Heavy industry news

Reports of forced closure of industrial plants are increasingly coming from Europe, although winter is still far away. But sky-high gas and electricity prices are already making their work meaningless. Aluminum and zinc producers, whose products are necessary for the automotive and construction industries, were the first to be hit. How does this threaten the EU economy and who will benefit from the troubles of Europeans?

Armorer Lobaev urges to rely on private initiative

The trademark of the weapon "Lobaev Arms", under which the Integrated Systems Design Bureau LLC produces its products, does not need to be introduced to anyone who is fond of sports shooting, hunting, or works in the security units of the special services.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated the need to restore the machine tool industry, noting that this will help achieve the task of technological sovereignty of the country.

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the first flight of the prototype Su-27 fighter. The "Twenty-seventh" is rightfully recognized as one of the main symbols of domestic aviation. The fighters created on its base are among the most popular in the world. Since 2000 alone, about 700 aircraft of this family have been delivered abroad.

On June 28, 2022, it was reported that the US Army, during the competitive process, selected a proposal submitted by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS, as part of General Dynamics Corporation) for a tracked combat vehicle ("light tank") with cannon armament under the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program, and issued General Dynamics Land Systems a contract for the amount of 320.325 million dollars for the production of the first small-scale batch (Low-Rate Initial Production - LRIP) of 26 MPF machines by October 24, 2024.

Over decades of space exploration, scientists have found out that only in zero gravity it is possible to create some "unearthly" materials. This is what the ForgeStar platform produced by the Welsh startup Space Forge will do.

The Center for Additive Technologies (CAT) of Rostec State Corporation together with the Moscow Aviation Institute are launching a training program for specialists in the field of 3D printing. In the first stream, up to one hundred people will master the program, who will have the opportunity to find employment at the sites of the Central Data Center in Moscow and other regions of Russia.

Rostec United Engine Corporation introduces unique technologies for the production of blades – a key part of modern aircraft engines. The creation of a blade requires the most complex calculations in the design, the highest precision in manufacturing, as well as expensive equipment and rare metals.

Rostec United Engine Corporation is introducing an innovative technology for the production of aircraft engine parts using friction welding. The technology has been developed on unique, fully domestic equipment capable of welding parts with a force of more than 400 tons.

The Center for Additive Technologies of Rostec State Corporation and the Moscow Center for Laser Technologies (MCLT), a scientific and engineering center at Bauman Moscow State Technical University, have signed a cooperation agreement. The document aimed at creating equipment for industrial 3D printing was signed by Vladislav Kochkurov, Director General of TSAT, and Alexander Grigoryants, Director General of MCLT.

The United Aircraft Corporation and the Mechanics machine tool holding of Rostec State Corporation have signed a strategic partnership agreement. The document was signed by Yuri Slyusar, General Director of UAC, and Mikhail Kiiko, General Director of Mechanics. The signing took place at the site of the 22nd International specialized exhibition "Metalworking-2022".

New Russian armored vehicles are tested in combat conditions

Russian armored vehicles of the latest models are also used in a special military operation in Ukraine. In particular, the deeply modernized BMP-1AM "Basurmanin". The equipment has just entered service with the Russian army. As they say, an egg is expensive for Christ's Day.

By 2025, the Ministry of Education and Science expects its well-established production and implementation for the needs of partner enterprises of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation.

The United Aircraft Corporation and the Mechanics Machine tool Holding (both part of Rostec State Corporation) have signed a strategic partnership agreement.

Serial production of DGTA-55R gas turbine engines for Russian frigates has been started in Russia, production has been mastered at enterprises that are part of Rostec State Corporation. This was announced by the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov.

As part of the diversification of production and an increase in the share of civilian products, JSC Obukhov Plant, part of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, is starting to manufacture industrial additive equipment.

It is no secret that massive metal structures and structures such as bridges, wind turbines and scaffolding, bolted together, eventually "relax", which is fraught with serious consequences.

Scientists of the Ural Federal University (UrFU, Yekaterinburg) have developed a universal mathematical equation for alloys at the solidification stage. The equation allows us to determine how the microstructure of any crystalline substances, including metals, depends on the flow of the liquid melt. In metallurgy, understanding such a process will allow you to control the physical properties of the final parts that are cast from molten metals.

The Obukhov plant, as part of the diversification of production and an increase in the share of civilian products, begins production of a "Sand 3D printer" and an atomizer, the press service of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, which the company is part of, reports.

The machine tool industry is the most important, its condition largely determines the level of development of Russian industry and the economy as a whole. Now, when the import of industrial equipment is limited, the development of its own machine tool industry is among the most important tasks for the country.