Chapter 36: Equipment Center

After sending Wang Le away, Zhang Fugui immediately came to Cao Yang.

Although he had carried out Cao Yang's instructions very well just now, he had a good conversation with Chuncheng Stamping.

But that doesn't mean he fully understands some of the collaboration.

"Factory director, Chunchong stamping has a criminal record, and those who come to our factory to steal computers must have something to do with them."

"In the future, if we take the initiative to sell PRG molds to them, and arrange employees to their sites to assist in debugging, it will inevitably leak our technology."

Zhang Fugui felt that his worries were completely justified.

Although the design of PRG molds is more difficult, if people want to learn, they will definitely be able to learn it in a few years.

Besides, when the time comes, it is normal for employees to go to the other party's factory for debugging and be poached, right?

The loss of Nanshan Auto Parts Factory at that time must be very large.

"It's not as exaggerated as you say, and I've seriously considered this matter."

"Whether it's the Spring City Volkswagen or the Modu Volkswagen, we can't do their large-scale stamping parts."

"In this case, the mold technology of these parts is something that can be traded for us."

"In the future, if most of Volkswagen's stamping dies are produced by us, suppliers from other OEMs will definitely consider taking the initiative to buy molds from us."

"Although selling molds is a one-shot business, it adds up to a lot, and it is also considerable."

"Of course, what I care about most is not how much money I make from selling molds, but how selling molds can make our mold center grow and grow."

"Selling molds can make us know the situation of various stamping equipment, and it is also very beneficial for us to enter the equipment processing industry in the future."

Cao Yang knew that Zhang Fugui was all about the factory, so he patiently explained to him.

"Factory director, will we enter the equipment processing industry in the future?"

Zhang Fugui immediately grasped the key point in Cao Yang's words.

In the past year, Nanshan Auto Parts Factory has changed very much, and he feels that he is about to lose pace.

Now he suddenly said that he wanted to build his own equipment, which is also ......

"When it comes to making auto parts, equipment is a very critical thing."

"Take the Chuncheng stamping factory as an example, the materials are purchased, the equipment is purchased, and the molds are also purchased in the future, so they will earn a little hard money in the processing process."

"This production model is definitely not the direction of Nanshan."

"Besides, in the future, we will have to make more complex parts, and a lot of equipment needs to be customized, and people will pay as much as they say."

"Even some high-end equipment, if you give money to others, they don't sell it."

"This is a situation that we must avoid as much as possible."

"Now is a very good entry point, Chuncheng Stamping and Chuncheng Fourth Ring Factory will buy a large number of our PRG molds in the future, and they will temporarily respond by transforming the existing equipment."

"But sooner or later they will need to switch to a dedicated PRG press, which is a very good opportunity for us."

"Start with the PRG stamping machine, produce a batch for our factory ourselves, and sell a batch to the Chuncheng stamping factory and the Sihuan factory, and then we don't have to worry about other stamping factories not looking for us to buy equipment."

Equipment manufacturing is a relatively inconspicuous industry.

But as a former senior engineer in the automotive industry, Cao Yang is well aware of the importance of equipment.

In particular, Nanshan Auto Parts Factory is destined to enter the field of complex electronic components and batteries in the future, and the requirements for equipment are even higher.

Whether it is to reduce costs, reduce the equipment procurement cycle, and reduce the risk of getting stuck, Cao Yang is to engage in equipment.

The most important thing is that there are now two big fat sheep who take the initiative to send them to their mouths.

At that time, they bought low-cost and high-quality PRG equipment, and Nanshan also successfully opened the market.

It's a win-win!

Well, it was again Nanshan Auto Parts Factory that won twice.

"What you say makes sense, but equipment production is a very specialized field, and we have no advantage at all when we enter this field."

"If you are worried about the equipment, you can consider choosing a few strategic partners and signing relevant cooperation agreements."

"Just because we want to eat pork doesn't mean we have to raise pigs ourselves."

Zhang Fugui obviously still does not approve of the easy design and production of equipment by Nanshan Auto Parts Factory.

"Uncle, this equipment manufacturing is actually very profitable, and it is very training for technical personnel."

"If Nanshan Auto Parts Factory wants to gain a firm foothold in the automotive industry, it must have its own core technology."

"It's definitely not possible to rely on molds alone."

"As for your concerns, I actually have a solution."

"I already have a design plan for a 600-ton PRG press or even an 800-ton PRG press, but I just need to implement it."

As soon as Cao Yang said this, Zhang Fugui didn't know what to say.

If Cao Yang had spoken to him like this at this time last year, Zhang Fugui would definitely not believe it.

But for now......

Forget it, just give it a try.

Anyway, the factory is developing well, and it can make a lot of money every month, and it can afford to lose money.

"Director, although we have already bought PRG presses from Schuler and Aida, I am afraid it is not so easy to imitate them directly."

"Even if it is imitated, it will definitely involve infringement at that time, and there is no way to sell it to the outside world."

In Zhang Fugui's view, Cao Yang's so-called design plan must have copied Schuler or Huitian.

It's not unacceptable, it's just that it's hard to make money.

"Our Nanshan Auto Parts Factory has never copied others, only the share of being copied by others."

"These new presses, although they have borrowed from Schuler and Aida's technical solutions, are more advanced than the ones they are selling us now."

"Whether it is in terms of production efficiency, production costs, or precision control, it will only be better."

Cao Yang's confident appearance gave Zhang Fugui some confidence.

At the beginning, I exchanged the nut plate technology, which was a series of technologies from materials to equipment and molds.

Advance the production of PRG equipment twenty or thirty years later, and still worry about backward technology?

"The company's business is very busy now, and if you want to set up an equipment center, I'm afraid you have to recruit more people."

Zhang Fugui did not worry about whether to enter the equipment production industry, but began to remind Cao Yang of some precautions.

"Lack of people, just recruit!"

"If it's difficult to recruit undergraduates, junior colleges are also available, and technical schools are not impossible to consider."

"There are some jobs that you don't have to do as undergraduates."

The Nanshan Auto Parts Factory now not only supplies nut plates to the domestic North and South Volkswagen, but also exports them to the Volkswagen headquarters.

Even the first batch of nut plates from GM and Ford have been exported since last month.

Although there was only one part at the beginning, you can't hold up the amount of others.

So the current Nanshan Auto Parts Factory is really not bad for money.