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One day, when Hao Qiang was inspecting the workshop, he was finally satisfied to see that the marking work on the ground was done in an orderly manner.

However, 5S management is far more than can be covered by simple lines, it involves too many areas.

Around 2000, some island companies in Guangdong Province took the lead in introducing the 5S management system.

However, in recent years, many companies still have little understanding of this or have never even heard of it.

5S management, namely, sorting (Seiri), setting in order (Seiton), sweeping (Seiso), cleaning (Seiketsu) and maintaining order (Shitsuke).

In his previous life, Hao Qiang worked in a private factory and often implemented 5S on site with quite good results.

Private enterprises and most state-owned enterprises have completely different attitudes and results when implementing 5S.

Many state-owned enterprises often only focus on form and mainly deal with their superiors, but ignore the true meaning of 5S management - improving production efficiency and product quality.

Today, Hao Qiang has his own factory, and he implements 5S to improve production efficiency and enhance product quality.

Any 5S activities that are done for the sake of formality are useless, and employees may even complain.

Today, the number of employees at Future Motorcycle Company has reached 30, mainly technical personnel, and it has not yet recruited a large number of workers.

Only when we are ready to start small-scale production will we recruit a large number of workers.

When workshop supervisor Liu Xiang saw the boss coming for patrol, he came over to say hello.

“Tools, pallets and pallet trucks should be placed in fixed locations so they can’t be found when not in use. More signage could be added.

If you have time, read more about 5S management." Hao Qiang noticed that the pallet trucks were not positioned in a fixed position, and that lines were drawn in the workshop but no signs were sprayed.

For example, if there is no fixed location, workers will search around the workshop to find a pallet truck to move the workpiece, wasting time.

The working hours are 8 hours a day, but the actual effective working time may be less than 6 hours. It takes half an hour to find tools every day. If you can't find the tools for half a day, it will affect your work mood.

If a worker can't find their tools, they'll definitely lose their temper and shout to the whole workshop, "Which bastard took my tools? You have to return them!"

This is a very frequent phenomenon, and Hao Qiang is very experienced.

"Okay, boss." Liu Xiang replied seriously. What the boss said made a lot of sense.

Hao Qiang walked and looked around. When he passed a row of switches, he reminded them, "With so many switches, they should be labeled. You have to know which switch controls which device. If you press the wrong one and someone is operating it, it will be a safety hazard."

He walked around and randomly found a dozen questions. Liu Xiang was so nervous that sweat broke out on his forehead.

But I have to admire the boss for his good eyesight, he saw the problem right away.

What else can we do? We can only make corrections.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his boss stopped looking for problems.

Hao Qiang came to the welding area and saw Fang Bin, the welding technology supervisor, communicating with a welder about welding process issues and there was some dispute.

"This is a 20-gauge steel pipe with a wall thickness of only 2.5mm. A current of 160-180A is sufficient, and the voltage should not exceed 30V. You just turned up the current and voltage very high, and the welding was fast, but the back was burned through."

"It's hard to weld if the current is turned down." The welder in his thirties said somewhat unconvinced.

"When cutting the pipe, there is too much oil. It will be easier to weld if you wipe the welding position with a cloth. In addition, the oil stains will easily cause pores, which will affect the quality."

"I don't see any pores on the surface." The welder was too lazy to wipe off the oil stains, which would slow down his work efficiency.

"The hydrogen hole is right at the root of the weld. If you don't believe me, use a grinding wheel to grind the weld surface and you will definitely see it. Of course, you can't see it on the surface." Fang Bin explained patiently that the welder was too stubborn and difficult to train.

Some workers have bad tempers and are prone to fighting.

Fang Bin has been through a lot and is really afraid that the workers will hit him with a hammer.

Hao Qiang happened to pass by and frowned when he heard the conversation between the two.

He has also been a worker. Some of the problems were really caused by the engineers' incorrect workmanship, but most of them were really problems with the workers themselves. They relied on their rich work experience and did not follow the workmanship.

If every worker does this, the craftsmanship will be useless and management will be even more difficult.

Fang Peng has a good temper and is patient in talking to the workers.

Those with a bad temper would probably start an argument with the workers.

Hao Qiang would not communicate directly with the workers. With so many workers in the future, he would definitely not be able to manage them all. So he turned to find the workshop supervisor.

If the boss cannot manage the workers well, he should ask the workshop supervisor to resolve the issue.

Liu Xiang saw that the boss had found something again. The sweat on his forehead, which he had just wiped away, appeared again. He couldn't help but feel uneasy: Would the boss find some serious problem again?

Hao Qiang said solemnly: "Manager Liu, the workers' production operations must strictly follow the process flow established by the process engineers.

If workers have opinions on the process, they should actively communicate with the process engineer, but they should not arbitrarily change or ignore the process requirements without feedback.

As the scale of mass production expands, if each worker acts according to his or her own subjective will, the entire production process will fall into chaos and we will not be able to manage it effectively.

If such a stubborn worker does not obey orders, I would rather fire him no matter how high his technical level is. The management efficiency and system of the entire team cannot be affected by the behavior of an individual.

Of course, I am not asking you to fire workers at will, but to communicate properly with workers who do not comply with process discipline.

It’s not easy for anyone who comes out to work.”

Liu Xiang heard his boss's words, saw his serious expression, took note of them, and replied solemnly, "Okay, I'll have a good talk with the workers. They'll strictly follow the process, and if there are any problems, I'll talk to the engineers."

Hao Qiang was satisfied with Liu Xiang's answer, nodded, and turned to leave.

Looking at his boss's leaving back, Liu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked around, searching for workers who might have caused the boss's displeasure.

Soon, his eyes locked on a welder who was in a heated discussion with a welding engineer.

It seems that it was the welder's behavior that caused the boss's dissatisfaction.

Liu Xiang walked over to listen and see what was going on.

A few minutes later, Liu Xiang understood the situation and felt that Fang Bin's explanation was reasonable. He seriously asked the welders to follow Fang Bin's process.

The welder may not obey Fang Bin, but must obey his superiors.

After patrolling the workshop, Hao Qiang inspected the progress of the F1 trial production.

According to his requirements, it may be only about 30%.

After he established the main organizational framework of the motorcycle company, he began to set up the organizational framework of Galaxy New Energy Company.

The research and development of ternary lithium batteries mainly relies on R&D personnel. Given the company's current situation, it is difficult to recruit high-end R&D talents.

In addition, Hao Qiang has absorbed the manufacturing technology and process of ternary lithium batteries. He is a lithium battery expert, so it is more appropriate for him to be the technical leader of the project. It is only necessary to recruit suitable mid- to senior-level R&D engineers to direct the work of the subordinates. There is no need to recruit experts, and it is impossible to recruit them.

After he came up with an idea, he commissioned a headhunting company to help him find the right candidate.

Now, he has learned to operate CAD software and SoliWorks software, and draw the module packaging drawings of ternary lithium batteries himself.

The manufacturing difficulties of ternary lithium batteries include material selection and formulation, battery design and process, battery bulging, battery safety and other aspects.

Especially for safety, multiple safety measures need to be adopted during the manufacturing process, such as thermal isolation, overcharge protection, over-discharge protection, etc., to prevent safety accidents such as internal short circuit, combustion or explosion of the battery.

Given the current situation of renting the factory, it is definitely not suitable for manufacturing lithium batteries, and we can only wait until the new factory is built.

Moreover, the new factory base is not suitable for mass production. It is necessary to find an open area with few people living nearby to build a production workshop, and it is best to have abundant raw material resources.

The production process of ternary lithium batteries is complex and requires large equipment investment. The factory should have safety features such as fire prevention, explosion prevention, and anti-static, and comply with relevant building codes and safety standards. At the same time, it should ensure that the waste gas, wastewater, solid waste, etc. generated during the production process are properly handled.

In the future, Ningde Times' main factories will include Ningde, Liyang, Yibin, Erfurt, Germany, Debrecen, Hungary and other factories.

The Liyang factory started construction in 2017 with a total investment of 100 billion yuan; the total investment scale of the Yibin production base has exceeded 540 billion yuan, with an initial investment of 300 billion yuan.

Of course, to achieve mass production, you don’t need tens of billions of dollars, but it would be best to have several hundred million dollars.

Therefore, even if you have the technology, the difficulties you encounter if you want to mass-produce are very great, and you must have strong financial support and a large number of technical personnel.

Given the current situation of Hao Qiang's new factory, he can only carry out small-batch production for market testing. He can apply for relevant patents first.

It is only suitable to build a factory and start production when you have sufficient funds and can obtain automated production equipment or carry out independent research and development.

Alternatively, technology licensing and outsourcing production are also possible.

There is a long way to go.

It has been six years since Ningde Times was founded, but its founder Zeng Qun and others have already made achievements in the lithium battery industry.

In 2003, Zeng Qun's company had developed a new polymer lithium battery and won a contract from Apple to supply batteries for 1800 million iPods.

However, their company has not yet entered the research of ternary lithium batteries.

It can be said that there is a blank in the field of ternary lithium batteries in China, and this is an opportunity for Hao Qiang to seize the opportunity.