Chapter 316 Lack of Innovation is a Common Problem
"Guoyang, our Nanyue Province will hold a 'Nanyue-Xiangjiang' industrial technology exchange meeting in Pengcheng next month, and our Siyang Group was also invited to participate. At the meeting, our Chairman Ma may also give a speech on the prospects for motorcycle development in Guangdong and Hong Kong."
"Guoyang, you know that because of the economic development of Xiangjiang, the level of the machinery industry is far higher than that of our Nanyue Province. Chairman Ma was worried that the draft prepared by our Siyang Group may not be enough and will not be seen by some industrial giants in Xiangjiang."
Speaking of this, Liang Hongjun's face turned slightly red and he felt a little ashamed.
As the vice president in charge of technology, Liang Hongjun must be responsible for preparing this speech for Chairman Ma.
However, although Siyang Group's technical level is relatively outstanding in the mainland, the gap is definitely very obvious compared to Xiangjiang, a highly developed region.
Liang Hongjun was worried that the speech he prepared was not of sufficient level and would lose face from Chairman Ma and the factory.
When Liang Hongjun said this, Zhao Guoyang understood his potential meaning.
Needless to say, Mr. Liang must want to help himself and produce a valuable speech that can be used as a speech.
This request was really nothing to Zhao Guoyang. He thought for a moment and then agreed readily.
"Mr. Liang, I understand what you mean. Anyway, I have to stay in your factory for two or three days, so I can hurry up and get a draft for you. However, the past information of this technical exchange meeting needs to be provided with me by Mr. Liang, please refer to me. I'm going to 'prescribe the right medicine'."
"No problem, no problem, this is what I should do!" Hearing Zhao Guoyang agreeing to his request, Liang Hongjun immediately became furious.
After several fights, he already had a good understanding of Zhao Guoyang's ability and level.
Not to mention anything else, at least among the people Liang Hongjun knew, Zhao Guoyang's attainments in the mechanical industry were second to none.
If it weren't for this, Mr. Li Kejian wouldn't have come to him with great difficulty and asked to find out his news.
Now that Zhao Guoyang is willing to take action, Liang Hongjun's originally a little nervous heart has basically settled down. He believes that the former will never do anything casually.
Since he is willing to agree, he must be sure to produce a wonderful article.
Everything that needs to be discussed has been agreed upon. Liang Hongjun and Zhao Guoyang joked for a few words, and then led him to the technical department to see the prototype car and get the information.
In the Technical Department, Zhao Guoyang did not meet Wang Hongxi.
Obviously, Minister Wang still had some knots about accepting the design of the "Prince's Car".
Of course, Zhao Guoyang would rather believe that he was a little embarrassed than being so narrow-minded.
Speaking of which, if Liang Hongjun always has a positive attitude towards Minister Wang, he must have a side worthy of recognition and must not be generalized.
Perhaps because Wang Hongxi had already greeted his subordinates before, after Zhao Guoyang passed by, the employees of the technical department performed very well.
Basically, if you mention the information Zhao Guoyang needs, someone will immediately sort it out and deliver it to him.
As for the prototype car that had been dismantled to a similar extent, Zhao Guoyang just glanced a few times and did not look at it too much.
The reason is very simple. It is really difficult to move Zhao Guoyang as the design concept of this "Prince Car".
Perhaps the only thing that made Zhao Guoyang admire was the craftsmanship level of the Yamaha company's products.
Whether it is the plastic spraying on the frame surface or the polishing of plastic parts, Yamaha's products are much higher than the domestic industry level.
Even the Chongqi Group that Zhao Guoyang had seen before is difficult to compare with these details at this stage.
Of course, if you want to change this kind of technological gap, it cannot be achieved in one or two days, nor can it be greatly improved by Zhao Guoyang's efforts alone.
This requires the simultaneous improvement of the level of the entire domestic machinery industry in order to gradually catch up with the world's first-class level.
When Zhao Guoyang and Liang Hongjun were whispering in front of the disbanded prototype car, several accompanying staff from the Technical Department of the Siyang Group were a little shocked behind them.
They must have some tricks to be selected by Wang Hongxi as candidates who accompanied Zhao Guoyang to study the new car throughout the whole process.
But they never expected that Zhao Guoyang would be so indifferent to the example car from Yamaha, as if he was looking at an ordinary car.
You know, when Minister Wang got this prototype car, the people from the technical department were full of surprise and groped around it for many days.
Zhao Guoyang didn't know the doubts of these technicians behind him. He touched part of the cut frame round tube, turned to Liang Hongjun and said, "Mr. Liang, your factory's preparations are indeed done relatively fine. The frame, steel pipe thickness and other aspects of this car have basically been studied."
When Liang Hongjun heard this, he immediately replied: "Yes, Guoyang, we bought this prototype car just to study it thoroughly."
"As the load-bearing mechanism of the entire car, the frame is definitely the top priority we pay attention to. Although Hong Xi has limited ideas, he still does these basic tasks in a relatively solid manner."
"Well, Minister Wang's approach is good."
Zhao Guoyang nodded and said, "Among the major motorcycle manufacturing companies in the island country, Yamaha's cars have always been known for their strong stability and long service life."
"Their frame design is very reasonable. Where it should be light and where it should be heavy is heavy. If you really study it thoroughly and thoroughly, there are many things worth learning from in-depth and comprehensive motorcycle manufacturers."
When Liang Hongjun heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, Guoyang, you are saying this too right."
"When Hong Xi dismantled this frame, he also mentioned this to me, saying that he should study the strength and weight ratio of other people's frames. I personally agree with this."
Zhao Guoyang nodded in praise and said, "Well, Minister Wang is still very accurate in looking at the problem. Indeed, the frame of the same displacement may be better than that of our country and is lighter in weight. This is worth studying."
"Of course, when studying this aspect, we can also take into account the shape of the parts on the frame..."
Zhao Guoyang said as he bent down and picked up a piece of tube-shaped part that had been cut at his feet and said, "It's like this part. If I read it correctly, this one should be the one carrying the engine, right?"
When Zhao Guoyang said this, his eyes turned to several accompanying staff from the technical department over there.
Seeing his eyes coming, several people quickly walked closer and responded: "Mr. Zhao, you read that right, this part is indeed the part of the engine on this car..."
Zhao Guoyang said "um" and turned his head to Liang Hongjun and smiled: "Mr. Liang, the part of the engine mounting brackets we see now can be said to be the essence of the Yamaha design."
Without waiting for Liang Hongjun, who was slightly puzzled, Zhao Guoyang explained directly: "Speaking of all, most of the straddle motorcycles in our country are equipped with engine parts, and the 25mm round tubes are generally used."
"I have learned about the cars you Siyang Group, Jialing and Chongqi. Basically, the designs on this area are the same."
When Zhao Guoyang said this, there was a technician next to him who had a buzz cut and looked quite capable, asking: "Mr. Zhao, isn't it basic common sense to use thicker round tubes in the engine carrier part? Did our domestic motorcycle companies make it wrong?"
Zhao Guoyang gave this technician who dared to ask questions a question and waved his hand and explained: "Of course there is nothing wrong in theory, but when our domestic motorcycle companies design, they are suspected of overcorrecting the data calculated according to the theoretical ones."
"Then, you can take a look at the Yamaha design. The pipes used by others are oval and are smaller in size than 25mm round tubes. In this way, the weight of the frame is reduced, and the strength has no effect."
"The strength of the elliptical tube should not be as strong as that of the circular tube, right?" The buzz cutter was still a little confused.
"Yeah, let's talk about it alone, your theory is correct."
Zhao Guoyang said slowly, "But have you noticed that the engine load-bearing part of the Yamaha frame uses an inverted triangle structure. Although the material may be lighter, to some extent, its stability is much stronger than that of our domestic ones."
"Inverted triangle structure?" When the technician heard this, he was a little confused.
Zhao Guoyang squatted down and put the disassembled frame parts into a rough shape and said: "If I'm not wrong, the engine bearing structure of this 'Prince Car' should be like this, right?"
Looking at the shape Zhao Guoyang put on, the faces of several technicians changed slightly and were suddenly shocked.
When Zhao Guoyang caught a glimpse of their eyes, he knew that he had guessed it right.
He said disrespectfully: "This structure is called an inverted triangle structure, and the stability is indeed significant."
"It's just a pity that domestic companies have not yet understood this new design concept, and no one dares to try it. So far, most motorcycle companies still use the oldest ring structure in this area..."
Zhao Guoyang's words made several technicians of Siyang Group feel a little uncomfortable after hearing this.
But everyone also knows that the other party is right, and the lack of innovative spirit is indeed a common problem that is common in the domestic motorcycle manufacturing industry.
Just like the "Prince Car" designed by Minister Wang before, it almost completely copied the Yamaha model, just made some changes in some small places.
Such a conservative approach can certainly ensure that there will be no problems with the product designed, but from the perspective of innovating, this approach is very failure.
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Chapter completed!