Reborn in 1982: I Became the Richest Man by Repairing Cars

Chapter 153 Jiang Hui's New Idea, A Choice That Refreshes Understanding

The gears produced by the Wudaoying Parts Factory have achieved a new level of precision.

However, the price remained unchanged.

The North Tractor Company naturally learned of this information very quickly.

"Director Jiang, you always manage to surprise us."

"I was originally thinking about how to negotiate a price reduction with you this year, but the precision of your gears has been improved by a level."

"Our technical department conducted tests and found that the noise level of the transmission has decreased significantly by one level."

"We expect durability to improve as well, so we'll leave the topic of price reductions out of the question for now."

As the head of the purchasing department of Beituo, Lü Guidong came to the site again today to confirm the production status of the gears.

The quality of the parts supplied by Jiang Hui has improved significantly, which was an unexpected bonus for him.

"Thank you, Minister Lü. Providing customers with better quality products has always been our pursuit."

For Jiang Hui, this was also an unexpected surprise.

After replacing the heating furnace, production efficiency improved and costs decreased.

We can put aside the price reductions this year for now, which means that the factory's profits can become more substantial.

"I heard that North Dental Clinic is also ordering heating furnaces from you?"

Lü Guidong asked a question that seemed to have a hidden meaning.

After all, most of the gearbox gears for Beituo's current transmissions are still supplied by Beichi.

Jiang Hui was only responsible for a small part of it.

"Yes, we have provided one of our heating furnaces to North Gear for testing purposes."

"Currently, North Gear is very satisfied with our heating furnace, and the next step is to further expand its application."

"However, replacing equipment takes time and there is a specific order to it."

I'm not entirely sure when Beichi will upgrade its production line to supply gears to Beituo.

Jiang Hui was telling the truth and didn't lie to anyone.

"I see that your production line is not actually using its full capacity."

"If we could increase manpower, the number of gears produced per day should be able to double, right?"

Lü Guidong walked around the workshop and then looked at Jiang Hui.

Obviously, for Beituo, if the Wudaoying parts factory can supply more high-quality gears, it will definitely prioritize purchasing from there.

The North Gearbox is a large and established company; I wonder when they'll be able to upgrade their equipment.

Anyway, the purchase price is the same.

"We are already training some staff, but we need enough orders before we dare to increase production capacity."

Jiang Hui roughly understood what Lü Guidong meant, so he simply offered him a way out.

"We'll take as many gears as you can produce, as long as you can."

After hearing what Lü Guidong said, Jiang Hui was completely relieved.

However, he still reminded him with some concern: "This might change your orders with North Gear."

"And the gear materials we use are resold to us by North Gearbox."

Although the things he was worried about were unlikely to happen, Jiang Hui felt it was still necessary to prepare for the worst.

"North Gearbox is very busy right now; the 4MT project alone is enough to keep them occupied."

"I've heard that both BAIC manufacturing plant and Beijing No. 2 Automobile Group have seen a significant increase in sales after their products were equipped with the 4MT transmission."

"In this situation, they will definitely prioritize ensuring the supply of 4MT."

"They've never really thought much of the gears used on our tractors."

When Lü Guidong said this, he was somewhat dissatisfied.

Even though they are the clients, they always feel constrained when dealing with North Gear.

Many times, I'm being led by the nose by the other party.

This is uncomfortable.

"Then I'm relieved."

"I'll arrange for production expansion later."

At this point, Jiang Hui naturally had no reason to hesitate.

Let's get started!

However, he soon faced a new problem.

"Master, we've already used up all our recruitment slots."

"A factory can only hire a maximum of 5 helpers; otherwise, it's considered a violation."

Li Shigui said with a bit of a headache.

"This problem is easy to solve; just register a Wudaoying Gear Factory."

"The Wudaoying Gearbox Factory and Bearing Factory were also registered together."

"This is equivalent to having 15 more job openings, which should be enough in the short term."

"If there's a real need later, we'll create more fake accounts."

"Or we could simply partner with the local government and apply to be affiliated with a small factory, specifically to house the workers."

Jiang Hui immediately had a solution to Li Shigui's concern.

As long as no one deliberately tries to sabotage him, and he simply acts legally and compliantly, Jiang Hui has nothing to worry about.

There are policies and measures to counter.

There's always a way to comply with the regulations.

However, Lin Yuanwu, who always regarded the factory as his own business, still privately talked to Jiang Hui about this topic.

"Jiang Hui, your business is growing bigger and bigger, it's inevitable that some people will be jealous."

"What if someone fabricates charges against you later? Shouldn't we consider a countermeasure in advance?"

This topic is definitely not suitable for ordinary people to discuss with Jiang Hui.

However, Lin Yuanwu's situation is different.

"Brother Yuanwu, your concern is very valid."

"My foray into the equipment industry is also partly due to this consideration."

"Compared to those industries that are dispensable and easily replaceable."

"If the equipment or products we produce are ones that other domestic manufacturers cannot produce."

"It belongs to the type that can replace imported products and save foreign exchange for the country."

"So even if someone reports it, it will most likely still be able to continue operating."

"On the contrary, there will be much more uncertainty."

Jiang Hui was more aware of the future policy direction than Lin Yuanwu.

There's definitely nothing to worry about in terms of the overall direction.

However, there will inevitably be some setbacks in certain details.

The policy was not originally intended to crack down on anything, but when it is implemented at the grassroots level, some deviations may occur.

By the time the situation is corrected, most small factories may no longer exist.

Jiang Hui needs his own factory, and he needs the ability to hedge against risks.

"That makes sense, but it's still very difficult to produce more equipment that other domestic factories can't manufacture."

"We were lucky to have a heating furnace this time, but it would be much more difficult to have more equipment."

Lin Yuanwu certainly didn't have as much confidence as Jiang Hui.

In the past year, things have finally started to get better.

He doesn't want to go back to the old days.

"Don't worry, it's not as difficult as you think."

"Besides the heating furnace, my next step is to work on laser cutting equipment."

"These devices have a wide range of applications in our automotive repair and parts manufacturing."

"It is equipment that many factories in China need."

Jiang Hui easily found a new entry point into the equipment.

In 1917, Einstein proposed the theory of stimulated emission, laying the physical foundation for the birth of lasers.

In May 1960, Maiman of Hughes Medical Laboratory in the United States invented the first ruby ​​laser, marking the first time that humans had access to lasers.

In 1961, the first fiber laser was successfully verified in principle, but due to technological limitations, it did not enter industrial application for a long time.

In 1965, Western Electric Company launched the world's first commercial laser cutter for drilling holes in diamond molds.

In 1967, the English Welding Institute pioneered laser + oxygen-assisted combustion metal cutting technology, marking the official birth of laser cutting technology.

In the early 1970s, laser cutting was used for machining titanium alloys for aerospace applications.

The CO02 laser has begun cutting non-metals, but metal cutting is still limited by power.

In the 1980s, kilowatt-level CO02 lasers matured, and sheet metal cutting entered large-scale industrial applications, with automobiles, sheet metal, and construction machinery being the first to adopt them.

But these are mainly overseas.

The development speed of laser equipment in China is still significantly behind that of foreign countries.

The most advanced laser machine is the 500W CO02 laser cutting equipment installed by the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and FAW Group.

Meanwhile, laser cutting machines with a power output of 1500W are already available overseas.

Jiang Hui is now planning to develop this kind of product.

Of course, it will definitely be difficult to create.

The lack of key materials and processes means that discharge tubes, resonant cavity lenses, radio frequency excitation power supplies, and gas circulation systems are all dependent on imports, and there is no mature domestic supply chain.

Optical materials, special gases, and precision coating technologies are completely unavailable and cannot be manufactured in-house.

However, the barriers to entry in this industry are actually not that high.

As long as there is a mature technical solution, we can import some raw materials and order some more domestically.

It is entirely possible to produce some relatively crude laser cutting equipment.

After all, the fact that China can produce 500W laser cutting machines indicates that some basic industrial support is available.

This also reflects the current state of industry across China.

It's fairly comprehensive, but the quality isn't very high.

"Laser cutting equipment?"

Lin Yuanwu was taken aback. "Isn't this a bit too big a leap?"

Lin Yuanwu felt a little flustered.

If we're talking about heating furnaces and such, they're at least related to gear processing.

But what exactly is laser processing equipment?

"This span may seem a bit large, but it is actually closely related to the automotive industry."

"If we can actually figure it out, our repair shop will be able to use it."

"Even our parts factories can use it."

"At that time, it won't be a problem for a laser cutting machine to sell for hundreds of thousands, or even millions."

Jiang Hui gave Lin Yuanwu a brief explanation.

If you're going to consider this new equipment as something that can save your life, then it definitely has to be of a certain value.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have much of an impact.

Since I plan to manufacture cars in the future, laser cutting equipment is somewhat relevant.

Even laser welding can be used on the body-in-white.

Are you really confident?

After a moment of silence, Lin Yuanwu confirmed it once again.

He lacked confidence in developing laser cutting equipment.

It would be such a pity if a lot of manpower and resources were invested in this project in the future, but it ultimately failed to be developed.

"certainly!"

"I will personally lead a team to take charge of this for the next year."

Jiang Hui said firmly.

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