Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

After leaving the machinery department, Zhou Tian took a jeep back to the machinery factory. After getting off the car, he returned to the office and sat in the office chair, unable to help feeling tired.

"Hey, I wonder if the Minister can be more helpful!"

Zhou Tian thought of his conversation with Xie Yuanchang at the Ministry of Industry and couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, he also understood that it was indeed a bit inappropriate to propose the establishment of a branch factory at this time, but if he did not propose it now, he was worried that there would be no chance in the next few years. He clearly remembered what would happen in the next few years and did not want to get involved. He only hoped to guard his own piece of land, fully develop the machinery factory, and let the country's industry rise in the shortest possible time.

He was not worried about machine tools, but in other areas, with the current capabilities of the machinery factory, there was simply not enough talent reserve.

In fact, given the current nature of the August 1st Red Star Machinery Factory, it is not necessary to go through the Ministry of Industry. After all, its work unit has long been in the military. But the problem is that the August 1st Red Star Machinery Factory is a semi-military enterprise, and the Ministry of Industry has half of the management rights. It is impossible for him to exclude the Ministry of Industry.

Besides, the Ministry of Industry had been very kind to him, so he couldn't do anything ungrateful.

"Forget it, let's leave this matter to someone capable!"

Although he wanted to get things done, he also knew that with his current position, he had no control over the outcome.

In this case, he doesn't need to worry too much. If it succeeds, it will be great. Even if it doesn't, the production capacity of the machinery factory should be understood, and the tasks will be reduced accordingly. At least the goal can be achieved.

Thinking of this, he stopped thinking about it and continued to draw the blueprints of the remaining mining machinery.

He had already designed the crusher and the drill, and the next step would naturally be other equipment suitable for mining iron ore.

With the cooperation of the virtual space in his mind, drawing blueprints is now a real pleasure for him and no longer takes so much time.

Moreover, when the blueprint was just being drawn, some finished products would appear out of thin air in the virtual space of his mind, which made him draw the blueprint faster and faster.

In addition, mechanical knowledge occasionally popped up in his mind, so it can be said that his knowledge of mechanics has become more and more comprehensive, especially in some key mechanical manufacturing parameters, such as tolerance matching, surface roughness, etc. He has a more accurate grasp of them.

"Director!"

Just when he was fully immersed in the design of mining machinery, Liu Yuan suddenly pushed open the door and walked in.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Tian asked without raising his head.

"Director, the engine experiment has ended!"

"engine?"

Zhou Tian was awakened from his drawing state when he heard this. He slapped his forehead and said with a wry smile: "Look at me, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten about the engine long ago!"

As he said this, he stood up and put on his coat, saying, "Let's go and take a look together!"

The two of them left the office one after the other, went downstairs, and walked towards the engine workshop. As they walked, they said, "Xiao Liu, are Zhang Min and his team still in charge of the engine now?"

"Yes, director!"

Liu Yuan nodded.

"That's good!"

After a while, the two came to the workshop where the engine was placed, and saw many technicians from the mechanical group surrounding the engine and constantly checking it. Zhang Min and Wu Lei were standing behind a few people. When they heard footsteps coming from behind, they immediately turned around and saw Zhou Tian and Liu Yuan walking over.

"Hello, director!"

After hearing what the two said, all the technicians stood up, looked at Zhou Tian and said in unison: "Hello, Director!"

"Well, how is it, is there any problem with the engine?"

Zhou Tian ignored everyone's greetings and looked directly at the technicians and asked.

"Director, we have checked the engine and found no problems so far!"

One of the technicians answered immediately.

"That's good! Zhang Min!"

When Zhou Tian heard that there were no other questions, he looked at Zhang Min beside him.

"Director!" Zhang Min immediately stepped forward.

"Where is the experimental data of the engine? Let me see!"

"Director, here it is!" Zhang Min said, and walked forward and handed the data in his hand to Zhou Tian.

Zhou Tian nodded, took the data and looked down. After looking at it for a while, he frowned slightly and pointed at a few lines of data and said, "There seems to be something wrong here! From these data, the engine's power output seems to be unstable, and the fuel consumption rate is also high. This may be caused by uneven pressure in the cylinder or inaccurate valve timing."

As he spoke, he walked to the engine with the data in front of everyone, then disassembled the engine and opened the cylinder wall. After discovering the problem, he looked up at everyone and asked, "Who recorded the experimental data in the past few days?"

"Director, I recorded it!"

Hearing Zhou Tian’s question, one of the technicians came out.

"You recorded it. I want to ask you what the engine noise is under normal circumstances, and how much is the engine noise in the past few days?" Zhou Tian asked with a slightly gloomy expression.

"Director, this, this..."

Upon hearing this, the technician broke out in a cold sweat and stammered, unable to answer.

"If the engine just started up and there was a little noise, I wouldn't say anything, but it's been so long, look at the data you recorded, is this normal? Ah!"

As he spoke, Zhou Tian couldn't help but shout loudly, and then he looked at the other technicians.

"Have you forgotten everything I told you? And Zhang Min, Wu Lei, I entrusted such an important matter to you, and this is how you repay me?"

"You know, the manufacturing of engines requires strict control of the accuracy of each link, from parts processing to assembly, there can be no carelessness. Noise problems like this are likely due to excessive clearance between the piston and the cylinder wall, or problems with the dynamic balance of the crankshaft. There was obviously a problem with the noise in the last few days, but none of you noticed it!"

Zhou Tian became more and more angry as he spoke. Although it was not uncommon for the engine to have a little noise due to current technological limitations and some raw material issues, the problem was that these people obviously did not absorb the knowledge he had taught them. This was what made him most angry.

"Director, it's our fault!"

Hearing Zhou Tian's anger, Zhang Min and Wu Lei immediately stepped forward, lowered their heads, and admitted their mistakes with shame on their faces.

Zhang Min's pretty face was blushing, and her two long braids hung down on her bulging chest, giving her a kind of lovable charm.

Zhou Tian took a deep breath when he heard the two admit their mistakes.

He also knew that this situation was unavoidable. After all, although he had taught them a lot of engine knowledge, they were not regular students.

Whether in terms of knowledge or reaction speed, they are not as good as regular college students. It is basically impossible to ask them to reach his level all at once.

"Forget it. You two write me a self-review report. Then immediately organize people to continue manufacturing a few engines. This time you need to do it yourself! During the manufacturing process, you must strictly follow the process flow to ensure that the quality of each part meets the standards. If the manufactured engine does not meet the standards, then go back to where you came from!"

Having said that, Zhou Tian sighed, said no more, and started to deal with the current engine.