"This emergency stop button really can't be shot casually!" Last weekend, during the factory open day, Mr. Liu from Hunan slapped his thigh in front of the simulated operating table. Looking at the conveyor belt that suddenly got stuck, he finally understood why the packaging machine in his factory always had problems. For this special event of Safety Production Month, we transformed the old workshop that had been used for 20 years into an immersive safety classroom, allowing hundreds of customers to see the safety of packaging machinery with their own eyes.
If you want to say that the most lively part of this open day is the "Everyone Come to Find the Difference" session in the packaging machine assembly area. We hide common safety hazards in normal operating equipment - rotating shafts without warning labels, loose anchor bolts, overloaded circuit protectors. Director Li from Jiangsu led his team to find seven problems in a row, and finally pointed to the missing screws on the protective cover and shook his head: "These problems also exist in our factory, we have to check them one by one when we go back!"
The modified automatic strapping machine in the practical operation area has become a star equipment. We deliberately set up three points that violate the equipment operation specifications, allowing customers to take turns to experience the machine. As soon as Sister Wang from Zhejiang pressed the start button, the machine made a harsh friction sound. "I usually thought it was normal when I heard this sound, but now I understand that the guide rail lacks lubrication!" She took out her mobile phone and took more than a dozen photos of the warning light position, saying that she would go back to check and rectify.
The emergency drill area temporarily converted from the maintenance workshop is even more popular. We prepared three common dangerous scenarios: packaging machine jamming, hydraulic pipe bursting, and electrical short circuit. Lao Zhao from Hebei led the maintenance team to practice power outage disposal on site, and almost forgot to cut off the main power supply in a hurry. "I always say 'I know', but when something happens, I find that I have forgotten all the equipment operating specifications." Lao Zhao wiped his sweat and asked our technician for a training manual, saying that he would copy one for everyone in the factory.
Lunch time was not idle either. The canteen TV played the documentary "Ten Signs of Failure of Safety Protection Devices" that we edited in a loop. Many customers took notes while eating steamed buns. Mr. Zhou from Shenzhen even asked for the video source file: "This should be played at our factory morning meeting. It is much more effective than just talking about regulations!"
The equipment display area specially displayed the evolution model of three generations of safety protection devices. From the initial wire mesh cover to the current infrared light curtain, the technological iteration in the past 20 years is impressive. Shandong Engineer Chen touched the latest interlocking protective door and sighed: "If this device had been available a few years ago, our factory's Lao Zhang's hand would not have been so bad..." Before he finished speaking, his eyes reddened and he turned around to ask the sales about the upgrade plan.
The biggest surprise of this open day was that several old customers took the initiative to come on stage to share their lessons. When talking about the accident of the cutting knife of his packaging machine, the factory manager Ma in Henan Province trembled in his voice: "Just to save the money for the emergency stop switch, I almost lost an employee's hand. Now when I see the five words "equipment operation specification", I feel cold sweat on my back." The hundreds of people in the audience were silent, and several bosses took out their mobile phones to order safety accessories on the spot.
At the end of the event, we gave each customer a special "Packaging Machinery Safety Pocket Guide". The palm-sized booklet integrates 20 years of experience, and it clearly states everything from pre-startup inspection to shutdown maintenance. Guangxi customer Lao Huang flipped through the booklet and laughed: "This is more reliable than the tutorials found on the Internet. Once it is posted on the control cabinet, the new guy dare not press it randomly."
Watching the taillights of the last batch of customers disappear at the factory gate, the workshop director Lao Zhou said to me with a cigarette in his mouth: "It's worth it! This is more useful than holding ten safety training sessions." Yes, there is no shortcut to safe production. Isn't it just turning bloody lessons into a real protective net? We will also be holding an online safety quiz next month, so remember to take part in it - the first prize is a full set of safety protection equipment!
