The Industrial Giant Reborn

"15,000 bottles an hour? Is this equivalent to twice the production capacity of our current production lines?" Chen Zhiwen was a little surprised, and some other high-level executives who didn't know about it were also very moved. They all probably knew about Red Bull's profit margins. Yes, if the production capacity can come up so quickly, it will be a good thing for everyone.

"Yes, it seems to be a device controlled by a control method called PLC, but I only saw the photos. I have to go to Germany to find out what it looks like," Qin Zhihao said.

"Okay, then you can find time to take a look." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

In later generations, many beverage or beer filling machine production lines can produce 20,000 to 30,000 per hour at every turn, but in this era, it is incredible, not because of mechanical limitations, but because of electronic technology.

In the 1970s, electronic products led by computers opened up a civilian market with a market value of trillions, but it was also in this era that the industrial field also ushered in a new king PLC control system.

PLC, in simple terms, is a programmable controller, which uses a programmable memory to store instructions for performing logic operations, sequence control, timing, counting, and arithmetic operations in its interior, through digital or analog input and output To control various types of mechanical equipment or production processes.

Before the PLC, the execution of many commands required separate electronic components, such as various relays. These relays are not only expensive, but more importantly, they take up a lot of space and bring very complicated circuits, which consume a lot of energy and noise. , maintenance is also difficult, and computing power also limits the upper limit of equipment operation.

After the birth of PLC, the size of the electronic control core unit has been greatly reduced, the computing power has increased exponentially, and the production capacity of various industrial equipment has also been greatly increased. Even the production line of civilian computers cannot do without PLC. It can be said that the birth of PLC It was a small industrial revolution.

Chen Zhiwen actually knows about this important product, but only players such as Siemens and General Electric can get involved in this product, and RB is also a player who entered the market later. Obviously, some big companies in Germany are already using PLC.

However, whether this kind of equipment is suitable for Hong Kong depends on the situation. No matter how good the equipment is, if it breaks, it will not be repaired by itself, and an engineer must be hired from Germany. The advanced equipment can also drive employment in Hong Kong.

"Then I will arrange the things at hand in the afternoon, and take the plane to Germany in the evening." Qin Zhihao said.

"That's hard work." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"For the company, everything should be done." Qin Zhihao also said with a smile.

Red Bull's products are relatively simple, and the only problem at present is the problem of production capacity. Midea is different. There are several types of products, and although there are markets, they are far from as smooth as Red Bull. After all, one is a new product, and the other is related to various This kind of old-fashioned king grabs market share, and the technology is not as good as others.

Lei Shengli also reported on the situation of Midea's several businesses. The most successful development is the electric fan business. The motor production line purchased from RB has been in place. With the help of RB engineers, the product has also been successfully produced. Many parts of Shangdian fan are produced by itself, and the cost has been reduced to a very low level. At the same time, because of the low price strategy, it is very popular with customers in Asian countries, especially now that Asia is still mainly in summer. At present, the production capacity of Midea electric fans has reached 3,000 units a day. Fortunately, the production of electric fans is mainly for assembly. Now there are many unemployed people in the Hong Kong market.

However, fans are also seasonal products, and the market will shrink immediately in September, and Lei Shengli does not dare to expand desperately.

Another important business radio, with the global recovery, overseas orders have gradually returned to normal, but the upper limit seems to be the same. The boss Chen Zhiwen is not willing to spend funds in this field, but the car radio business with Toyota has already begun. Supply, but limited by the insufficient initial production capacity of Toyota's new car production line, the current shipments are still very low, and the business team also began to contact Honda and Nissan by virtue of their status as Toyota suppliers. Although it has just started, these two The auto giant did not refuse, which is good news.

On the other hand, in the field of television that Chen Zhiwen cares about, Lei Shengli also went to Bay Bay in person. After communicating with RCA's business department, he got hundreds of color picture tubes. It is estimated that the color TV will not be completed until next year.

Finally, there is the refrigerator and air conditioner business. Except for a small market in the Middle East, there is no progress in other places, including Hong Kong. Normally, it is difficult to sell expensive electrical appliances without popularity. Chen Zhiwen's plan is to use the Middle East market. , to test the quality of their products.

In fact, not to mention the fedmart just acquired, it is not difficult to send Midea refrigerators and air conditioners in the United States as long as you spend more money to promote and operate them. But if there is a quality problem, the follow-up costs will be too high, which is more important. Unfortunately, this is smashing its own brand. The environment in the Middle East is harsh. If there is a problem with our own products in the Middle East, Hong Kong will immediately rectify it according to the cause, and will not test the waters in the European and American markets until the failure rate drops to a very low level.

"You mean, more than a dozen people from the business team in the Middle East have left?" Although the business development was within Chen Zhiwen's prediction, I just learned that a lot of people from the Middle East left.

"Yes, Shen Weitao, the business manager in charge of Saudi Arabia, resigned and took away a dozen of his subordinates. They went to start a business together." Lei Shengli said with some embarrassment.

"Entrepreneurship, what do you do? Also do business in the Middle East?" Chen Zhiwen asked with interest. The current Middle East is equivalent to the impoverished villages in the inland of later generations who have just undergone a major demolition. There is too much money in hand. Rich people in Europe and the United States are different. These people have money but don’t know what to buy. This is a very big market, and anyone with vision can get a piece of it.

"It's in the Middle East," Lei Shengli said, "Shen Weitao opened a family government company in the Middle East, which is responsible for training servants for wealthy Middle Eastern families. These servants are actually Filipino servants."

"Filipino maid? This is a good business." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. He thought that there must be a shortage of goods in the Middle East, but the service may actually be even more scarce. After having money, you also need to live. You also have food, drink and daily necessities. .

As for the current situation, it may be that these local tyrants in the Middle East did not expect that they could hire a servant, because almost everyone in the country has money now, but the smartest merchants tell consumers what they need.

Obviously this Shen Weitao has done it, the former sales champion is really discerning.

PS: Just to say a few words, many people in the comment area said it was too smooth. In fact, this is the reason why I made a lot of money by directly writing the protagonist in the early stage. The accumulation in the early stage is nothing more than financial routines. Writing it again means repeating other The plot of the book, so it is a very successful template to start directly. The subsequent business stories of this book will be different from other Hong Kong languages ​​in many places, but there must be some repetitions. I will basically describe these repetitions briefly, too Write more pen and ink, everyone is still watching the same plot!