Significant plants of Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk, formerly Simbirsk, is located on the banks of the rivers Volki and Sviyaga, occupies one of the most important places in the manufacturing and engineering industries. The famous UAZ plant in Ulyanovsk is not the only one that contributes to the development of the country's production potential.

In the city there are conveyors, specializing in the production of passenger and cargo aircraft, the production of instruments and metalworking machines. The enterprises of the military-industrial complex are also active.

Production of cars and aircraft

The most significant place in the industry of the city is the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant.

It was established in 1942 as a result of the evacuation of equipment from the Moscow Automobile Plant. In the country, more than 60% of all buses and about 10% of trucks were produced by UAZ conveyor lines. At the moment the plant is producing:

1. All-wheel drive SUVs Patriot, Hunter and Pickup.
2. Commercial vehicles UAZ Cargo, UAZ 3962, UAZ 2206 and other models.

OJSC "Aviastar-SP" and SE "Scientific-Production Association" Mars "are the most significant factories of Ulyanovsk. The first specializes in the production of cargo planes of the Tu-204 series and the famous passenger liner An-124-100 Ruslan. The productive capacity of the aircraft factory allows it to produce up to 50 units of equipment per year.

Metalworking sector organizations

Metal processing plants in Ulyanovsk occupy a special place in the industry of the city, because they produce rolled metal products, which are popular all over the country, and also develop new machine tools. A concrete example may be the Ulyanovsk NIAT, in whose shops the roll forming equipment is used, using the technology of constrained bending.

Among the most significant organizations - LLC "KPP Detail-Service", which specializes in the processing of metal blanks and the creation of shafts, hubs, ratchets and machine parts. At the enterprise the full cycle of works is carried out - from metal forging up to thermal processing of finished products.

Listing the factories of Ulyanovsk, one can not but mention the branch of OAO INPROM, the largest Belarusian producer of rolled metal. The enterprise works both with private clients, and with wholesale buyers.

Enterprises of the military-industrial complex

NGO "Mars" made the most significant contribution to the defense-industrial sector. Printed circuit boards, microcircuits, modules, other electronic products and computer technology of the scientific center are successfully implemented in the means of automation of the Russian Navy.

One of the most significant enterprises of the city is the mechanical plant (Ulyanovsk). UMZ specializes in the production of radar detection systems and air defense systems. On the territory of the plant were developed:

1. Anti-aircraft complex "Shilo".
2. Anti-aircraft missile systems "Tunguska", "Square", "Beech".
3. Radio engineering systems "Orion", "Pantsir", "Hunting".

At present, the scientific department of UMP carries out research works to improve the output, and also produces military equipment and devices ordered by the Ministry of Defense of the country and for export.

Manufacture of building materials

A prominent representative of the city's construction industry is OJSC Ulyanovsk Plant ZHBI-1, which has been operating since the 55-ies of the last century. Now the factory has several shops, and the products are delivered not only to all construction sites within the city, but also to neighboring regions - Samara, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Mordovia.

While mentioning Ulyanovsk construction plants, it is impossible to ignore the CJSC Ulyanovsk Combine of Building Materials. He is one of the oldest representatives of the industry on the territory of the country. In its shops, brick, sand and cement mixtures, claydite products and other building materials are produced, which are used in construction throughout the Volga region.