When Nanshan Equipment continued to obtain new orders on the hot stamping production line, the other business divisions of Nanshan Group did not rest.
In particular, high-speed rail bearings, which are the focus of research this year, finally have the expected results after half a year of hard work.
"Mr. Cao, the several models of high-speed rail bearings we are currently trial-producing can meet the requirements of CSR Group, whether in terms of material performance comparison or bearing parameter comparison."
"At present, we have officially submitted samples and reports to the other party."
"If nothing else, these products can be ready for mass production."
Dai Hanbiao and Xie Lingyun came together to report to Cao Yang on the research progress of high-speed rail bearings.
A technology that they originally thought might take several years to master has made important progress within half a year.
This achievement is definitely worthy of special mention.
Even if a lot of the technical information was provided by Cao Yang, Nanshan Special Steel and Nanshan Auto Parts must have contributed to the final result.
"Mr. Cao, after adding rare earth elements to our high-speed rail bearing steel during the steelmaking process, the large-scale inclusions that affect the fatigue life of the steel are reduced by 50%."
“The quality and purity of the ultra-high-purity bearing steel produced by combining vacuum degassing smelting technology is already one level higher than the high-speed rail bearing steel produced by SKF itself.”
"So far, domestically, whether Anshan Iron and Steel, Baosteel, or Wuhan Iron and Steel and Shougang, their technology in this area lags far behind ours."
"Even the best Anshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. used to use electric furnace steel, and there is a clear gap in purity with foreign countries."
"This alone is a huge breakthrough."
"In the future, even if some bearings used in ordinary railway locomotives are not produced by us, they can still come to us to purchase bearing steel."
Xie Lingyun is also in a very good mood today.
Whether Nanshan Group can obtain orders for high-speed rail bearings has not yet been finalized.
But Nanshan Special Steel's new breakthrough in the field of bearing steel is real.
When it comes to material performance, one is one, and two is two. The results can be obtained after direct testing.
Obviously, the current test results are very optimistic.
"Although Huaxia's bearing technology is not particularly advanced, Huaxia's bearing production is the world's leader."
“There are thousands of bearing companies across the country, but if they want to make higher-end products, they need to use imported bearing steel.”
"After we have made these breakthroughs in bearing steel, we can indeed make good use of it in the future to make Nanshan Special Steel bigger and stronger."
Nanshan's special steel production capacity is now only 500,000 tons a year, which is nothing compared to China's crude steel production capacity of several hundred million tons a year.
Therefore, it is necessary to expand it appropriately. Cao Yang supports it.
Otherwise, Nanshan Group itself would still need to purchase steel from outside, which would be a bit unreasonable.
"Mr. Cao, I heard from people at CSRC that they have been forced to accept price increase notices from Schaeffler and other manufacturers."
"Basically, the high-speed rail bearings used since July are after the price increase."
"We can come up with high-speed rail bearings that meet the performance requirements at this time. This is definitely a very meaningful thing for the development of China's high-speed rail."
"I think we can work with CSR to promote it well. They should also have demands in this regard."
Nanshan Auto Parts has many products, but there are not many products that can attract the attention of ordinary people like high-speed rail bearings.
After all, their products are all TO B, and ordinary people will not pay attention to them at all.
As for high-speed rail bearings, the situation is different due to the special halo of high-speed rail.
"It is indeed necessary to pay attention to publicity work. We at Nanshan Group have done something that many domestic manufacturers cannot handle."
"As long as we promote it well, we can completely leave everyone with the impression that Nanshan Group's bearing technology is the best in China."
"At that time, even in some bearing fields that we have not yet touched, there will be many opportunities coming to our door."
"And this matter is very beneficial to improving the brand reputation of Nanshan Group."
"This will indirectly promote the sales of Nanshan robots, Nanshan equipment and other related products."
Naturally, Cao Yang had no objection to Dai Hanbiao's proposal.
Bearing companies such as Schaeffler, SKF and NTT have made so much money in the field of high-speed rail bearings, and it is time to deal with them.
"Then I'll contact the people from CSR later and ask them to accept interviews with the media with us?"
With Cao Yang's approval, Dai Hanbiao naturally hoped to implement this matter immediately.
"Okay, this kind of news is not only interested in Lingnan TV, but also China Channel."
"However, all parties have some doubts about the authenticity of this news."
"You can ask CSR whether it is necessary to organize an expert review to make a thorough conclusion on this matter."
Cao Yang is also relatively clear about how he handles some domestic matters.
Simply relying on the test reports and samples provided by Nanshan Group itself may lead to doubts among many people.
However, after the expert review was completed, the situation was different.
It's equivalent to someone's formal endorsement.
Anyway, the data of the bearings are all real, and we are not afraid of so-called experts to find fault.
However, as a result, the news that Nanshan Group had conquered high-speed rail bearings naturally quickly spread throughout the industry.
"Tops, I just got news from CSR. Nanshan Group has successfully developed high-speed rail bearings."
Schaeffler China, Zhang Guoyi came to Topps' office with a heavy heart.
Schaeffler is able to gain the largest share in the high-speed rail bearing market, naturally with the help of some well-connected people.
The annual sales funds are not in vain.
Schaeffler helps a dozen students from China to study in Europe every year, and the water here is very deep.
Chinese parents have an attitude that is completely difficult to treat with common sense when it comes to matters related to their children.
Especially for some parents of students whose grades are not very good, they are willing to pay a lot in order for their children to have the opportunity to study in a prestigious school.
Cao Yang even heard about a story where a beautiful mother took the initiative to give "benefits" to the principal in order to allow her child to attend a key elementary school.
If you have the opportunity to let your children study in prestigious foreign schools, and all you need to pay is some company information, there are definitely many people who can do this.
"Zhang, today is not April Fool's Day. Are you kidding me?"
Topps obviously didn't believe the news Zhang Guoyi came back from after asking about it.
Half a year ago, Zhang Guoyi reported to him that CSR Group had found several Chinese companies to jointly research high-speed rail bearings.
There is Nanshan Group inside.
But how long has it been now?
Have you already developed high-speed rail bearings?
That’s not how stories are told.
"Tops, although I also think this matter is a bit unbelievable, there are too many unbelievable things that have happened to Nanshan Group."
"They must have their own confidence if they dare to organize expert reviews now."
"Among those experts, some are familiar with us, and we will be able to obtain some relevant parameters by then."
"Under such circumstances, it would be very difficult for Nanshan Group to cheat."
"Besides, these parts are to be installed on the high-speed rail. If there is a problem with the quality, big trouble will happen."
"I believe that neither CSR Group nor Nanshan Group would dare to lie on this matter."
After Zhang Guoyi explained this, Topps' expression changed slightly.
He can still understand this.
But it is unbelievable that something like high-speed rail bearings was developed in half a year.
"First arrange for someone to understand the situation clearly. We shouldn't rush to report to the headquarters, otherwise we will be treated as a joke."
Tops said this, and even though Zhang Guoyi had other ideas, he could only accept it.
However, soon, he received more specific news.
None of this news was what he wanted to see.
"Holm, have you heard about the expert review meeting for domestically produced high-speed rail bearings held by CSR?"
At the critical moment, Schaeffler definitely didn't want to face the difficulties alone.
Although the shares of SKF and NTT in the high-speed rail bearing market are not as large as those of Schaeffler, they are still considerable.
Now that the Nanshan Group is rushing in to seize the market, it's strange that they are not in a hurry.
So as soon as Zhang Guoyi called Holm, the other party came out to get together.
"Judging from the current situation, Nanshan Group has only completed the development of a part of the high-speed rail bearing project."
"Besides, CSRC will not make a full switch immediately until the parts are installed and used on a large scale."
"The General Administration also has some concerns, so we still have time to think about countermeasures."
Holm was actually very panicked in his heart, but in front of Zhang Guoyi, a competitor and partner, he didn't want to get into trouble.
"You're right, but this is a very bad sign."
"If Nanshan Group's high-speed rail bearings really meet all the test requirements and their performance is no worse than ours, then they can produce a few specifications and dozens of specifications."
"Our business will definitely be greatly affected by that time."
Zhang Guoyi feels that communicating with these foreigners is sometimes really tiring.
As personnel posted by the headquarters, they returned home after staying for a period of time.
Market changes in China will not affect their promotion as long as they do not occur during their tenure.
Therefore, many companies will give up or harm their long-term interests for the sake of current interests.
However, in Zhang Guoyi's view, the emergence of Nanshan Group will not only damage everyone's long-term interests, but also damage immediate interests.
If Holm wasn't nervous in this situation, he wouldn't understand.
"Didn't we mention the bearing price increase to CSRC at the beginning of the year?"
"Nanshan Group is now able to make high-speed rail bearings, but the initial investment will definitely be relatively large, and the yield rate will not be very high."
"I don't think their costs will be low."
"Under this situation, if we lower the price of high-speed rail bearings, maybe the attitude of CSR or the General Administration will also change."
"After all, as long as the selling price is acceptable, they probably don't want any changes."
Holm has stayed in China for many years and has a relatively good understanding of the national conditions here.
So although I was a little panicked, I didn't have any ideas.
"Prices must be reduced. Continuing to maintain such high prices will only stimulate the Chinese people to further accelerate the speed of localized replacement."
"However, we cannot directly determine how much the price will be reduced. It needs to be discussed by the headquarters."
Although Zhang Guoyi is not particularly clear about the true cost of high-speed rail bearings, he knows that the profit margins are huge.
It’s so big that it’s beyond ordinary people’s imagination.
In this case, it obviously makes no sense to just reduce the price by a few points.
Even if the price is reduced by 20 to 30%, the effect may not be very obvious.
After all, there was a price increase at the beginning of this year.
"We will all report internally to see how much price reduction we can accept."
"Then we each tried our best to find out about Nanshan Group and see if we could figure out their costs and selling prices."
“Only when we understand these things can our next steps be more targeted.”
After Holm and Zhang Guoyi finished chatting, they immediately took action.
With the expert review group officially passing the acceptance of Nanshan Group's high-speed rail bearing localization project, the publicity work jointly promoted by CSR and Nanshan Group has officially begun.
[Review: Are high-speed rail bearings dependent on imports? my country's bearing companies are unable to produce the bearings needed for high-speed rail? 】
[What parts of high-speed rail vehicles use bearings? 】
[China's high-speed railway has shortcomings. Bearings need to be imported in large quantities every year. Are domestic bearings really not good? 】
[Break the 30-year technology monopoly! High-speed rail bearings have been made domestically, and Germany and Japan sold them to us at 10 times the price]
[Do high-speed rail bearings rely on imports? Are there thousands of bearing companies in my country unable to produce the bearings needed for high-speed rail? 】
Various articles soon began to appear online.
For articles like this that tend to be positive, even if Nanshan Group does not come forward to promote them, various portal websites will actively promote and write them.
Of course, since we want to take this opportunity to enhance the brand power of Nanshan Group, let more ordinary people know about Nanshan Group.
Cao Yang would definitely not let the news spread by itself.
Not to mention that there are several news related to high-speed rail bearings in Weibo's hot searches, and topics related to high-speed rail bearings can also be seen on Autohome and various forums.
Some of the content is not simply to brag about Nanshan Group, but to educate everyone about the technical difficulty of high-speed rail bearings and review the grievances we have suffered over the past many years.
Only by fully recognizing the difficulties in the past and the technical content can we know the significance of Nanshan Group's acquisition of high-speed rail bearing technology this time.
At the same time, Fang Sisi also made full use of her previous resources at China Radio and contacted reporters from China Radio to directly conduct an exclusive interview with CSR and Nanshan Group.
Not only will part of this interview appear in news reports, but it will also be broadcast on some programs on financial channels.
It can be said that in just one week, the four words "high-speed rail bearings" can be regarded as completely out of the circle.
It is obviously a boring-looking bearing part, but it attracts a lot of attention.
The name of Nanshan Group, the hero, has naturally come into the view of many people.
Especially after some people learned about it, they discovered that Nanshan Group can not only produce high-speed rail bearings, but also various parts such as engines and gearboxes for OEMs.
Even after getting to know it, I found that many parts on my car were also produced by Nanshan Group.
As for the name of Xingchen Motors, it goes without saying.
Originally, its reputation in China was the most famous among the various business divisions of Nanshan Group.
There is no way, who made Nanshan Group. Until now, other business divisions have basically sold their products to OEMs, and only Xingchen Automobile has sold directly to ordinary consumers.
"Mr. Cao, I just heard that both Schaeffler and SKF have jointly contacted our purchasing department. All prices of the high-speed rail bearings they are supplying to CSR have been reduced by 30%."
"On this basis, they will drop another 30% next year."
"This is all your fault."
Nie Jian was in a very good mood at this time.
The localization project of high-speed rail bearings was originally promoted by him.
Even when faced with some internal resistance, he did not back down.
I didn’t expect that the results would come out so quickly.
"Our group's ability to develop high-speed rail bearings so quickly is inseparable from the fact that your company has accumulated a lot of relevant technical requirements in the past."
"It was you who brought Nanshan Group into the field of high-speed rail bearings."
"Mr. Nie, our production line is working day and night, and we will be able to supply relevant parts on a large scale in three months at the earliest."
"Bearings with other specifications are also under development and verification, and the results will be available within this year."
"Preliminary estimates indicate that by the first half of next year, we will be able to deliver at least half of the bearings used on domestic high-speed rails on a large scale."
"Some other special specifications of bearings can also be developed within next year."
Manufacturers such as Schaeffler will cut prices to stop themselves. This is something Cao Yang has long expected.
So when Nie Jian told himself the news, he wasn't nervous at all.
Whether it is CSR or the General Administration, it is impossible for Nanshan Group to immediately switch all parts to Nanshan Group for production after developing high-speed rail bearings.
Not to mention that there are some brands of bearings that have not been developed yet, even if they are all developed, this is not how they are done.
If there is something wrong with the bearings of Nanshan Group, it will be great fun.
So it is inevitable to observe and observe for a period of time.
This does not mean that the General Administration or CSRC will go back on its word and refuse to hand over all relevant bearings to Nanshan Group.
"good!"
"Very good!"
"Nanshan Group can localize all bearings, and then we will be one step closer to our goal of 100% localization of high-speed rail components."
"By then, the bearings used in vehicles this year have basically been verified for a period of time and can be promoted on a large scale."
"Shaeffler's prices, even if they are reduced by 50%, are still very high."
"This time your Nanshan Group will definitely be a major contributor to the development of my country's high-speed rail."
"Mr. Cao, I suggest you apply for the National Science and Technology Progress Award when the time comes. With the importance of high-speed rail bearings, not to mention the first prize, there is absolutely no problem with the third prize."
"At the same time, I also formally invite Nanshan Group to participate in our next key parts localization project."
Nie Jian changed his voice and dropped a new bombshell to Cao Yang.
This immediately raised Cao Yang's expectations.
There was no reason for me to refuse a project like this that could make me famous and make a lot of money.
(End of chapter)
