集团员工——Nancy Xue

是一位在MAPAL中国公司（上海）工作的女性刀具项目工程师，她一直在一个所谓的男性领域中披荆斩棘，并逐步成长起来

Nancy Xue, Project Engineer at MAPAL China

对中国工厂来说，面对刀具库存、仓库优化和刀具管理方面日益提高的要求，需要一套智能化的解决方案。项目工程师Nancy Xue则正是一位刀具生产方面的技术专家。而公司对她的事业发展重要的的启迪，那就是不仅要保持持续改进的动力。同时，还需要注重人际间的相互互动。

"我的工作是负责刀具的设计以及价格的核算，"Nancy Xue如此总结她在MAPAL中国有限公司的工作内容。

在中国市场上，MAPAL除了销售公司外，还在上海拥有一座大型生产工厂，专门生产聚晶金刚石刀具（PCD刀具）、整体硬质合金刀具和可转位刀具。 此外，我们还在中国其他具有战略意义的重要城市开设有19个办事处，可确保相关区域在进行客户服务、销售和维修时，实现极短的响应时间。

自学业完成后，这位工程师就在MAPAL开启了她的职业生涯，并从2012年开始成为了公司的一员。一路走来，她还收获了不少销售和采购方面的经验。现在，她在技术专家团队中担任着项目工程师的职责。"我所在的职位，当前主要的任务就是满足中国市场飞速增长的需求。我的工作内容就是为客户实现完整工件的加工方案，优化机床的加工精度"。

Customer satisfaction as the ultimate aspect

In a recent project, she and her team designed the machining process of a component from an electric motor and successfully offered it to the customer. The tools have now been produced and are being used for pre-machining in Dalian in northern China. Nancy tested the tools in close coordination with the machine engineer right from the start. “If we encountered a problem during the machining process commissioning, I had to check whether it was due to the tool design, the cutting data or the production conditions on site. And then I solved the problem together with the machine manufacturer’s co-workers.”, Nancy elaborates. Good surface finish, long tool life and perfect lead time – these are just some of the criteria that determine the success of a workpiece. If customer requirements are met, nothing stands in the way of series production. Nancy knows then that she has done a good job with her team.

“It’s much more important that production runs smoothly and successfully with our tools than getting an order”.

Freedom to develop

Further development of employees is a decisive factor within the MAPAL Group. Regular training courses are held for various technologies, sectors and components, providing employees with practical know-how. The content is tailor-made and mostly based on the latest findings and current customer needs. “Without continuous training, there is stagnation. That is why I find such opportunities to be quite motivating. They help me to improve professionally and also to advance career-wise”, says Nancy, who happily seizes the opportunities.

Like a good old friend

Excellent team spirit and cooperation within the teams are two of the many reasons why Nancy is still with the company today. If MAPAL were a person, she would probably call her a ‘good old friend’: “One who teaches me a lot, who I can always rely on and who brings new friends into my life.” Nancy gives credit to her employer for MAPAL’s active involvement in improving the working environment and training methods. A spirit which is infectious: many events with a team-building character are now organised by the staff themselves.

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