Chapter 388 The inconspicuous carbon fiber shocked peers
In the car accident of the starry sky sports car, the layman looks at the excitement, and the insider looks at the doorway.
No matter what brand of car you are, you are most likely to have problems in the event of a car accident.
Either the airbag didn't explode in time.
Either that, or the door can't be opened.
Either the body was smashed and broken in two, or it was torn apart.
In short, few car companies want their models to encounter tragic car accidents.
That is, Xingchen Automobile is more special.
Whether it was the collision between Ziweixing and Audi TT in Germany, or the starry sky hitting the bridge pier during this time, it brought great prestige to Xingchen Automobile.
"Lao Chang, do you say that the collision performance of our big red flag has an advantage compared with models of the same level?"
The Internet is so lively, Zhu Zhengfeng naturally can't see nothing.
Seeing that Xingchen Automobile launched a new model and became popular, he was also a little hot.
The sales of such a flagship high-end model as Dahongqi are about to be caught up by such a sports car as the starry sky, and his mood is naturally very complicated.
"Mr. Zhu, our Dahongqi uses a large number of hot-stamping parts, which is naturally not bad compared with Bentley and A8 at the same level."
"But the performance gap between everyone will not be very large, if the two cars are installed together, there is a chance that it will be a lose-lose situation."
Chang Lei is also very smart.
From Zhu Zhengfeng's words, he heard the general meaning.
This kind of collision marketing is not something that anyone can do.
Whether it is a Bentley, an A8, or a Mercedes-Benz S-series, they are all imported directly from abroad.
The steel materials used by others still haven't come out of the way of cutting corners.
In this case, it is not easy to find a soft persimmon like the Passat.
Don't become a soft persimmon by then, then he, the director of the research institute, will have a hard time.
"Is the integrated hot-stamping knocker technology much more technically difficult than the general hot-stamping parts?"
Zhu Zhengfeng obviously did not give up and wanted to make the big red flag a representative of security.
In China, the integrated hot-stamping door ring technology is undoubtedly one of the representative technologies of body safety performance.
"From the point of view of part design, it is definitely a little more difficult."
"After all, if you combine so many parts into one part, which part needs to be thicker and which part needs to be thinner, this is something that needs to be determined by continuous simulation."
"But this is not the most difficult, after all, we can directly learn from the practice of looking up or the starry sky, and just imitate it."
"The most difficult thing is how to produce such parts."
"Although both the Chuncheng Sihuan Plant and the Chuncheng Stamping Plant have introduced hot stamping production lines from Nanshan Group, they can already produce hot stamping parts such as A-pillar and B-pillar."
"But to produce such a large part as an integrated door knocker, the difficulty is completely different."
"So far, only Nanshan Mould in the world has this kind of large-scale hot stamping mold production experience."
"As long as the other party does not agree to supply us, even if we design this kind of part, there is no way to produce it."
Chang Lei's research on hot stamping technology is also relatively in-depth.
After all, this is a hot technology in recent years.
However, the more I researched, the more I felt that there were actually a lot of thresholds.
Don't look at the parts companies under the Chuncheng Automobile Group such as the Sihuan Factory, which have begun to involve the production of hot stamping parts.
But they only have one foot and have just stepped into the threshold, which is completely supported by Nanshan Group in order to sell equipment and molds.
Otherwise, it will be at least a few years before they have the relevant basic skills.
In this case, Dahongqi wants to integrate the hot stamping door knocker technology, it must depend on whether Nanshan Group agrees or not.
"When we go back to our bulletproof version of the big red flag, we must use this technology."
"When the time comes, I will personally communicate with Mr. Cao."
When Zhu Zhengfeng said this, Chang Lei naturally didn't dare to refute.
However, he can emphasize the gap between his side and Nanshan Group from other angles.
"Mr. Zhu, Xingchen Automobile's starry sky sports car can cause such a heated discussion on the Internet this time, in addition to hot stamping technology, the large use of carbon fiber parts is also indispensable."
"Previously, their promotional materials specifically introduced that the engine compartment at the front and the travel box at the rear of the car are made of a large number of carbon fiber materials."
"I specifically inquired about it, and Nanshan Group really has a special factory for the production of carbon fiber."
"It's just that this factory has always been very low-key, and people outside don't know much."
"If it weren't for the starry sky sports car, everyone probably wouldn't have noticed this."
As soon as Chang Lei said this, Zhu Zhengfeng's interest was really diverted.
"Carbon fiber?"
"Isn't it difficult to use this thing in a lot of cars?"
"I remember that even foreign sports cars are only used in small quantities, right?"
Zhu Zhengfeng, as the general manager of Chuncheng Automobile Group, naturally does not know about carbon fiber.
Even this word is now considered a hot word.
Of course, when people appear more, it's not in cars.
"Although often overlooked, the design and processing of automobile bodies has always been at the forefront of the automobile manufacturing industry."
"Many car enthusiasts are familiar with various engine or chassis technologies, but they know very little about the current status of research and development of car bodies."
"I think the body is actually the most important part of the car, as a structural part that carries all the components in the car, just like the human skeleton."
"The engine, gearbox, steering, axles, and suspension are attached to the bones like organs and tendons."
"With the development of aviation technology, a lighter and stronger material was needed to build aircraft, and at this time, metal materials could no longer meet the needs of the aviation industry, and carbon fiber came into being."
"At the beginning, carbon fiber was mainly used in F1 cars in the automotive field, and until now, only supercar-level vehicles abroad are used for a little carbon fiber parts."
"The emergence of the starry sky sports car has changed this situation."
"It could even be said that the Star Sports Car was the first sports car to make extensive use of carbon fibre bodywork."
"Carbon fiber has excellent toughness and tensile strength and weighs only 1/4 of steel."
"Lightweight and high-strength features are exactly what high-performance cars need."
"However, the lack of ductility of carbon fiber is its obvious drawback, and the carbon fiber structure will shatter like glass when subjected to an impact that exceeds the limit."
"The connection of carbon fiber to other materials is also a problem, and with conventional bolting, it is easy to crack around the connection holes."
"The high manufacturing cost of carbon fiber materials is the most important factor restricting its development, and even in the aviation field, the application of carbon fiber is relatively limited."
"This time, Xingchen Automobile can use a large number of carbon fiber to the star sports car, which shows that they have made significant progress in this regard."
"I took a good look at the photos of the starry sky sports car that had been in the crash, although the crushing of the front and rear of the car had something to do with the poor ductility of the carbon fiber."
"But compared with the phenotype in the general crash test, the toughness of the carbon fiber on the starry sky is obviously higher."
"The most important thing is that they have a good combination of hot stamping parts and carbon fiber parts, which plays a very good role in strengthening."
"At this point, Xingchen Automobile has been at the forefront of various car companies in the world."
Chang Lei has had more contact with Nanshan Group in the past two years.
The more you get in touch, the more you can feel the huge difference in technology between them.
To put it bluntly, the technology mastered by their research institute is simply not enough in front of Nanshan Group.
As for carbon fiber technology, it doesn't need to be compared.
Chuncheng Automobile Group has not yet begun to involve this technology at all, and has only made some simple understanding of its performance.
However, Nanshan Group can produce its own carbon fiber, and it has also been applied to star sports cars on a large scale.
"This carbon fiber material, if I'm not mistaken, the domestic technology should be relatively backward, right?"
"But listen to what you mean, Nanshan Group is already at the forefront of the world in this regard?"
"How is that possible?"
Zhu Zhengfeng was a little difficult to understand what Chang Lei said.
That's a bit counterintuitive.
"Mr. Zhu, in other fields such as aerospace, perhaps our domestic carbon fiber technology is indeed relatively poor, and there is still a certain gap with foreign countries."
"But on the body of the car, Nanshan Group's carbon fiber technology is definitely the world's leading."
"At least people's processing technology and cost control technology are internationally leading."
Chang Lei gave his judgment very definitely.
A Chuncheng Automobile Group that has not yet begun to study carbon fiber can realize that Nanshan Group's carbon fiber technology is extraordinary, and Huaxia is so big, it is naturally impossible for others not to pay attention to this.
Soon, many customers in aerospace and other special fields began to take the initiative to approach Nanshan Group to inspect their carbon fiber factory.
"Mr. Cao, I feel that these people came to investigate, and they probably came with the idea of stealing teachers."
"For example, foreign carbon fiber companies refuse to be inspected by Huaxia-related companies at their production sites."
"Our carbon fiber has finally begun to be used on a large scale in automobiles, and even some foreign luxury car brands have handed over some parts using carbon fiber technology such as rearview mirrors to Nanshan Auto Parts for production."
"If our technology leaks out, it is estimated that the profits of carbon fiber parts will be suppressed in the future."
Zeng Tingting doesn't have such a strong sense of family and country, she just wants her sales performance to get better.
She knows best what the performance of some domestic companies looks like.
Just look at how many sets of hot stamping and forming equipment Nanshan Equipment has sold now.
The hot stamping parts that were originally high on the top were very profitable.
After the domestic manufacturers saw it, they immediately rushed up to start their own hot stamping production line.
Now carbon fiber parts are also high above the existence.
Only supercars and high-end models will consider using them in small quantities.
As the only enterprise in China that can produce carbon fiber auto parts, Nanshan Auto Parts is quite optimistic about this direction.
It would be a pity if the money was not earned, and the market would be ruined by domestic counterparts.
After all, this market is mainly overseas, and the price has been pulled down, and it is those overseas manufacturers who have benefited.
"They want to buy carbon fiber, and we can consider selling it."
"Even some carbon fiber materials with special properties, we can also specialize in research."
"However, the processing technology and processing equipment of carbon fiber are naturally to fully consider the use of the other party, and then we will consider whether to sell it."
"If it is an aerospace-related company, they do not do auto parts business, and they do not have any competition with us, as long as the contract is bound, this money can also be earned."
Cao Yang was not so worried.
Carbon fiber parts are different from other parts, and the threshold is much higher.
The most important thing is that this market is relatively small, and even if other manufacturers have this technology, they may not be able to obtain customer recognition.
Unlike Nanshan Group, it has made a name for itself internationally.
"That being said, I'm afraid that after these people buy our equipment, they will use various means to circumvent the restrictions on the contract."
Zeng Tingting felt that what Cao Yang said had some truth, but she was still worried.
"As long as we hold the production technology of carbon fiber in our hands and do not sell it easily, even if they master other processing technologies and processing equipment, it is impossible to compete with us."
For example, some aerospace-related enterprises, if they fancy the carbon fiber processing technology of Nanshan Group, Cao Yang knows that it is impossible for him not to sell it.
Of course, there is a high probability that people will not mess around, and will buy according to normal business rules.
At most, in terms of price, it is necessary to import cheaply.
You know, high-end carbon fiber materials, even if you are willing to spend money in the international market, you can't buy them.
Now that Nanshan Group is willing to sell, people should be satisfied in the short term.
After all, Nanshan Group is not a soft persimmon, this is a star enterprise in Yangcheng and even Lingnan Province, and it is also a well-known existence in the world.
"That ......"
"Then I'll arrange the reception normally?"
The boss has no opinion, Zeng Tingting is naturally not suitable to continue to say too much.
"Also inform the district and see if Liu Tianwu wants to attend together."
"Many of the teams that came to our company for inspection were also at the executive level."
"There may be an idea of taking the initiative to assist in the reception."
After being the boss for so many years, Cao Yang's current consciousness is extraordinary.
Some things, if you don't communicate well, are easy to get into trouble.
It doesn't even feel valued.
He himself couldn't personally attend every reception, so he didn't have to do anything else.
……
Just when Nanshan Group began to receive waves of carbon fiber potential customers, Xiang Changle naturally got the news.
"Ayang, I think you have a lot of articles to do about this carbon fiber material."
"It's okay to set up Nanshan Carbon Fiber Company separately."
"At that time, you will not only be able to sell carbon fiber materials, but you will even be able to produce some carbon fiber parts and products."
"Fishing rods and golf clubs, for example, may have an unexpected effect."
"Our materials college is also willing to cooperate with your company."
As a representative of high-precision materials, the application scenarios of carbon fiber are very broad.
Although Xiang Changle is not engaged in materials, as long as he is engaged in industry, it is impossible to understand nothing about materials.
After all, no matter what the part is, it needs to be machined using materials.
"Teacher, I think that in fact, the automotive college can be completely combined with the production and research of auto parts to carry out the carbon fiber project."
"At that time, the School of Materials, the School of Automotive and Nanshan Carbon Fiber will work together to integrate the industry and the college."
Cao Yang naturally knew very well that Xiang Changle would call him, and he must have some purpose.
Anyway, it's all cooperation, and it's better to bring in the automotive college if you cooperate with the material school that you are not so familiar with.
At that time, this credit will also have Xiang Changle's share.
From another point of view, Xiang Changle can also help himself to restrain the School of Materials.
For Nanshan Carbon Fiber, it is a good thing.
"That's okay, I'll talk to the School of Materials later, and then come over to have a meeting with you."
After listening to Cao Yang's words, Xiang Changle naturally had no opinion.
Although there are a lot of domestic research and development of carbon fiber, there are not many people who have made decent results.
Now that Cao Yang is willing to bring him into the arena with him, it is naturally the best.
"Well, but when the time comes, our project will not only cooperate with Lingnan University of Science and Technology, but also have a special cooperative research on the Beihang side."
"Even with AVIC, there is some cooperation."
Before officially starting the cooperation, Cao Yang naturally wanted to make his words clear.
Otherwise, Xiang Changle thought that this was their exclusive cooperation project, and when the time came, it would not be beautiful.
"I've heard about this, and the most used place for carbon fiber materials is in the aerospace field."
"It's strange that they're not looking for you."
"When the time comes, you can cooperate with them as much as you want."
"As long as we focus on the application of the automotive field, we will not be involved in other fields."
Obviously, Xiang Changle still has a clear understanding of the current situation.
It is not easy to come up with a company that can get high-end carbon fiber in China, and it is naturally impossible for related manufacturers to be regarded as not seeing.
It's just that Toray's international carbon fiber manufacturers are estimated to be depressed.
Originally, they could hang domestic customers with ultra-high prices, and this kind of good life is gone forever.
There will definitely be more and more such things in the future.
(End of chapter)