Gas hub launched at the foundry “Petrozavodskmash” with the support from the Government of Karelia
The start of the thermal gas hub was given by the Head of the Republic Artur Parfenchikov together with the General Director of the plant Roman Lobachev and the First Deputy General Director of the AO “TMH” Alexander Morozov.
Gasification in Karelia continues. Residential buildings as well as enterprises are connected to natural fuel. On December 4, gas heating was launched at one of the largest production facilities in the republic, the foundry “Petrozavodskmash” in the capital of the region. The system will heat both administrative premises and the main building of the plant, the Foundry Shop.
Today, the ceremonial launch was attended by the Head of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov, the top management of Transmashholding, the representatives of the Government of the Republic, the branches of “Gazprom” in Petrozavodsk, the General Director of the foundry “Petrozavodskmash” Roman Lobachev and the employees of the enterprise.
- Today we see another stage in creation of the most important center of casting competence for entire mechanical engineering in Petrozavodsk. The enterprise was allocated a significant concessional loan from the federal Industrial Development Fund, and we already see a high-quality result of using these funds. It is new equipment and gas arrival at the plant. Gas means comfortable working conditions and its use in new technologies, - said Artur Parfenchikov. - Next year we expect the launch of new production facilities at the enterprise. It is important that the development of the plant will continue. The enterprise has unique competencies in large-scale casting and will become a platform in Karelia for implementation of a new national project concerning development of Russian machine tool building. We are proud that Petrozavodsk is regaining its fame as one of the most important centers of mechanical engineering and machine tool building.
Today, the enterprise is implementing a large-scale investment program “Localization of casting billets for various diesel engines” with co-financing from the Industrial Development Fund (IDF), which, among other things, provides for the transition from simple castings to more complex forms. Development and increase in production volumes of cast iron components of diesel engines such as cylinder blocks, bushings and cylinder covers are underway. The total investment volume is 3.2 billion rubles, provided by the IDF in the form of a preferential loan. The investments are directed to development of the production complex itself as well as to improvement of the production system, the culture of production, improvement of the working conditions of the enterprise employees.
- Now, thanks to the project, we have installed an autonomous system of decentralized heat sources, as well as the stands for heating and drying ladles. About 3 km of gas pipes were laid, 10 heating units and 3 stands were mounted. This system will provide a microclimate in the production areas of the foundry building, which will minimize costs and improve the quality of manufactured products, - noted the plant general director Roman Lobachev.
The Head of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov noted that the Foundry makes a significant contribution to economic development of the republic, produces unique high-quality products for our country, including import-substituting ones. The First Deputy General Director of AO “TMH” Alexander Morozov noted that this year the enterprise will complete development of a full line of blocks for the Kolomensky Plant.
During the visit to the plant, the participants were shown modern equipment that arrived at the enterprise this year and will start working with the launch of new production sites next year. Among the new products, there are a 5-axis CNC machine for manufacturing casting equipment, 3 modern CNC centers for processing serial products, an SDO thermal furnace, sets of model-rod equipment and specialized tools for mechanical processing of blocks, transformers, an induction melting furnace with a capacity of 1 ton, various laboratory and measuring equipment, e.g. an optical emission spectrometer, a pendulum impact machine and a testing machine for determining the strength parameters of molding mixtures. By the end of the year, the plant will also receive a shot blasting chamber, a lathe and a special boring machine.
