Time flies by like a flash, and Zhang Xingyang spends most of his time on the train.
Almost every two days I have to take the train between the institute and the 703 Factory.
For this reason, Zhang Xingyang often had to deal with various affairs of the research institute or factory on the train.
Finally, after more than a month of intense training, and workers working overtime to install and debug the equipment overnight.
Trial production of new carbon-carbon composite materials is finally about to begin.
For this hard-won trial production, Zhang Xingyang arrived at the 703 factory two days early.
Together with members of the scientific and technological steering group and workers who have received complete training, they checked each link step by step, striving to solve all problems before trial production.
Bundles of fiber filaments from the raw material port slowly pass through the tension adjustment device to pre-tighten the carbon fiber bundles to ensure that there are no slack or gaps between the carbon fibers.
The carbon fiber bundles that have undergone tension adjustment are then passed through an automated braiding machine to wind the fiber bundles along a predetermined path to the surface of the mold.
At this step, the entire piece of carbon fiber material has basically been formed.
If it were just a carbon fiber material factory, production would have basically been completed at this point.
In fact, based on the current price of carbon fiber materials on the market, the current products of Factory 703 are already very competitive.
At present, the price of one kilogram of high-strength two-dimensional carbon fiber materials on the market is about 2,400 yuan, so you have to ask your grandfather to sue your grandmother before you can buy some from others.
Today, the cost of high-strength two-dimensional carbon fiber materials produced by Factory 703 is about 600 yuan.
Even if the price triples, selling for 1,800 yuan per kilogram, it is still 600 yuan per kilogram lower than other products.
This is a highly impactful competitive advantage.
At this time, the officer who had been standing in front of Xu Yuanchao turned to look at Hu Deming and asked:
"Director Hu, what is our factory's current annual output approximately?"
Hu Deming was very excited when he saw that the production line was running normally. The factory was finally saved, and he said with a smile on his face:
"Old leader, if the production capacity of our factory's current equipment is maximized, the annual output can reach 1,500 tons!"
The old officer secretly calculated in his mind. Assuming that the profit of one kilogram was less than one thousand yuan, then the profit of one meal would be one million.
The profit of 1,500 tons is 1.5 billion? ! !
The old officer who quickly calculated the result was immediately shocked by the result he calculated and blurted out:
"The profit of this factory is almost one-tenth of the Air Force's military expenditure?!"
This year, the total military expenditure of the three armed forces was only over 70 billion, and less than 20 billion was allocated to the Air Force.
But now the profit of a factory can reach 1.5 billion, which really shocked the old officer.
But at this time, Xu Yuanchao was a little embarrassed and explained something in the old officer's ear.
After the reorganization of Factory 703, it is no longer a purely military enterprise.
Currently, the Rocket Research Institute holds the leading position. According to the results of previous negotiations, the Rocket Research Institute holds 78% of the shares through technology investment and has absolute control over Factory 703.
In other words, even if profits are distributed, the majority belongs to the Rocket Research Institute, and the military can only get a small part at most.
However, the old officer calculated in his mind that even if this was the case, there would be more than 300 million per year!
This money is enough for the Air Force to replace almost three Su-27s!
Zhang Xingyang looked at the old officer who was thinking about the future profits of Factory 703, and couldn't help but remind him:
“This is just carbon fiber material that Factory 703 was originally capable of producing, but now it just improved the process to reduce costs.
The new material has not been produced yet! "
At this time, the old officer, who had already lost some sense of proportion, came to his senses and quickly asked Zhang Xingyang:
"The new material is said to be used in the WS-10 project. How is its performance?"
Too many people have devoted their efforts to this project, including this veteran officer who is already in his fifties and has white hair at the temples.
Zhang Xingyang smiled and said:
"I dare say that within five years no one else in the world will be able to make a material with such strong performance, not even in the laboratory."
In fact, Zhang Xingyang is more modest here. Even if others are given ten years, they may not be able to make such materials in the laboratory.
Of course, the old officer still didn't dare to believe it. After all, domestic materials now lag behind foreign countries in all aspects. He asked dubiously:
"Is everything you said true?"
At this time, Xu Yuanchao also explained:
"Professor Su Che, a materials science expert on the WS-10 project team, personally verified the performance of the new material at that time, and it is indeed more than twice as good as similar foreign materials."
At this time, the old officer reluctantly put aside his doubts.
Another question of great concern was asked:
“What is the approximate final cost price of the new materials, and how much profit can there be?”
Zhang Xingyang had done some accounting work in this area two days ago, so he quickly revealed the data:
“Now that production has just started, everyone is not very familiar with it, and the cost is about 1,300 yuan per kilogram.
As for profits, it is actually more difficult to compare, because China is almost blank in this regard.
However, the performance of Eagle Sauce is about one-third of our products, and the latest price quoted last year was US$3,200. "
The workers present were shocked when they heard such exaggerated data.
In the end, it was the oldest officer who reacted the fastest and said:
"Even if we sell it at this price, the annual profit will be more than 30 billion!"
This is almost the same as the total military expenditure of the navy and air force this year combined!
Feeling that the other party seemed to have misunderstood something, Zhang Xingyang quickly explained:
“The annual output of carbon-carbon composite materials is not that large, only about a hundred tons per year.
And most of them will be used by our new rocket engines and WS-10 engines.
It is estimated that the amount that can really be taken out is only about 20 to 30 tons at most. "
The veteran officer was a little disappointed at this time, but it was basically a happy thing that the WS-10 project could be progressed smoothly.
So he looked at the rising temperature of the CVI furnace and said to Zhang Xingyang:
"Dean Zhang, are you interested in participating in the WS-10 project?"
The veteran military officer almost intuitively believed that Zhang Xingyang would have a huge promotion effect on the WS-10 project.
Zhang Xingyang doesn't have many opinions on helping his country improve its strength.
But after all, I am only one person, and it is impossible to take into account the work of the Rocket Research Institute and the WS-10 project at the same time.
So he said a little apologetically:
"The Rocket Research Institute is now almost full of novices in scientific research. If they are not in the institute for a long time, I'm afraid they will have an accident."
The old officer obviously felt that Zhang Xingyang had misunderstood what he meant, so he smiled and said:
"What I actually mean is that handing over some sub-projects of the WS-10 project to your institute does not require you to travel for a long time."
Zhang Xingyang's eyes lit up after hearing this.
Yes, this will also allow those researchers who have just stepped out of campus to experience it.
