Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

It is naturally impossible for Zhang Fugui to forget what Li Jianfeng specifically told him.

Soon, Zhang Fugui took out three complete test reports from the bag and handed them to Bu Defan, Hassan and Li Jianfeng respectively.

Although they are not professional technicians, they deal with suppliers every day, and the general reports can still be understood.

"Li, are you sure there are no problems with the strength, stiffness, and bearing drag torque data?"

Bu Defan looked at Nanshan's test report, and then at the SKF test report he had prepared next to him, and he saw an obvious difference.

He may not know whether the data related to the dimensions of diameter, width, PCD, hole position, offset distance, and center hole are good or bad.

But for strength and stiffness, the higher the better.

However, the strength data of the Santana hub bearing manufactured by Nanshan is more than 30% higher than that of SKF.

Because bearings are subjected to very high radial and axial loads, strength is critical.

As for stiffness, it is also significantly higher than SKF.

If the stiffness of the bearing is poor, the flange surface connecting the bearing and the brake disc will be greatly deformed when the bearing is subjected to lateral force, which will cause problems such as eccentric wear of the friction plate.

The difference in bearing drag torque is even more pronounced.

The drag moment of the bearing is the resistance when the bearing rotates, and its size affects the fuel consumption.

According to Bu Defan's calculation, if the data provided by Nanshan is true, then after using their hub bearings, Santana's fuel consumption may drop by 0.1L/100KM.

It may seem inconspicuous, but from a design point of view, it is already a very exaggerated data.

"Mr. Bu Defan, our wheel bearings must have been obtained by the public in Shanghai, and they have even arranged for personnel to test them."

"Whether the report in my hand is true or false, even if you have no way to judge today, you will be able to confirm it in ten and a half months at most."

"In this case, if I show you a false report, wouldn't I be digging my own grave?"

Zhang Fugui's face was full of confidence.

This report is absolutely devoid of any moisture.

Regardless of the public or other institutions, they are not afraid of any test.

"The bearing life calculated in your test report exceeds 200,000 kilometers. Is this why you dare to promise a lifetime warranty?"

After hearing Zhang Fugui's words, Bu Defan didn't bother with the data just now, but shifted his attention to other places.

Bearings are ideally maintenance-free throughout the life of the vehicle, so their life must outlive the life of the entire vehicle.

But at this time in 2001, due to various reasons such as road conditions and parts quality, some wheel bearings would start to have problems after driving for 8 to 10 years.

Even by 2023, the hub bearings of some manufacturers will not be maintenance-free for life.

"Yes, we all know that the design of the hub bearing seal is very critical."

"With a good seal ring design and a poor design, the bearing life can be several times worse, and the failure rate can be much worse."

"Our Nanshan hub bearing adopts a unique design scheme, which belongs to our Nanshan patented technology. Neither SKF nor NTN can compare with us in this respect."

As soon as Zhang Fugui said this, Bu Defan and Li Jianfeng looked at each other.

Obviously, this situation was a bit beyond their expectations.

"Zhang Bu, I would like to ask, as far as I know, you have never made bearings before, how can you suddenly be able to produce such excellent wheel bearings?"

Li Jianfeng's question is shared by many people.

However, Zhang Fugui had discussed this topic with Cao Yang before, so now that he was questioned, he didn't panic.

"Gong Li, although our hub bearings have only started mass production in recent months, we have a very long history of researching hub bearings."

"And we have recruited a lot of people into the R\u0026D center in the past year."

"Today, our R\u0026D center has more than 200 employees."

"Soon, hundreds of college students we recruited will start to join the job, and the strength of the R\u0026D center will be even stronger by then."

"Even we are cooperating with Lingnan University of Technology, Guanggong and other schools to research some parts in advance."

"Of course, there must be some of our Know-how in it, so it's not convenient to talk about it specifically."

"There are even some things in common, such as the heat treatment process of special steel, whether it is in the production of bolts or the production of bearing components, it will be involved."

Nine out of Zhang Fugui's ten sentences are true, and one sentence is false.

It is impossible for Bu Defan and Li Jianfeng to distinguish between true and false.

However, this also reminded Cao Yang, who was sitting next to him, that the scale of the R\u0026D center should be expanded rapidly.

Even if some funds are wasted, it is necessary to make things happen.

Otherwise, if you take out the gearbox or steering gear yourself in the future, how should you explain the source of the technology?

If there are thousands of people in the R\u0026D center, then there will be a lot less doubts from everyone.

More or less, it can also bring some real progress to Nanshan Technology Co., Ltd.

If Nanshan wants to become the world's number one auto parts supplier, he alone cannot do it alone.

After this trip back to Yangcheng, there needs to be some movement in terms of talent development, especially the recruitment of leading talents.

"Mr. Cao, we will also analyze your hub bearing internally."

"At that time, we will also cooperate with people from the quality management department to conduct on-site inspections."

"If it is really better than SKF's imported parts, then it is not impossible for us to cooperate."

Bu Defan is not a procrastination person.

The situation is now relatively clear.

Then the use of Nanshan's wheel bearings is on the agenda.

Even like the nut plate, it is not impossible to let Volkswagen headquarters import part of it from Nanshan.

The premise is that the quality of Nanshan's hub bearings is really that good, and there is no problem with the quality stability.

"Mr. Bu Defan, thank you for your continuous support to Nanshan Technology Co., Ltd."

"We always welcome experts from your company to come and guide us."

"We have absolute confidence in the hub bearings we produce."

"No matter whether it is SKF or NTN, or domestic Wanxiang and Renben, it is impossible to produce products with better quality and lower cost than ours."

"I look forward to more opportunities for Nanshan to provide parts and components for the public in Shanghai."

Cao Yang clearly felt that Bu Defan's respect for Nanshan had increased.

Sure enough, only strength can win respect.

If Nanshan's test report is very hip today, it is estimated that the other party will not have the patience to chat with you in detail.