Chapter three hundred and twenty seventh at all costs
Hearing what Qin Hai said, Xia Yangjie was almost choked to death.
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber is not mysterious at all. It is nothing more than diluting the polyethylene with a certain solvent, spraying it out with a spinner and then cooling it quickly to finally form a gel-like fiber, which is similar to silkworms.
The principle of spinning is not much different. Since the material used is ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, the fibers formed have high strength and look as thin as silk, but they are difficult to cut with a knife because of their high
Its strength and high toughness make it have many uses in industry and military.
Although the principle is simple, the production process is somewhat troublesome. This fiber was first developed by two scholars from the University of Belize in the UK in the 1970s, and the idea of industrial production was proposed by the Dutch company dsm. The dsm company invented
He invented the gel spinning method using decalin as a solvent, and applied for a patent for this process in 1979. In the following ten years, dsm has been working on realizing large-scale production, but has never been able to do so. Here
During this period, Honeywell Company of the United States and Mitsui Petrochemical Company of Japan also proposed their own process designs, but they were also stuck on the threshold of large-scale production and could not break through.
Xia Yangjie specializes in fiber research and is naturally familiar with these situations. He knows that the current domestic research on ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers is still in its infancy, which is at best equivalent to the level abroad in the early 1980s. In this case, Qin
Hai is so bold that he wants to be the first to break through the barriers to large-scale production and seize the leading position in the world. If it's not that he has a high body temperature, then he is overconfident.
"Mr. Qin, do you have a fever?" Xia Yangjie asked angrily.
"My body temperature is lower than yours, do you believe it or not?" Qin Hai understood what Xia Yangjie meant. If it were anyone else who dared to speak out like this, he would also think that there was something wrong with the other person. However, when it comes to himself, he
But he doesn’t think he is whimsical. After all, his knowledge is more than 20 years ahead of this era. Many things that are difficult problems in this era are just common sense to him. He said with a smile, “There are no problems that foreigners have not solved.
It means we can't solve it. Let's do this, Lao Xia, you invite all the fiber experts in the company, and I'll talk to everyone and see if there are any good ideas."
Seeing Qin Hai's confident look, Xia Yangjie sighed. He picked up the phone and notified several fiber experts to come to the conference room for a meeting. He also specifically stated that they wanted to discuss issues related to ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber.
The company's venue was very concentrated. Xia Yangjie's phone call came, and in less than five minutes, six or seven experts had arrived. Seeing Qin Hai's presence, everyone hurriedly said hello, with friendly smiles on their faces.
These experts were all recruited by Xia Yangjie from various companies. After joining Haijie Company, his income doubled several times. He also achieved a lot of results, so he was full of gratitude and admiration for Qin Hai, the company boss.
Haijie Company is an important scientific research institution under Qin Hai. Qin Hai comes to work with experts at least one or two months a year. Everyone admires Qin Hai's professional skills and insight.
"Mr. Qin is here, what tasks have you brought for us this time?" Yu Lihong, who has become the director of a research office in the company, asked with a smile. As long as any project brought by Qin Hai is completed, there will be generous rewards.
.Everyone has a strong sense of expectation for the new project.
"Xia Gong said on the phone that it was about the super polyethylene project. We don't have enough accumulation of this thing." Another female engineer named Xu Wenhui said.
"Yes, the Dutch have been working on it for 10 years and haven't come up with it yet. Instead, they blocked the way for others with a patent."
"I read from the information that the Japanese are also doing it. Little Japan still has a way of doing this kind of thing."
"If this thing could be produced, it would be a really good thing."
Everyone started chatting with each other, and I have to say that the scientific research atmosphere within Haijie Company is very good. There is no intrigue between everyone, and they will share any information with each other, and then work together to solve the problems they face.
.In fact, the fights between people are largely due to the fact that there are more wolves and less meat. In Haijie Company, scientific research tasks are always very sufficient. I am afraid that you can't do it, so everyone has no intention.
Instead of engaging in struggle, we are more willing to work together to achieve more results.
When Xia Yangjie saw that everyone had arrived, he announced the meeting. Without any opening remarks, Qin Hai directly stated his thoughts: It would take three months to overcome the technical obstacles of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber and form a process for industrial production.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked like Xia Yangjie just now.
"This difficulty is too great." Yu Lihong spoke first: "I have paid attention to super polyethylene fiber in the past. Its production process is roughly like this: first, high molecular weight polyethylene is added to the solvent, and then
Dissolve in the dissolving tank, then use an extruder to make filaments, then cool, guide the filaments, add extraction agent, stretch them to make them into long fibers, and finally wind them, thus forming the fibers we need.
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These intermediate links and process routes are very mature. The main difficulty in the industrialization process now is the solvent added initially and the extraction agent added before stretching. These two things are very difficult to handle.
The Dutch invented a method of using decalin as a solvent and applied for a patent. We cannot take this route. The methods of the Americans and Japanese have not been disclosed, but they have applied for a patent for using paraffin oil as a solvent, which is also blocked.
One way. If we want to do it, we must find other solvents. This work alone may not be completed in three months, let alone three years."
Yu Lihong's words made everyone nod frequently, and Qin Hai couldn't help but cast a pleased look at Xia Yangjie, which meant that he was very satisfied with the researchers of Haijie Company. This project topic was his brainchild.
It was a sudden thought and was not disclosed to anyone in advance, but Yu Lihong was able to speak clearly and accurately, and he also grasped the main technical obstacles very accurately, which shows their usual accumulation.
"If the problem of solvents and extractants can be solved, are there any difficulties in designing the entire production process?" Qin Hai directly bypassed Yu Lihong's question and asked everyone.
"This is no problem. Silk making and stretching are all very mature methods. If we can't figure it out, we won't receive this salary." Someone replied with a smile.
"We have never come into contact with super polyethylene fiber. However, I read foreign information that the monofilaments of this fiber are prone to static electricity, and some oil needs to be added during the winding process. This oil needs to be developed in advance.
" Another person reminded.
"Yes, there is also the lack of polar groups on the surface of this kind of fiber, strong chemical inertness, and poor interface bonding with resin materials. Foreign information suggests that corona treatment or surface modification treatment can be performed. The technology in this area is also
It needs to be resolved in advance.”
"Fiber cutting is a difficult problem and requires high-strength tools..."
"We need to consider the issue of heat resistance. The heat resistance limit of this fiber is 130 degrees Celsius. Temperature control during the production process is very important..."
Several people chatted and kept adding process requirements. Some of the issues were already thought of by Qin Hai in advance, while others were not known to Qin Hai himself until he heard others talk about them. There are specialties in the art industry.
When a technology moves from the laboratory to the factory, there are countless links that need attention. Only experts who have been engaged in this type of work for a long time can think of such details. Qin Hai, Xia Yangjie and Yu Lihong kept recording everyone's thoughts.
A complete set of research ideas gradually took shape under their writing.
"Everyone has said very well. I will take everyone's opinions into account and divide the work now..." Qin Hai took his notebook and began to arrange work for everyone one by one. In some places, he would also outline some suggestions.
The suggestions are of course effective solutions that have been verified by later generations, and at the time, they were regarded as guidance from a high position.
After arranging the research work for each process, Qin Hai turned to Xia Yangjie and Yu Lihong and said: "Lao Xia, Yu Gong, I also have some ideas about the solvent issue, but it is more complicated, so I won't waste everyone's time.
Okay, let’s talk about it later, what do you think?”
Xia Yangjie and Yu Lihong understood clearly. The so-called not wasting everyone's time was actually more important because they were unwilling to reveal the key ideas in advance. It took foreign manufacturers more than ten years to find a suitable solvent, and they also applied for patents as barriers to prevent
Latecomers have entered, which shows how valuable the development of a solvent is. How can such a development idea be made known to everyone casually?
Everyone here is also engaged in technology. How can you not understand the mystery of this? Since Qin Hai chose a more euphemistic explanation, naturally everyone will not delve into it. If you do your job well, you will have high profits.
With bonuses available, why should anyone touch the company’s core secrets?
"Gong Xia, the aramid fiber project I am currently working on has some conflicts with the tasks assigned by Mr. Qin. How do you think we should solve it?" Someone asked Xia Yangjie for instructions.
Xia Yangjie looked at Qin Hai and didn't understand Qin Hai's intention. Qin Hai said to everyone: "Unless there are contract restrictions that must be completed on time for the projects you are working on now, stop them all and concentrate on what I just arranged."
As for the required funds, everyone will make a budget immediately after returning and submit it to Xia Gong for review. I won’t say much else. I will only say one thing: My principle for this project is that no matter the cost, as long as time is needed.
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"Understood!" Everyone replied in unison, and at the same time secretly thought in their hearts: In the next three months, I am afraid that I will have to move my luggage to the company. (To be continued...)
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