Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

Chapter 93: Only with strength can you win respect.

Zhang Fugui would naturally not forget what Li Jianfeng had specifically warned him about.

Soon, Zhang Fugui took out three complete test reports from the bag and handed them to Bu Defan, Hassan and Li Jianfeng respectively.

Although they are not professional technicians, they deal with suppliers every day and can still understand general reports.

"Li, are you sure there are no problems with the strength, stiffness and bearing drag moment data?"

Bu Defan looked at Nanshan's test report, then looked at the SKF test report he had prepared next to him, and immediately saw the obvious difference.

He may not necessarily know whether a slight difference in data related to diameter, width, PCD, hole position, offset, and center hole is good or bad.

But the higher the strength and stiffness, the better.

The strength data of the Santana wheel hub bearing produced by Nanshan is more than [-]% higher than that of SKF.

Because bearings must withstand very large radial and axial loads, strength is critical.

As for stiffness, it is also significantly higher than SKF.

If the stiffness of the bearing is very poor, it will cause the flange surface connecting the bearing and the brake disc to undergo large deformation when the bearing is subjected to lateral force, which will lead to problems such as eccentric wear of the friction plate.

The difference in bearing drag torque is even more obvious.

The drag torque of the bearing is the resistance of the bearing when it rotates, and its size affects fuel consumption.

According to Bu Defan's calculation, if the data provided by Nanshan is true, then after using their wheel hub bearings, Santana's fuel consumption may be reduced by 0.1L/100KM.

It may seem inconspicuous, but from a design perspective, it is already a very exaggerated figure.

"Mr. Bu Defan, our wheel hub bearings must have been obtained by Shanghai Volkswagen, and people have even been arranged to conduct testing."

"Whether the report in my hand is true or false, even if you can't tell it today, you can confirm it in at most ten days and a half."

"In this case, if I show you a false report, wouldn't I be digging my own grave?"

Zhang Fugui's face was full of confidence.

There is absolutely no water in this report.

No matter whether it is the Shanghai Volkswagen or other institutions, they are not afraid of any test.

"The bearing life estimated in your test report exceeds 20 kilometers. Is this why you dare to promise a lifetime warranty?"

After listening to Zhang Fugui's words, Bu Defan did not dwell on the data just now, but instead turned his attention to other places.

Ideally, bearings are maintenance-free throughout the life of the vehicle, so their lifespan must be longer than the life of the vehicle.

However, at this time in 2001, due to various reasons such as road conditions and parts quality, some wheel hub bearings would begin to have problems after 8 to 10 years of driving.

Even in 2023, some manufacturers' wheel bearings will not be maintenance-free for life.

“Yes, as we all know, wheel bearing seal design is critical.”

"The difference in bearing life between a good sealing ring design and a poor design can be several times greater, and the failure rate can also be much different."

"Our Nanshan wheel hub bearings adopt a unique design solution. This is our Nanshan's patented technology. Neither SKF nor NTT can match us in this aspect."

As soon as Zhang Fugui said these words, Bu Defan and Li Jianfeng looked at each other.

Obviously, this situation was a bit beyond their expectations.

"Zhang Bu, I would like to ask, as far as I know you have never made bearings before, how come you are suddenly able to make such excellent wheel bearings?"

Li Jianfeng's question is shared by many people.

However, Zhang Fugui had discussed this topic with Cao Yang before, so he didn't panic when he was questioned now.

"Gong Li, although our wheel hub bearings have only started mass production in recent months, we have a very long history of researching wheel hub bearings."

"And we have recruited a lot of people into the R&D center in the past year."

"Today, our R&D center has more than 200 employees."

"Soon our newly recruited hundreds of college students will start joining the company, and by then the power of the R&D center will be even stronger."

"We are even cooperating with schools such as Lingnan University of Technology and Guangzhou Institute of Technology to research some parts in advance."

“Of course, there must be some of our know-how in it, but it’s not very specific.”

"There are even some things that are similar, such as the heat treatment process of special steel, which is involved in the production of bolts and bearing components."

Nine out of Zhang Fugui's ten sentences are true, with one false sentence sandwiched between them.

Naturally, it is impossible for Bu Defan and Li Jianfeng to distinguish between true and false.

However, this also reminded Cao Yang, who was sitting next to him, that the scale of the R&D center must be expanded at a faster pace.

Even if it means wasting some funds, it is still necessary to stir up the scene.

Otherwise, if I take out the gearbox or steering gear myself in the future, how should I explain the source of the technology?

If there are thousands of people in the R&D center, then everyone's doubts will be reduced a lot.

It can more or less bring some tangible progress to Nanshan Technology Co., Ltd.

If Nanshan wants to become the world's number one auto parts supplier, he cannot do it alone.

After returning to Yangcheng this time, we need to make some moves in terms of talent construction, especially the recruitment of leading talents.

"Mr. Cao, our wheel bearing will be analyzed internally by us."

"At that time, we will also work with people from the quality management department to conduct on-site inspections."

"If it is really better than SKF's imported parts, then it is not impossible for us to cooperate."

Bu Defan is not a person who procrastinates.

The situation is now relatively clear.

Then the use of Nanshan wheel hub bearings is on the agenda.

Even like the nut plate, it is not impossible to consider letting the Volkswagen headquarters also import part of it from Nanshan.

The premise is that the quality of Nanshan's wheel hub bearings is really that good, and there are no problems with quality stability.

"Mr. Bu Defan, thank you for your continued support of Nanshan Technology Co., Ltd."

“We always welcome your company’s experts to visit and provide guidance.”

"We have absolute confidence in the wheel bearings we produce."

"No matter whether it is SKF or NTT, or the domestic Wanxiang and Renben, it is impossible to produce products with better quality and lower cost than us."

"I look forward to Nanshan having more opportunities to provide parts for Volkswagen."

Cao Yang clearly felt that Bu Defan's respect for Nanshan had increased.

Sure enough, only with strength can you win respect.

If Nanshan's test report today is very embarrassing, the other party probably won't have the patience to talk to you in detail.