Philpott Solutions kuw foforo bi rekɔ so, efi ase denam adwuma a wɔbɛyɛ wɔ China na wɔde asan aba ne Aurora adwumayɛbea foforo.
"Yɛrefiri China," President ne CEO Mike Baach kaa. "Yɛresan de saa nnwuma no aba."
Philpott a ɛwɔ adwumayɛbea foforo wɔ Brunswick, Ohio no nso wɔ nan ase a ɛbɛn Shanghai, a ɔne mpɔtam hɔ nnwumakuw a wɔreyɛ ne rɔba nhama no afã nketenkete no yɛɛ biako, ɔkae.
Nanso adwumakuw no bɛdan saa dwumadi ahorow no asan akɔ U.S. no so a botae bi ne sɛ afe no mfinimfini bɛkɔ September, James Vaughn, Philpott adwumayɛfo panyin.
Ɛwom sɛ wɔankyerɛ nnwuma dodow no nyinaa de, nanso Baach kae sɛ sika dodow no yɛ, wɔ Philpott fam no, "nsɛnkyerɛnnede.".
"Yɛwɔ nhyehyɛe sɛ yɛde biribiara a yɛwɔ fi China bɛba ha," ɔkae.
Nsakraeɛ no a wɔresan akɔ U.S. no nyɛ adwuma a wɔfaa no mmerɛw. Baach kaa sɛ ɔkwan a wɔfaa so fii ase wɔ Greg Stafford, mfiridwuma ne adwumayɛ mu nkɔso titrani abadiakyiri ma Philpott. no mu no, Philpott ne Chinafo nnwumakuw a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ hɔ no ayɛ adwuma wɔ bere a atwam no mu de adu bo a wɔhwehwɛ pɔtee ho ama nnwuma, ɛbaa fam wɔ nsɛm a ɛfa nneɛma a ɛyɛ papa ho{4} ho asɛm bi ho asɛm bi ho asɛm bi.
Sɛ́ obi a ɔde China rɔba boafo kɛse ma no, .Shenyang Sunnyjoint Chemicals CO., Ltd. bɛma yɛn ani aku Big Rubber Company nhyehyɛe ho wɔ China gua so.
"Nea wuhu ne sɛ dɔla a edi mũ no nyɛ ɛka ankasa a wɔbɔ wɔ adwumakuw no ho (yɛ adwuma) no," Baach kae. "Sɛ ɔhaw ahorow ba a, yɛn abam mmu yɛn adetɔfo."
Wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ hwɛɛ ɛka a wɔbɔ wɔ wimhyɛn a wɔde fa ɔman no mu de boa adetɔfoɔ na wɔfrɛ wiase nyinaa wɔ anɔpatutuutu anaa anadwo anadwo. Philpott awieɛ ne adwumakuo bi a ɛwɔ San Diego yɛɛ adwuma de hwɛɛ nneɛma a wɔayɛ wɔ amannɔne nyinaa ansa na wɔrekyekyɛ, a na ɛyɛ ɛka a wɔde kaa ho sɛ adwumakuo no rennya sɛ wɔyɛ afã no wɔ mpɔtam hɔ.
Baach kaa sɛ asɛm no fã bi ne sɛ Philpott nni nsenia a ɛbɛma Chinafoɔ ahokafoɔ ayɛ adwuma, nanso na adwumakuo no hia nneɛma a wotumi de ho to so na wɔdi so. ɛwom sɛ Philpott Chinafoɔ ahokafoɔ no wɔ adwempa deɛ, nanso wɔrentumi nkan nea ɛfiri mu ba no wɔ{2}} so awieeɛ koraa no, Stafford ne Baach sii gyinaeɛ sɛ tebea no ntumi nnyina ano bio.
"Wonkora sika biara so sɛ wowɔ China," Baach kae. "Wɔ one-off basis so no, wususuw sɛ woyɛ. nanso bere a woatwe ɛka nyinaa ne biribiara abom awie no, wunni tumi biara. ɔkwan bɛn so na wugyina ade bi akyi saa?
"Adetɔfoɔ no mfa baabi a ɛfiri: ɛfiri Philpott. Yɛsii gyinaeɛ sɛ sɛ yɛantumi anni so a, yɛrenyɛ no."
Core competencies .
Ɔfã foforo a ɛwɔ asɛm no mu ne sɛ wɔde wɔn adwene besi Amerikafo a wɔbɛtɔ wɔn so na wɔanya nnwuma a ɛbɛma wɔanya nkɔso wɔ U{0}}S. mu, Baach kae.
"Amerika nneɛma a wɔyɛ no da so ara yɛ nneɛma a eye sen biara wɔ wiase no mu biako. Ɛyɛ nnwuma pa, nokwaredi ma yɛn nkurɔfo. Yɛayɛ drifted kakra fi saa," ɔkae. "Yɛsusu sɛ yɛma adetɔfo nya abotɔyam na yɛbɔ nnwuma wɔ ha na yegyae yɛn sika a yɛde bɛmena wɔ amannɔne, biribiara yɛ yiye{3}} wɔ yɛn kwan ketewa koraa so wɔ yɛn kwan ketewa koraa so, yɛwɔ anidaso sɛ yɛbɛma{
Philpott, a ɛyɛ adwumayɛfoɔ dea no, rebata ne nimdeɛ titire ho denam nnwuma a ɛwɔ ha wɔ U.S. no mu na ɔde ne nnwumayɛ nhama mmiɛnsa no nyinaa rekɔ Aurora adwumayɛbea no so, Baach kaa sɛ{3}} botaeɛ ne sɛ wɔbɛsi biribi a ɛyɛ papa, nanso wɔ adwumakuo no ankasa atenaeɛ.
"Yɛmmɔ mmɔden sɛ yɛbɛyɛ biribiara ama obiara. Yɛte nea yɛyɛ no ase yiye, na yenim nea yɛn core competencies yɛ," Baach kae. "Yɛwɔ ha sɛ yɛde quality bɛma yɛn adetɔfo wɔ level a ɛboro nea wɔasua sɛ. na sɛ yɛyɛ saa yiye a, yɛn adwumakuw no nyin{3}}
Adwumakuw no anya ne plastic injection ne urethane molding lines wɔ intanɛt so wɔ Aurora adwumayɛbea hɔ, na ɛreyɛ adwuma wɔ ne rubber compression molding line so, Vaughn kae. adwumakuw no de wɔn adwene si ahoɔden, dade, ne rɔba, plastic ne urethane gua ahorow.
Philpott tɔɔ Aurora adwumayɛbea no wɔ September 2016 mu, na ɔfaa asram asia nsiesie adwuma bi mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛfata adwumakuw no, Stafford kae sɛ. saa nsiesie no maa ɔdan no yɛɛ bɛyɛ 43,000 ahinanan anammɔn a ɛboro 40 kakra,{6}} square feets a wɔde sii hɔ bere bi a wɔde yɛɛ adwuma no, na wɔde phiis a wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ mu no, wɔde wɔn ho fii ho, na wɔde wɔn ho hyɛɛ mu de wɔn ho fii ho, March awiei 2017.
Adwumakuw no de sika ahyɛ injection molding afiri foforo mu dedaw na ɛreyɛ adwuma a sika kɛse a wɔsɛe no wɔ $500,000 kosi $1 ɔpepem wɔ saa bere yi mu, Vaughn kae.
Stafford kaa sɛ rɔba nnwinnadeɛ foforɔ no hyɛɛ aseɛ baeɛ bɛyɛ May 2017, na ɛgye bɛyɛ afe ansa na ɛreba na ɛreyɛ adwuma.
"Yɛyɛɛ yɛn ahoɔden no foforo na yɛde nnwinnade foforo bi bae," Stafford kae. "Saa dwumadibea ahorow no reyɛ adwuma wɔ tumi a na ɛwɔ hɔ ansa na wɔretu. sɛnea ɛte no, wɔrenyin."
Adwumakuw no bɛkɔ so de nnwinnade a ɛboa aka press a ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw no ho na sɛ adwumayɛ hokwan pɔtee bi boa a, wɔde press ahorow foforo bɛba, Stafford kae.
Bere a Aurora beae no trɛw no, Brunswick beae no bɛkɔ so ayɛ adwumakuw no adekoradan, Vaughn kae.
"Biribiara a yɛyɛ wɔ ha no kɔ hɔ ma wɔkyekyɛ," ɔkae. "Na yɛresiesie yɛn ho wɔ hɔ, yɛrema kwan ama adwuma foforo. Yɛwɔ nneɛma dedaw bi a yɛretɔn. ne nyinaa fa nkɔso ho mprempren."
Vaughn kaa sɛ adwumakuo no wɔ adeyɛ no ano pɛɛ ma ne nhama no sɛ ɛbɛsusu ho sɛ wɔde nsakraeɛ a ɛtɔ so mmienu bɛka ho. Aurora adwumayɛbea no ka dan kɛseɛ a wɔbɛsi ho, na adwumakuo no bɛka nnwinnadeɛ ne adwumayɛfoɔ pii ho de ayɛ adwuma mmiɛnsa a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ ansa na afe no aba awieeɛ. Mprempren adwumakuw no wɔ adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔnnɔɔso.
Nkɔso foforo .
Adwumakuw no nso de adetɔnfo a wɔde wɔn adwene asi so sɛ wɔbɛboa adwumayɛbea no na wɔasisi adwuma foforo no aka ho, Vaughn kae sɛ. saa adwumayɛfo no ba sɛ ɔkwan foforo no fã, na wɔrehwehwɛ kari pɛ wɔ agyapade adwuma ne nnwuma foforo ntam.
"Yɛnnyae yɛn agyapadeɛ adwuma. ɛno na ɛtua ka no yie, na yɛn ani agye sɛ yɛne yɛn atetesɛm mu adetɔfoɔ anyin," Vaughn kaa. "Nanso yɛbɛhwehwɛ adwuma foforɔ, ne akwan foforɔ a yɛfa so yɛ adwuma, ne akwan a yɛbɛfa so adi yie."
Adwumakuw no de nnwinnade bi aka ho de akanyan ne adetɔnfo, a ɛka ho ne adwumayɛbea ahode nhyehyɛe nhyehyɛe foforo a ɛbɛma wɔahwɛ hokwan ahorow. so bere a dapɛn biara, Vaughn ne ne kuw no kasa titiriw fa hokwan ahorow a wɔanyɛ ho nhyehyɛe ho wɔ mmɔden a wɔbɔ sɛ wobedu adetɔn mu nkɔso botae ahorow a ɛfa nneɛma nyinaa ho a ɛyɛ bɛyɛ10-15 ɔha biara mu nkyem wɔ mfe anum a edi hɔ no mu, ɔkae{3}} mprempren, bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu nkyem 5 a wɔde wɔn ho to so{n-planed, "so's's's
Adwumakuw no adwene a wɔde si so no san ba U.S. so ma adwumakuw no tumi de di dwuma wɔ nnwuma mu nkɔso mu, Vaughn kae.
"Mfomso biara nni ho wɔ Amerika nneɛma a wɔyɛ. wɔyɛ nyansa wɔ ɔman yi mu ha, na sɛ wɔannwene amammuisɛm dodo, a amammuisɛm foforo no bi wɔ Washington no, ɛreyɛ ayɛ papa koraa ama U{1}}s. ayɛfo no," ɔkae sɛ. "Yɛwɔ yɛn adwuma no afã bi a ɛrekɔ so wɔ dade gua so, a ɛde ba a ɛde reba no so a ɛne no refi ase a ɛrekɔ so no na ɛrekɔ so Yɛn. yɛrehu nkɔso bi a ɛyɛ nokware."
Amerika adwene no fã foforo ne sɛ wɔbɛkyekye mpɔtam a ɛyɛ den, a Philpott yɛ denam adwumayɛfo a wɔhyɛ wɔn nkuran sɛ wɔmfa wɔn ho nhyɛ adɔe adwuma mu. sɛ odwumayɛni bi ne adɔe kuw bi som a, adwumakuw no de sika ma no nso, Baach kae.
Nkɔsoɔ betumi aba, sɛdeɛ Philpott resusu nkabom ne adetɔ botaeɛ kakraa bi a ɛbɛtumi aba wɔ bosome nsia a ɛreba no mu no, Vaughn kaa sɛ. daakye adetɔ no bɛyɛ sɛ ɛne adwumakuo ahoɔden a ɛwɔ hɔ dada no wɔ abusuabɔ, te sɛ gua so fã a ɛbɛn.
"Any type of bolt-on applications to thes," Vaughn said. "Yɛresusuw sɛ ebia nneɛma bi wɔ rɔba afã, nanso yɛrehwɛ denneennen nso wɔ ahoɔden afã no nso. yɛrentrɛw adwumakuw no adwumayɛ ho nhwɛso no mu kɛse ankasa sɛ yɛbɛhwɛ bolt-on adjacent hokwan ahorow bi.
Adwumakuw no nso ne U.S. aban no reyɛ nhyehyɛe ahorow bi, na sɛ saa adwuma no fi ase a, Philpott betumi ahia sɛ ɔtɔ rɔba press foforo, Vaughn kae.
Nsakrae a ɛba wɔ adwumayɛ mu .
Vaughn ankasa yɛ Philpott nkɔsoɔ no fã, ɛfiri sɛ ɔbaa January mu wɔ afe yi mu sɛ ɔbɛsom sɛ COO denam gyinabea wɔ GE Plastics ne Omnova Solutions Inc{0}}
"Nea meka kyerɛ obiara, nea enti a mebaa ha, ne sɛ saa osuahu a atwam no nyinaa a manya no aba fam wɔ bere biako mu, na ɛyɛ saa adwumakuw yi," ɔkae.
Ɔhwɛ Philpott sɛ asɛnnennen —sikasɛm, nneɛma a wɔde asie sohwɛ ne nhyehyɛe a emu yɛ den a ɛfa sika kɛse a wɔsɛe no ho. n’adwumayɛ wiase adwene no ba fam kodu nsɛntitiriw abiɛsa so: nneɛma a wɔyɛ no yiye, adetɔn mu mmɔdenbɔ ne aguadi mu mmɔdenbɔ.
Saa adwuma no fã bi ne sɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ kari pɛ ama adwumakuw no gua ahorow no mu biara efisɛ ɛbrɛ ase na ɛsen ne nnwuma no.
"Ɛtɔ da bi a sɛ adwuma bi kɔ fam a, ɔfã foforo no kɔ soro, enti ɛhɔ na yɛwɔ mprempren," ɔkae. "Yɛrehwɛ denneennen sɛ yɛbɛma biribiara akɔ ne nyinaa mu prɛko pɛ na yɛanya ahoɔden a ɛkɔ so. ne nyinaa yɛ papa."
Vaughn's capability to take on a challenge is of great importance to Baach, as he plans to retire later this year. After a career of globetrotting for work and 12 years at Philpott, Baach will leave the top position to spend time with his family, including two new grandchildren, one just born in April. He will continue serving on some industry boards, and still will be available to lend a hand with Philpott, he Wɔkaa sɛ.
"Eyi ne m'anigye ankasa, eyi bɛkɔ so ayɛ me ba daa," Baach kae.
Ɔbɛdane afiri dibea no mu wɔ adwumakuo no afe afe kyɛfafoɔ nhyiamu June 7.
"Me fam no, adwumayɛ wiase no yɛ anigye kɛse ara kwa," Baach kae. "Eyi ne m'adwuma a ɛto so abien, na me pinch me ho da biara. Ɛyɛ beae a ɛyɛ nwonwa. Wobu nneɛma a egyina wo nkurɔfo so, na sɛ wonam ha a, wubehu sɛ obiara yɛ adamfofa su na ɛyɛ papa{3}} adwene no yɛ ade a ɛkyerɛ nea ɛte wɔ adwuma no ho
Sɛnea Vaughn fa reins no, ɔbɛkɔ so de n’adwene asi nkɔso so, akyekye n’adwumayɛfo a wɔhwɛ so no na wayɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ ɔde ne sika bɛto nnwinnade ne nnipa nyinaa mu, ɔkae.
"Ɛbɛyɛ Smart Investment. Ɛbɛma ayɛ nea ɛfata," Vaughn kae. "Yɛanya nhyehyɛe ahorow bi a ɛyɛ fɛ a ɛho hia wɔ yɛn nnwuma mu nyinaa. Yɛrenyɛ fɛre sɛ yɛbɛfɛre wɔ ho, ebia{3}} Yɛrebɛhwɛ ahu sɛ yɛrenyin ntɛmntɛm ntɛmntɛm