丹佛机器:过去,现在, & 未来

冰球突破下载百年服务卓越

冰球突破下载, located in Henderson, CO, celebrates its 100th 经营年限. 该公司由现任老板斯科特和埃里克·怀特的曾祖父于1916年创立.

在公司成立100周年之际, 斯科特, and twin brother 埃里克 with their management team and employees, continue to service multiple industries with manufacturing support, 重型机械修理, 重型工业机械, 以及一般的设备维护. 自1916年以来,丹佛机器公司在科罗拉多州工业部门的发展中发挥了不可或缺的作用.

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怀特夫妇的曾祖父, 弗雷德, bought out his partner and became the sole owner of 冰球突破下载 100 years ago. 原来的商店位于阿拉帕霍和17号th St. in downtown Denver (as seen in the building on the very left). 这家商店是一栋两层楼的建筑,地板上的电机为安装在天花板上的传动轴提供动力, 哪个延伸到整个商店, 配有皮带. The shafts drove multiple leather belts that powered the lathes and mills below. 通过将皮带移动到安装在机器上的不同大小的轮轴上来实现速度变化. (上面第一栋楼下面的背景图是原店内部的照片.)早期的商店服务于当地的黄金采矿业,也支持蓬勃发展的农业. Even though the transcontinental railroad had been complete for nearly 50 years, many rail companies still utilized Denver Machine’s services in the early days.

战争生产委员会

This is a name plate on a large lathe that is still being used to this day.

弗雷德 moved the shop several blocks away to a newer building on 14th 和布莱克街. in 1931 (2nd 左起的建筑物). 二战期间, 丹佛机械公司通过制造榴弹炮弹壳和军用车辆的许多部件,如吉普车和2-1/2吨重的卡车,帮助了战争的努力(当时的男人可以在1931年商店上方的阴影照片中看到)。.

埃德•白, 弗雷德’s son, joined the shop in 1945 after returning from active duty in the Army. 由于Ed在沙利文机械公司的第一份工作中参与了空气压缩机行业, 他能够确保LeRoi气动设备的分销,并在1956年成为丹佛机械商店的一个部门,并成为一个独立的业务, 丹佛空气机械公司.,形成了. 他们专注于为采矿和建筑行业销售和维修气动空气设备. It was located a couple miles from the machine shop in Denver on 6th 大道和布莱恩特街. (中楼以上).)

吉姆 White, Ed’s son joined the shop in 1969 and was joined by his wife Lee shortly thereafter. They took over the control of 丹佛空气机械公司. 1976年,艾德得以退休. 当经济在20世纪80年代初出现周期时, and local 矿业 and 建设 industries went into recession, Denver Air Machinery was involved with the closure of LeRoi Division, 现在是德莱塞工业的一部分. 吉姆和李做了一些调整,能够把精力集中在丹佛机械车间上,因为它也与采矿业紧密相连,处于紧急状态. 吉姆和Lee能够将重点转移到市场,更多地关注建筑维护和当地建设以及许多基础设施项目,包括支持丹佛国际机场的建设. 吉姆和李把公司打造成一个蓬勃发展的小企业,专注于多个不同的市场,包括当地的建筑维护, 电梯, 本地印刷业, 科罗拉多普韦布洛的炼钢业, equipment repair for Colorado molybdenum and coal mines, 建设项目, 铁路、公路机车维修, 以及食品加工行业,如面包店, 灌装操作, 牛奶厂, 糖厂. With the rejuvenation projects to rebuild lower downtown, 丹佛机械车间被迫搬迁,因为附近建筑物的拆除影响了车间机械的精度. A new location was found a couple miles to the North, still in Denver, on Denargo St. just North of Coors Field (second building from the right above).

吉姆和李在2002年把公司卖给了斯科特·怀特,他的双胞胎兄弟埃里克在2003年加入了公司. 吉姆和李一直是业务的重要组成部分,直到2006年,他们退休后,吉姆担任高级顾问的角色. In 2009 埃里克 and 斯科特 purchased the major equipment from a company, Industrial Sales & Services which repaired large aggregate 矿业 machinery including rock crushers, 筛分设备, 以及混凝土和钢材回收设备. They subsequently hired key management, employees, and sales staff who worked for IS&S,并在2009年经济衰退结束后成功进入集料修护用品销售市场. 新设备对当时的商店来说太大了,所以斯科特和埃里克租了一个更大的制造车间的一部分, Longero, 公司.在离机械车间几英里的地方.

When development started surrounding the shop with influx of 6 story downtown residences, 斯科特和埃里克, 在吉姆和李的帮助下, took advantage of the property value of the land the Denargo building stood on, and successfully moved the business 10 minutes North East of Denver in 2014. 其目前的地址是,9762汉诺威Ct. East, Henderson, CO (last building on the right above). 新工厂占地3万英尺. of manufacturing space and overhead crane capacity of 60,000 lbs and easily houses the larger equipment that was operated at Longero.

随着2014年和2015年科罗拉多州建筑市场的蓬勃发展,丹佛机器公司对砾石的需求稳步增长, 混凝土, 和沥青, 已经增长到支持建设了吗. 丹佛机械商店出现了一项新业务,向有需要的客户销售易损件. These parts include the manganese mantles which are used in cone crusher maintenance, Hardox wear plate for lining hoppers and heavy equipment blades, Rubber products for lining some hoppers and conveyors, 陶瓷和耐磨合金的其他应用. 产品销售额已经增长到丹佛机器公司收入的25%,因此一个新的业务部门出现了, DM易损件.

On March 31, 2016, 斯科特和埃里克 purchased 剑道 公司., 这是一家拥有60年历史的金属加工和制造店,位于商业城,距离丹佛机械店约10分钟路程. 它的位置在费尔法克斯街5700号. 新的收购定位丹佛机械商店,以增加其现有客户的能力, 有机会通过交叉销售两家公司的独特产品来发展两家公司的客户群, and opportunities to service a more diverse market place for both companies. 为了庆祝100周年,丹佛机械商店自豪地宣布(如上面的横幅所示)一个组织丹佛机械服务中心,在组织内部有三个独立的业务部门:丹佛机械商店, DM易损件, 和剑道公司.

斯科特和埃里克, 在父母吉姆和李的帮助下, 每年都以两位数的百分比增长,现在经营的业务规模是2002年加入公司时的许多倍. 有了新设施的能力, 该公司继续发展,并显示出很大的希望成为一个成功的企业,直到21世纪st 世纪.

What contributes to the success and succession of a 100 year old machine shop?

The business model was established early in the company’s history. “回来 in the day, they had no way to buy spare parts,埃里克说。. 在20世纪初, 弗雷德会去丹佛联合车站对面牛津酒店的主餐厅用餐, 为了与供应商和客户开展业务——那里没有电话,供应商和客户都会在那里见面吃午饭.

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Setting up precision work on a large VTC (Vertical Turning Center)

这家公司为农业生产零配件, 矿业, 钢, and railroad industries “before parts were available,斯科特说。. 尽管事物会发生变化,但它们也会保持不变. “最大的区别是,他继续说道。, “is today we focus on machines where parts are no longer available.”

“计划报废”适用于烤面包机和电视, 但对于大型采矿设备, 这些机器太贵了,不能扔掉,斯科特补充道. 事实上,书中有整整一章都是这样写的。”一条通向可持续发展的简单之路,” was dedicated to 冰球突破下载’s notably green strategy of keeping old machines going. “We make the usable life of equipment longer,” 斯科特 says. Much of the equipment the company services is at least 50 years old.

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垂直镗孔作业的准备

从普韦布洛的钢厂到高原地区的集料矿山,再到混凝土和钢铁回收商, the company’s clientele remains surprisingly similar to what they were in 1916. 铁路工作在很大程度上已经被建筑和财产维护业务——修理丹佛市中心有100年历史的奥的斯电梯是一项专业——以及石油和天然气工作所取代. 这个行业一直是小批量的——每批只有一、两个或15个零件,而不是成百上千个.

Today after 100 years, 冰球突破下载 is pivoting again. “Some of our traditional markets are really dropping off,埃里克说。. “首先是煤炭.“这是多米诺骨牌效应. 就地运煤意味着铁路方面的工作量减少, 燃煤电厂, 还有钢铁制造业.

“我们看到了市场的变化,”埃里克说. “We went through the Great Depression, several major recessions, and everything else. “我们不得不多次改变行业。”. This is a lesson the Whites’ have passed down through four generations.

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铸件上的水平镗孔作业

这是一种轻描淡写的说法. 该公司的历史与科罗拉多州相似. 矿业的繁荣与萧条, 建设, 石油和天然气, 现在是精酿啤酒, 以及丹佛的发展模式.

最近的一次收购与该战略相吻合. 2016年3月,冰球突破下载被收购 剑道 公司orporated, a Commerce City-based metal fabrication shop that’s been in business since 1960. “They have capability to build all kinds of custom fabrications and specialize in forming 钢,埃里克说。.

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大型破碎机零件维修

挑战: 劳动力. “我们正在创造就业机会, but it’s difficult to find people who want manufacturing to be their career,埃里克说。.

教育和培训是关键因素, and strides are being made at the state and national level, 怀特夫妇说, 但丹佛机械商店还有另一个策略. “我们不会让员工提前退休,”斯科特说. “我们让员工想工作多久就工作多久.”

Another challenge is having parents pass knowledge down to their kids. There are several father-son manufacturing teams on the payroll. “很难训练人们去做我们所做的事情,埃里克说。, noting that it once took the company’s apprentices seven years to become journeymen.

这篇文章是献给怀特家族的4代人,他们在顺境中繁荣昌盛,在艰难困苦中挣扎, and also to the future generations who will carry Denver Machine into the next 100 years.

A special thanks to Bart Taylor for the last 2 articles in:

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请参阅最近的文章 http://companyweek.com/company-profile/denver-machine-shop 埃里克·彼得森著, 7月23日的公司周, 2016年,上面的100年历史文章的部分内容(包括对埃里克和斯科特·怀特的采访和几张照片)被使用.