The largest foundries in Russia: a survey of enterprises

Foundry production is called one of the industries, the main product of which are shaped products used in engineering. Factories of this specialization in Russia there are many. Some of these enterprises have small capacities, others can be attributed to the real industrial giants. Further in the article we will consider what are the largest foundry-mechanical plants in Russia (with addresses and descriptions), and what specific products they produce.

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Of course, such enterprises are the most important part of the national economy. The foundries of Russia produce a huge number of different products. Manufactured in the shops of such enterprises, for example, castings, ingots, ingots. Produced at the enterprises of this industry and finished products. This can be, for example, grate bars, sewer hatches, bells, etc.

Supply the cast-iron foundries of Russia produced products, as already mentioned, mainly to the enterprises of the machine-building industry. Up to 50% of the equipment produced by such factories falls precisely on cast billets. May be partners of LMZ, of course, and the company of other specializations.

The main problems of the industry

The situation with foundry manufacture in the Russian Federation today has developed, unfortunately, uneasy. After the collapse of the USSR, the machine-building industry of the country almost fell into decay. Accordingly, the demand for molded articles decreased significantly. Later, sanctions and investment outflow had a negative impact on the development of LMZ. However, despite this, the foundries of Russia continue to exist, to supply high-quality products to the market and even to increase production rates.

The main problem of enterprises of this specialization in Russia has been the need for modernization for many years. However, the implementation of new technologies requires additional costs. The equipment necessary for modernization, unfortunately, still in most cases, such companies have to buy abroad for a lot of money.

List of the largest foundries in Russia

The release of shaped products of cast iron, steel, aluminum, etc. today in Russia engaged in about 2000 enterprises. The largest foundries in Russia are:

• Balashikhinsky.
• Kamensk-Uralsky.
• Taganrog.
• "KAMAZ".
• Cherepovetsky.
• Balezinsky.

Further, let us consider what all these large foundry-mechanical plants in Russia are, what is their history and narrow specialization.

KULZ

This enterprise was founded in Kamensk-Uralsky during the war - in 1942. At that time the Balashikha Foundry was evacuated here. Later, the capacity of this enterprise was returned to its place. In Kamensk-Uralsk, the same foundry began to work.

During the Soviet Union, the products of KULZ were focused mainly on the defense-industrial complex of the country. In the 90 years, during the conversion, the enterprise was redesigned for the production of consumer goods.

Today, KULZ is engaged in the production of shaped castings, intended for both military equipment and civilian. In total, the company produces 150 products. The plant supplies brakes and wheels for aviation equipment, radio components, biomethall and metal-ceramic blanks to the market, etc. The head office of KULZ is located at the following address: Kamensk-Uralsky, ul. Ryabova, 6.

BLMZ

Almost all foundries in Russia, the list of which was provided above, were put into operation in the last century. This is not an exception for BLMZ. This is the oldest enterprise in the country was founded in 1932. Its first products were spoke wheels for aircraft. In 1935, the factory mastered the technology of producing shaped products from aluminum and magnesium alloys. In the post-war period, the enterprise specialized mainly in the production of aircraft landing equipment. In 1966, they began to produce products made of titanium alloys.

At the time of the collapse of the USSR, the Balashikha plant managed to maintain its main activity. In the early 2000s, the company actively renewed the technical park. In 2010, the plant began to develop new production areas in order to expand the range of products.

Since 2015, BLMZ, together with the Soyuz scientific complex, has launched a project to produce gas turbine units with a capacity of up to 30 MW. The office of BLMZ is located at: Balashikha, Highway Enthusiasts, 4.

Taganrog Foundry

The main office of this enterprise can be found at the following address: Taganrog, Severnaya Ploshchad, 3. TLMZ was founded only recently - in 2015. However, to date, its capacity is already about 13 thousand tons of cast iron per year. This was possible due to the use of the latest equipment and innovative technologies. Now Taganrog LMZ is the most modern enterprise of foundry branch in the country.

Only a few months were built by TLMZ. In total, about 500 million rubles were spent during this time. Components for the main production line of the company were purchased from Danish companies. The furnaces at the factory are installed in Turkish. All other equipment is manufactured in Germany. Today, 90% of the Taganrog plant's products are supplied to the domestic market.

The largest foundries in Russia: ChLMZ

The decision to build the Cherepovets enterprise was made in 1950. Since 1951, the plant has started the production of spare parts for road-building machines and tractors. All subsequent years, up to perestroika, the enterprise was constantly modernized and expanded. In 2000, the plant management selected the following strategic production lines:

• Production of furnace rollers for metallurgical plants;
• Production of furnaces for machine-building enterprises;
• Pumping casting for the chemical industry;
• Manufacture of radiator heaters for furnaces.

To date, ChLMZ is one of the main Russian producers of such products. Its partners are not only machine-building enterprises, but also metallurgical plants, factories of light industry, housing and communal services. The office of this enterprise is located at: Cherepovets, ul. Buildindustry, 12.

Balezinsky Foundry

This largest enterprise was founded in 1948. Originally it was called the artel "Foundry". The plant specialized in the first years of its existence, mainly on the manufacture of dishes made of aluminum. A year later, the company began to produce cast iron. In Balezinsky LMZ, the artel was renamed in 1956. Today, this plant produces about 400 different products. The main direction of its activity is the production of oven casting, dishes and bakery forms. The address of the company: Balezin, ul. K. Marx, 77.

Foundry "KamAZ"

This enterprise operates in Naberezhnye Chelny. Its production capacity is 245 thousand castings per year. The foundry "KamAZ" produces products from high-strength cast iron, gray, with vermicular graphite. It was built in 1975. The first products of the plant were aluminum castings of 83 items. In 1976, the enterprise mastered the production of cast iron and steel products. Initially, the plant was part of the well-known joint-stock company KamAZ. In 1997, he gained an independent status. However, in 2002 the enterprise again became a part of OAO KamAZ. This plant is located at: Naberezhnye Chelny, Avtozavodsky Avenue, 2.

Nizhny Novgorod enterprise OAO LMZ

The main products of JSC "Foundry-Mechanical Plant" (Russia, N. Novgorod) is pipeline cast-iron fittings. The products produced by this enterprise are used for transportation of gas, steam, oil, water, fuel oil, oils. The plant started its activity in 1969. At that time, it was one of the shops of Gorkovsky Lnopenkobedineniya. Today, many oil, gas, machine building, utilities and water supply companies are its partners.

Instead of concluding

The well-being of the country as a whole largely depends on how consistently and consistently the above-found foundries of Russia function. Without the products produced by these companies, domestic enterprises of machine building, metallurgy, light industry, etc. will not be able to work. Therefore, to give maximum attention to the development, reconstruction and modernization of these and other foundries, providing them with all-round support, including at the state level, , It is necessary and very important.