The entire machining and test engineers and technicians have been working overtime for more than a month, stuck on the production line and conference room every weekend. Sometimes there is only a half-day off on Sundays.

Sun Ning's order is to get all the details of the manipulator in two months, including the structural principle, common faults, solutions, preventive maintenance plans, the establishment of spare parts procurement systems, the design and planning of all production line automation upgrades, and the adjustment of water and electricity.

Although everyone wonders why the supplier's work has to be done by himself, Chu Li knows very well in his heart that everything is related to cost and quality. The traditional labor-intensive processing mode is difficult to support the output of high-precision products. The drawings sent by Jerry are very difficult to do on the assembly line now. Some structures are complex, if you directly use manual operation, the bad products will be greatly increased, and pollution is also a concern, so the quality will decline. In my own opinion, the structure of the new product is more complex than that of Swiss watches, and the clean room of the assembly workshop needs to be upgraded to level 100 (no more than 100 fine dust per cubic meter less than 0.5 microns) and there will be real-time monitoring, and the test workshop will also be upgraded to level 1000 by June. But I always have some reservations.

The upgrade of the automated assembly line is cross-era, the new process will open up the assembly, testing, and shipment, forming a new production line that is fully automatic in line with the JIT, lean, and 5S concepts. This will be the new way of production in the future. The most obvious difference from now is that it is extremely non-dependent on human power. An assembly line that opens up the assembly and testing, although there will be close to 50 processes, the operator only needs less than 10 people. Compared with the original thirty people, it is already a world of difference. The layout of the production line is linear and coordinates around the multi-function of the robotic arm. Such a manipulator can take on several stations, and an assembly line requires ten manipulators.

In addition to Chu Li and Xiang Yanghua, there are also Feng Zhao and Che Qiang. Although the purchase cost of the manipulator is not high, the maintenance cost is very high, and the company does not want to rely too much on the supplier, so self-maintenance is a reasonable option to make full use of resources, master the core maintenance capabilities, and it is also the only guarantee that so many mouths can continue to have food.

At the beginning of April, the engineering team basically won the main technical breakthrough of automation upgrade, and Liang Kuo held a meeting. Sun Ning's team and Feng Zhao's team, as well as A Dong, Zhao Sheng, Chen Chao, Deng Xinmin, and surprisingly, Manager Miao.

In the face of all the meetings, Chu Li is always well prepared. If one always assumes that all the questions are directed at oneself, there is nothing that one cannot cope. Since an external team has been invited, Liang Kuo must summarize all the important summaries and share them with the production department and the project department. First of all, Liang Kuo looked forward to the future situation, production requirements, and the deployment of coping with the increase in output, which mentioned some discussions on the upgrading of production lines by the senior management. Then Feng Zhao introduced most of the problems that have been found and overcome in the assembly workshop, as well as some challenges in the future, and finally the full use of the new manipulator to increase the current output. Then Sun Ning made an exception and asked Chu Li to share the information he had prepared with him. The perspective is the same as Feng Zhao's, but it is different. Cleverly avoid the overlapping content, focus on the later maintenance of the manipulator, spare parts procurement suggestions, man-machine combination to maximize the value of automatic equipment, as well as the positive and negative analysis of an automatic line upgrade, plus the comparison with manpower, objectively analyze the same output, which is better or worse. Finally, the test team's affirmation of the production line upgrade was summarized, but it was recommended to use one year for comparison.

This is something that no one expected. The final solution is given almost directly.

Adong first asked: "Do you suggest that the two manpower lines maintain the current configuration, and the other two lines are assembled for a full upgrade, and the cycle lasts for one year?" ”

"First of all, after three months of exploration, we have no objection to the trend of replacing manual labor with machinery. However, the output did not climb to the point where four automated production lines were needed in a year, and we can seize the time to have an in-depth understanding of the automated production line, and perhaps there is more that can be improved, and it may be too early to rely on 100% automation equipment immediately. The main thing is to keep the semi-automatic line, which is now stable, which helps to reduce risks. There is another option between the old and new product iterations. ”

"But the semi-automated line relies so much on manual operation, how can you avoid quality risks?"

"I have studied the latest drawings, and although the design of the new product cannot be adapted directly with the existing production line, there are only limited upgrades to the fixtures. With the training of our employees, we can still produce. ”

"Fixture upgrade program, supplier, big investment? Have you considered these? ”

Chu Li Chengzhu told the second half of the PPT, covering most of the difficulties, and the investment was very small. Because he had repeatedly evaluated Yang Hua with Chu Li in advance, and he himself had also inspected local suppliers. Confident is executable.

Ah Dong glanced at the wonderful words. Magic Words has already been attracted by the plan of the testing department. glanced at Liang Kuo again, but found that Liang Kuo's face was full of surprise. Secretly smiled, it seemed that he was not the only one in the dark.

This is the perfect solution at this stage, but what is impressive is not the plan itself, but that all the details have been considered, proving that the homework is well done.

Ah Dong suddenly stood up and gave sincere and powerful applause, followed by applause from his colleagues in the production department. Liang Kuo looked around and also applauded symbolically.

"We need everybody like this." stretched out his right hand and pointed straight to PPT, "In addition to doing your own work, you must also have forward-looking thinking, take the initiative to investigate, and then give your own plan." We may not necessarily adopt it eventually, but it's a good inspiration. Is that right? Manager Liang"

Liang Kuo nodded again and again.

Although Chu Li was the keynote speaker, a lot of information was actually provided by Sun Ning. He was amazed at some special information, such as how accurately the supplier's purchase price had been collected, and secretly admired it in his heart. Although most of them are their own opinions, but when it comes to real implementation, it is obvious that Sun Ning is better, faster, and more in place. This is due to Sunning's good relationship with suppliers and absolute knowledge of the entire workshop.

After the meeting, Sun Ning and Feng Zhao were called into Liang Kuo's office by Fan Wenjing.

Sun Ning knew Liang Kuo's intentions, obviously because Chu Li had not communicated with him in advance about the content of the report. In fact, Sun Ning thought about this problem, with Liang Kuo's flattering style and seeing the wind and steering the rudder, he must ignore the collective interests and obey orders. Originally, if there was no Ah Dong and Zhao Sheng, he might just be like Feng Zhao, reporting the progress of the equipment, not talking too much about his plan B, and not even giving a chance to mention it. At this point, there is nothing good to be a good mother-in-law.

Sure enough, Liang Kuo looked at each other coldly and repeatedly emphasized the consistency within the department. He also told the two that Carter had decided to upgrade the equipment and production line, which was a good opportunity for the department. In the future, it is possible to recruit troops and expand the department. Let Sun Ning not continue to follow up on the adaptation of semi-automatic lines, and assert that this is not the current trend.

Although Sun Ning was not surprised, he was still a little uncomfortable with Liang Kuo's horizontal eyebrows, after all, his starting point was completely for the company. It's not good to save his face in person, and he plans to talk to Liang Kuo alone in the future.