"Professor Morton Groby, do you know him? He was my mentor when I was studying abroad. He mentioned you on the phone not long ago."

Xu Yun was slightly taken aback:

"Mr. Morton?"

After regaining his composure, his smile became a bit more sincere.

Morton Groby.

He was the reviewer chosen by Tian Liangwei back then, who helped him a lot during the Proof stage. Many of the semantics were modified with his help.

Although he had no opportunity to meet him offline, Xu Yun always had a very good impression of Morton Groby.

Thus, hearing Yu Yuanyong say this, he instantly felt a bit closer to him.

Seeing the two of them get along so quickly (?), Lin Zhenhua gave a light cough and asked:

"Yu, how's your equipment research going?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Yuanyong's expression straightened, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes, and he said:

"Director Lin, we've studied the data from Ke Da, and I must say, the company Nutrien does have some capability."

"We have overcome several initial hurdles, but some areas have encountered major difficulties."

"For example, IR spectra and MS spectra, at the laboratory level, achieving perfect results is nothing to speak of, anyone can do it."

"But in terms of industrial capacity, the peak value of Nutrien's equipment can reach 3.384, whereas the maximum value we simulated is only 2.992."

Upon hearing this statement.

Xu Yun also nodded seriously.

To tell the truth.

Whether it's Nutrien or Flower King.

These foreign enterprises may be annoying, but one must still pay attention to their technical strength.

Business tactics and technological levels are two different concepts. You can't completely deny everything about them just because the opponent is unlikeable.

Recognizing the gap and then bridging that gap is what we should do.

The idea of repeatedly relying on 'spiritual victory' of winning battles is actually of little significance and can sometimes even backfire.

Then Lin Zhenhua thought for a moment and said to Yu Yuanyong:

"Yu, is it possible to break through these technical barriers you mentioned in a short period?"

Yu Yuanyong was silent for a moment and then said:

"It's very difficult, the current progress is stuck on the issues of transition metal catalysis and directed cyclization."

"The former is relatively simpler, the difficulty mainly lies at the technical level, meaning it doesn't require some special equipment for auxiliary use once a breakthrough is accomplished."

"But directed cyclization... that's quite challenging as it is a situation where equipment requirements are greater than the technical difficulty."

"To apply it in production equipment, some special guiding devices are needed, but the precision of such equipment is a level we currently find very difficult to achieve."

Lin Zhenhua gave him a thoughtful look, hardware equipment is his absolute field of expertise:

"What precision is required?"

Yu Yuanyong sighed softly:

"0.004, at the minimum."

"0.004, huh..."

Lin Zhenhua's breathing paused slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

The precision of equipment.

This is a term that is often talked about in the industrial field but also touches the core of the matter.

Nowadays, the development of ordinary CNC machines in the country is considered okay, at least to the extent that we aren't controlled by others.

Life isn't extraordinarily prosperous, but it's comfortable enough, and having a meal isn't difficult.

However, when it comes to high-end CNC machines with high precision and multi-axis linkage, Huaxia's gap with the world's top is somewhat significant.

For example, among the world's top 20 machine tool brands, not a single one is domestic.

The domestic gap in machine tools spans backwardness in CNC systems, basic materials, and other aspects.

And there are no shortcuts to overcome this backwardness; there is no overtaking on corners, only long-term investments of a lot of capital and talent can make progress.

The cause of this gap naturally lies in those sanctions, but a detailed discussion could fill a million words, so it's better not to elaborate here.

Of course.

This gap mainly refers to civilian territory and does not include military industry.

Because the investment in the military industry is cost-irrelevant and can gamble on low probabilities:

If a 1mm error is needed, I can make 10, 100.

As long as one of them has the right error, the rest can be discarded.

But not for civilian use.

In the civilian field, you need 99 out of 100 to meet the error requirement; otherwise, would you sell one for 100 times the price?

Yu Yuanyong and his team are facing just such a situation now:

The equipment precision is not enough, normal machining can't achieve it, and the only way is to make a set of molds for casting and forging.

But even making this set of molds isn't easy; great risks have to be taken.

Unless you have the luck of an Emperor of Europe, and hit it on the first try, otherwise, a set of molds can't be done without tens of millions.

Clearly.

This is a somewhat troubling deadlock.

Seeing this situation.

Lin Zhenhua pondered for a moment and then said:

"Everyone, as the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

"So here's what I propose, let's temporarily set aside the issue of precision and strive to work out a plan for industrializing the transition metals, what do you all think?"

Xu Yun and the others exchanged glances and nodded in agreement:

"No problem."

And as everyone was starting to prepare for collaboration.

Lin Zhenhua turned aside.

As he slowly exhaled a breath, he also made a certain decision in his heart.

.....

They walked several hundred meters straight, passing through a few buildings, and finally arrived outside a single-story building.

"Everyone, this is our comprehensive research center."