Chapter 63: Sci-Fi Garbage Disposal

Du Qiu expressed surprise: “So fast? Weren’t they still considering it?”

The company in Xicheng has only selected two types of machining centers for a trial of Dream Technology’s software system.

Unlike Tianqi Company, which is replacing all its machining centers, this company finished integrating the sample equipment even before Tianqi Company did.

However, the other party has been running trials and hasn’t agreed to sign a mass purchase contract.

“Chen Tao said it was a stroke of luck. Just yesterday, the general engineer’s teacher visited their factory, and the general engineer had the teacher evaluate our software.”

“So they gave a positive review, and that’s why they agreed to sign today?” Du Qiu asked.

Sun Hongming nodded with a smile and said, “Yes, we can say that we received a five-star rating.”

“How much did they sign for?”

Sun Hongming’s lean face glowed with a hint of red, showing he was in a good mood, “For the two integrated models, we will use our software for all shipments in the next three years.

Additionally, they have requested eight more models for us to quickly complete sample integration and trial runs.

I’ve already discussed this with Chen Tao and Liu Yaofeng. We’re forming a small but efficient team to exclusively handle the integration work for these eight models.”

Although Tianqi Company had the largest shipment volume, all their equipment models were early arrivals to Dream Technology for integration and testing, so the current workload for integration and testing is quite small.

“You handle this matter. Our motto is to provide excellent service to every customer.”

“Chen Tao has signed this order and is very excited. He wants to hire more salespeople to promote our products throughout the Yangtze River Delta.”

Du Qiu thought for a moment and said, “Check if there are any upcoming industry expos or seminars. We could showcase our products there, which would be much more effective.”

“We already have plans for that. Chen Tao is going to the capital over the May Day holiday to attend a CNC machine tool expo and is preparing to compete in a challenge.”

“That’s great. Are we preparing an original machine from Fa Ke Company?”

Sun Hongming nodded with a laugh and said, “I just heard from Hu the accountant that you’ve made an additional investment.”

“I had no choice. My lab is consuming a lot of resources, and thankfully we received some unexpected funds. Otherwise, it would have been tough.”

“Don’t rush; our finances will be better next month when the sales revenue comes in. Our current situation is much better than when Luxing Technology started, by a long shot.”

“Oh, by the way, I’m planning to purchase a mid-to-high-end CNC machining center from Siemens to verify if our software can further improve its processing accuracy.”

“Do you have some plan in mind?”

“I’ve invited a German expert from my alma mater to be our technical advisor. He suggested we test if our software can enhance the processing accuracy of Siemens equipment.”

“I see. If we can improve it, that could be a good revenue stream. Many high-end equipments in China are from Siemens; we have a large market here.”

Sun Hongming rubbed his hands together, his excitement growing as he thought about it, “When will you place the order?”

“As soon as the finance department sorts out the accounts. By the way, Qin Yun is coming to the company to report this afternoon; our finance manager position is finally filled.”

“Really? That’s great.”

Suddenly, Sun Hongming slapped his forehead and said, “I was so caught up in the excitement I forgot. During our meal on Saturday, you mentioned garbage disposal equipment. I’ve preliminarily looked up some information.

In the entire solid waste treatment industry chain, garbage disposal is downstream, mainly involving incineration and landfill, composting, and recycling.

How does your garbage disposal equipment compare to incineration or landfill? Is it more environmentally friendly and efficient?”

“Are you looking for our product’s advantages, or in other words, its selling point?”

Seeing Sun Hongming nod, Du Qiu continued, “Our equipment can be more effective than incineration and recover more useful substances.

As for any harmful substances, they can also be treated, transforming them into harmless or less harmful substances.

Compared to waste-to-energy incineration, the cost per ton of waste processed by our equipment could be one-third less.

The key point is, we can recover many useful materials, which is more valuable than just generating a little electricity.”

“I understand now. It seems your equipment has many advantages, and now I know where to focus our market strategy.”

Du Qiu raised a finger, indicating there was more, “Another valuable aspect is that it’s very eco-friendly. Garbage disposal plants using our equipment won’t face complaints from local residents like waste-to-energy plants do.”

“Is that possible?” Sun Hongming was somewhat doubtful, “Can the smell really disappear when garbage is transported to the disposal plant?”

Du Qiu smiled and said, “I plan to design a garbage pre-treatment transport truck similar to a cement mixer truck.

Once garbage is collected by sanitation workers into this type of truck, it will undergo pre-treatment, and after that, there will be no odor.

Finally, these trucks will deliver the pre-treated garbage into our disposal equipment, and after processing, only valuable materials and useless substances will remain.”

Sun Hongming envisioned it and then said, “It all sounds so sci-fi, doesn’t it?”

“Technology changes life, making it more wonderful. That’s the driving force behind Dream Technology’s pursuit of technical progress,” Du Qiu laughed.

“What will those useless substances be?” Sun Hongming asked curiously.

“Like sand, they are temporarily useless.”

“Temporarily? Can they become useful again?”

Du Qiu stood up, walked to the window, and gazed at the sky outside, speaking softly, “Perhaps when we enter the universe, any material can be useful.

Brother Sun, if humanity could journey through the starry sea, then a closed-loop ecological system would be needed on the spaceship.

Without an efficient material recycling and reuse system, it would be difficult to realize this dream.”

Sun Hongming was taken aback, Du Qiu’s thoughts were a huge leap – how did we suddenly jump to discussing the cosmos?

“Mr. Du, astronauts are already living on space stations for extended periods, aren’t they?”

Du Qiu shook his head and replied, “The stay of astronauts in space stations is short, not to mention decades, but even ten or eight years have not occurred yet.

Moreover, the number there is small, so some non-scalable methods can still be applied for processing.

Just think about it, the distance between any two star systems is huge. Even with sufficient fuel, would no garbage be produced during the days humans travel in space?

Just imagine, if there were tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand people on a spaceship, our current methods of garbage processing would be disastrous for space travel.”

“Mr. Du, does your method support a self-sustaining ecological cycle?”