I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?.

Chapter 736 Precision Industry
"Have you heard? Amy will soon cooperate with us in space."

"Hasn't Artemis already cooperated on the moon?"

"Not this, but the large-scale kind where we build a space station together."

"Don't spread rumors. It's clearly Xinyuan and SpecaX that are planning commercial cooperation. They are also operating space tourism together. It's not at the international level at all."

"Isn't Ami planning to rebuild the International Space Station with us? That one is too old now!"

"Why don't you look for Lucia? The Alliance has so much advanced technology that we should use it!"

"..."

At a branch factory in Shancheng, dozens of engineers and technicians gathered together to discuss hot topics intensely. They lined up and waited for their boss' instructions only after Chen Jun's car entered.

Chen Jun opened the car door from the passenger side, but the engineers did not see the driver in the cab.

They subconsciously looked up at the roof of the car, but saw no lidar, no visual recognition system, just nothing at all.

It was an ordinary second-generation XC7 electric sedan, without the luxury version of the L2 assisted driving system, and there were no signs of modification.

Just as they were wondering whether the car was really driverless, two people in work clothes got out of the back seat. The XAP logo on their backs was very eye-catching, and they immediately exclaimed.

They are very clear about what Xinyuan represents. As long as they see people from the parent company in Xin'an, it means the introduction of new technology and self-funded funds.

Could it be advanced driverless technology this time?
……

"Mr. Chen, this construction vehicle must be kept confidential. We have installed an anti-theft mechanism. It will be very troublesome to disarm it after it is triggered."

"I understand. I know all the rules."

Facing the two technicians, Chen Jun did not show any contempt. Instead, he felt like a local minister facing an imperial envoy.

What's more, the parent company is here to export technology, which is much more comfortable than Xin'an's own hard work in research and development.

The car he drove was equipped with a chopped-up unmanned driving system that Xinyuan had randomly put together. Xinyuan didn't have the energy to specialize in making cars, so it simply modified it from aerospace computers, with an absurdly high level of integration.

After the system is transplanted, only basic vehicle data needs to be input, and the built-in 360-degree panoramic view and GPS can be used to achieve fairly reliable autonomous driving. Adding other equipment will give it even more power, and the computing power is sufficient to cope with almost all complex scenarios. Xin'an's job is to split it up, further cut it down, and reduce costs.

But the focus today is not the car, but the factory under his feet.

This was originally an assembly plant for a new energy sub-brand of Second Automobile Works that was about to go bankrupt. It was bought by Xin'an and was prepared to be transformed into the purely unmanned factory that Lin Ju hoped for.

The two engineers who came here now are here to see which equipment can be retained so as to be connected to the OAGS system. The vast majority of processing equipment and machines on the market have certain restrictions, and only a part of them can be modified.

They and Xin'an's engineers began to inspect the factory inside and out, but after a round of inspection, they found that there were not many machines worth keeping, especially many robotic arms made by foreign companies, which could not be connected to OGAS due to write protection programs.

"So many robotic arms, don't you want them all?"

Xin'an's engineers felt it was a pity and added:
"They are all ABB products. They have only been used for two years. It is difficult to dismantle them. Domestic products are still not as reliable as these." Xinyuan's technicians did not deny it, but nodded in agreement:
"There are indeed not many products in the domestic market that can stand the test, but the progress is definitely fast. If there is enough time, you can actually ask Amei to customize a batch, but it will cost more."

"custom made?"

Xin'an engineers were a little surprised. Similar suppliers of the Amei brand certainly had good products, but Xinyuan's requirement was to connect to the OGAS system, requiring manufacturers to either release permissions or cooperate with improvements. High-end manufacturers would not be so humble.

Even if Xinyuan is very powerful, it is not certain that any manufacturer would be willing to do this.

However, Xinyuan's technicians nodded as a matter of course:
"Xinyuan is not only preparing to upgrade its own manufacturing technology, but also planning to make similar equipment. We are planning to acquire a batch of technologies or patents, and may also acquire a similar company to directly obtain production capacity and technology.

Several Aramco companies are now in contact with us and want to sell us their core technologies.

Modifying a little bit of equipment... not a problem."

The engineers didn’t expect to hear such explosive news: Xinyuan is planning to enter the field of precision equipment!
As to whether such high-tech transactions would be restricted by Aramco, everyone tacitly avoided the question.

Since the other party dares to say so, he must have the confidence.

……

On September 9, just two days after Musk returned to Aramco, the so-called "opportunity" he told Tom appeared.

After that UN General Assembly meeting, other countries were still unclear about what had happened and were trying to find out the news, but the interaction between China and the United States was extremely enthusiastic.

A Lockheed executive tweeted an image of the NOVA rocket and a picture of the F1R engine, then @xap, claiming that it could undertake United Mining's lunar-to-Earth fuel transportation project.

XAP even gave an official response, expressing optimism about NOVA's performance and looking forward to future cooperation opportunities.

Then a former federal official jumped out to comment on the matter, saying that the two countries have a long history of aerospace intersections (referring to Mr. Qian), and denounced the unreasonableness of the Wolf Doctrine, hoping that it could be completely abolished as soon as possible.

The US government has not made any official statement on the matter, but the head of the Pentagon suddenly submitted a bill to Congress, arguing that the existing system does not have strict supervision over spacecraft entering space from various countries, which will greatly affect the normal operation of satellites.

And this time he mentioned the Space Force again, openly stating that the Outer Space Treaty is no longer in line with the characteristics of the times and needs to be revised.

The outside world is still speculating in confusion whether Ami took the wrong medicine or there is a shocking secret, but Ami's political and business circles, who got the news first, have already taken action.

Speca X, Boeing, Lockheed, Pfizer and many other Aramco high-tech companies have gathered in Washington, preparing for an unprecedented airframe visit.

Mixed among these giants is a small company called "Lightly Machinery", which manufactures industrial robotic arms and is inconspicuous in the crowd.

However, the background behind it is quite impressive. It is a joint venture between two Aramco companies and a Canadian company. Their combined business scope covers everything from precision machine tools to space robotic arms, and they possess rare precision processing technology.

They said that the "predetermined" members have been designated as a model transaction by the governments of both sides, mainly to import high-end industrial technology from Aramco. Everything from technology to physical objects is indispensable, and it is completely impossible to go any further.

(End of this chapter)