"Section Chief Chen, please check again. All parts must be installed in accordance with the drawings. There can be no carelessness."
Sun Zhengguo quickly gave instructions.
"Yes, Director, I'll carry it out immediately."
Chen Lianshan came and went in a hurry, then quickly returned to his post to arrange for technicians and workers to conduct a comprehensive inspection of all parts of the machine tool.
Another half hour passed, and Chen Lianshan came running over again to report.
"Director, after our careful inspection, all parts meet the requirements of the drawings. Please give us your instructions."
"Notify the electrician to connect the power supply and prepare to test power on."
"Yes, Director."
Ten minutes later, the power connection was successful, and everything was ready.
All eyes turned to Sun Zhengguo, awaiting his final command.
Sun Zhengguo didn't stand on ceremony and directly issued the instruction, "Reset the data panel and start the machine tool for no-load operation."
Since the data panel had not been used before, there was no need to reset it. Upon receiving the instruction, the technicians directly pressed the start switch.
"Buzzing...!"
With a series of sounds, the machine tool started successfully, and then the speed increased, the sound became quieter and quieter, and gradually stabilized.
"Clap clap clap...!"
The audience was immediately filled with enthusiastic applause.
"Ohhhhh...!"
"Great, we did it!"
Seeing that everyone at the scene was very happy, Sun Zhengguo's expression did not change at all, and he continued to wait quietly.
Twenty minutes later, the machine tool was still running without any problems, so Sun Zhengguo waved to signal it to stop.
Everyone quieted down, because they all knew that the real test was about to begin.
"Let's proceed with programming and tooling as planned!"
With Sun Zhengguo giving the order again, a worker and a technician divided up their tasks and began to install cutting tools and program code.
After finishing everything, the workers carefully clamped the raw materials for the parts that needed to be processed onto the workbench.
"Power on."
With the final command, the machine tool finally began to operate.
Since this is the first trial run, the selected parts are relatively simple, and there is no need for reprogramming or tool changing.
Therefore, the parts were processed in less than ten minutes, resulting in a smooth finish and very fast efficiency.
Once the part was finished, the worker stopped the machine, removed the part, immediately took measurements, and finally made a perfect gesture.
The worker then began replacing the cutting tools, while the technician reprogrammed them.
Once everything was ready, the machine was started again. This time the parts were more complex, but the workers and technicians were quite skilled, and with the two of them working together, there were no problems at all.
At this point, the cadres who were observing realized that the machine seemed to be nothing special, so someone asked a question.
"Director Sun, this machine tool is fast, but isn't it inconvenient to operate it like this every time?"
After hearing his words, Sun Zhengguo smiled and shook his head, then offered an explanation.
"That's because the workers don't know how to program. In fact, it's a one-person job. If the workers could learn, it would be much faster than ordinary machine tools, and there would be almost no defective products."
"Director Sun, won't this be very difficult? Will our workers be able to learn it?" another cadre asked.
"Oh! It's difficult. You need a certain level of education to learn it, but if you study hard, there's nothing you can't learn."
After hearing Sun Zhengguo's explanation, Deputy Director Zhang felt his credit was about to slip away, and immediately asked a question.
"Director Sun, since this machine tool has such a high barrier to entry, what is the point of us developing it?"
“That’s a good question, Deputy Director Zhang.” Sun Zhengguo wasn’t angry at all; instead, he patiently explained.
"Although this machine tool has a high barrier to entry, some research institutions and military units have a great need for it, and it will definitely be the mainstream in the future."
"Besides, some developed countries are already using it. Do you dare say it's not easy to use? Just because it has a high barrier to entry, does that mean we won't develop it?"
"Everyone must remember this saying: if you fall behind, you will be attacked. By the time you realize that you can't live without it, and then you start doing research and development, you'll already be far behind others."
After this explanation, the group of cadres seemed to understand but not quite. As long as it was useful, everyone started laughing again.
Seeing the expressions on these people's faces, Sun Zhengguo was speechless. They really were a bunch of old men who didn't know anything.
He then stopped talking and focused intently on the changes on the machine tool.
Gradually, as time passed, the blank on the machine tool, through the combined efforts of the two, was transformed into a perfect part.
Soon, the technicians saw that the parts were finished and quickly pressed the stop switch.
The workers then quickly removed the parts and took various measurements.
"Qualified, absolutely perfect." After the parts were measured, the worker excitedly raised his hand to indicate this.
"Clap clap clap...!"
The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause once again, and this time even Sun Zhengguo was no exception.
After a brief period of excitement, the officials resumed their routine and began flattering the officials.
"Director Sun, congratulations! With such a powerful tool, our country's industrial strength will reach a new level."
"Director Sun, it has to be you. In my opinion, this time our technology will once again be far ahead."
"..."
"Alright!" Upon hearing the phrase "far ahead," Sun Zhengguo expressed his displeasure and quickly waved his hand.
"You're too kind, I can't accept this praise. This is the achievement of everyone in our institute. We all share in the joy."
"Hahaha...!" The cadres were overjoyed to hear this.
After chatting with the cadres, Sun Zhengguo didn't forget about the workers.
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to what I have to say."
When the workers heard that the director had something to say, they all stopped.
"Everyone has worked hard during this period, and I have seen it all. Therefore, I have two things to say."
"First, to celebrate the successful test of the machine tool, I have decided to let the workers leave work early so they can go home and rest."
"Secondly, I will never break my promise. In addition to the original plan of preparing a pig, I will add two eggs for each person, and I will bring them over for you tomorrow."
"Ohhhhh...!"
As soon as Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, the workers cheered wildly.
This time they were really into it, and they didn't care whether they left work early or not.
But the allure of pork, plus two eggs per person, is enough to drive people crazy.
While the workers were celebrating wildly, Sun Zhengguo and a group of cadres had already left the workshop and headed to their offices.
On the way back to the office, Sun Zhengguo called out to Zhou Weimin, and the two walked side by side.
"Weimin, could you please work hard today and write a detailed report on the data of the CNC machine tool? It might be useful tomorrow."
"Don't worry, Director, these are nothing."
"Yes! I trust you to handle things."
Seeing his brother-in-law becoming more and more experienced in handling affairs, Sun Zhengguo did not hold back his praise.
The two talked for a while before returning to the office building. Since everyone had other things to do, they went their separate ways.
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