From experiments that many people consider crazy, Mr. Cuong has successfully applied it to production, contributing to the country's benefits by trillions of dong.
"Rescuing" hydroelectric projects
In 2012, during a business trip to Ninh Binh, we were introduced to prominent local businessmen by Senior Lieutenant General Bui Van Nam, Deputy Minister of Public Security (then Secretary of Ninh Binh Provincial Party Committee). including Mr. Nguyen Tang Cuong, Director of Quang Trung Mechanical Enterprise with creative "terrible" works. One of them is the design, manufacture and delivery of a 1,200-ton crane to Son La, greatly contributing to speeding up the progress of this first-class national project.
The story aroused curiosity. In order to learn about this businessman, and then have a chance to meet and ask the truth about things that at first glance seem like rumors, we know strange details about the life and achievements of the person who came from the sidelines. way to earn a living, now a boss of high technology, honored with the Ho Chi Minh Prize, the title of Hero of Labor.
Mr. Nguyen Tang Cuong was born and raised in the land of talented people of Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh. In 1986, Nguyen Tang Cuong started his career as a bicycle repairman, then motorbikes. With curiosity and creativity, he "dissected" hundreds of motorbikes and cranes, replaced old broken parts, improved functions to help them "revive". Soon, his skill was famous all over the world as a land mechanic in Ninh Binh.
Realizing that the mechanical engineering profession is developing and the market is wide open, in 1992, Mr. Cuong decided to establish Quang Trung Mechanical Enterprise (Quang Trung Mechanical) with only 9 members. Mr. Cuong said, since its establishment, the enterprise has focused on going deep into the metallurgical field, researching and producing all kinds of heat-resistant, wear-resistant, acid-resistant and impact-resistant steels. .. very effective. The proof is that a series of products of Quang Trung Mechanical have been put into application in cement factories across the country, with prices only 50 - 60% compared with imported goods.
The good news is far away, Quang Trung Mechanical has continuously received many orders from Lam Thao Fertilizer and Chemical Factory, Lao Cai Apatite Factory, Long Thanh - Dong Nai Supe Factory, Bai Bang Paper Factory, companies under the Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation...
With that success, in 2000, Quang Trung Mechanical continued to encroach into a new field, which is research and production of lifting equipment; standardized and localized the details of the crane and successfully manufactured crane equipment with a load capacity from 5 tons to 50 tons. In 2004, Quang Trung Mechanics successfully designed and manufactured 80-ton tripod shafts for the shipbuilding industry. Then, lifting equipment with a large load from 100 tons to 1,200 tons was born, contributing effectively to many fields of the industry.
Thanks to the application of scientific and technological advances to production, Quang Trung Mechanical Enterprise, led by Mr. Nguyen Tang Cuong, not only provides many "unique", "terrible", quality products, but also "rescues". “Many cases fell into a deadlock. Typically, Quang Trung Mechanics successfully built a crane with a capacity of 500 tons for Se San 3 Hydropower Plant, Gia Lai in 2005. Mr. Cuong said, at that time, if he bought a crane, If there is a similar load from abroad, the price will be 3 times more expensive than the price of the crane manufactured by Quang Trung, not to mention having to wait a whole year for the machinery to be brought to the construction site.
In addition, Quang Trung Mechanical also provides cranes for Dong Nai 3, 4 hydroelectric projects; Song Tranh 2. Especially in 2008, Quang Trung Mechanics successfully produced the largest crane in Vietnam with a capacity of 1,200 tons to serve the largest capacity hydroelectric plants in Southeast Asia, Son La and Son La. Lai Chau.
Trillions of "entertainment"
Recently, we had the opportunity to meet businessman Nguyen Tang Cuong in Quang Ninh. After the story, we learned that he also had a magnificent factory in Uong Bi. Mr. Cuong happily said: "My friends often tell me to "go from clouds to the wind", in the morning in Ninh Binh, in the afternoon in Hai Phong, then in Quang Ninh... Only the factory in Uong Bi, I invested. . here 6,500 billion VND.
Taking us on a tour of a factory when the outdoor temperature reached nearly 40 degrees Celsius, I kept imagining that the factory must be noisy, stuffy, and difficult to breathe. However, when entering the workshop, we could not help but be surprised by the neat arrangement of machines, cool air from the air conditioner. Witnessing with my own eyes the female workers using a gentle iron planer like ... cutting bananas, just press a few control buttons and the workpiece has turned into the desired product in a split second..., I thought. Vietnam's mechanical level has been comparable to many advanced countries in the world.
Mr. Cuong said that in order to improve production efficiency and help workers free up labor, the enterprise has spent millions of dollars importing the most advanced machinery and equipment from Germany and Japan. , occupying an area of hundreds of square meters in front of us, Mr. Cuong said that just passing the tub over will make the machine copy and automatically cut out a similar tub. The machine has both tomography and 3D imaging, which will copy every detail from the outside to the inside of the tank.
Going to the second factory area, Mr. Cuong introduced a power plant using wave energy with an investment of nearly trillion VND. To make the production line for this factory, hundreds of workers have worked hard for nearly 5 years. When asked which unit ordered this product, Mr. Cuong laughed and said: "This is a project invested by me, just to unleash my creativity". Power plants operate on the principle of waterwheel. When the wave hits the propeller, it will cause the wheel to rotate to drive the turbine to generate electricity.
Spend millions of dollars investing in modern equipment. Photo: Son Binh
Mr. Cuong said that Vietnam is a country with a long coastline, if you know how to take advantage of energy from waves, it will bring great benefits to the country, contributing to the protection of the environment and nature. In addition, our country also has thousands of large and small islands, if using wave generators, it will be convenient and cost saving hundreds of times compared to pulling cables outside the island or using generators.
And yet, at the port area invested by Mr. Cuong, I witnessed with my own eyes the floating port 180m long, 26m wide, with a capacity of nearly 70,000 tons. Since starting to close this terrible project, Quang Trung enterprise has spent more than 1,300 billion VND. Mr. Cuong revealed, the ship has not been named, but when completed, it is expected to be named Hon Mieu - Cai Chien and will be the world's most special floating vehicle researched and manufactured by Vietnamese people.
According to Mr. Cuong, the ship is not only used to transport goods, but it can also act as a mobile seaport to bring goods from deep water to shallow water and vice versa. With that function, the ship will be an effective solution to help reduce the cost of transporting goods from large ships to shore without having to switch to small ships, saving 50% of costs compared to the current freight method. This helps reduce traffic pressure on the roads, limiting traffic accidents.
Mr. Cuong revealed that, in order to diversify products in the mechanical industry, in 2012, Quang Trung Mechanics designed, fabricated and constructed large-aperture steel structure projects such as: Steel overpass to limit traffic jams. traffic congestion in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; construction of suspension bridges, steel truss houses, exhibition centers, etc. In addition, Quang Trung is also preparing to introduce to the market led street light products that apply nanotechnology to save up to 60% of electricity. types of columns, pillars, lights. The body is molded according to advanced technology, sophisticated patterns, high durability...
Sharing with PV, Mr. Nguyen Tang Cuong said: "Mechanical career for me is already "predestined", seeing that I put my results and my life out to "bet" on the manufacture of cars. "terrible" machine, many people have told me. I am crazy, not afraid to take risks but just want to bring my will, energy and creativity to serve the country. In addition to making efforts to learn, access technology and master technology, plus a little luck, these "games" have brought meaningful prizes for me personally and contributed to saving the country thousands of dollars. billions dong".
Quang Trung Mechanical has invested VND 6,500 billion to build the Hi-Tech Park in Uong Bi - Quang Ninh, with an area of 91ha with the most modern machine system.
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