industrial overlord

Chapter 513 I'm So Proud

"I said, Lao Bao, is this half-foreign, half-earthy thing you're making, shameful or not?"

Zhen Zifei, the chief engineer of Hunbei Forging Machinery Factory, along with Lin Zhenhua, Liu Zhaohua and others, accompanied by Bao Guangming, the director of Suduan Machine Tool Factory, is inspecting Suduan's production workshop.Donnie Yen looked at the fascinating fine-tuning handle on a shearing machine that was about to be assembled, and couldn't help feeling contemptuous.

"Are you talking about this handle?" Bao Guangming walked up to the shearing machine, stretched out his hand to grab the handle and turned it around a few times, and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhen, you said this handle is embarrassing, but my favorite is this one." handle."

"Quality, pay attention to your quality." Zhen Zifei said, he was always a coquettish person, and he had a lot of dealings with Bao Guangming during this period. Why do you feel that you are not ashamed and proud? The feeding and cutting of your shearing machine are all controlled by KHN’s industrial control chip, but the last fine-tuning part uses a southern Jiangsu township enterprise. The small handwheel, which immediately lowers the grade of your product."

Liu Zhaohua also said: "Director Bao, I remember that I have helped you solve the problem of steel plate positioning last time? The prototype has also been tested, why haven't you changed the product?"

Bao Guangming said: "You two don't know, the positioning system designed by Liu Gong is indeed very good, but there is one problem, it is too expensive. A set of laser probes, plus a set of fine-tuned stepping motors, we The domestic ones are not suitable for use. The imported set costs more than 3000 US dollars, or more than 25000 yuan in RMB, and the cost will go up all of a sudden. You say that I can replace it with a handwheel, and the effect is the same. The machine is more than 2 yuan cheaper. Why? Enjoy it instead of doing it?"

"Uh..." Donnie Yen was at a loss for words. He was a technical engineer, and he was very clear about what Bao Guangming said.The cost of CNC machine tools is mainly on some CNC accessories, measuring devices, stepping motors, etc. At present, the domestic production is still in its infancy, the output is insufficient, and the quality is not as stable as imported ones.And if imported parts are used, the price is indeed astonishingly expensive. The sales price of a shearing machine is more than 20 yuan, and the cost of materials is only 2 to [-] yuan. If this set of accessories costs more than [-] yuan, the cost will suddenly drop went up.

Lin Zhenhua also stepped forward, turned the handle, thought about the mechanical structure, and said with a smile: "My opinion is the same as that of Lao Bao, and I think this handle is the most innovative."

Bao Guangming saw that his views were supported by Lin Zhenhua, and he couldn't help feeling proud. He patted Yen Zifei on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Boss Lin...cough, I don’t read too many books, but Boss Lin knows our national conditions better, so you can’t accept it.”

Donnie Yen said to Lin Zhenhua, "Boss Lin, do you really think this handle is okay?"

"Of course no problem." Lin Zhenhua said, "Old Bao is right, since a handle can solve the problem, why do we have to spend more than 2 yuan for automatic control? At that time, there was a worker next to him. Letting this worker do the fine-tuning work will not increase the workload much. For the company, it will save more than 2 yuan in costs. This account, the company It can be counted.”

"But..." Zhen Zifei dragged his voice, trying to find some reason to refute Lin Zhenhua, but he really couldn't.Lin Zhenhua's point of view has subverted his knowledge a bit.In his mind, what can be done by machines should not be done by humans. This is the philosophy taught to him by American professors.But Lin Zhenhua's statement is also correct, and the workers of Hun Forging often told him so.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Hehe, Xiao Zhen, you need to understand the national conditions. We are a developing country. No matter what we do, practicality is the most important thing. If other fancy things do not satisfy the practicality, don't even think about it." .It will be too late to think about other things when our economy develops.”

"Minister Hu has often told us about this idea." Liu Zhaohua took over Lin Zhenhua's words and said that the Minister Hu he was referring to was Hu Gui.Hu Wei is an industrial engineer who specializes in cost-benefit calculations, and often instills some industrial engineering ideas to the company's executives and engineers.

"Minister Hu often said that the so-called quality refers to the degree to which a product meets the needs of customers. Any quality that exceeds customer needs is a waste of money for customers, and such quality is ineffective." Liu Zhaohua introduced.

"Actually, I have also learned this idea before." Donnie Yen murmured. He remembered that he had learned this knowledge, but when it comes to doing things, the thinking of an engineering student prevailed, always thinking about We must pursue perfection and cannot tolerate defects.After Lin Zhenhua, Liu Zhaohua and others said this, Donnie Yen has a deeper understanding of the words in the book.

"Our products are all simple and simple, and we save as much as possible. As a result, the price is lower than the cost of Xihu Company, and we are very competitive in the market. Now in terms of low-end products, we have completely recovered the market Now, the mid-end market has its own winners and losers, and we have completely given up on the high-end market." Bao Guangming reported to Lin Zhenhuahui.He was much older than Lin Zhenhua, but he always had a humble attitude in front of Lin Zhenhua.Ever since Lin Zhenhua agreed to help Su Duan develop CNC technology, Bao Guangming put himself in the position of Lin Zhenhua's subordinate.In his own words, he is willing to work hard for Mr. Lin.

"The high-end part is up to Xiao Zhen." Lin Zhenhua pointed to Yen Zifei and said.

Seeing that the topic turned to himself, Donnie Yen put away his smirk, and turned to Bao Guangming seriously: "Director Bao, I am here this time to get rid of Mr. Lin, and I am not here to pick on your products. I have something to do." Ask Factory Manager Bao for help."

"Is it the car stamping production line that Mr. Lin told me last time?" Bao Guangming asked.

"That's exactly what happened." Donnie Yen said, "Director Bao, you, Su Duan, are also an old company in the forging industry. You have rich experience, and there are many complementary areas between us and Hun Forging. This time we are engaged in the stamping production line for automobile shells. , the overall design has basically been completed, but there are still some difficulties in some details, so I would like to ask Mr. Bao to open the door of convenience and arrange several capable and experienced engineers to assist us at Hun Forging Press Let's work."

"No problem!" Bao Guangming agreed without saying a word, "As long as it is our Su Duan, whoever you fancy, you can take it away immediately. I will never say a word."

"Great, then I'll thank Director Bao first." Zhen Zifei cupped his hands to Bao Guangming to show his gratitude.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Old Bao, you won't suffer a loss if you participate in this project. The automobile stamping line is a big project, and a line is about [-] to [-] million dollars in output value. At that time, you, Su Duan, will definitely have to help complete part of it."

"That's great! In that case, I should thank Mr. Zhen." Bao Guangming quickly returned the salute to Zhen Zifei, and the two bowed to each other, and then laughed together.

After laughing, Donnie Yen returned to a serious expression, and he said to Lin Zhenhua: "Mr. Lin, according to what we have learned, Xihu Company is also selling their automobile stamping production lines internationally. Ford and General Motors in the United States The company has already received the materials sent by Xihu Company, and the two companies are currently comparing prices, and there is not much time left for us."

Lin Zhenhua asked: "When will our design be finalized?"

Donnie Yen shook his head and said, "It's hard to say."

"It's hard to say?" Lin Zhenhua asked in surprise, "Didn't you already have an idea more than a year ago? You told me a while ago that the design is almost over, why is it hard to say now?"

Donnie Yen said: "If I just want to submit a design similar to that of Xihu Company, I can say that it has been completed. But now I am very dissatisfied with the design that has been completed. I hope to have some new ideas. Do you understand? ?”

"What dear brother?" Bao Guangming didn't understand, so he interjected.

"President Zhen means that he hopes to have some new ideas or new ideas, and he doesn't want to repeat other people's existing work." Liu Zhaohua explained to Bao Guangming.

Lin Zhenhua frowned and said to Donnie Yen: "I understand your thinking, and your thinking is right. Compared with Xihu Company, our technical strength is still far behind. If our product design is consistent with theirs, then in the end In the bidding stage, we are bound to lose. If we want to beat Xihu Company, we can only create new ideas in design. However, this is very difficult, after all, where we can innovate, others may have already tried it.”

Donnie Yen said: "This matter is not so pessimistic. Although my design is similar to that of Xihu Company and belongs to the technology commonly used by various manufacturers, our cost is still much lower than that of Xihu Company. Pure cost , we also have a [-]% chance of winning."

"This kind of spelling is like killing one thousand, and self-defeating eight hundred." Lin Zhenhua said, "Low cost is definitely our advantage, but if it is only low cost, at least the advantage is not obvious in the stamping production line. Unless We achieve low cost by optimizing the design, so that we can really impress customers."

The stamping production line is a high value-added product. If you want to fight the price, the result can only be to reduce the profit of the enterprise.To build a stamping production line, it is necessary to purchase some special equipment, tooling, etc., and these costs also need to be calculated in the total cost.If the income is reduced, it will be difficult to recover the investment of these special equipment, and this project is equivalent to a loss.The current financial resources of Hun Forging Press are not strong enough, and they cannot support the practice of losing money and making money.

Zhen Zifei smiled and pointed to the small handle on Su Duan's plate rolling machine, and said, "Mr. Lin, I just heard you talk to Lao Bao about the beauty of this handle. Li cares too much about automation. If we can simplify part of the automation and replace it with manual control, the cost can be reduced by more than 30%. Coupled with our original cost advantage, when the two are added together, our product price will be at least It can be 50% lower than Xihu's products. I think neither Ford nor GM can refuse such a substantial price discount.

"Is that why you want to borrow someone from Director Bao?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

Zhen Zifei said: "That's right, and it's not. Actually, before I came here, I thought about cooperating with Director Bao, because Su Duan's technical level in some aspects is higher than ours, and I hope to learn from each other's strengths. I found a new way of thinking about modifying the design, and I thought that there should be some people on the factory manager's side who can help me."

Lin Zhenhua said: "Xiao Zhen, it is very rare for you to think of this. This shows that you have truly become a localized engineer from a returnee. Let me give you a suggestion, you not only have to borrow someone from Director Bao, You should also mobilize all the workers in Muddling Press to work together and come up with ideas. As a decades-old factory, Muddled Press has accumulated a lot of valuable experience among the workers. You should develop and utilize this experience stand up."

"I understand." Donnie Yen said, "I will change from a returnee to a local turtle as soon as possible. I am stupid and I am proud."

(End of this chapter)