Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 8 Repairs Done, Retention

"Song Ke, how can I manage this? If I continue to manage it, I have to write a written statement guaranteeing that it will be repaired. If it can't be repaired, I will be fully responsible, right?"

Zhou Fengnian shook his head and said, "You don't believe me again, so it's useless for me to tell you. I'll go back and ask Luo Gong.

I have noted down the problems of these two lathes. Let's see what Engineer Luo has to say. Or Song Ke, you can wait for Engineer Li to come back and take a look. I may not be right about the problems I mentioned."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Chang's face turned red. What he said was already a bit impolite, but their behavior just now did have that meaning.

Zhou Fengnian is too young, he is only in his early twenties, and in their factory, such a young man is still an apprentice fitter.

When workshop director Wang saw Zhou Fengnian was about to leave, he quickly stepped forward and advised: “Technician Zhou, wait a moment, wait a moment;
My machine tool cannot break down. If it cannot be repaired within three days and the task cannot be completed within the deadline, I...I will not be able to explain to my superiors!"

Seeing Director Wang blocking his way, Zhou Fengnian threw the question over and asked, "Director Wang, what do you want me to do?"

"I want the machine tool to be repaired!"

"Okay, then I'll fix it and I'll give you the guarantee later, okay?"

"Technician Zhou, please don't hit me in the face. If you are sure, just go ahead and I will never stop you."

Director Wang of the workshop quickly said that Song Chang, a technician in their factory, had a very high level, an eleventh-level technician, but he had no idea what to do when faced with this German-made machine.

This mission is very important, and we are already working overtime. If we lose two more machine tools, we will probably be delayed for five or six days. Then he, as the workshop director, can just leave.

"It's all for the revolution, no matter if I hit you in the face or not, I'll start practicing."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he started to work. He was quite familiar with this machine tool and quickly disassembled the external parts.

He also estimated that the technician who was dissatisfied with him would definitely not help, so he directly called on Song Chang to help.

Song Chang doesn't understand this machine tool, but he can do his job.

Zhou Fengnian dismantled the machine tool quite quickly, almost like a butcher cutting up an ox. He took it apart piece by piece. This skillful move alone convinced workshop director Wang.

After a while, Zhou Fengnian waved to Song Chang and said, "Song Ke, come and take a look at this transmission shaft. This should be the reason why the machine tool broke down."

After hearing this, Song Chang leaned over to take a look, and soon saw a discarded component and a lot of waste stuck on the transmission shaft, which immediately made him angry and he stood up and turned around and shouted:

"Whose workstation is this damn machine tool? I have been told several times to clean up and tidy up after use, but how come parts are still stuck in the machine tool? There is no master to remind us! Do you know how much trouble this has caused?"

This shout made everyone in the workshop afraid to speak. No one spoke except the roar of the machines.

Some workers even lowered their heads, fearing that they would be noticed by Song Chang.

"Song Ke, Song Ke, calm down, calm down!"

Director Wang of the workshop quickly stepped forward and advised: "Repair the machine first, I will criticize them later, severely!"

"This is easy to clean, and it's not a big problem. Song Ke, I see that in addition to this, the bearings are also seriously worn. Bring me some lubricant."

Zhou Fengnian was talking as he started to clean out the extra parts that were stuck on the transmission shaft.

After waiting for the others to pass on the lubricant, he applied some more and continued, "I guess the machine is usually quite noisy, and the lack of maintenance has caused some of the parts to be severely worn out."

Song Chang was embarrassed when he heard this. It was their technical department's job to maintain the machine tools. If the machine broke down, it meant they had not done their job well. After Zhou Fengnian fixed some minor problems, he took the opportunity of the dismantling to check the entire machine again and fixed the minor problems.

He also noted down any problems or possible breakdowns, and marked any parts that might need to be replaced in the future.

During the lunch break, Song Chang took out two meal tickets and gave them to Zhou Fengnian. Zhou Fengnian was going to refuse, but Song Chang said:
"Technician Zhou, this is not paid for by me. This is approved by the factory. Brother units are here to help. I can't let you go hungry or pay for it yourself. Don't be polite. This is for lunch and dinner."

After hearing what Song Chang said, Zhou Fengnian took the meal ticket, took out the lunch box and went to the cafeteria with Song Chang to get food.

Half a portion of roasted eggplant, half a portion of cabbage, plus a steamed bun made of two-grain flour and a corn tortilla is a pretty good meal, and it tastes pretty good too.

The canteens in large factories with thousands of employees, such as steel rolling mills and machinery factories, are generally not bad.

After lunch, Zhou Fengnian went back to work immediately. There was no such thing as a lunch break at this time. The sooner the machine was repaired, the sooner he could start work.

In the afternoon, Zhou Fengnian was still responsible for the inspection, Song Chang checked for omissions and made up for the deficiencies, while trainee technician Lu Guoxian did the physical work. Soon, Zhou Fengnian and Song Chang installed the machine back.

"Okay, let's try it first. There are some minor problems that may be broken that I don't have time to fix now, and it's not time to fix them yet, but I've written them down. After the repairs are done, I'll leave a maintenance manual so you can follow the instructions."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he started the machine tool.

With the rumbling sound of the machine, the machine tool started running quickly, and after trying it twice, the workers found it much more convenient.

After seeing this, Song Chang finally felt relieved: "It's finally fixed. Technician Zhou is really good. You can see the problem at a glance."

"It's nothing. Song Ke and the others have found a lot of problems. Let's look at another one and try to fix it today."

Zhou Fengnian was not aggressive at this time. Lu Guoxian, who questioned him, had already lowered his head and dared not speak. Song Chang also believed him very much and there was no need to continue to dwell on what had just happened.

They then began to dismantle another machine tool and quickly found the problem, but this required replacing parts.

Fortunately, the only part that needed to be replaced was a power shaft, which the steel mill could produce on its own.

As usual, Zhou Fengnian maintained the machine and wrote down all the possible problems. Then, after the processed power shaft was delivered, he replaced the parts.

After starting the machine tool, it started up smoothly again.

Director Wang of the workshop said excitedly, "Good, good, it's finally fixed. Master Zhang, start working now. Be careful this time. If there is any problem again, I will report it to my superiors."

The lathe operator named Zhang nodded quickly, then started working with his apprentice.

Zhou Fengnian came up to Song Chang and said, “Song Ke, I have written down the things that need to be paid attention to on these two machine tools.

It’s almost time to get off work. When I get back, I’ll translate the maintenance instructions for these two machine tools and mark the areas that need attention. Basically, there will be no problems. ”

"Technician Zhou, why don't you stay in our factory for another day and go back after the translation is finished."

Song Chang said quickly: "You didn't even have a rest the whole afternoon, how can we let you work overtime at night? How about this, I will delay you for another day tomorrow and I will talk to your factory.
Besides, it takes several days to repair the machine tool, so this can be considered as follow-up maintenance.”

"Song Ke, is this okay?"

"Why not, Technician Zhou? You went back early, and your technical department asked. To be honest, I didn't expect the two old machine tools to be repaired so quickly. Just book Technician Zhou, I will contact your factory!"

(End of this chapter)