Heavy industry news

On January 11, 2022, at the enterprise of the Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri in Mudgiano in La Spezia, a ceremony was held to begin construction for the Italian Navy of the lead non-nuclear submarine of the new project 212NFS (construction number p.6340).

According to the International Federation of Robotics IFR, the cumulative average annual growth rate of the industrial robot market in the period 2015-2020 in Russia was 22%. TASS writes about this.

F-35 fighters will have their service life extended with the help of lasers. January 3, portal defbrief.com He reported that the first F-35B of the US Marine Corps returned to service after the laser shock treatment procedure.

The PD-35 engine, designed for the promising Russian-Chinese wide-body long-haul CR929 aircraft, will be tested in 2024. Earlier it became known that Beijing has started assembling the first sample of the new airliner.

Stealth technologies and radiation protection - what the new glass is capable of.

For many years, the glazing produced by ONPP "Technology" has been used in the aerospace industry. 

The newest MS-21-300 airliner with a wing made of polymer composites of Russian production proved to be worthy. This was stated by the head of Rostec Sergey Chemezov on Saturday, December 25.

Specialists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have developed a fundamentally different coating for nuclear fuel cells. According to them, it will significantly increase their corrosion resistance and almost eliminate the risk of leaks.

One of the scientific enterprises of the Russian nuclear concern, NIKIET, within the framework of the program entitled "Development of promising low-power energy sources" and with the participation of representatives of the St. Petersburg Institute of Laser and Welding Technologies, for the first time created a mock-up of capacitive equipment for the pressure and volume compensation of a thermal carrier for a low-power nuclear reactor using additive technologies. Or, if more understandable, using 3D printing.

In Hong Kong, they created an "anti-liquid" metal. Stainless steel kills the coronavirus in three hours. The development belongs to scientists from the University of Hong Kong. The researchers adjusted the chemical composition and microstructure of steel. 10% more copper, which has antibacterial properties, was added to the "anti-liquid" material, the Izvestia TV channel reports.

The event was attended by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, General Director of Rosatom State Corporation Alexey Likhachev, General Director of UMATEX Alexander Tyunin, General Director of JSC SEZ PPT Alabuga Timur Shagivaleev, State Duma Deputy Alexander Mazhuga, First Deputy General Director of PJSC Irkut Corporation, General Director of JSC aErocOmposite Anatoly Gaidansky, General Director of JSC ONPP Technology named after A.G. Romashin Andrey Silkin and others.

An unusual case of sabotage in the supply of steel for the production of submarines is being investigated in the United States. According to Popular Mechanics magazine, it turned out that the director of the foundry had been faking the results of steel strength tests for decades.

It is assumed that they will withstand high and low temperatures, vibrations during removal, exposure to vacuum, ionizing radiation

Roscosmos has signed a contract with JSC Composite (part of the state corporation) to develop the latest materials for new rocket technology, according to the public procurement portal.

On November 17, 2021, the IX annual Forum "Composites Without Borders" will be held in partnership with the International Industrial Exhibition INNOPROM. The event will be held in two formats in person at the Skolkovo Technopark online at the INNOPROM Online site. The event is supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The general sponsor is the interregional cluster "Composites without Borders".

Dmitry Baranov, General Director of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC), said that in the manufacture of Soyuz-5 launch vehicles, specialists will use a new durable and lightweight alloy.

OMZ-Specialstal, a member of the OMZ Group, has signed a number of contracts with AEM-Technologies for the supply of rolled sheets made of corrosion-resistant chromium-nickel steel for the manufacture of equipment for the reactor hall of the Indian Kudankulam NPP, the Chinese Tianwan and Xudapu NPP. The total weight of the rental will be more than 745 tons.

Two months ago, in August 2021, the first batch of "environmentally friendly steel" arrived at the Volvo plant, and the other day the first vehicle was made from it. Thus, the company demonstrated its commitment to the chosen course, according to which by 2050 all its production will be transferred to the use of new material. Volvo became the first organization in the world to master its application for practical purposes.

A serious struggle is breaking out for the Indian tender P-75I. October 14, portal navalnews.com He said that four countries will fight for a contract with the Indian Navy for the supply of six diesel-electric submarines.

Rostec United Engine Corporation has completed the assembly of the PD-35 ultra-high thrust engine gas generator for wide-body long-haul passenger liners. The prototype manufactured by UEC-Aviadvigatel has already been installed on the test stand, the first results show stable operation of the components and systems of the product.

According to Rostec, high-strength shipbuilding steel of the AB2-PK brand is intended for the production of ships of the "corvette" and "frigate" type

The smelting of special cold-resistant steel for the construction of warships and icebreakers was mastered in Russia at the Motovilikhinsky Plants with the support of the ROSTEC State Corporation. This was reported on Wednesday in the press service of the state corporation.

The Ukrainian state Enterprise "Antonov" has signed an agreement with the Chinese company Chongqing Kingsley Aeronautical Material Technology Co., LTD for the supply of titanium semi-finished products. The materials obtained can be used in the assembly of An-178 aircraft, Defense Express reports.