The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 169 Production doubled (Subscription required)
The production workshop is producing diesel engines.

I saw the cast engine body being processed on the CNC machine tool.

The entire diesel engine is made of titanium alloy.

CNC machine tools are performing high-precision processing on the engine body.

After the engine body is processed, engineers use tools to slowly move the body to the workbench, and then use the tools to check it one by one.

Liu Tao also used the system to scan the processed machine body. After two days of high-precision CNC machine processing, it was finally completed today.

Liu Tao nodded slightly. After high-precision processing on the five-axis machining center, it indeed met the design requirements.

After the engineers measured the data and found no problems, they began to use the machine to engrave a unique serial number on the engine body. This serial number is equivalent to the ID card of the diesel engine. Each diesel engine has its own unique serial number, and a corresponding file will be established based on the serial number.

Afterwards, the two engineers began to check every corner of the engine to ensure that there were no cracks, burrs or other minor defects. Then the engineers used tools to lift the crankshaft and install it into the engine.

The crankshaft, also known as the heart of the engine, is of great importance.

The engineers continuously assembled the various components according to the process. Liu Tao participated in the whole process, paying attention at all times and immediately pointed out any problems.

Everyone was very careful in manufacturing this engine.

Finally, a brand new engine was completed.

"Let's conduct experimental tests next!" Liu Tao said.

Although he knew that there was no problem with the engine, he still complied with the requirements and tested the engine.

The engineers then began to test the diesel engine and recorded the test data one by one. Some people tested and reported the data, while others were responsible for recording the data.

"Director, there is no problem with the test data!" Li Hua couldn't help but say excitedly.

Others couldn't help but applaud and cheer.

This was the first time they used CNC high-precision machine tools to produce an engine from start to finish, and Liu Tao did it personally, so he only needed to stand by.

Seeing an advanced diesel engine being created in my own hands fills my heart with excitement and a sense of accomplishment.

"Good, very good!" Liu Tao couldn't help but say.

This means that he no longer needs to participate in the entire engine manufacturing process, but only needs to carry out the final quality inspection, which will undoubtedly save him a lot of time.

Moreover, at the current speed, one engine can be produced in three days, and ten engines can be produced in one month. This efficiency is undoubtedly greatly improved.

As long as we get another high-precision CNC machine tool to improve the engine body processing capability, the engine production efficiency will be doubled again, that is, two engines can be produced in three days, twenty engines can be produced in a month, and two hundred and forty engines can be produced in a year.

The engine is undoubtedly the power heart of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks.

The increase in engine production means that the production speed of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks will also increase.

This is a good start. Although this is a temporary tank production plant, it will support the delivery of tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns in the first two years. Moreover, it will train a group of engineers so that the tank manufacturing plant can be put into production soon after it is built, without having to spend another two or three years to train workers.

"After this engine is delivered to the final assembly plant, it will be placed in the testing room after it is produced. After I check that there are no problems, I will send it to the final assembly plant." Liu Tao said.

These production workshops were originally intended to produce firearms. Later, because they wanted to produce tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, the workers in the production workshops that were originally scheduled to produce firearms were transferred to other branches.

After all, other branches also have production workshops, and the second and third phase projects are under construction, and their scale is not much smaller than that of the Panshan Machinery Factory headquarters.

Some of them are even larger than the Panshan Machinery Factory.

"I understand, Director!" said Li Hua.

As people with high technology, they are most concerned about seeking truth from facts. When they came to Panshan Machinery Factory, Liu Tao repeatedly emphasized to them that they should be down-to-earth and seek truth from facts.

They also admire people with abilities the most, and they all admire Liu Tao's skills.

Even in the minds of most people, Liu Tao is regarded as a teacher.

After all, in the past, they only produced 520-horsepower diesel engines. They never imagined that one day they would be able to produce such advanced diesel engines.

Liu Tao taught them a lot and allowed them to learn a lot.

They followed Liu Tao's words to the letter, just like students listening to their teacher.

With the help of tools, the workers spent more than half an hour to transport the diesel engine to the final assembly plant. Although the diesel engine is not very large, it weighs 1.8 tons!
The diesel engine was delivered to the final assembly plant, where the lifting equipment easily lifted the 1.8-ton diesel engine and then slowly placed it into the tank body, where there was space for the diesel engine.

Liu Tao frowned slightly. After all, the conditions were limited. If he waited until the tank manufacturing plant was built and had all the equipment and tools, there would be no need for so much trouble.

The largest crane there can even lift 70 tons, and there are a wide range of cranes, including those for lifting engines and turrets. The largest crane can even lift a tank.

But here, since the area was not originally designed for tank production, everyone has to work harder.

Since Liu Tao almost does not have to participate in the production and manufacturing of the engine, saving a lot of time and energy, he can also breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, as long as they can develop a high-precision CNC machine tool for processing engine bodies, the engine production can be doubled. Liu Tao optimistically estimated that before the Spring Festival, there is every hope of producing 20 tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns per month, which is already a very impressive output.

With thousands of technical backbones, hundreds of professors or researchers in scientific research institutes, plus a variety of machine tools, Liu Tao is actually quite satisfied with such output. After all, it is still in the early familiarization stage.

When the tank manufacturing plant is built later, the same group of people will be able to produce thousands of tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns per year.

If we wait until the supporting factories are well supported and many parts are outsourced to the supporting factories or branch factories for manufacturing, the production capacity will be even greater.

It takes time to manufacture high-end CNC machine tools, it takes time to train technical backbones, it takes time for these researchers and professors to learn, and it takes time to build a tank manufacturing plant.

Liu Tao has now accepted that anything that cannot be achieved overnight requires a certain amount of time and patience. After all, not everyone can cheat like him.

(End of this chapter)