Chapter 231 Grabbing the cake, everyone shows off their talents
Winter in the capital is not very friendly.
Under the gray sky, PM2.5 is expected to explode.
The blue sky and white clouds that everyone imagined in later generations are not so easy to see in winter.
But inside the Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory, things were ablaze.
Some on-site workers, even if they do not have specific production tasks, are organized by the production management department to participate in various trainings.
Based on the future production layout and process requirements of BMW 70, every worker is adapting to the installation of various parts in advance.
In order to give the workers an intuitive understanding of the installation objects, Jiang Hui also asked the R&D center to first produce wooden parts and a BMW 70 model based on the drawings.
In this way, Chen Chenxing can organize the production management department to continuously simulate the assembly status of various parts.
Although the task of the assembly workshop is simply to assemble the various parts into a motorcycle, there is no doubt about the importance of this process.
For an identical set of parts, if the accuracy of the final assembly is not up to standard, there will be a big gap in the life and quality of the final motorcycle.
This gap will be even more obvious if it is placed on the engine.
Originally, the fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is less than 1L. It may be because your quality is poor and the processing accuracy cannot meet the requirements. It is normal for the fuel consumption to increase by dozens of points.
This is obviously not the situation Jiang Hui wants to see.
"Director, the first batch of prototypes have arrived one after another, and the first batch of prototypes can be officially assembled next week."
"At that time, we can fully verify whether the various design requirements on the drawings are all correct, and then notify the suppliers as soon as possible to prepare for large-scale mass production."
Seeing that the Spring Festival is coming soon, we have already Liao Chengwen, who has been employed for half a month, wants to assemble the BMW 70 prototype as soon as possible.
With the finished product now, everyone is more confident about this year’s prospects.
“I’m not particularly worried about other things. The key is that the installation accuracy of the engine shop must meet the requirements.”
“The design of our engine is somewhat different from other manufacturers. Differently, the processing requirements of the supporting factory may not fully meet our requirements. ”
Whether it's a motorcycle or an engine, in Jiang Hui's opinion, the most important thing now is the engine.
As long as the quality of the engine is good enough, everything is easy.
On the other hand, everything else is virtual.
The quality of the engine is closely related to the design of the parts, the selection of materials, the processing technology of the parts and the final assembly method.
As long as one aspect is not done well, the final product will not be able to meet the design value.
“Our workers have been working hard to practice the installation methods of various parts during this period.”
“Even for the tightening of just one bolt, we have organized several competitions to encourage workers to practice diligently. , the tightening force is about the same each time to ensure quality stability.”
Although Liao Chengwen has not been working at Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory for a long time, he basically lives and eats at the factory during this time. Inside, I have a relatively good understanding of the overall situation.
He is now eager to prove that he made the right choice by leaving the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant and coming here.
So sometimes his serious work attitude and hard work put even Jiang Hui himself to shame.
Many people in the factory are holding back their energy and want to do something big so that people around them can look at them with admiration.
“As long as everyone is skilled, our first stage is to train a group of skilled workers, and then after mass production, we will use these skilled workers to quickly lead new workers to master the assembly skills, so that our Production capacity can be increased quickly. ”
“The domestic demand for motorcycles is still relatively strong. If the performance of our BMW 70 products is better than that of its peers, and the price can be cheaper, then the sales volume will be higher. It’s definitely worth looking forward to.”
Jiang Hui knew that the first motorcycle produced by the Jialing Honda joint venture had become a hit.
Even if a motorcycle costs more than 3,000 yuan, demand exceeds supply.
Of course, this is also because the motorcycles in the early stages of their cooperation were assembled and produced by directly importing parts from abroad, so production capacity was limited.
As localization was gradually realized, production capacity increased.
But what makes people speechless is that after localization, fuel consumption has also increased, making people don’t know what to say.
"That's true. There are more and more people doing their own business outside now, and many of them have some money on hand."
"One car costs tens of thousands. They can’t afford to buy a car, but many people still want to buy a motorcycle worth several thousand yuan.”
Liao Chengwen himself really wanted to own a motorcycle. Unfortunately, even with his salary, the pressure to buy one is still very high.
Think about it, today’s workers only earn thirty or forty yuan a month, but a motorcycle costs more than three thousand yuan.
In later generations, a worker would earn three to four thousand yuan a month, or even five or six thousand yuan, but the price of an ordinary motorcycle was still three to four thousand yuan.
Income has increased a hundred times, but the price of motorcycles has not changed much.
You can imagine how difficult it was to buy a motorcycle in 1981.
To put it bluntly, riding a motorcycle now is definitely more impressive than driving an entry-level car from Mercedes-Benz or BMW in later generations.
It can even be compared to driving a Ferrari. ......
While the Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory is busy promoting the mass production of the BMW 70, the Jialing Factory in the far southwest is also working hard on its own motorcycle business. .
After the 1978 conference, all Chinese military industrial enterprises faced the major issue of "converting the military to civilians".
Jialing Factory boldly proposed the idea of producing motorcycles.
At that time, motorcycles were a high-end product with complex technology. The national output was less than 50,000 units, and almost all of them were military products.
In April 1979, Jialing began to establish a motorcycle research institute, vowing to build the first prototype in five months as a tribute to the 1979 National Day.
There are no drawings, no special equipment, and 80% of the materials do not match. We can only rely on the most primitive "copying the gourd and drawing the scoop" type of surveying and mapping.
Some precision parts, such as engine pistons, can only be ground out bit by bit by hand by craftsmen.
Plastics and rubber couldn't keep up, so employees used their old sandals to make raw materials.
Four months later, China’s first civilian motorcycle was born. This Jialing motorcycle, named CJ50, weighs 100 kilograms and has a speed of 60 to 70 kilometers per hour.
The production cost of this motorcycle is as high as more than 3,000 yuan, and the quality is not stable. I can only buy a few at low prices and make no money at all.
Faced with this situation, they also began to discuss the introduction of technology based on the results of their previous overseas inspections.
"Lao Yuan, how are the talks with Honda Giken going?"
After inspecting motorcycle factories in several countries, factory director Yin Zhiguo finally chose to cooperate with Honda Technology.
Of course, the two parties are still communicating on some details and have not yet formally signed the contract.
“It’s almost done. Last week I visited Taro Shimahara, the director-general of Honda Giken’s second-wheel division. In response to some of the previous differences between the two parties, we basically have a clear consensus plan.”< br>
“We will directly import parts from Japan in the early stage to assemble their Honda 70 motorcycles, and then gradually realize localization.”
“At the same time, Honda Giken will arrange Technical experts came to carry out technical transformation on the CJ50 car developed by Jialing itself, find out various problems of the CJ50 model, and improve them as soon as possible.”
"This year we plan to produce the first batch of 2,500 motorcycles, which will completely open up the situation."
As the deputy director of the Jialing factory, Yuan Zhiwei is now fully responsible for cooperation negotiations with Honda Technology Research.
During the communication process, he was also fully aware of the gap between the technical level of the domestic motorcycle industry and the international advanced level.
These gaps must be reversed quickly, and cooperation with the other party is a faster way.
At least this is the case for Jialing Factory.
"The pace needs to be accelerated, and some concessions can be made on some conditions that can be compromised."
"I heard that there are motorcycle manufacturers in the capital that are also developing a new generation of motorcycle products. In the first half of this year It will be put into mass production and put into the market.”
“When the other party starts production earlier than us, it is likely to have a huge impact on our development.”
Many domestic companies. News, it may be difficult for people abroad to find out.
However, people in the industry can hear a lot of news through various meetings and exchanges.
In particular, the movements of factories in major cities such as the capital and Shanghai are more likely to attract everyone's attention.
Obviously, Yin Zhiguo also heard some rumors.
"Director, are you talking about Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory?"
"I also inquired about this matter specifically, and the other party is a small company on the verge of bankruptcy under the First Machinery Department. There are only a few hundred people in the factory.”
“Not even in the country, even in the capital region, there is no way to compare with the production scale of the capital motorcycle factory.”
"So even if the other party forms a joint venture with a company in Hong Kong City, I don't think it will necessarily bring any threat to us."
Yuan Zhiwei obviously knows more industry information than Yin Zhiguo, the factory director. .
“Many people in China still recognize imported goods. They cooperate with companies in the port city to produce motorcycles, which are considered foreign brand products. At that time, it will be more difficult to realize the advantages of our cooperation with Honda Giken. Come out."
"If someone compares the sales price with us, it will make people sick, so I think we have to be careful."
When Yin Zhiguo said this, Yuan Zhiwei immediately added. In one sentence, he said: "We have never heard of the Hong Kong City company that the other party is cooperating with before. In fact, there are no good motorcycle companies in Hong Kong City. I think the other party only provided some funds and equipment. , and I don’t know where to find the technical information.”
"I think it is quite difficult to build motorcycles under such circumstances."
Seeing Yuan Zhiwei's insistence that the Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory will not affect the development of the Jialing Factory, Yin Zhiguo was slightly Breathed a sigh of relief.
He quite recognized Yuan Zhiwei's ability. Since the other party had such a judgment, Yin Zhiguo still chose to believe it.
But he had already seen other factories coming in to grab the cake, so he was still anxious.
The Jialing Factory still needs to speed up its cooperation with Honda Technical Research.
Everyone showed their talents and ate the cake as quickly as possible.
(End of this chapter)