Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 122 Test run of the production line (Subscription required)

"Mr. Zhou, is this the fully automatic CNC production line you researched? How long can it continue to operate?"

Li Zhengyang walked over and asked with a smile on his face.

"In theory, it should be fine to run for a few days, but it places great demands on the workshop, and the electrical equipment in our workshop has great requirements."

While Zhou Fengnian was speaking, some light bulbs in the workshop had begun to flicker.

"I need to talk to the electricians to see if they can modify the power supply equipment here."

"Director, this CNC production line is suitable for the production of a small number of parts in large quantities. It can continue to operate even at night. We only need to keep a few people to move the blanks."

Zhou Fengnian continued to observe the machine tool and said, "But we also need to consider replacing the tool due to wear. However, these need to be considered after testing the specific data. At present, the difference is not much as expected."

It has been running continuously for more than an hour, but Zhou Fengnian has not observed any abnormalities.

It will start running continuously for more than 24 hours tomorrow and only after confirmation can it be declared a qualified fully automatic CNC production line.

Zhou Fengnian told Director Li and Deputy Director Gao all his ideas and follow-up arrangements, and the two nodded repeatedly after listening.

There was nothing to remind them of, as Zhou Fengnian had made all the right arrangements. Besides, they knew nothing about this world-class machine tool technology and could only listen to Zhou Fengnian's arrangements.

"Mr. Zhou, you can take full charge of the matters in the machine tool workshop. Once you are sure there are no problems, report to the ministry."

Director Li patted Zhou Fengnian on the shoulder and said, it was a pity that such an outstanding talent was about to be transferred away and would no longer belong to their machinery factory.

He also learned about this matter from his leader. He wanted to argue with him, but his leader's words stopped him.

The merger of two large companies with thousands of employees involves a lot of trouble, effort, and management.

The most important thing is that Li Zhengyang has been in poor health and will have to retire to the second line in a few years; if the two large factories merge, he will be so busy that he will have to retire early and go to the hospital for recuperation.

Zhou Fengnian said, "Okay, Director, I will test and record the data accurately tomorrow, and I may have to stay in the factory tomorrow night."

Deputy Director Gao at the side interrupted and said, “I will arrange the kitchen at that time, and the security department will also cooperate with the machine tool workshop.

It's a good year, it's getting late today, everyone should go back and have a rest; the factory has seen your hard work and dedication. "

There will be another reward, but Zhou Fengnian’s reward is now distributed by the ministry, and the leaders of the ministry may come to the factory tomorrow.

After Deputy Director Gao finished speaking, the workers in the machine tool workshop left one after another.

They get off work at four or five o'clock, stay in the factory until after six o'clock, and get home and have dinner before eight o'clock.

But it was worth it, seeing that a new machine tool had appeared in the factory, and it was a machine tool that could automatically process blanks.

A small number of senior workers initially thought that this type of machine tool would replace their positions, but later they felt relieved when they heard that some small precision parts still needed to be hand-made.

However, most people were still happy because the factory had produced another world-class machine tool. They were all from the same workshop and shared the honor.

Zhou Fengnian stayed until the end. He stopped the CNC production line and checked it again. Then he cleaned up the production line before leaving the workshop.

After he left, he also reminded the security department who were patrolling nearby to keep an eye on the machine tool workshop. Not only Zhou Fengnian gave this instruction, but the two factory directors, Li Zhengyang and Gao Zhiyuan, also took turns giving this instruction to the security department.

The captain of tonight's patrol was so scared that he broke into a cold sweat. If anything went wrong, he felt that these three guys would peel off his skin.

The captain of the security department then rearranged the patrols and said that if anyone relaxed or dozed off tonight, he would skin that person alive!

After leaving the workshop, Zhou Fengnian first went to the factory office building to pick up Zhou Yan. He just came to the machine tool workshop, but when he saw Zhou Fengnian was busy, he went back to wait.

When Deputy Director Gao saw the two men, he suggested sending them back by the factory's car. However, Zhou Fengnian thought it was unnecessary as his home was not far from the factory and he could get there in a short ride.

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"Third brother, why are you back so late? Big brother went back after making dinner. The rice is in the pot. I'll heat it up for you."

When Zhou Chunhua saw her third brother and sister-in-law coming back, she hurried forward to help push the cart, and then went to the kitchen to prepare hot meals.

"Your brother has been busy at the factory again today. It seems he has come up with some new project."

Zhou Yan said with a smile as she walked into the backyard; she was far away from the machine tool workshop at the time, but she could hear the cheers from inside.

Later, the factory manager went there.

To have caused such a big commotion and celebration, it must have achieved remarkable results.

"Third brother is so awesome."

Zhou Chunhua said enviously that she couldn't even get the title of model worker in the factory, but her third brother could receive awards one after another.

After the meal was heated, Zhou Fengnian and Zhou Yan also started eating.

The flavor of the rice had lost a lot after being heated up, but Zhou Fengnian could see that the boss’s knife skills had improved a bit, and the saltiness was just right.

If I continue to improve like this, I will be able to take the exam to become an eighth-level cook next year.

Ordinary chef apprentices definitely cannot make as fast progress as Zhou Weitian. They do odd jobs like cutting chop and cannot touch the pot for five or six years.

Unlike Zhou Weitian, his younger brother used his connections to practice knife skills in the factory cafeteria, and after returning home, he practiced cooking with a third-level cook.

While eating, Zhou Fengnian saw Zhou Chunhua still sitting nearby, so he said, "Chunhua, I'll clean up in a while, you go back and have a rest."

"Let me do it, Third Brother. You've been busy all day. Leave the housework to me."

"Hey, although you were diligent before, you were too flattering today."

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said, "Okay, Fourth Sister, don't I know you well enough? Let me make it clear first, what's the matter?"

"Brother, how can you say your sister is flattering?"

Zhou Chunhua retorted, but Zhou Fengnian saw through her thoughts and said with some embarrassment:
"Third brother, Weinan has separated from the family."

"Song Weinan? Did he split up the family?"

Zhou Fengnian felt a little surprised after hearing the news. In this era, it takes courage to split up a family. Unless the parents propose it, the children will most likely be stabbed in the neck if they propose to split up the family.

Zhou Chunhua said, "Well, he gave his job to their family and they split up the family. Now he's renting a house. The people from the street office helped him find the house."

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said, "He's quite courageous. Do you want me to help him find a job?"

"No, he wouldn't want it even if I told him. He wants to find a job on his own, but it's a little difficult to find one. Weinan now often goes to the north of the city to take odd jobs."

Zhou Chunhua shook her head and said, there is a train station in the north of the city, and sometimes there are odd jobs of loading and unloading goods.

You can earn 70 or 80 cents a day, and if you work hard you might even earn a dollar, but it's really tiring.

"Third brother, I just want to tell you that Weinan has separated from the family now. If he can find a job in the future, will you still object?"

Zhou Chunhua was a little cautious when asking, even though Zhou Fugui was the head of the Zhou family.

But as long as Zhou Fengnian speaks up, even Zhou's father will not object.

That's why Zhou Chunhua wanted to get Zhou Fengnian's consent. As long as Zhou Fengnian nodded, the matter would be a sure thing.

"What's the use of my objection, Fourth Sister? I just want you to live a good life. If you really want to marry him, that's your choice. But I have only one request for you."

Zhou Fengnian put down his bowl and chopsticks and said solemnly: "The job is yours, no matter who makes trouble, you can't give it up."

Zhou Fengnian was indeed surprised that the boy had the courage to separate from his family. If he could really find a job that could make money, even if it was just a temporary job, Zhou Fengnian would not object.

And as long as Zhou Chunhua doesn't give up her job, she will have a solid foundation in the future. "I understand, Third Brother, don't worry."

Zhou Chunhua smiled immediately after hearing this, and stood up to clean up the dishes and said, "I'll do it, Third Brother, Sister-in-law, you guys go and have a rest."

"Hey, my sister"

Seeing his fourth sister rushing to do the job, Zhou Fengnian didn't say anything polite and turned around to boil water.

I am not working at home today. I will wash my feet in the evening, go to bed, listen to the radio with my wife, and then go to sleep.

Zhou Fengnian found that he often slacked off when Luo Gong was around, but became extremely diligent as soon as Luo Gong left.

In the past, he would never go home to draw pictures or anything like that. At most, he would read books and brush up his skills.

Now I often rush to the study after dinner.

I have to separate work and life in the future. It is important to spend more time with my wife.

"Hey, Fengnian, why didn't you go to the study today?"

Zhou Yan returned to the bedroom in the main house and found that her husband did not go to the study today. Instead, he poured two basins of water for washing feet.

"Yan Yan, come and soak your feet. We won't do anything else today. Just listen to the radio and take a rest."

After hearing this, Zhou Yan smiled and asked, "Why, are you tired today?"

"It's okay to be tired. I finished the task ahead of schedule. I found that there was no need to work so hard, so I relaxed for a while."

Zhou Fengnian put his arm around his wife's waist, pinched her twice and said, "It's been almost six months now, you can take a leave in September, you can have a month's rest before and after."

Apart from anything else, his wife did not gain weight even though she was pregnant and still has long legs.

"Calculating the time, I will be giving birth soon, and it may not be convenient for me to go home. I should let my parents come to the city to celebrate the New Year."

Zhou Fengnian calculated that the baby was born around March, and she was already pregnant with a big belly in February.

It would definitely be inconvenient to ride a bicycle back, and there would not be enough space for so many people at home.

It’s just right to celebrate the New Year in the city, and the city is quite lively.

Zhou Yan asked, "Are mom and dad willing?"

"I have no objection if the reason is right. Even if I go back, there are not enough houses for people to live in at home."

Zhou Fengnian said that there was no need to worry about food in the city. He would buy more in advance and it would definitely be enough for the New Year.

"I'll ask Dad when he comes to town later. Let's not worry about that today."

Afterwards Zhou Fengnian stopped talking about this matter and turned on the radio to listen to the broadcast.

The broadcasting time is uncertain these days. Some broadcasts may last until 10 o'clock, while others may end at 6 o'clock.

After listening to the crosstalk for a while, Zhou Yan felt sleepy, so Zhou Fengnian turned off the radio, hugged his wife and went to bed.

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He who goes to bed early rises early.

In particular, Zhou Fengnian is still very energetic, but after Zhou Yan became pregnant, his skill of bedroom arts has not been upgraded for a long time.

He also wanted to try to unlock the art of sex to the highest level to see if it would give him abilities like dual cultivation.

However, among all the current skills, the highest mechanical design has not reached the maximum level, so it may be a bit difficult to reach the maximum level in the art of bedroom.

This era does not allow him to have three thousand women!
It was a little after six o'clock and the sky was still a little dark, so Zhou Fengnian got out of bed, put on his clothes, and went to the tap to wash up.

Zhou Yan said yesterday that she was tired of eating fried dough sticks and tofu pudding, so Zhou Fengnian planned to buy steamed buns and soy milk today.

After pushing his bicycle out, he rode for a while and arrived near the Dongcheng District Police Station. He remembered that there was a breakfast stall here and the buns bought there tasted very good.

"Comrade, five meat dishes, five vegetarian dishes, and a pot of soy milk."

"Okay, four ounces of food coupons, fifty-six cents."

After Zhou Fengnian paid the money and food coupons, the stall owner gave him steamed buns and soy milk.

He brought the pot himself, and it only cost six cents to fill it up. The buns were only slightly more expensive if they had meat in them, so the whole meal was not expensive at all for Zhou Fengnian.

But ordinary people don’t dare to eat it like this!

A breakfast costs fifty cents, and a day's expenditure would be more than one dollar. That means more than thirty dollars a month just for food. No single-income family can afford this.

When Zhou Fengnian came back, his sister and wife had just gotten up. By the time he prepared the buns and soy milk, they had almost finished washing up.

The buns sold in this breakfast stall are pretty good, with the soup soaking into the dough. It is also near the police station. I heard that it was opened by the family of a fallen police officer and is under the care of the police station.

After breakfast, the three of them went out to work.

After Zhou Fengnian rode his bike and took Zhou Yan into the machinery factory, he separated from her.

He didn't even go to the technical department and went straight to the machine tool workshop.

The work had not started yet, but many people had already arrived and were gathered around the fully automatic CNC production line to watch.

When they saw Zhou Fengnian coming, all the workers made way to let Zhou Fengnian come closer.

After Zhou Fengnian checked everything, he raised his head and called out, "Is Yu Cheng here?"

"Mr. Zhou, we are here."

"Come closer, I'll teach you how to use the machine tool, and when you learn it, help me keep an eye on this.

Guard, go get the parts list for mission number 16, and call a few people to go to the warehouse to get the blanks."

After Zhou Fengnian assigned the tasks, he said to the workers who were watching, “Masters, please don’t get too close.

We will have to isolate this place later, as its safety has not been fully tested, and no one will be allowed to get close to it while we are working."

After hearing Zhou Fengnian's words, the workers in the workshop slowly dispersed.

Zhao Yucheng came to Zhou Fengnian, and after he started the CNC production line, he began to learn how to operate it.

The control system is the most important, and once you have learned this, all that remains is to place the blanks and take away the finished parts.

By the time Guard Duan brought his men back with the mission parts list and blanks, Zhao Yucheng had already learned almost everything.

Zhou Fengnian taught step by step, and since it was similar to CNC machine tools, Zhao Yucheng learned it quickly.

I watched Zhao Yucheng operate it with my own eyes. He input the part parameters on the task list received by No. 16 and placed the blank on the pallet.

Hey.

The fully automatic CNC production line started running quickly, and the fixture picked up the blank and sent it away.
"Okay, Yucheng, guards, you'll have to work hard today and keep an eye on this production line."

Zhou Fengnian warned: "If there is any situation, please record it for me if the sound over there changes. Also, except for putting away the blanks and taking away the finished parts, stay away from this production line."

“Each finished part must be measured, and if the accuracy error becomes larger and larger, notify me immediately.”

(End of this chapter)