Siheyuan: Return to the Era of Prosperity

Chapter 64 Craftsmanship
"Hmph, what's so great about that? I will definitely catch up with you." Shen Zhiwen was not very confident.

Yes, when faced with a genius like Shen Zhihua, no one would have the confidence to surpass him.

"Don't compare yourself with Zhihua, just be yourself." Shen Zhiyu comforted his sister.

When the siblings were talking, Yan Bugui happened to pass by. After hearing what they were talking about, he gritted his teeth and decided to go back and supervise the studies of the second and third brothers.

The next morning, Shen Zhiyu arrived at the craft room early to report for duty. He would start working here from today.

When he arrived, no one in the process room was there and the office door was locked, so he could only wait at the door.

After waiting for about ten minutes, someone finally came to the craft room. He was a tall and thin man in his twenties.

Seeing Shen Zhiyu standing at the door of the craft room, Lu Zhongliang asked in confusion: "Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"Hello, leader. My name is Shen Zhiyu. I have been assigned to the process room and I am here to report today." Shen Zhiyu stepped forward and explained.

"I'm just a worker and I dare not call you leader. Please come in first. Chief Qi hasn't arrived yet. Please come in and wait for a moment." Lu Zhongliang waved his hand and said.

After Shen Zhiyu entered the room, he helped the tall and thin man clean up the office, and sat on a chair waiting for the Chief Qi he mentioned.

Through the conversation, Shen Zhiyu basically understood the basic situation of the craft room.

The Process Room of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, also known as the Process Technology Room, is an internal department of the steel rolling mill. It has one section chief, two deputy section chiefs, and nine technicians.

The main responsibilities are to be responsible for the inspection of process equipment throughout the factory, collect and organize process parameters, review technical regulations and process modifications, and other quality management system operations, process technology management, and acceptance management of product quality.

The Process Technology Department has great power. It manages the operating specifications of machinery and technical workers, can make suggestions for unreasonable ones, and can also impose corresponding penalties on workshop workers who operate improperly.

After Shen Zhiyu and the tall and thin Lu Zhongliang figured out the job functions of the process technology room, the steel rolling mill also rang the work bell.

Lu Zhongliang waved his hand and said, "I'll take you to see Section Chief Qi."

Lu Zhongliang took Shen Zhiyu to Chief Qi's office, motioned for Shen Zhiyu to go in by himself, and he went back to do his own work.

Shen Zhiyu knocked on the office door and pushed it open only after the person inside agreed.

Sitting at the desk was a man in his forties.

"Hello, Chief Qi. I am Shen Zhiyu. I have been assigned to the Process Technology Room. I'm here to report to you." Shen Zhiyu said respectfully.

Qi Qingwu glanced at Shen Zhiyu and said, "Sit down and talk."

Shen Zhiyu followed the rules of the officialdom in his previous life and sat on one-third of the sofa, but did not dare to sit down, waiting for Chief Qi to talk. "You are Shen Zhiyu. Minister Yan told me that you will report in the next two days and tell me about your basic situation." Qi Qingwu put down the pen in his hand and pretended to listen.

"Chief Qi, I dropped out of technical secondary school last year due to family reasons and worked in the production technology department of our factory. This year, I took the school exam through self-study and obtained a technical secondary school diploma. I majored in mechanics and am currently a level 6 clerk." Shen Zhiyu introduced himself briefly.

Qi Qingwu thought for a moment and said, "Since you have worked in the production technology department for nearly a year, you should know something about our factory. Tell me what you think."

Shen Zhiyu knew that Qi Qingwu wanted to know his real talents and knowledge. To be honest, he did have his own unique insights on the steel rolling mill, but it was not convenient for him to talk about it. At present, he could only express some superficial views.

The purpose of steel rolling is the same as other pressure processing. On the one hand, it is to obtain the required shape, such as steel plates, strips, wires and various steel sections.

On the other hand, in order to improve the internal quality of steel, common automobile plates, bridge steel, boiler steel, pipeline steel, rebar, rebar, electrical silicon steel, galvanized plates, tinplates, including train wheels are all processed through the steel rolling process.

In addition, due to the wide variety and specifications of rolled products, and some products are produced after multiple rolling processes, steel rolling production is usually divided into two categories: semi-finished product production and finished product production.

In later generations, steel rolling was almost entirely automated and had a single function, basically only responsible for steel rolling operations.

But nowadays, steel mills are not only responsible for steel rolling operations, but also produce many products and parts.

After thinking for a while, Shen Zhiyu answered: "Chief, let me tell you my superficial opinion. I hope you can forgive me if there is anything wrong. In plain words, a steel rolling mill is a place where steel rolling is carried out. Steel rolling production is the production link of rolling steel ingots or billets into steel products."

"Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, my country's steel production has increased significantly, and steel rolling mills have also begun to develop rapidly, and there is a situation where production cannot keep up with construction. Generally speaking, the technical level of our steel rolling has improved rapidly, and the output has continuously broken through and created history, but there are also some problems."

"First, our equipment is old. Most of them are old equipment left over from the invasion of Japan and old equipment discarded by the Russians. The automation and precision levels are not high. These equipment have been in existence for a long time and are prone to failure, which seriously affects production efficiency and quality."

"My suggestion is that we should start research and development as soon as possible, research new equipment, or find ways to purchase more advanced equipment."

Qi Qingwu looked at Shen Zhiyu and said, "Comrade Zhiyu, what you said makes sense. The technicians in our factory have mentioned this issue many times. It's just that we don't have any ideas for independent research, and it's not realistic to purchase from outside. You know, we are still very poor."

Shen Zhiyu thought for a moment and continued, "Section Chief, strictly speaking, our equipment has long been obsolete internationally. These devices require mechanized or semi-mechanized manual or mechanical feeding of steel, and workers operate the input and output rollers of the rolling mill or manually feed the steel billets into the rolling mill. At present, we do not have the ability to purchase newer equipment, and independent research and development will not be completed in a short time."

"But our operation itself has potential safety hazards. I think we can start with the system to curb some risks at the root, and then improve product quality. For example, parts and equipment should not be piled in front of equipment, smoking is not allowed in the workshop, and machines must be strictly turned on and off."

After hearing what Shen Zhiyu said, Qi Qingwu nodded first, then shook his head.

He nodded because he knew that Shen Zhiyu's suggestions were very pertinent and had real substance, but these good suggestions could not be implemented in the current steel rolling mill.

The factory director Yang Guofeng and the deputy director Qi Fujun, who is in charge of process production, are both military veterans. They are not proficient in the technology of the steel rolling mill, and their management is extensive and they pursue speed one-sidedly.

I can only write down Shen Zhiyu's words and wait to execute them later.

(End of this chapter)