Automotive Black Technology Chapter 746: : Modular universal heavy-duty fire truck chassis!

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In Li Fanyu's view, this project was left to him, whether it was intentional or unintentional. It’s a great opportunity for myself and Zhengxin!

Why do you say that?

This starts with the information he obtained about all fire machinery companies in the world;

The heavy fire trucks currently on the market are usually composed of two parts. The most common method is modification.

Due to production cost efficiency, fire machinery companies do not produce all parts from cars to fire fighting body machinery. Instead, they purchase trucks with relatively good performance and high modification potential on the market, and load their own control systems and uppers onto them.

If you see in the product manual of an imported firefighting machinery that their ladder truck uses a Mercedes-Benz front end, their aerial spray truck uses an Isuzu front end, and their carbon dioxide fire truck uses a Volvo front end, please Don’t laugh – they might actually be the products of a firefighting machinery company!

The wide variety of imported fire trucks in China has caused a very serious problem - confusion of standards!

In North America and Europe, most countries have formulated their own fire truck standards based on different national conditions. However, China's heavy reliance on imports of heavy fire trucks has led to the phenomenon of "Wanguo brand".

Take ladder trucks as an example. For imported German firefighting ladder trucks, their height standard is 3.85 meters. The height of the imported Japanese Isuzu is 3.98 meters, and the height of the American Pierce fire truck is 4.05 meters.

Just from the height alone, it’s confusing. Even if you look at it, the height difference is not much, only about ten or twenty centimeters. But if you encounter extreme situations, such as height-limited poles and narrow building areas, some fire trucks are really barely able to get through.

In fact, this kind of joke is common in China and abroad.

Li Fanyu clearly remembers seeing on the news once that a fire ladder truck in a certain place got stuck under the balcony of a residential building and could not move when it was going to a residential area for disaster relief.

It's just the height of a brick, and he just can't get through it! In fact, the standards for the upper parts of fire trucks are almost the same. The difference lies in the chassis.

So after receiving the order, the first thing Li Fanyu thought of was standardization.

Because of the different upper parts, various fire trucks also have different requirements for the chassis. For example, in order to obtain support for fire ladders, the drag part needs to be lengthened and the shaft added. Many fire ladders have four or even six rows of wheels behind them. This is the reason.

But the foam dry powder linkage fire truck, which is also a heavy-duty fire truck, may only have two rows of wheels or three rows of wheels because of the different loading structure at the back.

Because of this structural difference, fire trucks of the same company often have different brands on the front.

But this situation is undoubtedly a huge business opportunity for Li Fanyu!

In the conference room, after reading the information Li Fanyu threw over and a R&D plan he drafted, everyone's faces were filled with surprise.

"Director Li, are you sure that the plan you have imagined can be implemented in reality?"

"Oh my God, if it goes as you planned, we can get almost all the traction chassis parts of domestic heavy-duty fire trucks in the future! Not to mention ladder trucks, even aerial vehicles and other powder filling machines For loading, you can also use Zhengxin’s towing chassis part!”

What is the proposal that makes everyone so happy?

Li Fanyu smiled and knocked on the planning document in front of him. It read "Universal Heavy Fire Truck Platform"!

That’s right!

His goal is not on a single fire ladder truck, but on his ambition to conquer the entire field of heavy fire trucks!

If a loading platform can be designed with a modular concept that can perfectly match the loading of all heavy-duty fire trucks with a constant standard, then... what a huge market Zhengxin will face! ?

One chassis has two uses, or even one chassis has multiple uses. If you think about it more boldly, it could even be a multi-purpose vehicle! How about integrating various firefighting jackets into a fire truck through a modular approach?

Integrate the elevating spray arm, ladder and elevating platform into one fire truck?

Or add a lifting spray arm to dry powder, carbon dioxide, foam, or a linked fire extinguisher?

If the modular design conceived in his mind is realized, then all these imaginations may be realized!

"Director Li, you can give this plan a try! If it really works, then our Zhengxin will be able to open up a completely new development path!"

"Yes, if it is really possible to realize a modular universal chassis for heavy-duty fire trucks, then what other car companies will do in the domestic market in the future? Even if we don't make the uppers ourselves, the chassis alone can sell like crazy. ”

"I agree with Director Li's plan, but what needs to be done specifically?"

Hearing the question, Li Fan smiled foolishly and said: "That's why I called you here. I will immediately start designing with the R&D center. The tractor will be added to the modular chassis, plus the ladder top required above. Parts and control systems require a lot of work. I estimate that the development cycle may be longer this time.

In order not to waste time, you are now starting to prepare a truck production line. Our time is limited, so customizing now is definitely not possible. It's best to just buy it ready-made and then use it after a little integration.

This is number one.

Then there is the upper part. The application sent to us by the government is a ladder truck. But the market for heavy-duty fire trucks is really huge! And most of the shares are monopolized by foreign companies. Even if there are a few domestic fire equipment companies that can produce heavy-duty fire truck uppers, the traction and chassis parts are all purchased from foreign truck tractors.

So, I’m not going to turn a blind eye to this big cake!

I want you to start working now to acquire companies that can produce fire truck accessories. This merger and acquisition does not need to be limited to the domestic market. Our group has no shortage of money or designs. But producing fire truck outfits requires absolute precision! Whether you use direct mergers and acquisitions or capital, you must find me a company that can produce high-precision fire jackets! ”

"Director Li, I have something to say that I don't know whether to say or not?"

"Say!"

"We can't just consider the prospects without considering the risks. The mass and weight of the ladder, the hydraulic structure, the control system, and the space allocation are all new areas for us. And the two points you just mentioned, It can't be done without 35 billion yuan. With such a large investment, what do you think is the chance of success?"

This question made Li Fanyu laugh: "Haha, don't worry. If the design at the R&D center can be implemented, our plan will be half completed. If the two points I told you are done well, our plan will be It’s 30% again.”

"What about the remaining 20%?"

"There is an 80% success rate. Of that 20%, I don't want to think about anything else! What other problems are there?"

"Uh...ok, no more,"

Li Fanyu looked at the senior executives and waved his hand.

"Okay, kids, let's get started!"

Everyone stood up and said yes,

Li Fanyu picked up the documents and walked out. Suddenly there was a call from behind: "Hey? Director Li! Which department does our project belong to? Should we go to Tengshi Branch?"

Li Fanyu turned around and glared at the deputy manager of the operations department who spoke: "You're stupid! We previously partnered with Guangqi in Tengshi to borrow their government resources. Agricultural machinery needs policies There are too many. Without such an official enterprise, it is difficult for us to manage it. Now the order for fire trucks is directly given to us, so why should we take it for granted? ”

Poor Guangqi Group, like a piece of toilet paper that had just been wiped buttocks, was thrown into the toilet after being used by Li Fanyu...