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Chapter 177 Dynamic Positioning

After closing the office door, the noise in the workshop suddenly decreased a lot.

Su Cheng pulled a piece of cloth, wiped the engine oil on his hands, and asked while washing his hands: "Mr. Simon, Mr. Jason. I came to visit, how do you feel?"

Regardless of the stains on his hands, Jason still shook hands and said with a smile: "We walked all the way from the factory area, and your factory is more beautiful than those high-tech companies."

As soon as the topic changed, Jason asked again strangely: "How did Mr. Su do the machining himself?"

"I'm also learning." Su Cheng said with a smile: "In today's factories, there are accountants and cashiers for money distribution, and laboratory support for technology. What I can do is to go to the factory and work with everyone."

He said and pointed to the banner hanging on the roof of the workshop: 100 days of hard work, take down the big platform!

The translator used long English to explain difficultly to the two foreigners.

Simon shook his head and waved his hands and said: "Mr. Su Cheng, even if you have reached the single-piece prefabrication stage, there will be piecewise prefabrication, vertical piece assembly, structural final assembly, accessory assembly and structural painting. 100 days may not be enough. .”

"That's why I went to battle in person." Su Cheng looked at Simon and said softly: "Our workers work 12 hours a day. 8 hours of normal work, 4 hours of inspection and study time. It is different from you Same."

Europeans in the Yang era were still very hardworking. In fact, the European workers of the post-war generation worked much harder than Chinese workers.It took them many years to restore the desolate industry, restore sound finance, and create a brand-new welfare system.By the end of the 80s, the workers who used to work 16 hours a day were still on the assembly line, but because of their salary and the union, they no longer worked hard.

Feynor, where Simon works, doesn't like workers working overtime.For them, the cost of overtime work is not only expensive overtime pay, but also high insurance costs. If the trade union pays attention to this, it will inevitably increase the lawyer's fee.

Simon turned his head and said: "If Chinese workers can have the efficiency of Hamburg workers, and work 12 hours a day, maybe 100 days can complete the drilling platform."

Su Cheng didn't explain this, and said with a smile: "If there is a chance, I will show you our production line."

"Can I do it now?" Simon asked.

"I thought you guys have other business?" Su Cheng looked at Jason.

The Americans were also helplessly concerned about the ignorance of the Germanic people, so they had to help explain: "We are also curious about Dahua's offshore oil platform. The previous phone call was also about platform technology."

"Okay. Then go to the production line, watch and talk." Su Cheng put on his labor protection suit again, took a sip of water, and asked, "Which technology are you interested in?"

Simon didn't hide it, and said straight: "Your anti-leakage system."

"Good vision, those are indeed one of the few complete improvements we made in the simplified version." Su Cheng opened the door while speaking, and the noise from outside flooded in again.

Immediately after translating the instructions, Simon asked, "The complete improvement in the lite version? Do you have any other improvements?"

After he became anxious, he spoke German.After some tossing, everyone ran to the front.

Simon and Jason hurriedly followed, secretly amazed at the workers and equipment along the way.

The production line of the four workshops stretches for two kilometers and consists of three coherent workshops.

The equipment manufacturing of offshore drilling platforms is not like a mass-produced automobile production line, which uses a fully automated assembly line.On the contrary, many parts are unique, and parts are purchased by a large number of supporting factories. The workshop work here is more like an engine production line with a lower degree of assembly line to achieve higher precision.

The transportation between the production lines is basically rails and unpowered vehicles, and there are a lot of pulleys to adjust.These are the methods familiar to petrochemical and chemical factories. Large tanks with a diameter of tens of meters or hundreds of meters, professional servo machines and large motors, etc., are all made for one or two orders, which are different from small machinery such as automobiles. Naturally different.

The large diesel engines made by Jinan Power Engine Factory are almost in the same way. The basic work in the workshop also uses the original team of Jinan Power Engine Factory.

I saw that the sky and the ground are full of materials in motion.Large-scale equipment such as automatic plate rolling machines ravage dozens of tons of iron plates. The materials abused by die forging machines are often more than ten meters long, and they are transported in one by one. After processing, they continue to be transported to the front workshop. past.

Workers who work 12 hours a day are like clocks that are wound up, completing their work accurately and step-by-step.

Jason and Simon, who are familiar with the industry, know that it is very tiring to work in a precise and established order, and it is almost difficult to maintain passion.

There is only one situation that can produce the current effect.

The passion of big industry!

In the 30s, there was a revival of Germany rolling with war, in the 40s, the dangerous Soviet Union was burning with flames of hatred, in the 50s, the United States longed for the victory of global hegemony, and in the [-]s, the United Kingdom was looking forward to returning to the right track...

Only those who are full of hope can burst out with burning enthusiasm on the cold machinery.

Simon couldn't help recalling the burger workers he had come into contact with.Proud German workers, also known for clockwork punctuality.They go to work on time, leave work on time, rest on time, drink coffee on time, receive overtime pay on time, participate in union activities on time, sex on time, and receive compensation on time..."

The two quickly caught up with Su Cheng, and heard him shout: "What do you think?"

Simon told the truth and said in English: "Compared to these Chinese workers, Hamburg workers are more like machines, like a supplement to machines. I admit that the efficiency of Chinese workers is not weaker than that of Hamburg workers. However, this way of working cannot last. "

"This is where the national enterprise is so powerful." Su Cheng pointed in the direction of the office building, and said with a smile: "As long as there is a correct reason, our management can continue to inspire enthusiasm. In history, this kind of The enthusiastic way of working, the Chinese have lasted for 20 years, only stopped by interruption."

Su Cheng gave a thumbs up and said: "With the correct method and a clear and sustainable business idea, China's state-owned enterprises can do much better than bureaucratic enterprises like IBM and General Motors."

Both Simon and Jason smiled.

Jason smiled and said, "A bureaucratic enterprise like IBM is rare in the world."

Simon laughed twice, looking at the fitter in front of him, his face was slanted.

Su Cheng glanced back and smiled secretly.What the German saw was the only level 8 fitter in Jinan Power Machine Factory.Although many people have heard of such national treasure-level workers, in fact, in China at the end of the 80s, there were only a few thousand people, and they were divided into various ministerial, deputy ministerial, and departmental-level factories. It is a rare species.

Simon nodded slightly and asked, "How many workers like this do you have?"

"7."

"Seven!" Simon's face was filled with astonishment.

"That's right." Su Cheng acted very casually.

In fact, even with the support of Shengli Oilfield, Sioux City borrowed a total of five eighth-level workers, two of which were from China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, which is as large as PetroChina. over here.

Due to the level of machining, seven platinum-rare level-7 workers, plus hundreds of silver-rare level-five and sixth-level workers, are almost the minimum requirements for making a large shallow-sea oil platform.

How did Simon know the secrets inside, and he was surprised and jealous: "You actually used 7 of these workers to process the bottom-mounted offshore drilling platform?"

"Then what should be done?"

"At least a jack-up offshore drilling platform. Do you know how much such a worker can get in a year? Ten thousand mark, ten thousand!"

In 1989, the Deutsche Mark had appreciated. Sioux City does not remember the specific exchange rate. However, after 00, workers who can reach the standard of grade 8 or 50 can get an annual salary of [-] RMB. Not uncommon.However, at that time, Chinese enterprises had lost such an effective incentive system for workers, and they used "migrant workers" or "workers" to refer to them...

Su Cheng spread his hands and said, "In China now, the status of these workers is higher than that of your general manager and chairman. It's useless to just give them money."

"Really?" Jason didn't believe it, and was eager to try it.

Simon himself moved forward, observing the newly constructed production line.

For Feynor Shipbuilding, the Chinese production line can only be called crude, but after a little observation of their finished products, Simon can't say the word crude anyway.

A pipeline, after being installed by Ming workers, quickly left the machine.

Simon secretly thought: With this speed plus 24-hour shifts, it may take less than 100 days to complete.

After a while, Jason also came over and asked, "How is it?"

Simon took a rough look around and thought: "Although the platform has become larger, it is still the standard of the second-generation platform."

Jason nodded, this is normal.

Seeing that Su Cheng didn't follow, Simon said, "But there's one thing that's weird." ""

"Ok?"

"I saw a turbine device, like power equipment, but it's used on a drilling platform? It's a bit weird." Simon pointed and said, "I wanted to take a closer look, but it was blocked by others."

Jensen doesn't do specific technology, but he understands the market very well, and asked doubtfully, "What kind of turbine?"

"It's very large, and it has a lot of electronic devices installed. It seems to be very sensitive." Simon frowned.

While listening to his explanation, Jason tiptoed to see the situation of the production line in front of him, and at the same time he drew the shape of the turbine in his mind. He listened, and suddenly got a feeling, and asked: "There should be several turbines."

"Yes."

"Is that a bit like a thruster?"

As long as he clicked a word, Simon came to his senses and said, "Are they doing dynamic positioning?"

"I guess so."

"Dynamic positioning is to use power to hover the ship. It is necessary to generate a huge ocean current turbine under the drilling platform, which will generate a reaction force with the flow of sea water, so that the platform can be fixed." Simon shook his head and said: "Dynamic positioning is much more expensive than anchoring positioning." , Is it necessary to use it on a shallow water platform? They pay so much attention to the price.”

"Maybe it's a technical reserve for the future. Dynamic positioning combined with mooring positioning can greatly improve the safety and drilling efficiency of the drilling platform. In this case, it will make up for the lack of their platform..." Jason glanced at Simon, Said: "If it can be made, it may be able to withstand the 5-meter-high waves."

Feynor's offshore drilling platform is priced at US$600 million, and the standard is only normal oil production under 3-meter waves and wind-driven standby under 4-meter waves. The inherent disadvantages of anchoring and positioning cannot be compensated by small platform technologies.

Simon said with a weird expression: "That also requires them to really make it."

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