Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

This is the speed of the East! Since the reform and opening up, the East has been advancing with rocket-like speed. Urban construction changes dramatically every year, and a new automobile factory is born under this speed!

Gresch's RV was parked on the open space beside him. He was training a group of newly recruited quality inspectors in front of a small blackboard he had set up. Gresch had custom-made a red uniform for each person. From a distance, it looked like a sea of red, like the landscape of the motherland.

At this time, he was introducing eloquently: "As quality inspectors, your position in the factory is extraordinary. You have the same quality veto power as the factory director. You must remember that quality is life, no matter what!"

This old factory director from Germany values quality most. His arrival will bring an earthquake-like change to the industrial development of the East.

Speaking of this, Gresch noticed the group of people coming over and was immediately stunned.

"Achim Zahn? The president of Mercedes-Benz? Why have you come to the East?"

"We are here to sign a contract. The cooperation has officially begun, Gresch. We will be dealing with each other frequently in the future," said Achim Zahn.

"Really? That's great news. Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks have very strict quality standards and are the benchmark of the automobile industry. We will strictly abide by the relevant regulations, and any parts that do not meet the standards will not be installed on the vehicles."

"Not only Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks, but also Mercedes-Benz sedans in the future," said Achim Zahn. "Our cooperation will be further deepened, Gresch. When do you plan to return to your country?"

"I don't know. I think my current job is very meaningful, and I am willing to continue doing it."

"Mr. Gresch, please introduce our automobile factory's construction plan to these guests," said Qin Yang.

"Okay, currently under construction is the general assembly workshop. According to the current construction period, it will be several months ahead of the planned schedule. The earliest the automobile general assembly can start here is before the end of the year, of course, depending on the installation progress of the equipment imported from Germany."

So fast! Christian was shocked again.

"At the same time, the 60,000-ton hydraulic press can also start operation. Therefore, even if we start the general assembly here using the CKD solution, we don't need to import automobile beams from Germany. We can roll the beams here, and the quality will be even better than the original German products."

"What?" The Germans who came to visit were all surprised.

A 60,000-ton hydraulic press?

Some of them had heard Christian's report, and some had not, but they didn't pay much attention at the time and forgot about it afterward. Now, hearing about this level of hydraulic press again, they were very shocked.

"To be precise, it is 65,000 tons," Qin Yang said from the side. "Under this pressure, not to mention steel plates, even steel ingots can be directly rolled into automobile beams. In order to cooperate with our automobile production, we have specially developed a low-alloy hot-rolled steel plate. You can take the samples back and see if this steel can meet the usage standards of Mercedes-Benz heavy truck beams."

Manufacturing different parts requires different materials. The automobile beam is a load-bearing component. The engine, gearbox, axles, and cab are all installed on the beam, which requires the beam to have high mechanical strength. However, people who have studied materials know that the harder something is, the more brittle it is. Therefore, a certain brand of kitchen knife cannot be used to crush garlic; indeed, every skill has its specialty.

The small automobile beam also tests a country's metallurgical capabilities. If the steel quality does not meet the requirements, then multiple layers of beams can only be used, like Steyr.

Now that Qin Yang wants to build heavy trucks, of course, he needs to do all kinds of preparation work well. He can still handle the small automobile beam.

At this time, hearing Qin Yang's words, Achim Zahn nodded: "Of course, but we still have to take a look at your hydraulic press to see if it can meet our requirements."

"Aren't you going to look at the factory buildings here?"

"This place hasn't been built yet, there's nothing to see."

Achim Zahn and others were not in the mood to continue staying here to see the factory buildings under construction.

A 65,000-ton hydraulic press, what a powerful heavy industrial machine that must be! Steel ingots for automobile beams, drive shafts, and steering axles can all be forged on it. At the same time, many materials in the aviation industry can be forged on it.

The group got into the car and headed to a nearby supporting factory. When they saw the tall factory building from afar, they became excited. When they entered it and saw the tall machine, they were even more shocked.

"President Qin, it is too wasteful to use your equipment only for rolling automobile parts," said Achim Zahn. "Do you have other parts to process? If not, we can introduce you to some European business."

"We have many uses ourselves. Our large passenger aircraft, the Y-10, requires this hydraulic press for its beams, landing gear, etc.," said Qin Yang. "We don't have any plans to help customers with processing for the time being."

In fact, the Y-10 is only built once every few years, and this hydraulic press is not busy at all. But Qin Yang had to say this. After these people go back this time, they will definitely bring people from Airbus. When they come to our door, we will be busy. If we want to help, we have to talk about the conditions.

"This machine doesn't seem to be installed yet?" Christian asked, looking at the busy personnel on it.

"Yes, it is still being installed and debugged, but there is no hurry. After you confirm that there are no problems with our beam material, the hydraulic press here will also be installed in place, and the beam can be processed on it," said Qin Yang.

"It's a bit extravagant to use it to process beams."

"We are doing it for better quality. The outer shell of the automobile cab can also be rolled with it."

Anyway, we have it, and it's our business how we use it.

The outer shell of the automobile cab is also stamped, but this requirement is not high. A few thousand tons of hydraulic press can meet the requirements, and tens of thousands of tons are purely a waste.

A group of Germans had complex feelings.

Coming to the East has really opened their eyes. After seeing it that day, a group of Germans left the East with shock and emotion. After returning, they tested the samples, and the performance was indeed first-class, even better than the steel they used. As for the 65,000-ton hydraulic press, it quickly spread throughout Europe.