These robot welders can be seen active in everything from motherboard welding to aluminum alloy car body welding. Together with experienced welders, Stardust Technology's various products have good texture and quality.
The current robot welders are actually sufficient. If domestic joint venture motorcycle manufacturers such as Wuyang Honda and Xindazhou Honda use the same robot welders, they will be able to use them until at least 2022 without replacing them.
Of course, the welders of their products were often criticized in those days. If we really talk about the welders, the welders of domestic Daye motorcycles are much better, but the boss likes to brag and like to use single cylinders.
Chen Zifan doesn't care what happens to other manufacturers. His main purpose of upgrading the robot welder is to prepare for the next Xinghan 001 and Xinghan 009. As soon as the Spring Festival is over, the two vehicles will be scheduled for road testing.
Let’s not mention Xinghan 001 for the moment, the price range is there. The price of 185,800 yuan can already buy a very good joint venture car these days. In order to compete with fuel vehicles, its materials cannot be inferior.
The focus is on Xinghan 009. The original inspiration of Xinghan 009 came from Paifang Starship 6, but the appearance design is very different from Starship 6. With a similar body size, Xinghan 009 has a much stronger sense of technology.
It is clearly positioned as an "urban SUV", but it actually feels like a "technological cruiser" when built. Needless to say, the quality issue is not to mention. Chen Zifan attaches great importance to this aspect, and texture and quality are both indispensable.
Chen Zifan remembers that Starship 3, the downgraded version of Starship 6, was popular for a while, but its popularity quickly died down. The reason is very simple: the appearance is not good enough, the quality is not good enough, and the design has flaws.
No matter how bad the hype is online, when you look at the real car offline, you will see the loose plastic feel, poorly handled details, various abnormal noises caused by resonance, the laborious roar of the engine during acceleration, and the unpleasant sound...
Coupled with a confident pricing, it is difficult for people to have any desire to buy. It has to be said that after Lifan failed to enter the automotive field and lost its position as the number one domestic motorcycle, it is simply too difficult to return.
In this year of fierce competition among domestic motorcycles, Dongfeng, Qianjiang, Loncin, and Zongshen are competing one after another. Only Lifan is still playing old man’s game. It’s strange that it can win. It’s hard to come up with a starship, but its product strength is not enough...
In terms of design, even Benda can't beat it, let alone quality. Haojue is still waiting there.
However, these are matters for other manufacturers. Chen Zifan naturally does not allow his products to have such a situation. Although the appearance of Xinghan 009 is technological, it does not have any fancy functions in terms of configuration.
He also knows that some manufacturers will install central control buttons and speakers on their cruisers... Some even install air conditioners on motorcycles. Damn, what's the point of installing air conditioners on a 360° convertible motorcycle?
Anyway, he doesn’t understand...
Including new energy vehicles, some manufacturers have even canceled the physical buttons in order to be "technological" and integrated them into the central control screen. It seems a lot simpler, but in fact it is divorced from reality.
Unless Stardust Technology's chip technology and Stardust OS develop to a very high level, it is impossible for Chen Zifan to use a similar design. Of course, regarding the problem of Xinghan 009 speakers... there was a plan at the beginning.
After all, some of Honda's cars from the last century have the function of plugging in a USB flash drive to play music. The Xinghan 009 is motor-driven and has low operating sound, making it more suitable for adding speakers. However, Chen Zifan really couldn't accept it.
Just imagine, when a high-tech electric cruise motorcycle is speeding on the road, some popular songs from Phoenix Legend are also playing on the car. It feels so earthy and technological at the same time.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that Phoenix Legend’s songs are not good. Chen Zifan listens to them himself, but don’t play them while riding, right? It affects the riding posture and disturbs people, and is not conducive to the brand image of Xinghan Zhixing.
The process of upgrading the robot welder is also very simple. Stardust Technology provides the technology → hand it over to the equipment manufacturers in the Stardust ecological chain → get the new equipment → transport it to various production plants for final installation and debugging ~
Chen Zifan didn't need to worry too much about the first few steps, including the last process, but Chen Zifan saw a prototype of Xinghan 009 in [Stardust Technology] in his consciousness, so he happened to take a look at it.
When Li Yuan and Mo Shaokun heard that he was coming, they sent someone to take him to the factory to check the situation. These two people were not in the factory now, so they found someone else to take charge. It seemed to be a small production cadre.
He was between 25 and 30 years old. He was very tall and ran a little erratically. When he saw Chen Zifan, he said hello first and then trotted over:
"Hello, Director Chen! I'm here to lead you!"
"Was it you last time?"
"Yes, yes! It's me, it's me..."
No wonder it looks so familiar.
Chen Zifan nodded and asked as he walked: "I forgot to ask last time, what is your name?"
"Me? My name is Hu Zheng."
Chen Zifan has an impression of this name. He should have reached the level of [Stardust Employee] around June this year, but in those few months most of the [Stardust Employees] went to work in the newly established subsidiary.
There are really not many left.
Compared with last time, Hu Zheng talked significantly more. He talked about what he saw along the way, from the production process of Xinghan Mini, how they planned the layout and improved production capacity, to the research and development of new products.
Including the latest batch of robot welders, he can also introduce many things: "You know more about technical things than I do. Let me just look at the results. This is a comparison of welding before and now."
Chen Zifan took a brief look and could indeed see obvious differences. If it were not beautified, the things welded by the previous generation of robot welders would have some flaws visible to the naked eye.
Therefore, when it is applied to Xinghan Mini, there will be dedicated employees responsible for dealing with these defects. The current robot welder is much better. It is almost impossible to find any defects, and it can be used directly.
This is a big robot welder. The robot welder responsible for welding the motherboard is completely different from this one, and the technology used is also different. Chen Zifan can infer the approximate level of the welder there without looking.
At the very least, the problem of weak soldering on the motherboard is unlikely to occur in Stardust Technology’s electronic products. Mobile phones and tablets are fine. If soldered on, the motherboard needs to be replaced by after-sales service. It is not something that can occur in cars.
While the two were chatting, they walked towards the Xinghan 009 sample car area and soon arrived. The moment he saw the actual Xinghan 009 car, Chen Zifan had only one thought in his mind: "Is this car so domineering?"
Not to mention anything else, the commander Xinghan 009 alone has a length of 2236mm, which is more than 2.2 meters in length. The sitting height is 720 meters. The appearance lines are very tough, and the straight style has the aesthetic feeling of a violent mecha.
Of course, some people don't like this set of designs and like the relatively sleek style, but whether they like the appearance or not, its integrity is very strong and no compromise has been made for certain aspects.
For example, the later domestically produced cruiser Haojue TR300 had no problem with the details alone. It was very exquisite and was equipped with imported accessories, but when put together, it always felt strange.
Xinghan 009 does not have this problem at all. The overall style is very good, and the front face is not too big, but it has a very strong sense of muscle and the entire body is very full, not to mention the details of the workmanship.
Even without a new generation of robot welders, the workmanship level of Xinghan 009 is definitely one of the top echelons in China. It may have few rivals in the world. The only drawback is that the motor is a bit weak.
The curb weight of Xinghan 009 has reached 218kg, which is the result of lightweight processing. A large cruiser weighing nearly 450kg is equipped with a motor equivalent to a 500cc engine and 60 horsepower...
The limit speed is not particularly fast.
"We have done several internal tests for actual speed measurement. Its top speed is about 134km/h, and its acceleration ability is very strong. If it is in power mode, it will start with maximum torque and the speed is very fast."
In other words... Xinghan 009's acceleration level from 0 to 100 kilometers is likely to break through to less than 4.5 seconds, or even approach 4 seconds. You must know that this is a cruise car.
The cruiser's zero-to-hundred-break time of 5 seconds is almost non-existent among 500cc-displacement fuel motorcycles of the same class.
And Xinghan 009 has another feature:
Can pretend!
It’s not just pretending to be B, it’s really possible!
Its front storage box and the two original side boxes are very large. The rear seat cushion of the split seat cushion can be opened forward. The damping feeling is very strong during the opening process. There is also a storage space below. .
This storage space is used to store helmets. The size is naturally reserved according to the size of a large full-face helmet. It is no problem to put a 3XL or 4XL full-face helmet. There are anti-slip and anti-collision designs directly below and on the sides.
Other storage spaces also have similar designs, but they are not difficult to clean. This is also to reduce the abnormal noise caused by the collision of items in the storage space during riding, which is very thoughtful.
Of course, Xinghan 009 also has some designs chosen for the sake of appearance, such as the wide tires of 130cm in the front and 160cm in the rear. This is also to enhance the muscularity of the vehicle. If it is 120cm in the front and 140cm in the rear, the appearance will be much different.
Chen Zifan didn't say much, just got up and tried to sit on it. Just looking at the car, Xinghan 009 felt very heavy, but when he got on it, he realized that Xinghan 009's control was not bad, and it was very light when swinging~
But Chen Zifan still discovered a problem:
"Can this... little man ride?"
He is 185cm tall and feels just right when riding the Xinghan 009. The pedal position is also good and the upper body is very upright and stretched. However, if he is smaller, it will feel a bit troublesome and may not be so harmonious.
"Don't worry, we have a special comparison of sitting postures. Look, Dong Chen, this is a photo we took before."
Chen Zifan took a look and found that it was indeed rideable, but it was a bit unharmonious. The size of Xinghan 009 was still a bit large, but this was not a big problem.
If a cruiser is bigger, it will be very powerful and very lethal to both men and women. Many people think that girls like small, delicate and cute motorcycles.
In fact, this is not the case. According to Chen Zifan's understanding, most girls actually like motorcycles that look handsome and powerful. They have the same preferences as boys, and the difference is not as big as imagined.
However, as an electric motorcycle, Xinghan 009’s battery life is also a top priority. This aspect still needs to be tested. Currently, it can only be estimated that the battery life of Xinghan 009 will be around 400km.
"Okay, the work of Xinghan 001 and Xinghan 009 will proceed as normal. By the way, I would like to tell Li Yuan that after the Spring Festival, Xinghan 009 will start road testing at the beginning of March at the latest, and for Xinghan 001 at the beginning of April at the latest..."
"No problem, I will convey it to you!"
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After returning to Stardust Technology Headquarters~
As the Spring Festival approaches, Stardust Games has received fierce attacks from many other game companies, saying that Stardust Games blatantly challenges industry rules and no one develops games without profits. Doing so will destroy the mobile game market...
Chen Zifan was speechless. Damn it, when can you change the words? In addition to saying that Stardust Technology challenges industry rules every day, will you say anything else?
No profit?
Is there no profit, or do you think the profit meets their requirements? And it ruined the mobile game market...
Chen Zifan feels that without Stardust Games, the mobile game market would really be destroyed. From the beginning of the game project, it was just to make money and treat players as leeks. Then who would be willing to download those new games?
"Hey, tell me, the Chinese New Year is coming soon...you guys are still going to do this. Now that Stardust Games has gone independent, why bother with them?"
Some game companies that were still attacking Stardust Games in the first place were immediately "ransacked" in the back. After the company was acquired by Stardust Games and disbanded, not only the programmers were poached, they could only cry bitterly on the Internet:
"Everyone is boasting that Stardust Technology's products are good and Stardust Games' games are good, but who knows that Stardust Technology and a bunch of its subsidiaries are all rogues! Woohoo...my company! My programmers! None of them Got it!"
Stardust Games is protecting the mobile game market, but other game companies are confusing right and wrong. Who can tolerate this? Just in time to expand the industry scale of another wave of Stardust games...
Another big thing happened before the Spring Festival. Just after New Year's Day, Midea released a number of smart home products, including air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, and water purifiers.
Their strategy when building smart homes is very simple. Smart homes may not be as useful as before in some functions, but they do not increase the price when they increase the volume!
Originally, Midea's development direction was a bit "cost-effective". Now all newly launched smart homes have increased quantity without increasing price. Combined with their novel appearance designs that conform to the mainstream public aesthetic...
Gree was stunned on the spot.
Regardless of the brand or not, Midea just asks consumers: "Our smart homes are the same price as their ordinary homes, and the quality and after-sales service are not bad. Which one do you choose?"
This time they came well prepared. They had rented a lot of "troops" from Stardust Express early on. Before the product was released, they had sold all the products to the home appliance markets across the country in a very short period of time. They could be seen everywhere. It is a promotional advertisement for Midea’s “Smart Home”.
The overwhelming level of coverage is almost as high as when Stardust 1 was released. Even Midea's promotional videos are played on a loop every day on the big LED screen in the square.
PS: Today is the second update! Thank you for your support!
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