Chapter 160 Not to be outdone, the Second Automobile Work Group competes for Hummers
The temperature in the capital slowly increased, and young girls began to change out of their thick cotton trousers, and small floral skirts began to appear.
Early in the morning, Jiang Hui rubbed his waist and rode towards the Capital Institute of Technology.
Today is the day to go to the school for exchanges once a week. Jiang Hui simply stopped going back to the factory.
After several months of preparation, the Hummer project has entered a very critical stage.
“The design of this transfer case and differential still needs your own personal control.”
“Especially the selection of materials and tolerances of the various parts inside, I feel it is very critical, and we all have some ideas. No.”
After arriving at the school, Jiang Hui ate a steamed bun in the cafeteria and went directly to the building where the Department of Vehicle Engineering was located.
In order to cooperate with the advancement of the Hummer project, Capital Institute of Technology not only asked all teachers and students of the Department of Vehicle Engineering to fully cooperate with various parts design work, but also from the mechanical design and automation major, thermal energy and power engineering major, ground weapons Many teachers from engineering majors and materials-related majors mobilized to help.
Even professors from the electronics department are helping to design Hummer’s wiring harness solution.
It can be said that Capital Institute of Technology now attaches great importance to the Hummer project.
Invisibly, Zhu Jiansheng, the project leader, has a much higher status in the school.
He can not only mobilize resources within the department, but also resources from other departments.
Because of this, he also pays more attention to the success of this project.
In the past, when he encountered some problems, he was still willing to let the teachers in the department study them carefully to see if they could find a solution.
Now it's all up to Jiang Hui to handle it.
As long as the problem can be solved quickly, he can accept it.
Even if it means taking away the credit from his son-in-law, that’s it.
“No problem, the design and production of these two parts are very critical. When the time comes, we will put them in the school-run factory as one of the key means for us to control this project.”
“In addition, there are also some key parts for the chassis, and even some parts for the diesel engine can be produced by the school-run factory.”
Jiang Hui will definitely not refuse Zhu Jiansheng's request.
With the development of the Hummer project, it has become completely famous within the Fifth Machinery Department.
The relevant departments even specially arranged for an additional military representative to go to the Capital Institute of Technology to coordinate and follow up on the Hummer project.
At the same time, the user department’s thoughts on this car have also been fed back one after another.
Based on this feedback, the project team also made appropriate optimizations to the vehicle's internal structure.
Seeing that only a few key components were left to be finalized before the entire Hummer design could be finalized and the production of prototype parts began, Jiang Hui cherished this time even more.
According to the current progress, Hummer prototype production will begin within this year.
Considering the particularity of military vehicles, after the prototype is produced, it must go through various tests for at least several months, and then make some improvements before large-scale mass production. Then the mass production time will be long By the second half of 1980.
Even if there is some delay in the process, it may have to wait until 1981 before mass production.
This speed is not considered slow, but for Jiang Hui, it is still too slow.
Time waits for me!
Both Zhu Jiansheng and Jiang Hui hope that the Hummer project will bear fruit as soon as possible.
“The school has agreed to this plan, and the school-run factory is already making preparations for the introduction of equipment based on the production needs of transfer cases and other parts.”
“Part of it The equipment purchase list has been submitted to the Fifth Machinery Department, and equipment may begin to enter the market in a few months."
Jiang Hui has mentioned similar topics before, and Zhu Jiansheng has completely kept them in mind. .
Now that Jiang Hui mentioned this topic again, he naturally wanted to share the relevant progress.
“If you can use domestically produced equipment for assembling and producing parts, use domestically produced equipment as much as possible. Otherwise, if you use imported equipment, you may have a lot of trouble when expanding production later.”< br>
Although the current production quantity of the Hummer project is still relatively conservative, the annual production quantity is about 10,000 vehicles. Compared with the past few years, this quantity seems to be not too small.
But Jiang Hui knows very well how much potential Hummer has. By then, let alone doubling, even several doublings will be normal.
The increase in output will inevitably require a simultaneous increase in the production capacity of all parts and components.
It would be very embarrassing if problems with imported equipment affect the schedule.
After all, in the next few years, various domestic factories are applying for equipment upgrades and the use of imported equipment.
China's foreign exchange is relatively limited, and it is simply impossible to meet so much demand.
In this case, even if the Ministry of 5th Machinery agrees with the report submitted by the Capital Institute of Technology, it may not be able to be implemented smoothly in the end.
So it is best to use domestic equipment from the beginning, even if the production efficiency is lower, you are not afraid.
In this way, when we need to increase production later, we can save a lot of trouble.
"That's what I thought about it. It just so happens that there are several professors in the school who specialize in researching equipment. Some of the equipment will be produced directly by the school itself."
"The other part of the equipment will be produced by the school itself." We will cooperate with Beiyi Machine Tool Factory and other equipment manufacturers to produce.”
“Strive to complete all equipment preparations within the next six months.”
Zhu Jiansheng’s personal ability is also very good.
After all, he was a genuine college student in the 1950s and had no moisture at all.
While Zhu Jiansheng and Jiang Hui were exchanging various arrangements for the follow-up of the Hummer project, the Second Automobile Works Group was also discussing the project.
“You also went to visit the Hummer designed by Capital Institute of Technology.”
“Can’t we really design it ourselves?”
China Second Automobile Works Group just a few years ago When it was put into production, the tens of thousands of vehicles originally planned were all military vehicles, but as the situation changed, these production capacities could not be consumed at all.
Although it began to adjust part of its production capacity to civilian trucks last year, FAW is the big brother in this field.
If Second Automobile Group wants to develop rapidly, it still faces great pressure.
Especially in the past few years, a lot of money was spent on the construction of various supporting factories. Now the financial support of the relevant departments for the Second Automobile Works has begun to decline significantly. They also want to come up with something different. Come out and see if you can put Second Automobile on the fast track.
In this context, the Hummer military vehicle of the Capital Institute of Technology was born, and it immediately entered the vision of the Second Automobile Design Office.
Zhang Fan, director of the design department, and Han Hao, deputy chief engineer in charge of design work, led a team to visit the Hummer's clay model, and after learning about the Hummer's performance parameters through various methods, they were immediately moved. .
Second Automobile Group's main positioning before was to produce various military trucks and military off-road vehicles, so it is naturally very aware of the excellence of Hummer.
Going directly to the Capital Institute of Technology for the Hummer project will definitely not yield results.
So they thought about whether they could design a military vehicle similar to a Hummer based on the appearance of the clay model they saw during the visit.
It’s just that it looks easy, but when you actually do it, it’s very difficult.
In the past month, Zhang Fan has lost a lot of hair, but he didn't even dare to arrange for anyone to start the production of a clay model. Because after detailed research, they found that they faced too many problems, and each one seemed like a roadblock, making them impossible to overcome.
"Mr. Han, this kind of design work is really not what we are good at, especially the Hummer's chassis is a completely new design, and there is no other model to refer to."
"We simply don't have it. The experience in this area is the same. Although we have also studied the "Automotive Design" course, it is very difficult to actually implement the above things."
"There is no one in our factory who is. We have the experience and ability to make clay models.”
“If we really want to do this project, the best way is to communicate with the superior department and see if we can get the Capital Institute of Technology to hand over the Hummer project to us. to produce.”
"As a university, they can just be responsible for the relevant research and development work. We can also give all the honors in this area to them."
Zhang Fan now wants to fill this big hole as much as possible.
Otherwise, the factory leaders would place their hopes on their design department, and the pressure on him would be too great.
Designing a new car model is much more difficult than he imagined.
“Although we have also produced military trucks before and have some cooperation with relevant departments, we mainly produce them in accordance with the arrangements of the Planning Commission.”
"Now we have to ask for a project from the Fifth Machinery Department. This kind of fruit-picking thing, the Fifth Machinery Department will definitely not agree."
"After all, the other party has selected the 618th Factory as the assembly of Humvee military vehicles. How could the factory be transferred to us at this time?”
Han Hao also knew the importance of the Hummer project to the Fifth Machinery Department.
People are planning to promote it as a trump card project in the next one or two years, and it will be used to earn foreign exchange through exports in the future.
In this case, if you, the Second Automobile Company, want to come over and grab the cake, how can they agree to it?
"If there is no way to cooperate with the Capital Institute of Technology, then we may have to wait until the Humvee military vehicle is mass-produced, then we can bring one back to dismantle it and study it to see if we can produce relevant parts, and then form our own project.”
When Zhang Fan said this, he didn’t feel embarrassed at all.
At present, people in China do not have any views on intellectual property protection. Although they feel that this kind of direct plagiarism seems a bit bad, in the face of absolute interests, this shame is completely insufficient.
"It was a bit too late at that time. Even if it was plagiarism, it would take at least one or two years to come up with it."
"Is it possible that based on the appearance of the Hummer, we How about developing a similar model directly on the chassis of an existing car? ”
Han Hao said something a bit unprofessional, but Zhang Fan did not dare to have any intention of making fun of others.
“The reason why the Hummer project has attracted great attention from the Fifth Machinery Department and related departments is that while maintaining high mobility, it also has excellent off-road performance and protective performance in other aspects.”
“The design of the chassis is the most critical here. Currently, no chassis of a mass-produced model can meet this requirement.”
“It is absolutely impossible for the relevant departments to blame a similar According to the appearance of the car, he chose to purchase the vehicle from our factory.”
Zhang Fan made his judgment absolutely.
He doesn't want to mess around. When the time comes, the money is spent, but no results are produced, and he will definitely take the blame.
"This won't work, that won't work either, we can't just watch helplessly, right?"
Han Hao frowned, his face looking very ugly.
"Why don't we ask the factory director to come forward and discuss it with the First Machinery Department and the Fifth Machinery Department?"
When Zhang Fan said this, Han Hao's face turned even darker.
But there seems to be no better way, so I can only give it a try like this.
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"Leader, the Second Automobile Works Group Co., Ltd. contacted me and asked us to help win the Hummer project of the Capital Institute of Technology."
The Second Automobile Works Group Co., Ltd. The Hummer project was very coveted, but I couldn't handle it myself, so in the end I had no choice but to turn to the First Machinery Department for help.
Anyway, they didn’t get anything, so they didn’t lose anything.
But if you get it, you will make a lot of money.
“The Hummer project is the treasure of the Fifth Machinery Department, how could it be given to the Second Automobile Works Group?”
Zhou Jian naturally knows the situation of the Hummer project, and even visited the Capital Institute of Technology. Clay model of a Hummer.
Now listening to Qin Hao's report, he was a little speechless.
“That’s what I told the other party, but the pressure on the Second Automobile Group is also relatively high now.”
"A lot of money has been spent in the past few years, but the production capacity has not been fully utilized."
"They also hope to have a key project that can completely revitalize the plate."
As the director of the Automobile Bureau, Qin Hao must speak for the Second Automobile Company at this time, even if he is a little unhappy.
With the development of domestic automobile manufacturers, there is hope that his position as director of the Automobile Bureau will be moved.
“Second Automobile Group Co., Ltd. is not the only factory under pressure now. Besides, if they want to change the situation, they should work hard themselves. What’s the point of asking others for projects?”
"I will not go to the Fifth Machinery Department about this matter."
Zhou Jian thought that he had tried to find out about the Fifth Machinery Department, but the other party completely disagreed with handing over the Hummer project to a subordinate of the First Machinery Department. The factory will do it.
It’s not like the Fifth Machinery Department doesn’t have a factory, so why give it to you?
If the Hummer project was not so eye-catching, maybe it would be left to the First Machinery Department.
Now...
Even a fool knows that the Hummer project has a bright future.
“I heard that the Hummer project is nominally in charge of Professor Zhu from the Vehicle Engineering Department of the Capital Institute of Technology, but it is actually being worked on by Jiang Hui from the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant.”
“Or we Let’s talk to Jiang Hui and see if he’s willing to help?”
When the upper-level route didn’t work, Qin Hao started to take another route.
Anyway, during this period, the First Machinery Department had a lot of foreign language materials that were handed over to Jiang Hui for translation, so the relationship between everyone was relatively familiar.
As the director of the Automobile Bureau, his rank is much higher than that of the other party.
If you take the initiative to get a project, there should still be a possibility of success, right?
“You can give it a try, but I suggest you not to have too high expectations!”
Zhou Jian naturally supports the Second Automobile Works to pursue the Hummer project. If Qin Hao can really handle Jiang Hui, and if Jiang Hui helps solve this matter, he will be happy to see it happen.
With Zhou Jian’s words, Qin Hao became more confident.
(End of this chapter)