I go into work press a button on a machine and 8 minutes later $89 comes out. I just want more machines and more button pushers
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That's a good question. I think good documentation and training programs are going to be more important.So this is a scenario that I haven’t dealt with yet. My team is all senior staff and are capable of training themselves. We are currently in need of entry level staff to handle some of the more mundane tasks and report writing.
How have you been training college kids remotely? I’m thinking that they will get assigned a direct mentor and going with that approach.
So, no people to setup and program the machines? No one to create partnerships and find customers? No recurring services revenue? No design-related capabilities? New product development?I go into work press a button on a machine and 8 minutes later $89 comes out. I just want more machines and more button pushers
$89 every 8 minutes, I'll send you my resume.I go into work press a button on a machine and 8 minutes later $89 comes out. I just want more machines and more button pushers
I am a retired big corporate guy just having fun again with a small shop. A lot of stuff I do myself, setup, program, CMM APQP/PPAP. I have 3 sales guys on strict commission working remote all over the place….. once a machine/cell is setup it runs for years on the same job (button pushing).So, no people to setup and program the machines? No one to create partnerships and find customers? No recurring services revenue? No design-related capabilities? New product development?
I'm fairly sure you're being a little flip, but just wanting button pushers seems limiting.
Ah, that's a little different than what I was thinking.I am a retired big corporate guy just having fun again with a small shop. A lot of stuff I do myself, setup, program, CMM APQP/PPAP. I have 3 sales guys on strict commission working remote all over the place….. once a machine/cell is setup it runs for years on the same job (button pushing).
Been there done that….. I just threw Caterpillar out for low volume low margin work….. they said what would it take to stay they offered double….. I said you can’t pay me to stay with you. Actually today is their last day.Ah, that's a little different than what I was thinking.
I've not worked in a factory production environment, but I have a little book learnin' on industrial management/technology management from guys that spent decades making stuff and running companies. My retired FIL also spent 50+ years running very large machine tooling shops making stuff like plumbing and aerospace parts. Over the years we've had many discussions about tooling setups, switch overs, CNC programming, managing design engineers, and other stuff. His machines had to switch over between different parts. Sadly he retired when the owner of the company listening to management consultants and didn't understand the business, and started to chase high-volume low-margin business that the new sales guys were comfortable selling vs. low volume but highly unique parts that no one else could produce. The company's revenues shrank by over 50% and hurt a lot of the machinists.
I got a robot guy who could help. And they don't complain.I go into work press a button on a machine and 8 minutes later $89 comes out. I just want more machines and more button pushers
Haha, if robots can do surgeries they can certainly push a button every 8 minutes.I got a robot guy who could help. And they don't complain.
To automate a cnc machine one machine is $200k a salary to button push is $50k….. support for that robot cell is $90k and you need that guy. It just doesn’t ROII got a robot guy who could help. And they don't complain.
It's actually pretty slick. He started with them in his own shop and then converted to designing and selling systems. Robot loads the machine, closes the door, pushes the start button, then when part is done, opens door removes part and puts a new part in. Parts are staged in racks for pick and place. A single operator can run several machines.Haha, if robots can do surgeries they can certainly push a button every 8 minutes.
I work in a different industry and the circumstances are a bit different. I work at a CPA firm, not a big 4 firm but with more than $2B in revenue. 1/3 of our business is traditional CPA firm work (audits, taxes, advisory), 1/3 is outsourced accounting and finance (what I do) and 1/3 wealth advisory. All of the wealth advisory people are in the office every day. The rest of us are fully remote. We have some admin folks that are in the office, but the professional staff is not. Our outsourcing group started going remote in 2018 (I haven't had a desk in the office since then). Part of that is the nature of the business, we spend our time at the client locations. I spent my first 2 years full time at a client's office. But with the pandemic, the clients didn't want us in their office either. But the work had to be done, so the clients adopted tools to allow us to work remotely on their software. Now I have 23 people on my team and we have 3 shared desks in the office. I have 2 employees that live in Florida, 2 in Chicago and 3 in southwest Missouri. This model works and this part of our business is a growth engine in the firm.I appreciate your optimism. And for my kids sake, I hope you're right. Let's reconvene after the impending meltdown of commercial real estate. I just think the labor market is going to look a lot more global when those seats to fill are no longer physically there...
One of my clients machines custom crank shafts. They have a couple robot cells. It is pretty cool to watch them change out parts for billets.It's actually pretty slick. He started with them in his own shop and then converted to designing and selling systems. Robot loads the machine, closes the door, pushes the start button, then when part is done, opens door removes part and puts a new part in. Parts are staged in racks for pick and place. A single operator can run several machines.
Haha, if robots can do surgeries they can certainly push a button every 8 minutes.
A friend of mine 30+ years ago worked at Phillip Morris pushing a button every hour, than he went to the breakroom for 59 minutes and read the newspaper. Did that for 30 years then retired, with an amazing retirement/pension.
Of course!….,Yup. Robotic surgery has been happening for almost a decade. In addition, remote medical imaging as well. With the development of AI, you won't need to consult a doctor either. Nurses on the other hand can't be replaced.
A bit of a simplification. Robots don't do surgery. Doctors do surgery using robotic tools.Yup. Robotic surgery has been happening for almost a decade. In addition, remote medical imaging as well. With the development of AI, you won't need to consult a doctor either. Nurses on the other hand can't be replaced.
A bit of a simplification. Robots don't do surgery. Doctors do surgery using robotic tools.
They would straighten me out in 2 seconds.
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