Chapter 180 Alarmed the Ministry of Metallurgy, a new generation of bearing steel was launched
The Hummer project is the key project of the Capital Institute of Technology this year.
Every week, the Department of Vehicle Engineering regularly reports the progress of the project to the deputy dean in charge, Lim Guan Yong.
If there is a problem with such important parts as the transfer case and gearbox, Lim Guan Yong must be very concerned about the solution to the problem.
"Lao Zhu, I went to the Fifth Machinery Department for a meeting yesterday. The department said that a special amount of foreign exchange can be allocated to us to purchase bearing steel for the Hummer project."
"The Economic and Trade Commission has also arranged for people to contact us about the procurement of bearing steel. In the future, we can buy the materials back at any time according to our needs."
When the project encounters problems, the leader must also hope that we can Do something to help push the progress of the project forward.
This way it is easier to establish the authority of your own leadership.
Because of the bearing steel issue, the Hummer project has not been able to determine the next step for some time.
Lin Guanyong felt that it was time for him to take action.
"Dean, we and Capital Institute of Technology have asked Xing Steel to cooperate in developing a new generation of bearing steel. Some progress information will be released soon."
"If the development is successful by then, many of us will It can be used on bearings to improve related performance. ”
“Although the final performance may not be better than imported bearing steel, as long as it can meet our requirements, we will definitely continue to choose to purchase it from China. ”< br>
When Zhu Jiansheng said this, Lin Guanyong was a little surprised.
Being able to obtain foreign exchange quota to purchase imported materials is very attractive for any project.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Jiansheng declined.
It seems that Comrade Lao Zhu has a high level of consciousness and deserves to be reused.
In an instant, Lin Guanyong had many thoughts in his mind.
“The country’s foreign exchange is very tight now. It would be the best if we don’t need foreign exchange.”
“But the Hummer project has attracted much attention from all parties, and we must ensure the production schedule. It cannot be postponed, otherwise the impact will be very bad.”
For Lim Guan Yong, as long as the project is successfully completed, everything else is easy.
But if the project is continuously postponed in order to promote localization, it will be a bit more gain than loss.
Especially in the south, although there have been no large-scale actions, some sporadic actions seem to have no end in sight in a short time.
In this case, it makes sense to produce the Hummer and then arrange it for use on the front line as soon as possible.
“Understand, our original schedule will not be postponed. Even the assembly of the prototype car, we have no intention of delaying it.”
"At worst, we will replace the gearbox and transfer case midway and conduct various tests in stages."
Zhu Jiansheng is very aware that the school has invested so much manpower and material resources, and hopes to get the finished product out as soon as possible.
Only in this way can it bring greater benefits to the school, otherwise Lin Guanyong would have to bear a lot of pressure.
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"Xiao Jiang, I heard that the Hummer project has encountered problems?"
During this period, Jiang Hui spent most of his time at the Capital Institute of Technology assisting with the Hummer project. As soon as he returned to the factory today, he was called over by Chen Qi.
As the star project of the Fifth Machinery Department, the Hummer project is also very concerned about by the First Machinery Department.
After all, some similar products are actually produced in factories under the First Machinery Department.
Now that the Capital Institute of Technology is cooperating with the 618th Factory to produce a military vehicle that looks very impactful, Chen Qi must be very concerned about it.
“We did encounter some minor problems. The performance of the bearing steel provided by Shougang did not meet the requirements, resulting in the corresponding bearings not meeting the requirements of the Hummer project.”
Jiang Hui knew that Chen Qi must want to know the specific content, so he did not hide it.
Those who should know about Hummer’s problems can still find out.
If you don’t know the solution, you may have to hide it.
Now that we have a solution, there is no problem in taking it out and talking about it carefully.
“The performance of bearing steel cannot meet the requirements?”
Chen Qi is also a professional in the automobile industry, and he can immediately understand the meaning behind this sentence.
"Then this matter is a bit troublesome. It may be difficult to solve in a short time. I guess it will have to be imported from abroad."
What is the situation of the domestic steel industry? Chen Qi is Very clear.
The question Jiang Hui mentioned is completely reasonable.
“It is indeed a bit troublesome, but we have found a solution and are jointly researching a new generation of bearing steel with the steel factory.”
Anyway, Xing Gang will have some phased results coming out soon.
Because the technical solution given by Jiang Hui is actually very mature.
Even if the current steel processing technology is not very good, the performance of the bearing steel produced will definitely be much better than that produced by Shougang.
This basically means that the bearing steel problem currently encountered in the Hummer project can be solved.
“You have an idea so quickly?”
Chen Qi looked at Jiang Hui in surprise.
Everyone involved in the industry knows that upgrading steel technology is very difficult and often lasts a long time.
The problem was just discovered some time ago, and now the solution has been found and is being verified. This speed is definitely exaggerated.
“There is no way, time waits for no one. The military representatives are watching the progress of the Hummer project every day, and the relevant departments also hope that this military vehicle can be put into use as soon as possible.”
Chen Qi can naturally understand what Jiang Hui said.
But does this have anything to do with the fact that the Hummer project team was able to come up with a plan to improve bearing steel technology so quickly?
"Isn't it the technical solution you gave me again this time?"
Chen Qi felt that he could not find any other reason besides this answer.
"I provided some ideas, and Director Zhu and Professor Zou from the Capital Iron and Steel Institute helped improve them."
Although Jiang Hui said this, Chen Qi knew very well what it meant. doorway.
It seems that Jiang Hui, this treasure, still has many skills waiting to be discovered by the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant.
“The factory is now officially preparing to start the construction of a new phase of the factory, striving to increase the production capacity of BJ212 to 80,000 units per year.”
“This involves the layout and layout of many production lines. When the time comes, you can bring the staff from the technical department to help with the selection of equipment."
Chen Qi feels that it is necessary to find more things for Jiang Hui to do.
Otherwise, the other party would focus on the Capital Institute of Technology project.
"Has the factory finally decided to expand production?" The current production capacity of the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant will definitely not be able to meet future demand.
So expansion of production is almost inevitable, but Jiang Hui did not expect that the new BJ212 would be determined to expand production just a few months after it was put into production.
“This year’s unplanned BJ212 has brought a lot of extra profits to the factory. If we continue to develop at this pace, the factory can basically raise funds to solve the problem of production expansion.”
"So the Ministry of Machinery has no objections. As for the capital, expansion of production can solve the employment problem of a large number of people, so naturally it is more supportive."
Chen Qi explained a little bit.
“This is a great thing, and I will definitely support it fully.”
There is no harm in getting familiar with the equipment procurement channels of this era in advance.
It will definitely come in handy in the future.
So Jiang Hui must be very happy for Chen Qi to ask him to participate deeply in this project.
"By the way, Mr. Chen, I may need to go on a business trip with Director Zhu and the others recently to confirm some things about the improvement of the bearing steel process. It is estimated that it will take a few days."
Chen Qi It must be a bit unpleasant to be in Cao Ying but to be in Han, with a salary from the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Factory, but doing things at the Capital Institute of Technology.
Zhu Jiansheng had also considered the impact of this before and wanted to find the Capital Automobile Factory to formally second Jiang Hui.
However, Jiang Hui felt that the factory would not agree to this matter. It would be easier to just ask for leave from time to time.
“As long as it doesn’t affect your work in the factory, I have no objection.”
Chen Qi knew that the Hummer project was a military project that the Fifth Machinery Department and other departments attached great importance to.
The importance cannot be underestimated.
Even if he wanted to disagree, it was pointless.
It's better to just be a good person and let Jiang Hui work well in the factory.
Having reported to Chen Qi in advance, Jiang Hui’s business trip to Xingshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. naturally went without any surprises.
Speaking of which, this was Jiang Hui's first time leaving the capital in this era.
Of course, when traveling for work, I still go to Xinggang Steel, so there are no surprises.
With his personal guidance on site, the progress of the project will naturally be completely different.
"Assistant Jiang, the quality of the second billet has obviously been greatly improved. I will immediately arrange for someone to do the remaining testing work."
Jintai preliminary confirmation After looking at the metallographic structure, my confidence in the new generation bearing steel project has increased a lot.
"There is no problem with the metallographic structure. The previous material formulas were developed according to the data provided in the information, and the final results will not be bad."
Although the first test results are compared with Shougang's current bearings The performance of steel has improved, but the extent is relatively limited.
Jiang Hui personally came over for a business trip and taught Xing Steel's technicians various precautions step by step. The result was naturally completely different.
“We have recorded all the various data of this debugging. If the results are really good, we can immediately consider starting mass production.”
Jin Tai’s comments to Xing Steel The future becomes more and more confident.
Bearings are widely used in all walks of life, and the weight of bearing steel required for each bearing may not be very heavy.
But adding up the number of bearings needed every year across the country, the weight of bearing steel consumed is exaggerated.
The key is that the selling price of this special steel is much higher than that of ordinary steel. As long as the cost is controlled well, the profit is very considerable.
Although as a state-owned enterprise, profits often do not affect employees' salary income, but there can be a huge difference in welfare benefits.
A good factory can provide various welfare materials for a year. If converted into money, it can be worth a year's salary.
A poor factory may have nothing but sending you an enamel cup throughout the year.
Obviously, if Xing Gang's income increases, his welfare will definitely get better.
“Some tests take more time, but some tests can produce results quickly.”
“Xiaojiang, you can go back to the capital to work after confirming some of the test results. Go.”
Zou Yuan knew that Jiang Hui was still from the Capital Automobile Factory.
He, who has relatively rich life experience, knows that there will definitely be some people in the factory who are not satisfied with Jiang Hui in this situation.
"Well, although the test results haven't come out yet, I think the problem is not big. At most, there are some small details that need to be paid attention to."
Jiang Hui misses being pregnant now. Wife, naturally I don’t want to be away on business for too long.
Zou Yuan, not to mention Zhu Jiansheng, is also very aware of this situation.
In the next two days, Jiang Hui carefully confirmed the situation at Xingang Steel and saw that the various completed tests on the bearing steel were very good.
Although there is no way to compare with the performance of high-end bearing steel in later generations, it is already relatively advanced in this era.
Even compared with the experts of special steel such as Kobe Steel or Sanyo Special Steel, it is not far behind.
This is definitely very rare.
That is to say, the equipment at Xingshan Iron and Steel is not complete enough and advanced enough.
If there are various electric arc furnaces, secondary refining, RH vacuum degassing equipment, electroslag remelting, vacuum arc-consumable electrode remelting, etc., and there are also 1500T and 3000T presses for forging , Jiang Hui is absolutely confident in producing the world's most advanced bearing steel.
Some steel mills in later generations refined and purified the steel through years of accumulated technology to achieve high-purity steel with ultra-low content of non-metallic inclusions. In particular, the content of oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus was controlled at low levels, and the addition of alloying elements was controlled. The amount of deviation stabilizes the mechanical properties of the produced steel and the heat treatment deformation, reducing the occurrence of thermal cracking, cracking, etc.
This is definitely very beneficial to improving the performance of bearing steel.
"Xiao Jiang, a new generation of bearing steel has been researched and all the test results are very good. I think it can fully meet your needs."
After Jiang Hui returned to the capital, the old man I honestly worked in the factory for two weeks.
As a result, Zou Yuan's phone call came quickly.
A new generation of bearing steel has been developed!
This is good news.
"Great, I will communicate with the Capital Gear Factory now to order a batch of bearing steel as soon as possible to produce bearings and confirm the final bearing performance."
This time The research and development of bearing steel went smoother than Jiang Hui imagined.
Such a result is naturally the best.
"No problem. I have already reported it to the Ministry of Metallurgy. The ministry will arrange an expert team to come over tomorrow to organize a technical review meeting to confirm whether our results are really that good."
Zou Yuan quickly introduced the next steps and arrangements of the Metallurgical Department and Xingshan Iron and Steel.
Then he hung up the phone without feeling satisfied.
(End of this chapter)