We were supposed to be able to get other people paid. Kim Bui, senior director of product and audience innovation at The Arizona Republic. “Once we’d got to this point, we were supposed to be able to do everything that we wanted,” said P. Now that they’re finally in leadership positions though, they’re feeling the squeeze between what they’d dreamed of doing and what they can actually do. It turns out that many WOC leaders feel similarly, even when the phrases are coming out of their own mouths. The radical ideas they’d espoused suddenly became “unrealistic,” and they used more and more corporate phrases like “picking your battles” and “strategic communication.” They all sounded like excuses to me, and when they came from BIPOC leaders, especially women, I felt flat-out betrayed. Subscribe here to join the community.Įarlier in my career, I thought that people got brain worms when they became managers. These automated systems help to make the manufacturing process more efficient, giving customers high-quality products.This column originally appeared in The Cohort, Poynter’s newsletter that centers conversations about gender in media. These also improve working conditions, eliminating the risk of injury when handling large steel, aluminium and stainless-steel sheets.Ĭapabilities such as in-floor lifting systems or cranes, bring the work to those performing operations in the factory like spot welding riveting buffing and polishing and final assembly. Robotic welding helps to reduce fabricating costs, as do automated material handling systems such as conveyors and sheet loaders. Integrated sheet metal automation is another essential capability to keep in mind. An alternative would be to use a panel bender, which allows the metal sheet to lie flat during processing for a high-quality bend. For example, the panels on the sides and backs of fabricated enclosures are often too large to bend on a press brake or require multiple operators (more labour costs). The fabrication of large sheet metal enclosures comes with unique challenges as opposed to smaller part production. High-tech manufacturing and automated processes It is essential to recognize that, no matter how good your design is, not all manufacturers are up to the task. These, and other custom sheet metal enclosures, serve many critical industrial applications. Retail kiosks and ATMs are common in this sector, as are OCP (open compute project) solutions. There are steel enclosures for fibre optics, battery storage and edge computing hardware. These include data centre solutions such as server racks and cabinets. Similar statements can be made about super-sized custom metal fabrications. It’s arduous work, even for the craftiest kids on the block. Duct tape and glue only go so far at holding it all together, so sound joining techniques are essential. Moving them around when complete is next to impossible, so building large structures near their final home is a good idea. Without reinforcement, the walls and ceiling tend to bow. Many challenges come with designing and manufacturing large structures. It’s the larger ones, however, that can sometimes cause designers and manufacturers the most grief. Sheet metal enclosures come in all shapes and sizes. outlines some pointers to keep in mind for your next project, in the June 2022 issue of International Sheet Metal Review magazine. What should you look for when sourcing large sheet metal enclosures? Tenere Inc.

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