OREANDA-NEWS. June 19, 2008. The forge plant of OAO KAMAZ-Metallurgy tests SP5000-2-IH wedge rolling mill with induction heater.

The automatic installation is designed for forging production using a rolling method. The new equipment differs from its analogue used at the plant in the presence of a flat operating tool. This will make it possible to receive forgings of higher quality with reduced machining allowance. Heating and rolling processes automation enables to lower laboriousness in forging production.

Experts of the forge plant plan to transfer manufacturing of nine items of KAMAZ product mix and initiative production to the rolling mill. The engineering company (ZAO Beltechnologia and M, Minsk) prepared the full package of operating tools with guaranteed durability of 100 thousand forgings for each of them.

The forge plant plans to finish testing equipment in the second half of June.