Chapter 186 The Struggle Escalates, Huaqiang Factory Comes for Help(2/2)
Guo Shuyin knows how to speak very well.
If he asked Cao Yang for help solving this problem as soon as he came up, it would definitely arouse Cao Yang's resentment.
It seems that if you have problems, the responsibility lies with me.
Although this is indeed the case, different expressions convey very different feelings to people.
"Welding robot?"
"There is no monopoly on this thing. There should be quite a few manufacturers that can do it, right?"
Cao Yang didn't know until today that Toyota Motor and Aisin would deal with Nanshan.
So after listening to Guo Shuyin's words, I wasn't very nervous.
This impact is far from putting Nanshan into crisis.
"Mr. Cao, what you said is correct."
"In the welding robot industry, there are still many manufacturers that can do it."
"But in the industry, except for KUKA and ABB in Europe, all the others are Japanese companies."
"OTC, Yaskawa, Kawasaki, Panasonic, Fanuc, Fujikoshi, they basically occupy 70 to 80% of China's welding robot market."
"Because KUKA and ABB need to import from Europe, the prices are much higher than those from Japan."
"Although there have been several robot manufacturers in China recently, the accuracy and quality of the robots are still far behind those of foreign companies."
"The most disgusting thing is that we contacted KUKA and ABB last week, and the other party's attitude seemed a bit ambiguous."
"Although I didn't reject it directly, the quotation conditions were also very harsh."
"So I think this matter is not simple."
Guo Shuyin quickly explained the situation to Cao Yang.
There are many manufacturers that can produce welding robots, but all of them that are available now are unable to compete with Nanshan.
This situation must be taken seriously.
"In the past, when Schuler and Aida teamed up to deal with Nanshan, their actions were very coy, and they just made us uncomfortable by raising prices and delaying delivery."
"Now I don't hide it at all. We are not directly allowed to cooperate with Nanshan."
"It seems that these people are determined to kill me."
Cao Yang snorted in his heart, and his dislike for Toyota Motor, Aisin, and Fanuc became even more intense.
It’s a fair competition for everyone. If Nanshan loses, then Cao Yang has nothing to say.
Now because Aisin's gearbox QCD comprehensive capability cannot match that of Nanshan, I'm starting to get worried.
All kinds of off-board means began to be used.
It seems that the gearbox has affected the core interests of the other party.
After all, the most important reason why Japan Automobile can maintain its dominant position is that the engine assembly and gearbox assembly have absolute advantages over China.
Now that the gearbox assembly has been lost, their advantage has dropped by one level.
The most critical thing is that after the advantages of the gearbox assembly are lost, how long the advantages of the engine assembly can be maintained is also a question mark.
After all, the gearbox assembly is sometimes more difficult to complete than the engine assembly.
If China can improve the gearbox, there is no reason why it cannot improve the engine.
"Mr. Cao, those companies in Japan have many connections with each other."
"There may be industries under the same consortium behind it, but most people don't know it."
"Nowadays, Nanshan gearboxes and Nanshan machine tool CNC systems and bearings have brought very strong competitive pressure to Japanese companies."
"They are probably trying every means to suppress us."
"Although companies like KUKA and ABB have no direct conflicts with us, there must be some cooperation and tacit understanding between them and these Japanese companies."
"There is no need for them to completely offend the Japanese manufacturers because of Nanshan."
"The trouble now is that domestic robot manufacturers are not up to par. Even if we want to use them, we can't come up with qualified products."
"After all, the welding of auto parts requires relatively high precision for robots."
"If the accuracy is not up to standard, all the parts produced will be scrap."
Guo Shuyin did not say what his specific request was, but he believed that Cao Yang would definitely understand what he meant.
"Mr. Cao, the core technology of welding robots is high-precision bearings, precise CNC systems and high-performance motors."
"The first two key points are a big threshold for other manufacturers, but they are nothing to us at Nanshan."
"After all, our bearings and CNC systems are also very leading in the entire industry."
"Now it's just about the motor. We are still in research and development and have not entered mass production on a large scale."
"But if you try hard, you won't be able to break through."
"Mr. Cao, should we set up a separate robot division in the equipment center to research and produce robots ourselves?"
"The first product is a welding robot. Let the Japanese manufacturers see it. Without Butcher Zhang, we wouldn't be able to eat pigs with hair on them."
Pan Jinxing could not help but interject a word from the side.
This is the best opportunity to expand the business scale of the equipment center, and he will naturally not miss it.
This year Nanshan's turnover will hit a record high, and according to Cao Yang, 10% of the turnover will be used as research and development expenses.
This means that Nanshan’s research and development expenses this year can reach 800 million or even more.
Whether it is the equipment center, the mold center, or the R&D team of each component, they are all staring at this cost.
As the person in charge of the equipment center, Pan Jinxing naturally hopes that the company can devote R&D resources to the equipment field.
"We produce it ourselves?"
Cao Yang thought about it over and over again and felt that this idea seemed good.
Even though welding robots are inconspicuous, ordinary people don’t even know they exist.
But in the industrial field, there are many places where robots are used in various industries.
With the rapid economic development, China's labor costs will continue to increase.
Expanding the use of robots in the future is also an inevitable choice.
"Yes, Mr. Cao, I think the robotics industry has great potential."
Seeing that Cao Yang was a little moved, Pan Jinxing's attitude became even firmer.
On the contrary, Guo Shuyin was a little depressed.
If Nanshan does it himself, can the research and development speed catch up with the needs of Huaqiang Factory?
Chapter completed!