There's a black hole inside me

Thursday, August 16th.

Black Hole Lithography Machine Company, Second Factory.

Wei Ming made a special trip here today to visit a new device that had just been assembled and debugged recently.

High-precision 3D printer.

This 10-nanometer 3D printer was huge, comparable to a standard container, and was said to have the same level of technical difficulty as an EUV lithography machine. Wei Ming walked around it several times, observing it carefully.

Watch the operator import a water cup model on the operation panel, watch it work for five minutes, and use plastic particles to print out a cup with an exquisite shape.

Holding the cup in your hand, the surface is smooth but has a light frosted texture, which feels quite good in your hand.

"I'll put this cup in my office and I'll drink from it from now on."

Wei Ming handed the cup to the little secretary, and his eyes returned to the giant machine in front of him, and he said to Pu Weicai beside him: "Old Pu, you said this big guy is the real industrial machine. As long as there are one or several machines, Can you print out an industrial system?”

"Mr. Wei, this is how Expert Gu introduced it to us. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is similar."

Pu Weicai said: “And one thing is certain, with this 3D printer, about 55% of the non-core parts of the Tyrannosaurus EUV can be produced by this printer, because it uses an additive manufacturing model, which is more traditional than traditional ones. Subtractive manufacturing can print parts with extremely complex internal structures. The yield rate is much higher than that of parts processed by traditional machine tools, and the quality of parts of the same material is better.”

"Although the accuracy of the parts it prints is average, the non-core parts are fully usable. Based on these parts, we can design and manufacture a reduced EUV version of Tyrannosaurus. Except for the core parts, all printed parts are used, and photolithography is used. If the power is reduced to about 450W, the violent mode is cancelled, and the auxiliary system is reduced, its manufacturing cost can be reduced to about 50 million, which is only one-sixth of the Tyrannosaurus EUV-plus.”

"What's more important is that it is easy to achieve mass manufacturing. With the help of this 3D printer, the output of the reduced version of the Tyrannosaurus EUV can easily reach ten units per month, and subsequent costs will be further reduced."

“But even the reduced-spec version of the Tyrannosaurus EUV is much more powerful than Esmet’s 3800i. The 3800i sells for 700 million, so our reduced-spec version of the Tyrannosaurus only sells for 500 million, which is 200 million cheaper than theirs. Not to mention, the performance is even better!”

"Our profit margins are still guaranteed."

"Mr. Wei, this is the advantage that high-precision 3D printers bring to us. We cannot overdo it with dimensionality reduction! And this is only in the field of photolithography machines. If it is extended to automobile manufacturing and aerospace manufacturing, we can A large number of high-end things can be quickly turned into cabbage, and the cost is only a fraction of the original price, only slightly more expensive than the material itself. "

Pu Weicai introduced the various advantages of 3D printing.

"That's right, go ahead and make the reduced version of the Tyrannosaurus EUV. It will knock down some people's arrogance and force Esmet to lower the price again, and finally bring them down!"

Wei Ming nodded and said, murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

The changes brought about by 3D printing technology (i.e. additive manufacturing) are indeed revolutionary.

This field is China's strength. As early as more than ten years ago, 3D printing of large components of titanium alloy materials was realized, which led to a blowout development in the field of military equipment, whether it was warships, advanced fighter jets, or large transport aircraft. , are all produced like dumplings, making up for the shortcomings of insufficient high-end processing capabilities.

It can be said that it is a real overtaking on a curve, opening up an extremely successful shortcut.

Even though the Phoenix Machine Tool produced by Black Hole Machine Tool Company can process parts with higher precision and better quality, in terms of cost, 3D printers still have the absolute advantage, and their production efficiency is far behind.

If the industrial system represented by traditional machine tools and the industrial system represented by 3D printers engage in a war of attrition, then the one who has the last laugh may not necessarily be the traditional machine tool system, but probably the 3D printer system!

Of course, the two are not opposed to each other, but each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Combining the two, complementing each other's advantages, and matching high and low, will make you truly invincible.

"This thing is really good. Let's place an order for ten more. The more the better."

"Mr. Wei!"

The representative of the manufacturer who manufactured this 3D printer came to his ear and said: "Mr. Wei, a 3D printer requires a drilled water droplet crystal as a nozzle, and one hundred tons of super iron materials. These materials The cost is very high, Mr. Wei, we don’t intend to make money from your company. If Mr. Wei is willing to use three copies of the materials to exchange for a 3D printer, we allow unlimited exchange. "

Three materials for a 3D printer.

Only earn two copies of materials?

No, the manufacturing cost of a 3D printer will definitely not be less than 50 million, which is enough to buy three copies of materials, and even cause a slight loss.

"Okay, I can exchange the materials for the printer in the future."

Wei Ming said that he didn't know what was fishy in it, but it was an obvious advantage and he couldn't take advantage of it.

"Thank you Mr. Wei!"

The manufacturer representative thanked him profusely and smiled broadly.

In fact, the price of this high-end 3D printer is 50 million, and the manufacturing cost is also 50 million. It makes almost no money. The main purpose of selling the machine is to make friends and seize the market with a low-price strategy.

But if the machine does not make money, it does not mean that the printing materials do not make money. The profit margin here is above 50%. The materials are consumable. The machine has to be used every day. How many years does the machine last and how many years does the printing material sell? Guaranteed profit without loss.

It's exactly the same as the ink printers used in print shops.

The only thing I'm afraid of is that Wei Ming suddenly gets stuck. Without water droplet crystal nozzles and super-iron materials, the printing error will be at least 100 nanometers. The application range will also be severely compressed, and the technical advantages will be completely lost.

Therefore, we must have a good relationship with the Black Hole Group and a good relationship with President Wei! Even if you suffer a little loss, you won't hesitate.

Because today's Black Hole Group is indeed at the top of China's technology, and has the same ability as a certain country to choke you at any time and kill you. This is a feeling for those private technology companies that have joined the Western Technology Sharing Alliance. It is not so obvious and strong, or in other words, they are completely unaware of it, and they even make ignorant ridicules every day, saying that "the black hole group will not survive three years."

Only state-owned enterprises and military-industrial enterprises like them can truly understand the power and terror of the Black Hole Group.

Therefore, they have not joined the strategic alliance publicly, but they have reached a consensus in private that they would rather offend the Western Sharing Alliance than the strategic alliance, especially the Black Hole Group.

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August 28th.

Longyao Company, which had been quiet for a while, suddenly launched several big moves in succession, instantly causing a violent shock in the technology circle.