Chapter 317 Gantry Crane

Overhead cranes, also known as gantry cranes, are mostly used in large container terminals, warehouses, heavy machinery workshops, large-tonnage shipyards and other places, with a wide range of types, and are scaled in proportion to different needs, and can also manufacture semi-gantry cranes according to customer requirements. Depending on the geographical conditions, the size of the site is determined to meet the needs of customers all over the world.

When President Eric Adrian made up his mind to build a blue water navy of the German Confederation, the Blomforth shipyard saw the opportunity and took active action to first introduce a gantry crane for lifting large ships for the new slipway, as well as some supporting feed hoists, intending to set a benchmark in the shipbuilding industry at home and abroad.

The Germans have an unspoken rule that when it comes to scientific and technological talent and economic power, they naturally think of the Eric Group, almost without exception, so Blom and Foss rushed to the Dresden headquarters of the Eric Group.

The receptionist of the business department is a very handsome young man, when he saw two customers walking into the company's business office with a very unique vision, he soon found that business came to the door.

"Hello gentlemen! My name is Jim, I am the clerk of the business department of the Eric Group, the two of them are rich and noble, and they are not ordinary people at first glance, please sit inside, please! Jim, the receptionist, with a suit and a leather collar and a smile on his face, coaxed Blom and Foss into their joy.

"Hello Jim! We are from the Blom Forss shipyard, my name is Blom, and this gentleman's name is Foss, and he is one of our important shareholders," Blom also hastened to introduce himself.

As soon as Jim heard this, he immediately returned to his humble greetings.

"Hello, Dear Mr. Blom and Mr. Foss! For as long as I can remember, the two daimyo have been thunderous in Germany. It is a great honor to be able to meet you here, and I hope that my sincere enthusiasm can provide satisfactory service to you. Jim's magnetic voice is very comfortable for the listener, and with honey-like words, it is almost unisex.

"Oh, hello, dear Mr. Jim." Both Blom and Foss liked to listen to flattery, especially from someone who looked comfortable with it.

Before coming to Dresden, Blom had heard that there was a handsome and eloquent salesman in the Eric company, and this time he went to the Dresden Eric Group to do business, and it was originally planned that Foss would do it alone, but because he had heard others talk about Jim, Blom came with Foss.

Jim was indeed one of the most sought-after figures in the German business distribution sector, and Eric took a fancy to his literacy and linguistic talents, and placed him in the business department to expand the company's external influence.

At present, he is well versed in the large and small businesses of Eric Group, and has presided over many large-scale auctions and press conferences in China on behalf of Eric Group.

Blom looked at Foss and saw that Jim was being judged by the outside world. For Blom, it didn't matter if he could get it done, and he was satisfied to meet Jim in person.

"What kind of drink do you two have, tea? Coffee? Or wine? Jim smiled and said, "Of course, I don't smoke, but I don't mind both of you smoking." ”

"Great, Jim, we both smoke, as for drinks, Mr. Blom is used to drinking coffee, I'll just have a good cup of black tea, black tea warms my stomach, I like it very much." Foss slowly got up as well, and reached out to take a cigarette from Jim's hand that they had never seen before.

The waiter then served coffee and tea, and at the same time placed two boxes of cigarettes that General Friedrich Paulus had smoked in the French field camp in Parrett.

The three of them sat together, and you and I slowly became familiar with each other.

"There must be something going on when your guests come to the door, you two might as well talk about it and see what Jim can do for you." Jim gets straight to the point.

"Don't hide it from Mr. Jim, the two of us came to take a look at your company's gantry crane, and if it is suitable, we would like to purchase one. Of course, other supporting machinery is also purchased in your company. Foss replied cheerfully, too.

"The two of you are in the right place, and it is true that although ship production is not the strong point of the Eric Group, the relevant production machinery cannot be found in Germany or even in the world. Your shipyard is relatively large, and small cranes can only lift production materials, but large gantry cranes must be equipped on the slipway. Speaking of which, you're in luck, we just designed a new gantry crane, and although we didn't consider it for shipyards, we only need to make a slight change. It's not Jim's boast, this set of gantry cranes can definitely make you the leader of German shipbuilding enterprises! Jim is a master of business operations and a clever "orator", which makes Blom and Fox listen to it with great joy.

At this time, Blom and Foss brought a team of more than ten consultants, who were basically technical experts in various positions in the Blom Forss shipyard, because Blom wanted them to feel the corporate atmosphere of the Eric Group, so he brought them over in the name of inspection. Jim heard that there were more than a dozen people in the car at Foss, and quickly asked the waiter to invite them to the parlor to take a seat.

Dresden is located in the southeast of Germany, only more than 30 kilometers from the Czech Republic, before Dina sent her son to Denmark to ascend the throne, she was invited by the Federal Minister of Finance Shacht Yarma to build a border free trade zone to facilitate free trade between the people of Germany and the Czech Republic.

Today, Dresden is no longer what it used to be, and in addition to large companies such as the Eric Group, dozens of well-known German companies have also chosen to develop here. As the capital of Saxony, it has become Germany's main gateway to the Balkans.

Dresden's natural scenery is very charming, commonly known as the riverside forest city, in addition to the main east-west, north-south highways and train arteries, the Elbe River runs through the city from south to north, and the water and land transportation is very developed.

Led by Jim, Blom, Foss, and a dozen experts who came to visit came to Eric's busy inland shipping terminal, and sat in the convertible car specially arranged for them by Jim, Blom and Foss were attracted to the red gantry crane standing by the river in the distance in the dazzling sunlight.

Jim carefully observed the expressions of the two men, and from time to time explained the functions and characteristics of this gantry crane to Lom and his party.

The high landing gear, the stout support columns, seemed to have inexhaustible strength, and Blom was dumbfounded. Foss mentally calculated that if the cargo lifted on it was not a container, but the entire hull, he could imagine the cost savings and a lot of time.

Time is money, material resources are benefits, once the speed of shipbuilding can be accelerated, the cost can be reduced accordingly, which also means that there will be more orders, after all, what Germany lacks now is no longer money, but the potential to create more wealth, and for shipyards, ship orders, customer resources, construction efficiency, technical indicators are the last word.