Zhang Yujie said on the side: "The marine steel that the Blue Whale needs this time is related to the life of the Blue Whale, especially the F-class ultra-high-strength marine steel you are looking for this time, which is rare in China. Even in
There are only a few countries in the world that can produce it, so this business trip may be difficult, and you need to travel all over the country!"
Zhao Jingfu has a relatively thorough understanding of offshore steel. After all, most of the important welding tasks on Fengyang Shipyard’s drilling platform are entrusted to him, especially the welding of offshore steel. His technology is second to none, which is why he is
The reason why he, a welder, became a buyer.
"Chief Engineer, don't worry, I will definitely find suitable offshore steel for the group company!" Zhao Jingfu said hurriedly.
Zhang Yujie laughed and said, "Don't be nervous. Our comrades from the External Relations Department are also investigating this matter. You first follow this order and follow the purchasing team. You just put forward your professional opinions and don't worry about anything else!"
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"Okay!" After all, Zhao Jingfu is just a welder and cannot participate in procurement negotiations. Their task this time is to provide professional knowledge and judge whether the offshore steel provided by the factory meets the needs of the Blue Whale.
Offshore steel is the abbreviation of offshore engineering steel. Due to being in harsh environments for a long time and facing erosion and corrosion such as sea wind, waves, undercurrents, etc., steel used in offshore engineering equipment manufacturing must have high strength, high toughness, high fatigue resistance, and high
Corrosion resistance and other characteristics as well as excellent weldability.
Therefore, the technical content of offshore steel products is very high. my country's mid-to-low-end offshore steel products can basically meet the domestic market demand. However, there is still a large gap between the quality stability of high-performance products and the international advanced level, and the demand is highly dependent on foreign countries. .
The Blue Whale weighs more than 40,000 tons, and its construction requires a large amount of high-quality offshore steel. Thousands of tons of ultra-thick and super-strong offshore steel are needed. Most of the steel used in the offshore platforms built by Fuhai Group in the past was imported from abroad.
, this time although there was such a familiar route, it was directly denied by the company leadership.
The Blue Whale is the Chinese Blue Whale. If domestically produced materials can meet the standards, why do we have to do everything possible to import them from abroad? Not only does it cost a lot of foreign exchange, but it is also in danger of being stuck at the critical moment.
High-quality marine steel is regarded as a negotiating tool in the eyes of some countries. Especially in the design of the Blue Whale, the highest level of marine steel, Class F, is required, which is a highly confidential technology. Even if Fuhai Group spends
If you pay a large price, you may not be able to buy it.
Moreover, the cost of imported steel is extremely high, which will significantly increase the cost of the entire project, and the delivery time cannot be guaranteed. Once the construction period is delayed, the daily economic losses may reach millions.
This kind of thing has happened many times before. Through the lessons learned many times before, from Lu Zhengtao to Zhang Yujie, as well as the members of the Whale Dream Project headquarters, this time they all unanimously determined that materials that can be localized must be purchased from China.
This way, unexpected situations can be avoided.
The key is that high-strength offshore steel itself is a big challenge, and welding is a difficulty built on this challenge.
If you want the Blue Whale to stand in front of the world, welding countless steel materials is the key. If even a welding king like Zhao Jingfu cannot solve the problem, the Blue Whale still cannot be formed. So many excellent design ideas, ingenious
The concept is still like a castle in the air.
This is why Zhang Yujie personally asked Zhao Jingfu to join this group.
It is impossible for foreign manufacturers to allow Fuhai Group's own workers to participate in this highly confidential offshore steel production, especially for welding research.
If domestic manufacturers, all this can be solved, and they can even establish a cooperation route together.
However, although China is a major steel producer, there are not too many high-quality and high value-added steels. The most important thing is the high-strength offshore steel required by the Blue Whale, especially at least 690MPa or above, which has excellent
Extra-thick and ultra-high-strength marine steel with excellent low-temperature toughness, welding performance and corrosion and cracking resistance is rare in China.
There are probably only a handful of steel mills that can reach this level.
Once the material problem cannot be solved, the final result will be that the beautiful Blue Whale sleeps on the drawings forever.
Before absorbing Zhao Jingfu into this material procurement team, the group company had conducted many investigations and targeted several large domestic steel mills. It was not known whether they could manufacture or develop such high-strength offshore steel.
After the confidential meeting, each purchasing team immediately rushed to their respective target areas. Zhao Jingfu's team consisted of five people, including three people from the purchasing department, one person from the quality inspection system, and Zhao Jingfu, a welder.
"I am Zhang Hang, the person in charge of this offshore steel procurement, deputy director of the procurement department, and these are my colleagues Wang Tianan and Yuan Yi! What do you call the two leaders?" Zhang Hang opened a message on the way to the train station.
In the brief meeting, the first thing is to introduce yourself, because this time there are more experts in quality inspection and materials.
"Hello everyone, I am Wei Yuhui, from the Quality Inspection Department of Fengyang Shipyard!" A girl with short hair sitting in front of Zhao Jingfu said to everyone with a smile.
When Zhao Jingfu heard that it was from the Quality Inspection Department, his head suddenly buzzed. If there are any units in Fengyang Shipyard that cooperate well, there may be many answers, but if there are two units that are in the same boat, it must be the Quality Inspection Department and Construction.
department.
Especially the workers in the welding system have endless opinions about the quality inspection department. In Zhao Jingfu's words, the people in the quality inspection department are all princes of hell, but I didn't expect that the "lord of hell" in front of me is quite good-looking.
No matter how beautiful she is, she is still my evil star!
Zhao Jingfu felt miserable because he couldn't go on a business trip with the people from the quality inspection department, and there was no time limit.
"Leader, what's your name?" Zhang Hang immediately asked Zhao Jingfu.
Zhao Jingfu, who had just been stunned, quickly smiled to cover up his depression, "Hello, my name is Zhao Jingfu, and I work in the welding class at Fengyang Shipyard!"
The three people in the purchasing department were stunned for a moment.
Can only those in the welding class join the purchasing team?
What kind of technical advice can he provide?
Several people suddenly had a lot of doubts in their hearts, but this time the plan was all arranged by the Whale Dream Project headquarters, so naturally they couldn't say anything.
Wei Yuhui, on the other hand, turned around and took a closer look at Zhao Jingfu with some surprise.
"Are you Zhao Jingfu?"
"What's wrong?" Zhao Jingfu looked at Wei Yuhui's sharp eyes. He was already a little worried and felt even more uneasy.