After the Blomforth shipyard passed the naval bidding, there is no shortage of orders and shipbuilding technology, what is needed is to shorten the shipbuilding cycle, if the current set of gantry cranes can improve the production efficiency of the future shipyard, both of them will wake up with a smile in their dreams.

"Mr. Jim, is that what you just said you were going to surprise us?" Blom asked, pointing to the gantry crane by the river.

"Mr. Blom is really impatient, and this is just the equipment used for loading and unloading on our own docks. When we get under this crane, we really appreciate how small human beings are. Jim wasted no time in letting his commentary tempt the likes of Blom and Foss.

In fact, Blom and Foss were already very satisfied with the crane in front of them.

Gantry cranes are not widely emerging in countries around the world at this time, and are more single-arm cranes powered by steam or drainage, although the efficiency is relatively low, but it is well adapted to the cargo box that is not unified at this time.

At present, only Germany and the United States use containers more often, and the United States has gradually started to use this convenient storage container because of the increasing trade with Germany every year, because it is both efficient and convenient for long-distance transportation.

However, due to the excessive volume and weight of the containers, the single-arm cranes are no longer capable of lifting them gently, so many port terminals in Germany are in urgent need of such gantry cranes with super capabilities. At this time, the United States was helpless, and in the face of heavy containers, they could only use several single-arm cranes to complete the loading and unloading of containers.

Germany is the most well-equipped and advanced country in the world, and the Eric Group is a leading brand of German industrial enterprises, so Blom and Foss knew that they could solve the needs of their shipyard by simply coming to Dresden. Now, with the world's largest gantry crane in front of them, the two of them did not feel the fatigue of the long journey at all, and immediately realized that the trip was worthwhile.

"Don't worry, you two, this is not my biggest surprise for you, the best is to come." Jim deliberately hung the mouths of the two of them.

Blom didn't know where Jim was taking them, and several times he wanted to ask, but he was embarrassed. Fox told him with his eyes on the side not to worry, as a businessman, especially on the demand side, he should be as stable as Mount Tai.

The cost of a powerful gantry crane will also be large, and the degree of technical confidentiality is also very high, and the customer basically only has the right to use it, and cannot disassemble it unilaterally. Foss had never been to the Elbe docks, where gantry cranes had been installed, so he was as curious as Blom.

The sightseeing convertible slowly stopped at the Elbe dock of the Eric company, and the group got out of the car one after another.

Seeing Blom's surprised expression, Jim was unhurried and led everyone through the docks. As the group passed directly underneath the crane, Blom couldn't help but spread his hands, as if to estimate the size of the gantry crane.

Jim smiled, he clearly felt the eager need of the customer.

"As I said before, this gantry crane may not be suitable for your needs, but a little improvement will do." Jim stopped selling the offs and said loudly to everyone.

However, Blom liked this gantry crane very much, even if it was a "defective product", he did not dislike it, but he did not say it.

"Mr. Jim is right, although this kind of gantry crane is very good, it is still a little fly in the ointment for our shipyard." Blom said this deliberately, and told Fox with his eyes not to immediately recognize the gantry crane in front of him.

The merchants had a heart-to-heart with each other, and Foss quickly echoed him.

"yes, that's still a bit far from what we imagined." Foss said.

In fact, the two wanted to lay the groundwork when talking about the price, after all, such a large gantry crane will definitely not be very cheap in price.

"Yes, we can actually use this kind of gantry crane, as long as we go back to adapt to local conditions and change it. To be honest, Mr. Jim, we are in a hurry to use this kind of machinery, if we let your company improve, it may delay the delivery time, and also delay our production schedule, so I think, this gantry crane is also okay, we will ship it back and change it ourselves, do you think it is okay. Blom began to fight Jim.

"If you two think so, I can understand that, but Eric never gives a customer a product that is not perfect, and I need to ask the headquarters to see what their attitude is." Jim knew that Blom wanted to play a role in the price, so he found a reason to embarrass the guests.

Blom was silent, and Foss pretended not to hear, but the dozen or so experts who came with him were still very interested, pointing and pointing.

"Just as you were full of surprise when you saw this 'monster', when I first saw this gantry crane, I thought it was something flying from the sky, after all, such a behemoth is really rare in Germany, and it is not even seen." Seeing that the two buyers were indifferent, Jim smiled and said, "Please rest assured that the Eric Group's works are of good quality and low price." ”

Jim's sales pitch still didn't resonate with Blom and Foss, much to Jim's surprise, but he didn't doubt that the customer in front of him needed the gantry crane very much.

At this moment, Blom and Forss deliberately left Jim behind and walked to the other side of the dock to whisper.

Hung out on the sidelines, Jim had no choice but to talk to a dozen other experts.

At this point, Blom and Forss seemed to have reached a consensus and both walked over.

"That's it, Mr. Jim, we don't say much, your company proposed to improve and improve, we have received this intention, because we need to use it urgently, we can't wait that long, so, please make it clear to your headquarters, we can pull it back and change it ourselves, what do you think?" "You introduce the properties of this crane to us, and then we start to negotiate the price, of course, the price can't be too expensive, we have to consider the company's affordability," Fuchs said. ”

"Well, in fact, this gantry crane is also called a 'container gantry crane'." Jim pointed to the two highest ends and said, "The interval is not calculated in our usual unit of quantity, but according to the stacking principle, width, and height of the container." If you buy it in stock, the price will definitely be fair, however, I will be criticized by the company because this is the first time I have handed over an imperfect product to a customer. ”

"It's not your fault, Mr. Jim, we can explain it to your company as well." Foss hastened to remind Jim.

"Well, Mr. Foss, that's all there is to it. You see, this container gantry crane can handle the throughput of our entire Dresden Elbe Port Max. Jim smiled and said, "After all, this is an inland river, and there is not much cargo transportation." ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, saying that the port of Max is indeed an inland port, but the throughput is the only port in Europe that can be compared to the seaport.

"Are there cranes behind these trucks too?" Blom asked curiously, pointing to the truck shuttling under the gantry crane.

"Yes, Mr. Blom, these are auxiliary crane trucks, and they also have their own exclusive name, which is called 'car cranes'." Jim knew what Blom wanted to ask, so he explained individually: "You don't have to think too much, the shipbuilding crane will only be better and bigger than this." ”

Blom swept away his previous loss, and Fox felt that such a car was important to the factory.

After looking at the gantry crane at the port of Max on the Elbe, Blom and Foss still hadn't seen the boat-type gantry crane that Jim was going to sell them, so they asked to go ahead and have a look, so the convoy finally hit the road again to the other side of the quay. The roadside weeds here are high, and it looks like untended wilderness.

From the horizon, there is a white building in front of you, which does not look tall, but it occupies a lot of land.

"It's true that the width of the building doesn't affect the perception of height from here, but I'm sure it's probably the largest monolithic open-air factory you've ever seen, and you'll be able to see the shipyard gantry crane you're looking for later." Jim said, and the convoy slowly approached what he called the open-air plant.

When the convoy had already entered the factory, Blom's Fosss finally had an idea of the "bigness" of the factory.

"I hope there will be a surprise Mr. Jim." Blom said.

"Yes, Mr. Blom, you'll be able to see it after the security check, it's guaranteed to be bigger than the crane you've seen before, and it's much bigger!" Jim didn't use superfluous language to dwell on the upcoming scene, which is a typical sales routine.