Chapter 212: Experts and Amateurs
After listening to the speech of Factory Director Liu Biao, Xu Qiang was the first to applaud.

This was the first time for him, as the head of a factory department, to attend such a monthly work summary meeting.

He did not feel surprised that Li Cunzhu was able to successfully develop the product this time.

After all, he had gathered the best technical personnel in the factory to develop such a product, so the chances of success were very high.

Moreover, this electronic fuze jammer does not look like a very complicated device from the outside. The key lies in the clever innovation in design. For a large factory like Shengli Machinery Factory with tens of thousands of employees, it is really nothing.

Moreover, Xu Qiang has no dissatisfaction with Li Cunzhu now. After all, Xu Qiang has achieved all his previous goals. He was promoted to a regular employee, was elected a model worker, was allocated a new house, and now he has become the head of a chemical laboratory. He has got everything he wanted, so naturally he feels more at ease.

"Xu Qiang, tell me about the work situation of your chemical laboratory last month." At this time, Liu Biao looked at Xu Qiang and asked in a gentle tone.

Liu Biao knew that after the chemical laboratory was completed last month, Xu Qiang did indeed start to develop new products with all his strength as promised before, and worked overtime very late every day, so just from the work attitude point of view, Liu Biao was still very satisfied.

"Last month, our laboratory has been busy developing new products. Currently, the R&D progress is more than halfway through. This month, we will continue to work hard and strive to complete the R&D project assigned to me by the factory." Xu Qiang replied simply.

"Xu Qiang, we have all seen that you have been working hard recently, but we haven't seen you produce any samples yet. Have you encountered any difficulties?" At this time, Deputy Factory Director Xie suddenly said.

"There are no difficulties. Everything is going well." Xu Qiang replied.

In fact, Xu Qiang did not want to explain his research and development progress in detail to these factory leaders. After all, these people did not understand the technology. Moreover, as for the leaders, they only wanted to see the results and did not pay attention to the process at all. Even if Xu Qiang explained it in detail, they did not care, so they simply did not bother to waste their breath.

"Chief Engineer Li has already made samples of new products. I heard that you have invested a lot in research and development and have spent tens of thousands of dollars. Isn't it time for you to come up with something so that we can give you some suggestions?" Xie Changjiang continued to be persistent.

"Yeah, we've already spent so much money, let us also see what the new product looks like?"

"That's right, Xu Qiang, show us the samples."

Xie Changjiang actually said what many people wanted to say, so many people echoed him.

In the past, when the factory developed new products, these leaders actually had no interest and usually just asked a few simple questions.

But when facing Xu Qiang, everyone was still full of curiosity about him.

After all, Xu Qiang had created one miracle after another by developing new products.

Whether it was the earliest chemical workshop renovation project or the later military battery project, they were all highly praised by the provincial bureau and were even shortlisted for the ministry's annual technical award. Every project brought great surprises to the factory. He also became the youngest model worker and department head since the factory was founded. So in the eyes of many people, Xu Qiang is simply a legend.

As a result, Xu Qiang's new product development project has received great attention from the entire factory since the beginning. People's curiosity about Xu Qiang's project is even higher than their interest in Li Cunzhu's R&D team.

What's more, the investment in Xu Qiang's R&D project this time is huge. It is said that the budget of the entire R&D project has exceeded 100,000 yuan. It can be said to be the R&D project with the largest investment since the establishment of Shengli Machinery Factory. Even the shielding box developed by Li Cunzhu with the help of the entire technical department has only cost a few thousand yuan so far.

"Xu Qiang, since everyone is so interested in your project, why don't you let everyone see it?" Liu Biao also interjected at this time.

Even Liu Biao was very interested in Xu Qiang's project.

Although Xu Qiang had told Liu Biao before that he was going to develop bulletproof vests this time, Liu Biao always felt that what Xu Qiang developed was always a little unusual and would definitely bring him some unexpected surprises.

"Actually, I'm only halfway through my research and development, but if you want to look at the current results, that's fine." Xu Qiang said, pulling out a paper bag from his pocket. After opening it, a ball of light yellow aramid fiber appeared inside.

All of a sudden, everyone at the scene gathered around, even Li Cunzhu stood up and leaned over.

"This is……"

When they saw the ball of aramid fiber in the paper bag, everyone looked at each other in confusion.

People thought that Xu Qiang must have developed a high-tech product this time, but they didn't expect that what he took out was a ball of cotton-like thing, which obviously made everyone confused.

"This is the aramid fiber I'm currently developing for making aramid paper. This fiber is much stronger and tougher than steel, and it's also insulating, corrosion-resistant, and high-temperature resistant..." Xu Qiang said, pulling out a box of matches from his pocket and saying to everyone, "I can give you a demonstration to test the fiber's ability to withstand high temperatures."

The next moment, Xu Qiang lit a match and put it into the aramid fibers.

The melting point of aramid fiber is as high as over 320℃, the ignition point is as high as over 600℃, it is low in smoke and drip-free. Although it is easy to oxidize in a high temperature environment, it will not melt and drip. And it has excellent flame retardant properties. Because aramid fiber has good fire resistance, it is widely used in fire prevention, fire resistance, insulation, isolation and other fields. In the field of construction, aramid fiber is often used to prepare fire retardant coatings, thermal insulation materials, fireproof panels, etc. It has excellent fire resistance and can greatly improve the safety factor of buildings. In the field of electricity, aramid fiber can be used to prepare electrical insulation materials, which have the characteristics of high temperature resistance, high pressure resistance, wear resistance, flame retardancy, etc., which can ensure the safe use of power equipment.

So let alone a small match, even in a fire, aramid fiber can maintain a certain strength and rigidity.

Sure enough, until the match burned out, the ball of aramid fiber remained intact.

"Is that all?" Director Xie, who was the first to come to his senses after seeing this scene, said in confusion.

"Actually..." Xu Qiang wanted to explain the wide range of uses of aramid fiber.

"Isn't this the same as asbestos?"

Suddenly someone in the crowd said something, and everyone suddenly understood.

"Yeah, I was wondering why it looked familiar, it turns out to be asbestos!"

"This stuff is everywhere. The roof of our factory's carport is made of asbestos."

"What's the point of developing this thing? It's sold very cheaply outside..."

For a moment, everyone was talking about it, and the whole conference room was like a boiling pot.

You know, there is no shortage of asbestos in China. The most common one is asbestos tile, which costs just over one yuan per piece. The wholesale price is even cheaper. There are at least several thousand manufacturers in China, if not tens of thousands. It can't be considered a high-tech product.

Now Xu Qiang has spent tens of thousands of yuan of the factory's funds, and all the workshops have contributed manpower and work. Who would have thought that such an ordinary and cheap thing would be produced.

"This thing is not asbestos. It is very different from asbestos." Xu Qiang frowned slightly and continued, "Time is made of silicate. Although it is also resistant to high temperatures, it is far inferior in strength, toughness and weight..."

In fact, Xu Qiang should have thought of it earlier that discussing technology can only be limited to peers. Talking to these leaders about the performance of these products is obviously like talking to a cow. They do not realize the special performance of this new product, nor do they think that this product will bring revolutionary improvements to the domestic military industry in the future.

On the contrary, Li Cunzhu's products are clear at a glance, and people can tell at first glance that they are good products.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet for a moment!" At this time, the factory director Liu Biao suddenly spoke up, and then he continued, "You are not experts, what is there to argue about? Comrade Xu Qiang is an excellent technician in our factory. He must have his reasons for doing this. Everyone should have confidence in Comrade Xu Qiang and give him the greatest support!"

After hearing what Liu Biao said, everyone returned to their seats.

Even so, it still cannot dispel people's doubts about Xu Qiang's new product.

After all, Shengli Machinery Factory is a military-industrial enterprise, and its products are lethal weapons such as artillery shells and rocket launchers. When Xu Qiang took out a ball of asbestos-like substance, it would naturally cause criticism from everyone.

"Xu Qiang, you just said that your project is only halfway completed. What will the finished product of this project look like?" Liu Biao asked Xu Qiang again after seeing that everyone had quieted down.

"In the next step, our project will also develop a simple version of the papermaking machine to make these fibers into aramid paper by heat pressing..."

"Okay, I got it." Liu Biao interrupted Xu Qiang and said, "Then you must speed up the progress and make the samples as soon as possible."

Liu Biao's face was obviously a little disappointed, but out of trust in Xu Qiang, he asked him to speed up the research and development progress and complete the project as soon as possible.

In fact, not only Liu Biao, but also Deputy Factory Director Xie Changjiang, felt that Xu Qiang's R&D project was somewhat unreliable.

It sounds like a completely unrelated thing for a dignified military-industrial enterprise to develop and produce paper. As for how much profit the new product can bring to the factory, no one is optimistic about it. After all, whether it is asbestos or paper, the profit is far from comparable to that of military products.

It can be said that the aramid fiber samples that Xu Qiang brought today really disappointed everyone.

"I will definitely complete the task on time!" said Xu Qiang.

"The meeting is dismissed!"

Liu Biao waved his hand, and everyone stood up and left. Li Cunzhu was the first to leave the meeting room, with his head held high and his brows puffed out, showing a bit of high spirits...

(End of this chapter)