King of Industry

  Chapter 317 Lack of innovation is a common problem

"Guoyang, our Nanyue Province will hold a 'Southern Guangdong-Xiangjiang' industrial technology exchange meeting in Pengcheng next month, and our Siyang Group is also invited to participate. At the meeting, our Chairman Ma may also discuss the development of Guangdong and Hong Kong. Give a speech on the development prospect of motorcycles."

"Guoyang, you know that because of the developed economy in Xiangjiang, the level of machinery industry is far higher than that of our southern Guangdong province. Chairman Ma is worried that the layout of the manuscript prepared by our Siyang Group may It’s not enough, and it won’t fall into the eyes of some industrial giants in Xiangjiang.”

   Speaking of this, Liang Hongjun blushed slightly, and felt a little ashamed.

  As the vice president in charge of technology, Liang Hongjun must be responsible for preparing this speech for Chairman Ma.

  However, although the technical level of Siyang Group is relatively top-notch in the mainland, compared with Xiangjiang, a highly developed area, the gap must still be obvious.

  Liang Hongjun was worried that the speech he had prepared was not high enough, and that he would lose face to Chairman Ma and the factory.

  When Liang Hongjun said this, Zhao Guoyang understood his hidden meaning.

   Needless to say, Mr. Liang definitely wants to help himself, and come up with a speech that has gold content and can be handed out.

  This request was not a big deal to Zhao Guoyang, he thought about it for a while and readily agreed.

"Mr. Liang, I understand what you mean. Anyway, I still have to stay in your factory for two or three days, so I can hurry up and help you get a first draft out. However, I still need Mr. Liang to provide you with relevant information about the past technical exchange meetings. Give me a reference, and I might as well 'prescribe the right medicine'."

   "No problem, no problem, this is what I should do!" Hearing that Zhao Guoyang agreed to his request, Liang Hongjun immediately beamed with joy.

  After several encounters, he has a very good understanding of Zhao Guoyang's ability and level.

  Not to mention other things, at least among the people Liang Hongjun knew, Zhao Guoyang's attainments in the machinery industry were second to none.

  If it weren’t for this, Mr. Li Kejian couldn’t have found him with great difficulty and asked him to find out his news.

   Now that Zhao Guoyang is willing to make a move, Liang Hongjun's originally uneasy heart has basically settled down. He believes that the former will never be perfunctory.

  Since he is willing to agree, he must be sure that he will be able to produce a wonderful article.

  Everything that needs to be discussed has been discussed. Liang Hongjun chatted with Zhao Guoyang a few words, and then led him to the technical department to see the sample car and get the materials.

  In the technical department, Zhao Guoyang did not see Wang Hongxi.

  Obviously, Minister Wang still has some hesitation about accepting the design of the "Prince's car".

  Of course, Zhao Guoyang is more willing to believe that he is a little embarrassed, rather than really so narrow-minded.

  Speaking of which, Liang Hongjun has always been optimistic about Minister Wang. He must have a positive side, and he must not be generalized.

  Perhaps because Wang Hongxi had already greeted his subordinates before, after Zhao Guoyang passed by, the staff of the technical department were very cooperative.

  Basically, whatever information Zhao Guoyang needs, just mention it, and someone will sort it out and send it to him immediately.

   As for the prototype car that had been disassembled to the point of dismantling, Zhao Guoyang only glanced at it a few times, and didn't take a closer look.

  The reason is very simple. Based on the design concept of this "Prince Car", it is really difficult to impress Zhao Guoyang.

   Perhaps the only thing Zhao Guoyang admired was the craftsmanship of Yamaha's products.

  Whether it is the plastic spraying on the surface of the frame or the polishing of plastic parts and other details, Yamaha's products are much higher than the domestic industry standards.

  Even the heavy cavalry group that Zhao Guoyang has seen before, in terms of these details, it is difficult to compare with it at this stage.

  Of course, if you want to change this kind of gap in craftsmanship, you can't do it in a day or two, nor can it be greatly improved by Zhao Guoyang's efforts alone and his ideas and theories.

   This requires the simultaneous improvement of the level of the entire domestic machinery industry in order to gradually catch up with the world's first-class level.

  When Zhao Guoyang and Liang Hongjun communicated in low voices in front of the dismantled prototype car, several accompanying personnel from the technical department of Siyang Group were a little speechless behind them.

  They were able to be selected by Wang Hongxi. As the candidates who accompanied Zhao Guoyang to study the new car throughout the whole process, they must have a few talents.

  But they never expected that Zhao Guoyang would be so indifferent to this Yamaha prototype, as if he was looking at an ordinary car.

   You know, when Minister Wang got this prototype car, the people in the technical department were full of surprise and fumbled around it for several days.

Zhao Guoyang didn't know the doubts of the technicians behind him. He casually touched a part of the round tube of the frame that had been cut, turned his head and said to Liang Hongjun: "Mr. Liang, the preparation work of your factory is indeed relatively detailed. Basically, you have already studied the frame of the car, the thickness of the steel pipe and so on."

  Liang Hongjun heard the words, and immediately replied: "Yes, Guoyang, when we bought this prototype car, we just wanted to study it thoroughly."

   "As the load-bearing mechanism of the whole car, the frame must be the most important thing we pay attention to. Although Hong Xi has limited thinking, he does these basic tasks quite solidly."

   "Well, Minister Wang's approach is good."

  Zhao Guoyang nodded and said: "Among the major motorcycle manufacturing companies in the island country, Yamaha's bikes have always been known for their stability and long service life."

  “Their frame design is very reasonable, light where it should be light, and heavy where it should be heavy. If we really conduct in-depth and comprehensive research, there are many things that our domestic motorcycle manufacturers can learn from.”

  When Liang Hongjun heard the words, he couldn't help sighing: "Yes, Guoyang, what you said is too correct."

   "When Hong Xi disassembled this frame, he also mentioned this point to me, saying that he needs to study the strength and weight ratio of the other frame. I personally agree with this very much."

Zhao Guoyang nodded approvingly, and said: "Well, Minister Wang is still very accurate in looking at the problem. Indeed, for a model with the same displacement, their frame may be more rigid and lighter than our domestic one. Well worth studying."

   "Of course, when studying this aspect, we can also take the shape of the parts on the frame into consideration..."

   Zhao Guoyang said as he bent down and picked up a piece of tubular part that was cut at his feet, saying: "It's like this part. If I'm not mistaken, this should be where the engine is carried?"

  When Zhao Guoyang said this, his eyes turned to the accompanying personnel of the technical department over there.

   Seeing his gaze cast over, several people quickly approached a few steps and responded: "Mr. Zhao, you read that right, this part is indeed the engine part of this car..."

  Zhao Guoyang gave a "hmm", turned his head and smiled at Liang Hongjun, and said, "Mr. Liang, the part of the engine mounting bracket we see now can be said to be the essence of Yamaha's design."

Before Liang Hongjun, who was slightly puzzled, asked, Zhao Guoyang explained directly: "Speaking of which, most straddle motorcycles in our country generally use 25mm parts for the engine frame. Round tube."

   "Not only your Siyang Group, but also Jialing and Chongqi. I have known about several models. Basically, the design of this area is the same."

When Zhao Guoyang said this, a rather capable technician with a cropped head next to him boldly asked: "Mr. Zhao, isn't it common sense to use thicker round pipes for the load-bearing part of the engine? Isn't it common sense in our country? All the motorcycle companies got it wrong?"

To this technician who dared to ask questions, Zhao Guoyang gave an affirmative look, then waved his hands and explained: "Of course there is nothing wrong in theory, but when our domestic motorcycle companies are designing too much according to the theoretical calculation data, it is unavoidable to overcorrect. suspected."

"Then, you can take a look at this design of Yamaha. The tubes used by them are oval, and the size is also smaller than the 25mm round tube. In this way, the weight of the frame is not only reduced, but also the strength. It has no effect whatsoever."

   "The strength of the elliptical tube should not be as strong as that of the circular tube?" Banbutou was still a little puzzled.

   "Well, if you take it out alone, your theory is correct."

Zhao Guoyang said unhurriedly, "But have you noticed that Yamaha's frame, its engine load-bearing part, uses an inverted triangle structure. Although the material may be lighter, to some extent, Its stability is much stronger than our domestic ones.”

   "Inverted triangle structure?" Hearing this, the technician was a little confused.

  Zhao Guoyang squatted down directly, and made a rough shape of the disassembled frame parts: "If I guessed correctly, the engine load-bearing structure of this 'Prince Car' should look like this, right?"

  Looking at the shape Zhao Guoyang made, the faces of several technicians changed slightly, and they were suddenly shocked.

  Seeing their eyes, Zhao Guoyang knew he had guessed right.

  He said nonchalantly: "This kind of structure is called an inverted triangle structure, and the stability is indeed countable."

"It's just a pity that domestic companies don't know much about this new design concept, and no one dares to try it. So far, most motorcycle companies still use the oldest ring structure in this area. ..."

   Zhao Guoyang's words made several technicians of Siyang Group feel a little uncomfortable after hearing this.

  But everyone knows that the other party is right. The lack of innovative spirit is indeed a common problem in the domestic motorcycle manufacturing industry.

   It’s like the “prince’s car” that Minister Wang led everyone to design before. It’s almost a complete copy of other Yamaha’s models, only some minor changes have been made.

  Such a conservative approach can certainly ensure that the designed product will not cause problems, but from the perspective of innovation, this approach is a failure.

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  (end of this chapter)