Chapter 554: The die forging press starts construction!

Under the strong care of Lan Xinzhi and even the entire Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, the die forging press quickly moved from the design stage to formal production and manufacturing.

Of course, this does not mean that everything will be fine for the entire project team.

When the preset state is moved to the actual operating environment during the design process, some parts that require further optimization will inevitably appear.

However, for excellent and highly completed designs, the impact of these parts will be relatively small, and there is basically no need for rework.

Most of them can be left to Yan Yongnian, the on-site commander.

On the second day after the completion of the 750MN giant die forging hydraulic press project, the first C-shaped plate raw material used in the equipment began to be cut at the Baoshan District Iron and Steel Plant in northern Shanghai.

Almost at the same time, Jiangcheng Heavy Machine Tool Factory, the main engine factory for this project, also started construction of a new workshop under the leadership of the new factory director.

The dead weight of the 7.5-ton die forging press is already very exaggerated. Considering the impact and vibration after entering the working state, the requirements for the ground conditions are very strict.

Therefore, a location with a specially strengthened foundation is needed to ensure stable operation for a long time.

As for hydraulic cylinders, pipelines, transmission systems and other components, they are also distributed to different suppliers according to their respective design standards and requirements.

"Mr. Chang, the production of die forging presses is basically on the right track now. This is the list of first-tier suppliers that Director Lan and I have determined so far, as well as the projects they are responsible for."

Yan Yongnian, with two dark circles under his eyes, walked into Chang Haonan's office and handed a file bag to the latter while reporting.

In the past half month, he has been basically too busy to even have a stable sleep time.

After entering the production stage, Yan Yongnian and some engineering staff were stationed in Jiangcheng, so the entire die forging press project team entered into a two-site office mode.

It's a bit similar to the situation with Turbofan 10.

But there is no online video conferencing in this era, and it is impossible for Chang Haonan to travel between two places every day while holding multiple jobs.

So Yan Yongnian could only be allowed to run back and forth.

In addition, the situation of some subsystem suppliers also required him to investigate and negotiate in person.

All in all, he has flown on more planes during this period than he has flown in most of his life combined.

However, although the fatigue on his face could not be hidden at all, Yan Yongnian was still in good spirits.

After all, he was personally fulfilling a dream he had cherished for more than ten years, building a die forging press from scratch.

Chang Haonan opened the file bag, which contained dozens of documents that had been classified and summarized with paper clips.

Just like the previous follow-up investigation of suppliers, Yan Yongnian's meticulousness is reflected in everything.

Chang Haonan checked them one by one, and his mind was not idle at the same time:

"The localization rate seems to be higher than we expected..."

A considerable number of these were originally classified as "need to be imported" in Yan Yongnian's records, but in the end they successfully found domestic suppliers.

"After all, this only counts first-tier suppliers. Our country's machining capabilities have improved rapidly in the past two years. After all, I also have my own job, so a lot of information has not been updated in time."

When mentioning this matter, Yan Yongnian was also very interested and explained cheerfully:

“Furthermore, after deepening cooperation with the EU, many new equipment that were restricted in the past have gradually been imported through various legal or semi-legal methods. In the case of machinery manufacturing, the equipment problems have been solved, and many problems have ceased to exist. The localization rate can naturally be improved.”

"The other thing is..."

At this point, he paused for a moment:

"Sigh... There were actually rumors that the Ministry of Machinery Industry was going to be disbanded two years ago, so the morale and work efficiency within the department were affected to some extent, and many businesses related to industry coordination were also dealing with errands. "

"Just two days ago, Director Lan and I went on a business trip to Lianhai Hydraulic Factory to provide plunger pumps and control valves. Their factory director said that this was the first time in the past three years that a superior unit had reviewed the reports submitted by the factory. Give feedback.”

"A few years ago, we took out a loan to introduce a new production line. We originally wanted to increase product visibility, but our own brand couldn't be sold at all. So we had no choice but to do OEM work for big foreign brands. The same thing could be relabeled immediately. It has become a hot commodity, but they who are responsible for the production can only make a small fortune, and it is difficult to repay the loan interest, let alone upgrade to a new generation of technology..."

"Fortunately, the equipment we need is not of the highest level, and their old equipment can still be manufactured. That's all. If the Equipment Industry Department hadn't specifically re-examined past reports, we would have thought we could only import..."

What Yan Yongnian said is the most direct impact of the loss of overall management of disadvantaged industries.

Even if you catch up with the advanced level by chance at a certain time, you will soon fall behind again because you have no brand recognition, no market, and no user feedback, and still cannot keep up with subsequent technology iterations.

"Is this... there is nothing we can do. On the one hand, there is great internal and external pressure. On the other hand, the original Ministry of Machinery Industry does involve too many things that are not necessary to be grasped. Now it has been reorganized into the Equipment Industry Department. , but we can catch the big ones and let go the small ones, which may not be entirely a bad thing..."

Chang Haonan waved his hand and replied with a hint of helplessness.

He wasn't exactly trying to comfort the other person.

The grab-and-go management model of the Ministry of Machinery Industry has indeed caused many problems. It is not strong enough, and it happens to be a target. It is normal for it to be unable to withstand it.

Even the National Machinery Industry Bureau, which was later proposed by the Economic and Trade Commission, was in a similar situation.

After some emotion, Yan Yongnian changed the topic to a slightly more relaxed topic:

"By the way, I have heard many colleagues in the industry talking about your new joint venture during this period. Some people asked me to inquire about the specific performance and price of this equipment, and when the updated five-axis model will be released. equipment."

This made Chang Haonan look distressed for the first time:

"Because the company was established in a hurry, the official website and promotional materials are still being produced. People who buy equipment now basically contact me directly, or contact Director Lan..."

"I'll make it faster over there. Before the end of the month, the normal purchasing channels should be online."

In order to avoid the suspicion of forced buying and selling, Chang Haonan and Lan Xinzhi did not overemphasize the Torch-CB Ferrari matter.

Despite this, MS45T still received nearly three-digit orders in less than a week.

Mainly, Torch Group is no longer what it used to be.

It is not very obvious in public perception, but in the industry, it is already well-known.

Although not many people know about Chang Haonan's special status in the Science and Technology Commission, many people know that he won three National Science and Technology Awards by himself in February.

Coupled with the newly established Equipment Industry Department a few days ago, Document No. 1 is to build momentum for the precision manufacturing industry. Even the new director's first public appearance was at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of this joint venture.

Those with a little bit of discernment have already shown their talents and started to place orders through connections.

Before the company was established, CB Ferrari, especially Chiravadi, who was in charge of finance, was still a little skeptical about Chang Haonan's suggestion to expand production scale.

The main reason is that in the past half century, they have been operating in the form of a precision workshop, with only 300 employees at their peak. Although the products are indeed high-end, the capital chain is actually very fragile.

If the scale expands, but the business volume does not, then the company will directly face an existential crisis.

Besides, he still has to worry about whether Chang Haonan is going to take advantage of this opportunity to annex CB Ferrari in one fell swoop?

Therefore, the expansion of production has been relatively slow.

As a result, in less than a month, orders for 200 units were placed.

It turns out that some people were so excited to drive screws that sparks popped out. As a result, the production speed was not as fast as the increase in new orders.

It is said that even Italians have started working overtime in three shifts...