“\"Either master the technology or face death\" – A famous quote from the heat exchanger manufacturing industry
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At a conference for the chemical equipment manufacturing industry held last week, participants shared their performance figures for 2015. Among the participating representatives, the best performance was a 10% decline, while the worst performance was closing down for holidays. In summary, someone said that the era of \"processing based on provided drawings\" is over; obtaining such processing drawings doesn’t generate any profit, and it’s even impossible to get the actual manufacturing drawings. Manufacturing plants can go straight into the enterprise, bypassing intermediate entities such as design institutes, and start directly with the client’s process and thermal requirements: process and thermal calculations, mechanical design, and integrated manufacturing – this represents one possible approach. “\"Either master the technology or wait to die,\" was his simplest summary. I prepared two reports: “Comprehensive Fluid Dynamics Design of Towers” and “Rapid Development of a Process Thermodynamic Calculation Platform for Heat Exchanger Manufacturers”.
“\"Process, thermal calculations, mechanical design, and integrated manufacturing\" was a concept I proposed at HaiChuan 2 years ago, but many people considered me to be too aggressive and even criticized me harshly; there are posts on HaiChuan as proof of this. Today’s outcome is: my statement was completely correct. The companies that listened to me back then are still doing well despite this difficult situation this year ； Some of those who disagreed with my views have left the heat exchanger industry.
I agree with the original poster’s view; they really do have a long-term perspective.
:Lol, design institutes can survive by forming partnerships with those who manufacture equipment – design institutes lack manufacturing capabilities, while equipment manufacturers lack design capabilities: lol:lol
Ordinary manufacturing plants don’t have such capabilities......
“The equipment factory doesn’t have design qualifications: lol:lol” – what design qualifications are there to look at?
Improve technical capabilities, establish large-scale resource platforms, foster long-term cooperative relationships among designers, manufacturers, constructors, and project owners, and by adopting a forward-looking perspective and a responsible attitude, it is possible to overcome difficulties
The original poster is absolutely right; the combination of resources has never been interrupted, and what’s really important is to have a thorough understanding of the technology
In simple terms, it means getting rid of intermediaries and design firms; by eliminating this intermediary layer that can lead to problems, both the buyer and seller can benefit from the arrangement.
That’s how it is, but some equipment manufacturers have phobias and are afraid to get involved in process and thermal design. In fact, process and thermal design aren’t that scary; small investments can yield immediate results, and the key is awareness.