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Chapter 1144 Too Advanced
For those who don't know much about the automobile industry, the final assembly line is probably the most shocking and visually impactful. Watching the parts being installed on the body-in-white in the hands of workers, a car that was originally only painted The painted car gradually assembled and began to become complete, just like magic.

As for Valentin Matviyenko and others, they have visited the assembly lines of old European auto giants such as Peugeot, Renault, and Fiat in Europe, and they feel ashamed that the technical level of their own production lines is far behind these European giants. At the same time as it is huge, I also have another pride in my heart: We have seen what the most advanced automobile assembly line in the world looks like today. If you Huateng Group brag, we will immediately expose you!

But when Valentin Matviyenko and others, under the leadership of Zhang Qihang, passed through the stamping, welding, and painting workshops, and came to the final assembly workshop, they watched the slow but orderly , a production line full of industrial aesthetics, the eyes of Valentin Matviyenko and others could not help but widen: advanced!It's really advanced!

It is precisely because they are also senior practitioners who have been immersed in the automobile manufacturing industry for many years that they are more and more aware of how advanced this final assembly line of Huateng Industrial Group is:

Not to mention the constant temperature and humidity assembly workshop of Huateng Group, let’s just talk about production. Almost all supporting tooling and installation equipment have been automated. For example, the most common automatic torque wrench has torque setting and locking functions. , as long as the set torque is reached, this automatic torque wrench will automatically stop...

Looking at this set of automatic torque wrench, Sergey Shestakov was very greedy, because they Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company did not have it!
Speaking of it, many people may not believe it. The Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company is still using the old-fashioned pneumatic wrench from decades ago. It’s okay to say, but if the tightening force is not enough, there will be problems, so the cars produced by the Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company often have screws falling off, and even the Russians themselves are not surprised by this situation...

Just after introducing this set of automatic torque wrench, Sergey Shestakov stuck the two cameras next to him and asked Zhang Qihang curiously: "Mr. Zhang, why are there so many cameras here? What are these for? ? Are the supervisors lazy?"

Looking at what Sergei Shestakov pointed at, Zhang Qihang smiled: "Of course not, that's the camera of the automatic detection system."

"Automatic detection system?" Sergey Shestakov was a little surprised: "What is this? In 2001, I visited Renault, but I never saw it in Renault's assembly workshop." this thing."

"It's normal for Renault to not have this system, because this system is realized by relying on computer technology and camera miniaturization technology." The installation process is automatically identified to determine whether the worker’s installation work is in place. If the worker’s installation is not in place, this automatic detection system will automatically sound a reminder to remind the worker to pay attention.”

Sergei Shestakov in disbelief: "Is it really that smart?"

Zhang Qihang thought for a while, glanced at the badge of the worker at this station, and then told him: "Xiao Yang, you should use less torque for a while."

"Yes!"

Xiao Yang responded with a blushing face.

As the operator Xiao Yang deliberately reduced the torque, the next moment, the automatic detection system on the station immediately played a role, and the sound prompt system "Dididi..." sounded, reminding the operator that this time There was a problem with the operation.

Sergei Shestakov is convinced!
If he just heard what Zhang Qihang said, he would still doubt whether Zhang Qihang was playing tricks, but right now, all this happened under his nose, and Sergei Shestakov naturally couldn't doubt it at all.

Valentin Matviyenko also expressed admiration, but he also had some doubts: "Mr. Zhang, if this worker ignores the prompts of the detection system and does not correct his mistakes, let this car go to the next one. Station, what will happen? Will the production line stop running?"

Although Valentin Matviyenko did not continue to speak, everyone understood what he meant: the inspection system found that there were products that were not assembled in place and called, should the production line be stopped to correct this error, or should it be left alone? This defective vehicle continues to the next process?

If the production line stops, it means that the production rhythm of the entire production line is interrupted by this car, or this station, and it will be a huge loss for any industrial production enterprise; This flawed car hit the market?
Zhang Qihang shook his head and said: "Of course the production line will not stop running. Once the production line stops, the loss will be too great, but this car will not flow to the market."

"Oh?" Valentin Matviyenko asked curiously: "Can you explain in detail how to deal with this situation?"

"Of course no problem." Zhang Qihang nodded: "Our production line has been designed with this possibility in mind, so under normal circumstances, as long as the worker speeds up the work a little, there is enough time to make up for his negligence. If the negligence is made up, the detection system will judge that the process is qualified, and it will not affect the car to the next process.

However, if the worker does not take any corrective measures and allows the car to go to the next process, the inspection system will mark the car as a substandard product and directly upload the vehicle identification number of the car to the server. The server will record the vehicle identification number of this car, make a note and notify the relevant positions. When the car leaves the production line, it will be picked up by the staff waiting at the end immediately. The location is processed, and after that, it will be marketed again. "

Valentin Matviyenko nodded again and again: "That's it, this method is good... What is the price of this automatic detection system?"

He really likes this fully automatic detection system of Huateng Group. It can not only find problematic vehicles, but also solve practical problems in production. It is simply in line with the current needs of the Volga Automobile Factory. He can't wait to equip a set immediately. ——As for the treatment of the staff in this position, Valentin Matviyenko did not ask. He believed that since Huateng Group had established such a strict system, it would be impossible to do nothing to this worker who made mistakes. deal with.

Zhang Qihang immediately understood that it is estimated that Valentin Matviyenko has taken a fancy to the Huateng Group's automatic detection system, but yes, although this system is nothing unusual, European and American counterparts have also begun to equip similar equipment one after another. system, but it is a good thing for the old man who has not updated the production equipment for decades and suffers from uneven product quality. Most importantly, he can solve the most difficult problem of the Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company. .

What is the most difficult problem for Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company right now?
Of course, it is the uneven product assembly quality, and if the Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company can introduce this fully automatic inspection system, it means that it can quickly improve the final assembly quality of its own cars in a short period of time, which makes Valentin Matviyan How could Ke not be excited?
Obviously Valentin Matviyenko was interested, Zhang Qihang did not hide it, and said: "The whole system, including hardware, software, installation and equipment debugging, will cost about 5000 million U.S. dollars."

Valentin Matviyenko was taken aback: "5000 million dollars??"

"The $2000 million is just the cost price," Zhang Qihang said, "As far as I know, General Motors also modified such a system in its Detroit factory a few years ago. It is said that the price of a complete set is 3.2 One hundred million U.S. dollars."

"$3.2 billion?"

Valentin Matviyenko was taken aback by the GM system, and couldn't help but ask, "Why do you need so much money?"

Sergei Shestakov and others also had a look of shock on their faces: General Motors has developed the same system, and it costs 3.2 million US dollars?How can it be so expensive?

Zhang Qihang explained: "It's very simple. Our system was developed by ourselves. Except for the cost of hardware, the rest basically cost nothing. But the system developed by General Motors is different. They This system is provided by a third-party company. The hardware equipment costs money, and it costs money to hire a professional software company to design the supporting software. In addition, the installation and debugging of the equipment also cost money... How expensive is labor in the United States? I believe you I also know that, in addition, this third-party company also needs to make money, and the relevant personnel and even the consulting company it handles also need to make money..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qihang spread his hands: "So, for General Motors, 3.2 million US dollars is actually the lowest price."

"..."

Hearing this, Valentin Matviyenko didn't know what to say for a while: Yes, everything is going to make money and benefit, and the price will naturally go up.

Not only Valentin Matviyenko, including Sergei Shestakov, but also the senior executives of the Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company, who understand the value of this automatic detection system, are speechless at the moment. right.

However, after reacting, Valentin Matviyenko became more determined to introduce this system. He licked his lips, but before he could speak, Sergey Sher Stakov suddenly rushed ahead of Valentin Matviyenko and said, "Mr. Zhang, you just said that you designed this system yourself?"

"Yes," Zhang Qihang nodded, and said, "Shestakov, do you have any questions?"

"It's not that there is any problem, but some doubts," Sergei Shestakov shook his head and said, "I just don't understand."

Zhang Qihang replied: "What do you not understand, Mr. Shestakov, just ask."

Sergei Shestakov was not polite, and said directly: "Mr. Zhang, you just said that these systems not only have hardware and supporting software, but also need special installation and debugging. What I don't understand is that expensive The company is a car manufacturing company, how could these things happen?"

Upon hearing this, Valentin Matviyenko looked at Zhang Qihang like Sergei Shestakov, waiting for Zhang Qihang's answer. He was also curious about this question.

"Let me answer this question for our President Zhang." At this time, Jiang He stood up without hesitation and said, "Mr. Shestakov, the answer to this question is actually very simple. Our Huateng Industrial Group is not only As an automobile manufacturing enterprise, it is also one of the few automobile manufacturing enterprises in the world that can simultaneously develop the engine ECU system, automatic transmission TCU system, ESP system, and ABS+EBD system. In terms of research and development strength, our Huateng Group is absolutely the strongest.

In addition, Mr. Shestakov, you may not be very clear. Huateng Group has an integrated circuit design and R&D center. In addition to developing various automotive electronic systems, it has also developed China's first mobile phone RF chip. , Now, our Huateng Group is the largest mobile phone RF chip supplier in China. "

Speaking of this, Jiang He said with a smile: "It is true that our Huateng Group is a car manufacturer, but our Huateng Group is more than just a car manufacturer."

Hearing Jiang He's words, Sergey Shestakov and the other old men were all dumbfounded: There is such a thing?
They really didn't expect Huateng Industrial Group to be so powerful - it seems that they didn't do enough preparations before coming here.

Valentin Matviyenko couldn't help but look at Zhang Qihang, hoping to get an affirmative answer from Zhang Qihang.

Zhang Qihang nodded with a smile: "Our Huateng Industrial Group encountered many difficulties when we first started, and when we encountered these difficulties, no one helped us, so we have always paid attention to the overall development of the enterprise over the years. .”

Valentin Matviyenko didn't know where to spit out his stomach: Are you all-round development?You are not doing your job properly!Which car manufacturer is still developing radio frequency chips for mobile phones!
But the more this was the case, the more Valentin Matviyenko believed in the technical strength of Huateng Industrial Group. He couldn't help it anymore, and said to Zhang Qihang: "Mr. Zhang, your system Is it for sale?"

For the Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company, the price of 3.2 million US dollars is really unaffordable, but considering the performance of this system and the improvement of product quality, Valentin Matviyenko feels that if it is 5000 If the Huateng Industrial Group can accept other payment methods, the Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company may be able to bite the bullet.

(End of this chapter)