni nge-laser kwakuwukuthola izinga elikhulu lokulawula ukukhiqizwa kwe-trailer yasendlini kanye nokonga izindleko zokubeka umsebenzi kosonkontileka abancane bensimbi. Okunye okucatshangelwe okubalulekile kwakuwukwenza kube lula inqubo ye-prototyping kanye nokuklama nokuletha imikhiqizo emisha ukumakethwa ngokushesha.
"Ngaphambi kuka-2009, ngesikhathi sokuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo bekufanele sithenge isethi eyodwa, ezimbili, noma ezintathu zezingxenye zensimbi," kuqhubeka uSadler. "Osonkontileka bebengafuni ukukhiqiza amanani amancane kangaka, ngakho-ke intengo ibivame ukuba phezulu futhi kubathathe amasonto amane kuya kwayisithupha ukuletha ama-prototypes. Uma besidinga ukwenza ushintsho lokuklama bese sibuyela kusonkontileka ongaphansi ukuze uthole amanye ama-prototypes-kungaba into elula njengesethi entsha yabaqaphi bodaka-engase yengeze enye inyanga ekukhiqizeni izinsuku ezimbalwa, manje singakwazi ukukhiqiza izingxenye ezithile zendlu. i-trailer entsha kusukela ezinyangeni eziyisithupha noma eziyisikhombisa kuya ngaphansi kweziyisihlanu, noma i-trailer eshintshiwe kusukela ezinyangeni ezintathu noma ezine ukuya ngaphansi kwezimbili."
USadler waveza ukuthi eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, ambalwa ama-trailer ahlanganisa izici zokusika i-laser, kuyilapho namuhla esetshenziswa kakhulu. Ngempela, imikhiqizo yakhelwe ezungeze amandla amakhulu emishini yanamuhla yokusika i-laser. Enye inzuzo ukuthi ukwenza imishini kunembe kangangokuthi izingxenye zihlangana ngokunembile nangokushesha phakathi nokuhlanganisa, ngaphandle kwesidingo sokuhlanganisa okuthatha isikhathi.
Enye inzuzo ukuthi ukwenza imishini kuyashesha, ikakhulukazi nge-fiber laser, ukuthi kuyindlela engabizi kakhulu yokukhipha isisindo ezingxenyeni ngokuhlanganisa izimbobo eziningi nezikhala. Kungaba umsebenzi onzima kakhulu ngakho-ke kungenamali ukwenza mathupha.
Iseli yokusika i-laser isebenza imini nobusuku kanye nezibani ezicishayo phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo, amahora ayi-18 kuye kwangama-20 ngosuku, izinsuku ezinhlanu ngesonto. Esikhathini esisele sonyaka, isebenza ngokushintshana kosuku futhi icime amahora ayi-10 kuye kwayi-12 ngosuku.
I-Indespension inqume ukungafaki imishini ezishintshayo ngoba icubungula osayizi abahlukahlukene beshidi, okwenza ukulayisha okuzenzakalelayo kube yinkinga. Ibanga losayizi bezingxenye nalo likhulu, lisuka ngaphezu kuka-5.8m phansi. Ngakho-ke ukuba khona komsebenzisi kuyadingeka ukuze kulawuleke ukuhlukahluka, ngakho-ke i-manual, isistimu yokuphakamisa i-suction-pad isetshenziselwa ukuphatha amashidi (UMFANEKISO 2).
UMFANEKISO 2. Ukuphatha amashidi ngokuvula nangaphandle kwethebula le-shuttle le-ByStar Fiber 6520 kwenziwa mathupha e-Indespension kusetshenziswa idivayisi yokuphakamisa iphedi yokumunca.
Lokhu kunikeza inkampani inkinga, nokho, uma ukukhiqizwa kokukhiqiza kubandakanya isidleke sezingxenye ezimbalwa ezilula futhi zisikwe eshidini legeji elincane. Umjikelezo wokusika uyashesha kakhulu emshinini we-fiber laser kangangokuthi u-opharetha akanaso isikhathi sokuqeda ukunyakazisa izingxenye zohlaka lwamathambo angaphambili ngaphambi kokuba ishidi lomshini elilandelayo lilunge, noma ukulayisha okungenalutho okulandelayo etafuleni le-shuttle.
Ngakho-ke, inkampani icabanga ngokufaka amathegi amancane kwezinye izinhlelo zokusika insimbi ukuze izingxenye ezinephrofayili zihlale zinamathele kuhlaka lwamathambo, okuvumela lonke ishidi elicutshunguliwe ukuthi lidluliselwe esiteshini esingaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi, lapho elinye ilungu labasebenzi lingasiza ukususa izingxenye.
Ezingxenyeni zensimbi ze-laser-cut sheet ezingena kuma-trailer e-Indespension, ama-80% adinga ukugoqwa. Ngokufanelekile, lapho kufakwa umshini wokuqala we-laser, ibhuleki le-tandem lokucindezela elivela kumphakeli ofanayo lalethwa futhi (UMFANEKISO 3).
Kunezinzuzo zokukhiqiza ngokuthola umshini wokusika we-laser bese ucindezela amabhuleki kumhlinzeki ofanayo ngokuthi bonke basebenzisa isofthiwe efanayo ye-BySoft 7. Uma ingxenye entsha yakhelwe ohlelweni lwe-Indespension's SolidWorks CAD futhi ithunyelwa ku-software yokulawula ye-Bystronic, yona ngokwayo equkethe ukusebenza okunamandla kwe-3D CAD/CAM, imodeli ikhiqiza uhlelo lokusika i-laser nokulandelana kokugoba ingxenye, okuhlanganisa indawo ye-backgauge nohlelo lwamathuluzi, ngaleyo ndlela kuncishiswe ukubambezeleka nesikhathi sokuphumula.
Isofthiwe efanayo, enamandla okulingisa aphelele, inomthwalo wemfanelo wokufaka isidleke inombolo enkulu yezingxenye ezivela eshidini, ukudala izinhlelo zokusika nokunikeza umbono wenqubo yokukhiqiza, okuhlanganisa ukufinyelela ngokushesha ekukhiqizeni kanye nedatha yomshini.
“Sizibophezele ekuholeni imakethe mayelana nokuqamba izinto ezintsha, ikhwalithi, kanye nemininingwane yezemvelo,” kuphetha uSadler. "Ukuthengwa kwe-Bystronic fiber laser kusisiza ukuba sifeze lezi zinhloso, kanye nokuhlinzeka ngokunyuka okudingekayo kakhulu kwamandla okukhiqiza. Kubonisa nokuzibophezela kwethu ekukhiqizeni kwe-UK, okuyingxenye ebalulekile ye-ethos yenkampani yethu."
