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Chapter 358 Nanshan Technology Begins to Show Its Power

Bellows are not new. After all, they are used in many places in the industrial field.

For example, in the aerospace field and in the measurement field, bellows have their uses.

Even the engines of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft have bellows to cushion vibrations.

"Old Hou, this is the new generation of bellows that I plan to have Nanshan Technology conduct trial production."

"Compared to the bellows used in the exhaust pipes of some luxury cars, its weight has been reduced from about 1.5 kg to 0.5 kg, but the shock absorption performance has not only not decreased, but has been greatly improved."

"The strength and other requirements can fully meet the use needs of various types of passenger car exhaust systems."

"According to my design, the inner and outer tubes of this bellows are hydraulically formed using thin stainless steel plates to create the corrugations."

"A stainless steel wire mesh is placed between the inner tube and the outer tube, and a stainless steel wire mesh is also placed on the outermost layer, and the ends are shrink-cut at the same time."

"Even if we fix the specifications of this bellows to one, it can be applied to the exhaust systems of many types of vehicles."

"Because when the shrinkage at both ends of the bellows is welded to the exhaust pipe, there is a certain amount of outer diameter adjustment margin."

"According to my estimation, basically we only need to produce three to five specifications of bellows to match more than 80 percent of passenger cars in the world."

"This kind of product is really suitable for entering the after-sales market in America and Europe."

Jiang Hui quickly picked up a pen and paper and drew a schematic diagram of the bellows for Hou Guoming and Chen Chenxing.

The structure of this part is not very complicated, and Jiang Hui's design is very clever. Hou Guoming and Chen Chenxing can understand it quickly.

"According to what I have learned before, the bellows used in some foreign models are not made directly from stainless steel wire mesh, but are made by weaving stainless steel wire into stainless steel plates, and then weaving these stainless steel plates, which are a few millimeters wide, onto the already formed stainless steel outer tube."

"This can fully ensure the strength of the bellows, which is better than the traditional connection method."

As the director of BMW's automotive R&D center, Hou Guoming has some understanding of the various parts.

The exhaust system of the engine is quite important, so he naturally did some research on it.

"You are right. In Europe, the German auto parts company Wiesmann is currently using this process to provide bellows for Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedans."

"Their bellows are very heavy, the processing technology is relatively complicated, and the cost is very high. It is estimated that one will cost 20 to 30 US dollars."

"If we use our new process to produce, we can not only save a lot of stainless steel raw materials, but also greatly simplify the processing technology. Considering the cost advantage of domestic production, I estimate that 10 yuan is enough."

"If the production volume goes up, it can probably be reduced to seven or eight yuan."

"According to the black market exchange rate, it's only about one US dollar."

"Even if we export them at $5 each, we can still provide enough profit to foreign chain stores and allow consumers to buy cheaper pontoons."

"If this business is successful, it will be possible to export millions of bellows a year."

"Once we become famous in the aftermarket, it is very likely that we will be able to enter the supply system of the world's auto giants in the future."

"At that time, it was possible for us to export 20 million corrugated pipes a year."

After Jiang Hui said this, Hou Guoming and Chen Chenxing's eyes began to light up.

A tiny part may be able to generate annual export earnings of over 100 million US dollars in the future?

What kind of mysterious situation is this?
However, after looking at the bellows structure diagram designed by Jiang Hui and thinking about the current situation in the automotive industry, it seems that it is not impossible.

"Director, if the future prospects of corrugated pipes are very broad, then when we build production lines, we must fully consider the production capacity arrangement and maximize the annual output of each production line as much as possible."

"Through the research on BMW's new production line equipment, we have acquired certain equipment development capabilities. At that time, can we also design and produce this production line ourselves and keep the processing technology confidential to the greatest extent?"

Hou Guoming plans to develop the after-sales parts export business.

By then, the export parts business such as fixed calipers and bellows will be enough to support him to arrange people to develop more auto parts.

It is generally agreed that the automobile industry is a high-investment industry.

In fact, the investment in many auto parts is not small at all.

Especially since Nanshan Technology is pursuing advanced component technology and wants to maximize the factory's internal production capabilities for various parts, the design investment involved is very large.

Even though BMW's current business is relatively good, Hou Guoming is still worried that there will not be enough money in the future.

“The production line for corrugated pipes is relatively simple. Even if it is designed to be highly automated, a length of only a few dozen meters is enough.”

"The core is the hydraulic forming machine. We can purchase it from outside and then modify it to improve the speed and efficiency of hydraulic forming."

"Time waits for no one. Let's see if it's possible to start small-scale production in three months."

"Then we will showcase it at the Canton Fair next spring, and actively promote it to American aftermarket chains so that everyone can experience its benefits."

"Once sales start to pick up, we will proactively recommend it to various OEMs to see if we can quickly install it on mass-produced models and increase our production as much as possible."

Nowadays, the importance of exporting and earning foreign exchange cannot be overemphasized.

The BMW Group is now the largest industrial enterprise in Shenzhen. If it can become the largest export-earning enterprise, the various treatments it receives will surely continue to improve.

The supply of various raw materials in this era is not as simple as in later generations.

Not to mention the dual-track pricing system, the key point is that sometimes even if you have money you can't buy enough raw materials.

Jiang Hui does not want the development of the BMW Group to be restricted by the supply of raw materials.

If the BMW Group can become a well-known exporter and foreign exchange earner in Shenzhen, Lingnan Province, or even the whole country, then in order to ensure the export and foreign exchange earning task, all relevant departments will do their best to guarantee the BMW Group's demand for raw materials and other materials.

This cannot be measured by money.

Of course, the domestic market is relatively limited. If we want to develop rapidly, we still have to make money internationally. This is also an objective fact.

Otherwise, BMW would not have launched the Land Tiger pickup truck project and would not be preparing to vigorously enter the international market.

"No problem. Looking at the design of your part, apart from the mold that needs to be prepared and formed, basically only some fixtures and inspection tools are needed. The preparation time for the tooling is estimated to be no more than two months." "As for the production line, some equipment manufacturers probably have on-site stocks of ordinary hydraulic forming machines, and they are estimated to arrive in a month."

"If we make some appropriate modifications, it will be no problem to complete it within three months."

“Even if the schedule is really not right, we can start the production line first without modifying the hydraulic forming machine, and then modify it slowly, or modify it on the second production line.”

Hou Guoming has gradually accumulated a lot of management experience and is no longer just good at research and development.

The production of a component involves many aspects. If you have never been exposed to this kind of work, it will be difficult to prepare.

With experience, many things become easier.

"That's fine. You can arrange the details as you wish. I only ask that you quickly introduce products such as fixed calipers and bellows into the international aftermarket parts market, and then use the aftermarket parts market as an opportunity to enter the parts supply systems of various auto giants."

"In recent years, our country has had a very good relationship with the United States. The car manufacturers there will not artificially set up barriers to embarrass us."

"If necessary, I can even ask relevant departments to help coordinate and strive to make Nanshan Technology the first export earner of the group."

Making cars is naturally the most important thing, but it still takes a long time to develop a car from research and development to mass production.

Time waits for no one, and Jiang Hui is now preparing to have people make some breakthroughs in parts and components.

Otherwise, each factory would invest so much, but it would take time to produce results, so he would also be under pressure.

"Well, I have been in contact with people from various departments in Shenzhen City recently. If our export performance is good, we can confidently ask the relevant departments to help arrange various resources."

"We can also find ways to ask Shenzhen to help coordinate some of the college students who are in short supply in various places."

"As for poaching people from some places, that is even less of a problem."

"In particular, in recent years, many factories in China have been experiencing particularly difficult operations. However, within these factories, there are definitely a few technicians or workers with very good skills."

"If each factory contributes a few people, even if we need thousands of high-level talents, it is not impossible."

“The prerequisite is to make everyone feel that our group is worthy of key support, and to make those who come here actively join us.”

Chen Chenxing now has a lot of foreign dealings and is definitely qualified to speak on the potential impact of export earnings.

"The family quarters we built next to each factory area are the key to attracting many technical personnel. In the future, it is necessary to further speed up the construction of family quarters."

Hou Guoming interjected.

The housing problem has become increasingly serious in many big cities.

It is definitely very attractive for technicians to be able to quickly solve their housing problems after joining the BMW Group.

With their salary, one person can easily support a family.

If there are no worries about housing and education issues, it will be much easier for the BMW Group to recruit talents.

"No problem. I will personally go to the district to coordinate this matter. In the next three years, we will build at least 3000 units and dormitories that can accommodate more than people."

Jiang Hui has more say than anyone else on the issue of the house, and he knows too well the importance of this thing.

The most important thing is that the land in Shenzhen is very cheap now, but it will be very expensive in the future.

Not to mention anything else, the impact brought by the appreciation of the land occupied by the BMW Group is enough to make Jiang Hui a celebrity on the China Rich List.

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When it comes to your own career, you should naturally deal with problems immediately without procrastinating.

Jiang Hui sorted out the BMW Group's plan and immediately went to the district to visit Liu Tianwu.

"Leader, according to current plans, BMW's sales next year will exceed 15 units, challenging the 20 mark."

"By then, the number of employees directly under BMW is expected to exceed 1. If we add in surrounding group companies such as Nanshan Technology and Nanshan Transmission, it is very likely that the number of employees will exceed 2."

"By the year after next, our new generation of models will be launched, sales will further increase, and the number of employees is expected to exceed 3."

"In this case, in addition to building a new factory, supporting residential buildings, dormitories, kindergartens, primary schools and hospitals all need to be considered simultaneously."

"In order to avoid the troubles from the district every now and then, we want to buy 10 acres of land from the district at one time, and we expect to invest more than billion yuan to build various factories and supporting facilities."

Jiang Hui has dealt with Liu Tianwu quite a lot this year.

Everyone has seen the speed of BMW Group's development in the past two years, and its current momentum is very strong.

So Jiang Hui doesn't intend to hide his demands.

Three thousand acres of land, he still compressed his plan appropriately, otherwise even if he doubled it, he would still be able to use it up in the next few years.

Large automobile factories are themselves major users of land.

Not to mention that BMW produces and processes most of its parts by itself, which is equivalent to doing the work of parts manufacturers.

There is no way. China's auto parts manufacturers are generally not doing well. Even if Jiang Hui wants to hand over most of the parts business, he can't.

"No problem. The planning of the automobile industrial park has been approved by the province, and now all supporting policies are being implemented."

"Your land demand this time can be fully promoted within the large-scale scope of the industrial park, and there won't be much resistance."

Land in Shenzhen will be very expensive in the future, but not now.

For Liu Tianwu, what he hopes most now is to have more bosses come to invest.

As for whether these investments are scams, he is not very worried.

At least he is not worried at all about the BMW Group's investment.

(End of this chapter)