OREANDA-NEWS. October 29, 2012. JSC Kirovsky Zavod began modernization of production capacities of its subsidiary structure LLC Russian Forging Plants producing hot forgings and stampings. Within the frames of the project at least 150 million rubles will be allocated for equipment modernization.

The development program of Russian Forging plants provides gradual modernization of production basis of the enterprise and replacement of a part of operating machines with equipment of new generation. The project under implementation will allow increasing of the equipment’s productivity and quality of the products of the subsidiary company as well as extending nomenclature of output products considerably.

Within the frames of the program modernization of the press with force of 6,300 ton-force has already been commenced and assembly of a new 3-section batch furnace in line of hammers with falling weight (FW) 10-16 ton is in process. At the end of the present year the launch of a new rotooblast barrel for scale removal from large-size items is planned. Its installation will enhance the quality of products’ cleaning and reduce the time of their processing in almost 5 times.

Installation of a new quench bath for hardening of surface structure layers of large massive forgings will become a strategically important step for development of Russian Forging Plants. With its appearance the enterprise will be able to consider to the maximum the customer’s requirements at production of large-size items with eight 300-350 kg which are in high demand at the market today. Launch of the bath into operation will take place at the end of 2012 and it will allow extending the stock of orders for the following year.

Simultaneously, Russian Forging Plants dynamically conduct extension of the machine’s line. Thus, recently, a modern belt-saw machine has been purchased as an addition to the available machines; modernization of turn-milling machines is in process.

The total budget of the program composes about 150 million rubles. The project will be implemented at two stages. The main scope of works is planned to have been completed by the end of 2012. At the same time, modernization of the press being one of important elements of production process will have been completed within 2013 г.

LLC Russian Forging Plants is a joint project between JSC Kirovsky Zavod and JSC Chelyabinsk Forge-and-Press Plant. At the present the enterprise specializes on production of heavy hot-tempered forging and stamping (up to 300 kg). The program of equipment modernization will permit for the company also to master production of large-size items up to 350 kg of weight.

The company uses internationally certified technology adopted by the world's major automakers, and is equipped with modern high-tech mechanical processing equipment. The plants' main consumers are motor companies, producers of agricultural machinery, railways and oil and gas companies.