Compared with the No. 1 experimental workshop just visited, the warehouse of the NB laboratory is not only more modern, but also its storage scale is simply amazing.

With the official production of NB Electronics, the former No. 2 experimental workshop and the old warehouse connecting the two workshops have all become experimental supplies storage area, and they have been completely automated.

There are at least 100 three-dimensional movable shelves up to more than 7 meters high.

Two female warehouse managers in their 20s skillfully tapped the computer keyboard a few times, and the rows of shelves in the distance made room for the automatic access arm hanging on the steel beam, and several small boxes containing Japanese-made electronic components requested by Huang Li'an were accurately removed from the fourth layer of the shelves by the robotic arm and put on the unmanned guided vehicle that had just slid past.

The components are pasted with the special barcode of the warehouse, and the warehouse management scans it, and the specifications and models, production dates, related parameters, warehousing time, purchasing department, price and inventory quantity of these components appear on the computer monitor. If it is commonly used, the procurement specialist should be notified to stock up after taking it away; If they are not used frequently, the empty boxes and shelves will be reserved for other components that will be stocked.

After putting a few electronic components back into the box again, Huang Li'an turned around and introduced: "Traditional warehouse management generally relies on a non-automated, paper-based way to record and track incoming and outgoing goods, and the internal management of the warehouse is completely manual, which is extremely inefficient.

The laboratory warehouse is not the same as the general enterprise warehouse, and there are tens of thousands of electronic, optical, mechanical components and spare parts that may be used in the experiment, in addition to thousands of measuring tools and hardware accessories, as well as a variety of raw materials. If you don't use the most advanced warehousing technology. That's hard to manage effectively. ”

Such a big warehouse. Just two weak little girls to manage. And it only takes a few keystrokes to sit in front of the computer.

Real automation, the old man opened his eyes, looked up at the mechanical arm that had just been retracted, and asked curiously: "Director Huang, this is all developed by yourself?" ”

Huang Li'an confirmed with a smile: "It can be said that it is a by-product of the smart factory project, except for the computer and barcode scanning equipment, the software and hardware of the entire system are our own. The PLC, human-machine interface, inverter and servo motor that the chief just saw have been widely used in this warehouse.

But now the technique is not mature enough. The Systems Engineering Laboratory has a dedicated team that is improving and refining it. To this end, NB Technology has invested a lot of money, and I believe that in the near future, this system will become one of the core businesses of NB Technology. ”

The old man turned sideways and asked, "Comrade Xiaoshan, NB Technology is also a subsidiary of your NB Electric?" ”

"Yes, Chief."

Li Xiaoshan, who had just finished processing the CT films, hurriedly explained: "NB Technology is a company that is specifically responsible for connecting with the laboratory, and has the priority to receive the scientific research results of the laboratory, and provides funding for some potential topics and projects in the laboratory on behalf of the group, and promotes them to the market. ”

What is the nature of the research institute of NB Labs? Secretary Chang introduced it early in the car. The old man appreciated this model of production, education and research very much, and shook hands with two little girls who were too excited to speak. He immediately looked at the rows of shelves on the left and sighed: "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, there is such a warehouse of components and spare parts, you can do it handy." ”

Usually you write a list and I submit an application, and I don't feel anything. When NB Lab completely stripped off NB Electric, it was only after taking stock that the things on these shelves were worth tens of millions!

Counting hundreds of processing equipment, workshops, office buildings and living quarters, NB Electric Group has invested more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars in fixed assets for NB Laboratory.

The charter's commitment to R&D is evident in the fact that it has fully fulfilled all previous commitments.

Huang Li'an was full of emotion, and while accompanying the old man to the experimental workshop that had just been let out of the NB Electric complete set, she said: "It is not an exaggeration to say that there is no hardware and electromechanical company in the country with all the inventory here. There are more than 300 kinds of sandpaper used and ground alone, some of which are domestic and some are imported. Not to mention standard parts, our engineers often joke that if they are given enough time and authority, then he can build a car using the existing technicians, processing equipment and spare parts in the experimental center. ”

The focus here is on the application of technology, thinking of those domestic research institutes that only have results but do not see applications, the old man felt very uncomfortable, and was silent for a while before pointing to the workshop in front of him and asking: "Made here?" ”

"This is a research and development center for medium and low voltage electrical appliances."

As the director of the former technology application laboratory, Huang Li'an was more excited about the changes in the past six months than anyone else, and stopped and excitedly introduced: "Chief, you look in the direction of my finger, the row of two-story steel structure workshops is the machining workshop; Behind is the High Voltage Experimental Center, and on the left is the Materials Experimental Center, which used to be the headquarters of China, but now it is now the optoelectronics research institute jointly established by the laboratory and the University of Hong Kong.

After the relocation of NB Electrician on the opposite side of the main road, it will be used as an experimental center for the Systems Engineering Laboratory and an experimental base for the Basic Research Laboratory. At that time, we will add more and more advanced experimental instruments and equipment, and turn the NB Industrial Park into the NB Science and Technology Park, and into the Bell Labs of the Special Administrative Region and Hong Kong. ”

The cowhide is not blown, and the train is not pushed.

Walking into the low-voltage electrical experiment center, I saw dozens of researchers doing various experiments around the instruments and equipment. New disconnector, new universal circuit breaker, new fuse disconnector...... Even the most common contactors have been studied.

Using microcomputer control, when the alternating current crosses zero, the on-off switch is carried out. It will not produce any sparks, which can not only greatly extend the life of the contact, but also greatly reduce the manufacturing cost of the AC contactor with the same rated current specification, and compress the volume of the product with the same specification to a minimum, and the average power consumption after engagement is directly reduced by 70% compared with the AC contactor of the same specification!

The first should be the most environmentally friendly, the second should be the most energy-efficient, and the third should be the most miniaturized. Fourth, control the current maximization. Fifth, intelligence.

The five tenets of R&D personnel. Let Deputy Secretary-General Chen of the Provincial Party Committee, Executive Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Vice Mayor Wang and others no longer dare to look down on these inconspicuous small electrical appliances.

The high-voltage experimental center covers the largest area, with dozens of laboratory personnel and nearly 100 NB electrical engineers conducting research on high-voltage circuit breakers, high-voltage transformers, power transformers, high-voltage complete sets of equipment, high-voltage protection, metering and lightning protection.

Conventional transformers are not visible here, only epoxy cast dry-type transformers are being experimented; The coil has neither a fuel tank nor a heat sink, nor is it an unencapsulated dry-type transformer that is cast with epoxy resin and is completely exposed; and unheard of water-cooled transformers.

The 10 kV technique is already very mature, and there is no such thing here. All that I saw were 35 kV or high-capacity test products.

Walking into the high and low voltage complete set of experimental workshops opposite, the old man was stunned by the advanced processing equipment and switch cabinets in front of him. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, heard it with his own ears, and said anything, he wouldn't have believed that an ordinary switch cabinet could be as exquisite as a high-end refrigerator.

Huang Li'an proudly introduced: "The best workers, the best processing equipment, and the best raw materials may not be able to make the best products." Therefore, our technology application laboratory not only transforms the results into products, but also studies the most suitable and economical processing technology. At the same time, cooperate with the management department of NB Electric to formulate the production process and the standards of each process, and then copy it to the production workshop. Carry out high-volume production. ”

A company attaches great importance to the research and development of technology to such an extent, and has developed one after another products that can fill the domestic gap, the old man felt that the trip was worthwhile, and after thinking about it, he asked with a smile: "Comrade Xiaoshan, you have so many achievements, do you want to increase investment?" ”

There is no doubt that the old man is referring to investing in domestic factories rather than increasing investment in research and development.

Li Xiaoshan glanced back at the smiling and silent secretary of the permanent secretary, and reported: "Chief, scientific research results cannot lie in the laboratory, they must be transformed into economic benefits as soon as possible, and the group has already formulated a corresponding investment plan." We plan to invest $4 billion to $5 billion in China in the next five years, and we are planning to move the headquarters of our Chinese company to Shanghai. ”

"$5 billion?"

"This is a group investment, and if you count the affiliated enterprises that provide us with supporting facilities, the total investment may reach more than 10 billion."

Moving the headquarters to Hujiang, Secretary Chang sighed in his heart, considering that the old people were around, it was not appropriate to say those now, so he could only smile casually: "Chief, NB Electric has a great influence in Hong Kong, and many member companies of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Industries are the only ones who look forward to NB Electric." As long as NB Electric can take the lead, then $10 billion is really not a difficult thing. ”

Own funds of 5 billion US dollars, this is not a small number, you must know that the road can no longer be popular Hujiang Volkswagen, the capital at the time of registration is only 150 million yuan, counting the investment that has increased over the years, it is only a few billion yuan.

Compared with Volkswagen of Germany, NB Electric is only a small company, and the old people will be suspicious.

How dare Li Xiaoshan be unscrupulous in front of him, and hurriedly explained: "Chief, we really can't get out $5 billion now, but it doesn't mean that we won't be able to take it out in the future. NB Electronics, which has just been put into production, will become a cash cow for the group. According to the current sales situation and market response, it should not be a problem to make an output value of 10 billion US dollars by the end of the year.

What's more, we also have switch and socket panels, industrial appliances, instrumentation, electricity, high and low voltage switchgear, financial investment, aviation, tourism, as well as large-scale medical imaging diagnosis, computer, computer software and other businesses that will be launched into the market. ”

Full of confidence, thinking of that inconspicuous high-voltage insulator, with its advanced technology, after being introduced to the market, it will be like the emperor's daughter to marry, and the old man realized that what he said was true.

"For this day, Director Huang and they have been lying on their salaries for five years. For the future development of the group, they will continue to work hard. The Group's attitude towards R&D investment is the same, and it will continue to spare no effort. ”

It is worthy of being a company set up by the children of soldiers and former soldiers, and the old man is extremely satisfied, and while walking to the workshop of the NB electrician, he said step by step: "Comrade Xiaoshan, you are a Hong Kong-funded enterprise, but in my opinion, there is no difference from a private enterprise. Investment in the country, we welcome. Reform and opening up is to let some people get rich first. Then lead everyone to get rich together. ”

"Our staff salaries. It is the highest among all foreign-funded enterprises in the Special Economic Zone. Heads. We have never forgotten your old instructions, and we will definitely lead more people to get rich together. ”

The old man said three "yes" in a row, and even stopped and deliberately took a photo with Li Xiaoshan alone.

He not only wants to listen to the results, but also wants to know some problems in the development process of NB Electric. Of course, Li Xiaoshan will not say anything about those things on the government side, but expresses great concern about the entire industrial environment.

"Matching, the key is matching. Now we use raw materials. Most of them need to be imported. If domestic steel, semiconductor and chemical enterprises can develop, they can create at least billions of foreign exchange for the country every year. In addition, there is also a big gap between domestic and foreign countries in terms of production management and process level.

We are just a company, and there is nothing we can do about it, so we can only find ways to mobilize more Hong Kong enterprises to invest and build factories in China to provide us with supporting facilities. ”

This is a very real problem.

As early as 7 years ago, Hujiang Volkswagen achieved profitability, and Santana sedan was in short supply, so it faced this same test - the localization of parts. Because according to the policy at that time, the localization requirements were not met as soon as possible. It will not be possible to continue to scale up production.

However, on the standard of parts and components, China and Germany have significantly different views.

Volkswagen insists that Hujiang Volkswagen's parts must meet Volkswagen standards. But this is something that the old 'Hujiang' suppliers can't achieve. They believe that since the Santana cars produced by Hujiang Volkswagen are not exported, there is no need to meet such a demanding standard as the German Volkswagen.

However, Volkswagen is very resolute in demanding that the localized parts must be sent to Germany and approved by Volkswagen's Wolfsburg headquarters with its strict standards. In the end, the controversy ended with the then mayor and Vice Premier Zhu's remark that "we must not engage in 'melon and vegetable generation'".

After 7 years, Santana's localization rate finally reached 85%. In retrospect, the strict quality standards and supplier selection criteria that Volkswagen insisted on in localization were very far-sighted practices that laid the foundation for later success.

Just as the general manager who has been a soldier and has been on the front line said in front of him, NB Electric, which has only a very small stake in the SAR government, cannot implement the localization of spare parts from the government level like Hujiang Volkswagen, and can only rely on their own solutions.

Without the support of the government, it is not easy to develop to this point completely with its advanced technology!

The old man weighed it for a while, and finally asked uncharacteristically: "Comrade Xiaoshan, in addition to supporting facilities, what kind of support do you need from China?" ”

Li Xiaoshan was overjoyed, and after thinking about it, he said sincerely: "Chief, what kind of industry is our core business of power generation, transmission and distribution. In particular, power generation, transmission and distribution products, although we have done well in foreign markets, are struggling in China.

If it were purely local protectionism, I would not complain to you about it. However, our products and positioning determine that they will not pose a threat to domestic counterparts. International counterparts such as CE in the United States, NBB in Switzerland, Tomenzi in Germany, Stadler in Germany, and Mitsubishi in Japan are our competitors.

However, with the same quality and price, and as long as you pay RMB instead of precious foreign exchange, many units and enterprises still choose to import. You always know that 80% of our products are exported, even if the domestic market is completely abandoned, it will not have much impact on the group.

This is the case in the power generation and transmission and distribution business, and it is likely that NB Medical's large-scale imaging diagnostic equipment will be the same after it is introduced to the market, but as a Chinese, I feel very uncomfortable when I think of international giants always running like this. ”

In order to develop the country, the only way to do this is to exchange the market for capital and technology.

NB Electric has the capital and technology that is not available in China, so why should it give up the market? You must know that although they are a Hong Kong-funded enterprise, Hong Kong will have to take it back sooner or later. What's more, they really want to do something.

The old man nodded slightly, and said meaningfully: "Comrade Xiaoshan, you are a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and you are about to go to BJ to participate in the Political Consultative Conference, and this issue can be raised at the meeting." In addition, there is a motion at this year's people's congress that the dust has settled on the Three Gorges Project, which has been debated for so many years, and this is also an opportunity for you to participate in it. (To be continued......)