Material Empire

"Spending money is like running water!"

In the laboratory of Anhe Institute of Technology, Li Linguang sighed at Qin Hai, pointing to a strange-looking device in front of him.

"Old Li and I both underestimated the difficulty of this technology. Alas, ashamed to say, the prototype alone made more than a dozen units, and the most expensive one cost more than 500,000. In the end, it proved that we were taking a detour. An old professor who stood with Li Linguang also said apologetically to Qin Hai, this person is Professor Yue Kun of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and he is a big bull in mechanical design.

Qin Hai entrusted Li Linguang with the task of developing the thermal spraying process, and 200,000 yuan of research funding was allocated in the early stage. Li Linguang felt that there was too much money at that time, and it was completely unnecessary. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the research, Li Linguang discovered that money was really an unused thing. The first 200,000 yuan was spent in a few days. Song Hongxuan emergencyly allocated 2 million yuan. It didn't take long for him to spend another clean, so that Li Linguang was not lost in his heart. I didn't know how to explain to Qin Hai.

In fact, Qin Hai was well-prepared for the expenses needed to study this process. The development of thermal spraying technology in foreign countries is smashed according to tens of millions of dollars. Qin Hai has the advantage of prophecy and can avoid some unnecessary waste. However, some necessary steps have to be done again. You ca n’t stop without a few million yuan.

Regarding the principle of thermal spraying process, Qin Hai and Li Linguang spoke very clearly. What Li Linguang has to do is to cooperate with Yue Kun to create a spraying equipment and turn the principle into actual production capacity.

The huge cost is used in the manufacture of the equipment. Thermal spraying uses the high temperature and high pressure generated by the combustion of fuel in a closed container to push the spraying material onto the substrate to form a coating. Spraying equipment must therefore have the ability to withstand high temperatures and pressures, and it needs to be able to finely control the spray jet. The complexity is self-evident.

Li Linguang and Yue Kun started with the principle of less money and more work, using common materials to make spray guns as much as possible. As a result, the spray guns were deformed within a few times, and even caused a burst accident. Later, they started using high-end alloy materials. With the help of imported precision processing equipment for processing, the equipment cost has increased linearly.

When Li Linguang spent the first 200,000 yuan, he was very disturbed and repeatedly explained to Qin Hai on the phone. Qin Hai just laughed and told Li Linguang that this was all expected. The actual cost is probably 10 times or 20 times higher than this figure, let Li Linguang do it.

If it stayed a year ago, Qin Hai didn't have the confidence to let Li Linguang spend his money. In the past year, due to the continuous development of the production of the two steel enterprises of Pingyuan Special Steel Plant and Beier Iron and Steel, Qin Hai has made tens of millions of yuan in profits and has the ability to impact certain technical problems. Li Linguang's experiment cost several million yuan. But Qin Hai is not nervous, he knows that the returns from these experiments are far greater than the initial investment.

Qin Hai's other companies, including Qujiang Cement Factory, Quwu's Industrial Ceramic Factory, Dongyao Plastic Factory and Haijie Technology Company, are still in the early stages of development. Although they have some profits, they are only enough for themselves The expansion of reproduction will not provide Qin Hai with financial support. but. Qin Hai has enough patience to wait for these enterprises to grow up slowly. What he will do in the future is far more complicated than designing a thermal spray equipment, and the required capital is 100 times or even 1,000 times the current investment scale.

With Qin Hai's support, Li Linguang was bolder and started manufacturing the second and third equipment. Costs keep rising, but progress is also very obvious. The durability of the equipment has been improved, and the spraying effect has been continuously improved. Qin Hai asked Leng Yuming to send a large number of rotary cultivating blades from Qingfeng Factory for Li Linguang to conduct experiments.

After experiments, Li Linguang found that after spraying the titanium nitride coating. The wear resistance of rotary plough blades has been greatly improved, reaching more than three times that of the overlay welding process. In other words, if the original process can make the blade's durable life reach 1200 acres, then the spraying process can make it at least 3600 acres.

"Xiao Qin, we succeeded!" Li Linguang said excitedly to Qin Poster on the phone.

"What is the uniformity of the coating? Can the stability of the spraying quality be guaranteed? Can the cost per unit be reduced to not more than 150% of the overlay welding process? How durable is the spraying equipment ..." Qin Hai was not moved by the news of Li Linguang . He made a series of new demands to Li Linguang.

"This ..." Li Linguang was a little hesitant. All these questions raised by Qin Hai were their weakness. The quality of the workpieces they process is not stable, and the wear resistance of good quality and poor quality is several times different. It almost means that it depends on the food.

"Xiao Qin, if you want to improve the stability of the quality, you need to improve the spraying equipment and add a module that automatically adjusts the workpiece. The cost of the equipment will probably increase by more than 100,000 ..." Li Linguang reminded timidly.

"I asked Lao Song to give you another 2 million to pass." Qin Hai said in a big way.

Qin Hai knows that in the field of materials science, the laboratory application of a technology is actually not complicated. The most difficult part is to transform the laboratory results into production technology. The relevant principle of thermal spraying is known by Qin Hai, and it is not surprising that the wear resistance of the blade can be increased by 3 times in the laboratory. If their research is limited to this stage, they may be able to produce a few of the world's top academic papers but fail to form a profitable industry. For thesis, at least Qin Hai is not rare. What he wants is the huge business opportunities brought by this process.

Li Linguang could not remember how much money had been spent, he only knew that his concept of money had become more and more indifferent. 50,000, 100,000, 200,000, 400,000 ... The manufacturing cost of the equipment has doubled, but the process requirements put forward by Qin Hai are getting closer. This time, he invited Qin Hai to Hongze, just to let Qin Hai visit the latest equipment made by them.

"This equipment is the 22nd version of our design. It can adapt to the spraying of workpieces with various shapes. The coating is firm and uniform. The spraying speed can reach 4 seconds per workpiece. The service life exceeds 1 million pieces ... Li Linguang introduced the technical performance of the new thermal sprayer to Qin Hai.

"What about the cost?" Qin Hai asked.

"About 600,000, but if mass production can be achieved, the cost can be reduced a little bit." Yue Kun interjected, he is engaged in machinery, and has the best understanding of the cost of equipment.

"It's ugly ..." Qin Hai stared at the device and said, shaking his head. This kind of equipment used in the laboratory, everything is simple and simple, there is no talk about the pursuit of appearance. However, this also seems to be a common saying in later generations: soil is not soil, and combat effectiveness is five. The cutting-edge equipment developed by Chinese enterprises is not without a strong earthy smell.

"Xiao Qin, the equipment is just used, what good is it to look good?" Li Linguang dismissed Qin Hai's point of view. In his opinion, this device is full of rough beauty and performance is so outstanding, what else is not satisfactory?

Qin Hai didn't bother Li Linguang, but directly instructed Yue Kun: "Professor Yue, please continue to improve this machine. To improve its automation level, look for someone to redesign the appearance, especially for Europe and the United States. The needs of national factories. "

"European and American countries?" Yue Kun said for a moment, "Xiao Qin, do you mean, do you plan to sell this equipment to European and American countries?"

"Why not?" Qin Hai asked with a smile, "Professor Yue, we are already at the forefront of the world in thermal spraying. Once this news spreads, manufacturers from all over the world will have to buy equipment from us. I You ca n’t go to someone with such a device for $ 1 million, right? ”

"$ 1 million!" Li Linguang put his tongue out of the elder, "Xiao Qin, how dare you quote, Lao Yue said just now, this device is 600,000 yuan, even if we put a cover on it, make it beautiful At one point, you can't sell $ 1 million, right? I think it's a huge profit if I bid $ 200,000. "

Qin Hai hated the iron and said, "Mr. Li, if you just calculate the cost of the equipment, isn't our patented technology worthwhile? How clear is the use of thermal spraying? You are very clear about it. Exaggerated? As the patent owner and the only equipment manufacturer, we will not sell high prices at this time, but when will we wait? "

"I think it makes sense." Yue Kun had a taste of it first. He patted Li Linguang's shoulder and said, "Lao Li, think about it. Let's buy experimental equipment from abroad, a small analyzer ~ www. novelmtl.com ~ is also tens of thousands of dollars. How much material can I actually use? Why, isn't it because people have technology? Now we also have technology, don't you sell them one or two hundred dollars in reverse, wouldn't it be a loss? "

Qin Hai applauded: "That's right, Professor Yue has come to the point. We have always bought other people's things and let them be slaughtered. Now that we have the technology, we should also cut all other people's meat. Teacher Li and Professor Yue, you two will work hard for a few more days, continue to improve the equipment, and then organize the students to draw the drawings, and I am ready to find a company for mass production. When the International Farming Equipment Expo is finished, our heat The spraying process will definitely be a hit. By then, we will wait for foreign manufacturers to snap up our thermal sprayers. "

"Okay!" Li Linguang came emotional, "I'm sure I heard Xiao Qin said this. I spent so much money in front of it, I really have a pain. If our equipment can be sold for 1 million US dollars, sell it Two or three, all the initial investment will be earned back, the rest is the net money, this money is too good to make! "(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to start () Voting referral tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please read.)

PS: After a day of meetings, I got home at 10 pm ... There will be another day during the day.

No way, people are in the arena.