Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 891: Chapter 460: The Two Major Problems of High-End Manufacturing_3

It’s still a cost issue.

If the molds are made and then the design is changed, the previously manufactured molds are wasted and a lot of funds would be lost in vain, often costing tens to hundreds of thousands, which is quite common. However, Zhao Yi guaranteed that for the aiming jet, the prototype manufactured would be exactly like the provided design, so there would be no problems at all.

Next, Zhou Haoren discussed the issues of high-end manufacturing with Zhao Yi, with a hint of bitterness, and mentioned the technical difficulties encountered by Red Wind Industry in R&D.

High-end manufacturing involves a broad range of technologies, but when bioling down the manufacturing challenges, there are mainly two fundamental issues.

One is precision.

The other is materials and technology.

In the heavy industry sector of high-end manufacturing, the problems of materials and technology are more prominent; in other high-end manufacturing sectors, precision is the core.

Red Wind Industry is a military enterprise, strictly speaking a part of the heavy industry group, but in fact, it has long outgrown being limited by "heavy industry." In modern military-related manufacturing, precision is also extremely important. For example, in the manufacture of aero engines, core components, and spindles have very stringent error requirements, and some electronic components also need to be manufactured, which makes the precision of precision machinery even more critical.

The core issue that Red Wind Industry’s R&D has encountered is the precision problem of the machine’s main spindle.

No matter the type of manufacturing or machine, it must have a rotating main spindle. And this spindle must possess the highest precision so that the products manufactured can have very high precision.

In terms of industrial spindle production, Country R has the most say. The industrial spindles they produce are the most precise in the world, and even the chip-making equipment that requires the highest precision uses their spindles.

The spindle is the core.

But high-precision spindles are restricted from importation by foreign countries, meaning that even if you have the money, you can’t buy one.

If Red Wind Industry wants to focus on precision, the core need is for higher precision spindles. However, there is a large technological gap between domestic and foreign spindle design and manufacturing.

That is the biggest limitation.

Even if more advanced technology is developed, it’s useless without high-precision spindles. Without them, it’s impossible to manufacture the corresponding equipment, and naturally, the corresponding products also cannot be manufactured. Even if they are barely made, the product yield rate would be low.

This is also one of the fundamental reasons why many high-tech devices and equipment in the country cannot be mass-produced.

Zhou Haoren talked at length about many things, giving Zhao Yi a deeper understanding of the limitations of high-end manufacturing.

Of course, he did not come specifically to lament. frёeωebɳovel.com

Zhou Haoren hoped that Zhao Yi would support upper-level policy favoring the tilt toward R&D in high-end manufacturing, enabling Red Wind Industry to invest more funds into the relevant R&D fields.

He is the general manager of Red Wind Industry, but since Red Wind Industry is a state-owned enterprise, specifically a military-type state-owned enterprise, he does not have the final say alone. A lot of funds are allocated by the upper levels, and each year’s R&D budget has to be determined at a large meeting.

After listening, Zhao Yi nodded and said, "I have always supported the development of high-end manufacturing, so there’s definitely no problem with support."

Zhou Haoren breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, Zhao Yi asked, "By the way, Manager Zhou, you mentioned the issue with the industrial spindle earlier, that Country R can manufacture the most advanced and precise spindles?"

"Yes?" Zhou Haoren nodded in confusion.

"And the spindles we manufacture are still far behind? Maybe lagging by two generations or more?"

"Yes?"

Zhao Yi pondered for a moment, seeming to have an epiphany, and then assuredly patted his chest and promised, "Don’t worry, I will definitely support you!"