Production capacity, or production resources, is more appropriate.
Increasing the output of weapons and ammunition is by no means something that can be done in one sentence. Since the Military Industry Bureau has always implemented the line of "first foundation, then weapons production", except for the Ordnance Industry Department, most of the production resources are concentrated to supply the wartime production plan to ensure that
The demand for heavy industry construction, including steel plants, leaves only about 10% of the production resources for weapons production.
In order to increase the production of weapons and ammunition, it is necessary to divert the production resources originally supplied to the steel plant and surrounding factories. However, this cannot affect the construction of the steel plant.
There must be a balance between the two, and it must also be based on scientific considerations.
"Director Chen, how much should the production of various weapons and ammunition be increased? Does the director have any instructions?" Zhuang Qianding heard what Chen Kang gave, nodded, and then asked.
"The boss has no specific instructions. My idea is to increase the daily production of existing weapons and ammunition by about 60%. Professor Zhuang, what do you think?" Chen Kang shook his head and proposed his own preset production increase target.
"Sixty percent is very difficult. This value has exceeded the supply limit. With the current transportation capacity, oil supply and power supply level, without the influence of external factors, the Military Industry Bureau can allocate up to 18% of production resources to supply weapons production, and this can only
Increase the daily output of various types of weapons and ammunition to about 40%, which is less than 60%." After receiving the production indicators given by Chen Kang, Zhuang Qianding frowned slightly, his mind was running at high speed for calculations, then he shook his head and responded
: "If production resources exceed 18%, the construction of steel plants, Red Star tractors and power plants will be affected, and manufacturing progress will be seriously reduced."
Zhuang Qianding knew the overall situation of the Military Industry Bureau very well. He knew everything from the production resources to the production capacity of each factory in Liushugou, as well as the transportation capacity and power supply data of the base area.
There is no doubt that the current production resources of the Military Industry Bureau are limited. We can only choose one of the two for weapons, ammunition and factory construction, and cannot do it at the same time as various industrial countries with strong strength.
Generally speaking, production resources consist of raw materials, man-hours, manpower, equipment, transportation, oil, electricity, etc. For the Military Industry Bureau, the most important production resources are the last three - transportation, oil, and electricity.
Since 95% of the power supply of the Military Industry Bureau comes from diesel units, the oil supply determines the total amount of electricity and part of the transportation capacity. The total amount of electricity determines the total production capacity of each factory in Liushugou. The transportation capacity of the base determines the maximum operating efficiency of the Military Industry Bureau. The three constitute the military industry.
Bureau resource supply basic framework.
Without electricity, the equipment cannot operate.
Without oil, a diesel generator cannot run.
Without transportation capabilities, raw materials, blanks, finished products, etc. cannot be circulated.
Based on the current transportation capacity, oil supply and power supply level of the Military Industry Bureau, up to 18% of total production resources can be transferred to weapons production. Exceeding this value will affect the factory construction progress of the wartime production plan.
The only way to break this predicament is to wait for the steel plant, Red Star Tractor Factory and power plant to be built.
Again, with steel, there is a foundation for the development of everything. It can manufacture not only tractors, but also machines for extracting oil, increasing transportation capacity and oil production. With small thermal power stations, the power supply will no longer be affected by diesel.
Limitations of generators.
The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly.
"I understand." Chen Kang nodded, already satisfied with this answer. Although the daily output of various weapons and ammunition did not reach the target of increasing by 60%, 40% is enough.
"At present, the oxygen top-blown converter project is more than halfway progressed. The test furnace body has been built, and the steel plant infrastructure including the blast furnace, rotary coke oven, and chimney are basically in place. In addition, before I returned to Yancheng, the steel plant had a ten-ton operation
Through the routine lifting test, the auxiliary equipment required for the test furnace is complete. Now we only need to wait for the core equipment such as the air separation equipment and the three-hole oxygen lance. Once in place, the smelting test can be started immediately." After Professor Zhuang and Chen Kang finished speaking, Yu Hua
He took over the conversation, looked at everyone, and reported on the progress of the oxygen top-blown converter project.
"So fast?!" Chen Kang was overjoyed when he heard the progress reported by Yu Hua, with a look of surprise on his face.
Lu Yuan and other department heads were equally happy when they heard this. It must be said that Yu Hua really brought good news. The construction of the test furnace has been completed.
The oxygen top-blown converter project is divided into two key nodes, one is the test furnace and infrastructure, and the other is the complete steel plant. The completion of the test furnace body and steelmaking infrastructure means that the progress is more than half. As long as the first smelting test is completed
and trial production, then it can be completed and put into production.
The goal of a complete steel plant is to continuously improve the basic equipment of a steel plant, such as various conveyor belts, hoppers, hydraulic presses, rolling mills and other basic equipment, to achieve true assembly line production, so that the ratio of actual output to designed output reaches
More than 95%.
In a matter of more than ten days, the oxygen top blowing project has reached the critical node of the test furnace and infrastructure, and the efficiency is unimaginably high.
"Thanks to the comrades of the First Red Division for this, they work in two shifts and carry out construction 24 hours a day. When they are hungry, they eat at the work station and when they are sleepy, they sleep on the ground." Yu Hua sighed softly and turned to look at Zhuang Qian.
Ding said respectfully: "Professor, I just came back and haven't had time to understand the situation of the Military Industry Bureau. How is the processing of air separation equipment and three-hole oxygen guns?"
How's the progress!
As the most important project of the entire Military Industry Bureau, the importance of the oxygen top-blown converter is self-evident. It is the basis for all planning and development. The processing progress of the air separation equipment and the three-hole oxygen lance is fundamentally important.
Determine the time for completion and commissioning of the oxygen blowing furnace project.
Obviously, the faster the time, the better.
Upon hearing this, everyone present turned their attention to Zhuang Qianding, with expectations and curiosity in their eyes, wanting to know the processing progress of the two core equipments.
"I'm about to tell you the good news about core equipment processing. Before I arrived at the headquarters of the Military Industry Administration, the three most critical rotor spindles of the air separation equipment had completed the last round of finishing. They passed the inspection and met the standards. Now the machinery manufacturing plant is undergoing
Assembling the air separation equipment components, according to the current efficiency, the components will be assembled in about six hours."
Zhuang Qianding smiled, looked at Yu Hua, and announced the good news: "The three-hole oxygen lance was processed and assembled three days ago. I think the first smelting test of the oxygen top-blown converter project has entered the final forty-eighth period.
Hours countdown."
All core parts of the air separation equipment have been processed!
The three-hole oxygen lance processing is completed!
The most important thing is that the processing tasks of the two core equipment are advanced by a full five days.
To be honest, if Zhuang Qianding had not experienced it himself, even he would not dare to believe this miraculous fact.
What is a miracle?
It was not him who led the milling team to complete the milling of the impeller disc and blades, but a group of apprentice lathes who had only received a few days of professional training without systematic training. They worked together to complete the extremely difficult spindle machining in only nine days.
High precision, high standards, no mistakes, dimensional accuracy and surface roughness fully meet tolerance requirements.
There are three spindles in total with such a huge and demanding spindle. Even for some foreign machinery manufacturing plants, it is extremely difficult to complete it within fourteen days, but this group of apprentice lathes with former warrior backgrounds really did it.
We work non-stop 24 hours a day, with ultra-high intensity. Any processing technology problems will be discussed and solved immediately. If the five people can't solve it, then ask Zhuang Qianding to complete the processing of three spindles in nine days without any mistakes.
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This is a miracle.
A miracle created by five Red Army lathes in the field of machinery manufacturing.
And this miracle has caused the fact that the oxygen blowing furnace project has now entered the final 48-hour countdown.
An unprecedented surprise came quietly. As Zhuang Qianding announced the completion of processing of the core equipment, and the forty-eight-hour countdown, the conference room suddenly fell into a brief silence, and then...
The atmosphere felt as if a heavy bomb had been dropped. It exploded and released a violent shock wave, pushing it to a climax.
"What?" When Chen Kang heard this, his face was suddenly full of surprise, with an incredible expression in his eyes, his words were trembling and stuttering, and he quickly confirmed: "Professor Zhuang, I, I, I am not doubting, I just want to ask is this true?
Is it really processed?!"
There was shock in his voice.
Ma Lie is on top, it’s not that he doesn’t believe what Zhuang Qianding said, it’s that this news is too important!
Not only Chen Kang was like this, but also Yu Hua and everyone else who were the first to care about the core equipment of the oxygen blowing furnace were like this, because they all knew what the news announced by Zhuang Qianding meant.
It is no longer important. The previously discussed increase in production of various weapons and ammunition is no longer important. The most important thing now is... the oxygen top-blown converter project!