The largest foundries in Russia: an overview of enterprises

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

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

Products manufactured by LMZ

Of course, such enterprises are the most important part of the national economy. Russian foundries produce a huge number of various products. Manufactured in the workshops of such enterprises, for example, castings, ingots, ingots. Finished products are also produced at the enterprises of this industry. These can be, for example, grates, sewer manholes, bells, etc.

The iron foundries of Russia supply their products, as already mentioned, mainly to enterprises in the engineering industry. Up to 50% of the equipment produced by such factoriesfalls on cast billets. Of course, companies of other specializations can also be partners of LMZ.

Major industry issues

The situation with the foundry industry in the Russian Federation today is, unfortunately, not easy. After the collapse of the USSR, the country's machine-building industry fell into almost complete decline. Accordingly, the demand for shaped and foundry products has also significantly decreased. Later, the sanctions and the outflow of investments had a negative impact on the development of LMZ. However, despite this, Russian foundries continue to exist, supply quality products to the market and even increase production rates.

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

List of the largest foundries in Russia

About 2,000 enterprises are engaged in the production of shaped products from cast iron, steel, aluminum, etc. today in the Russian Federation. The largest foundries in Russia are:

• Balashikhinsky.
• Kamensk-Uralsky.
• Taganrog.
• KAMAZ.
• Cherepovets.
• Balesinsky.

Next, let's look at what all these large foundry and mechanical plants in Russia are, what is their history and specialization.

COOLZ

This enterprise was founded in Kamensk-Uralsky during the war - in 1942. At that time, the Balashikha foundry was evacuated here. Later, the facilities of this enterprise were returned to their place. In Kamensk-Uralsk, its own foundry began to operate.

During the Soviet era, KULZ products were mainly focused on the country's military-industrial complex. In the 1990s, during the conversion, the company changed its profile to the production of consumer goods.

Today KULZ is engaged in the production of molded blanks intended for both military and civilian equipment. In total, the enterprise produces 150 types of products. The plant supplies the market with brake systems and wheels for aviation equipment, radio components, biometal and cermet blanks, etc. The head office of KULZ is located at the following address: Kamensk-Uralsky, st. Ryabova, 6.

BLMZ

Practically all foundries in Russia, the list of which was provided above, were put into operation in the last century. BLMZ is no exception in this regard. This oldest enterprise in the country was founded in 1932. Its first products were spoked wheels for aircraft. In 1935, the plant mastered the technologies for the production of shaped products from aluminum and magnesium alloys. In the post-war period, the enterprise specialized mainly in the production of aircraft take-off and landing devices. In 1966, they began to produce products made fromtitanium alloys.

During the collapse of the USSR, the Balashikha plant managed to maintain its main line of business. In the early 2000s, the enterprise actively upgraded its technical fleet. In 2010, the plant began to develop new production facilities 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 BLMZ office is located at Balashikha, Entuziastov Highway, 4.

Taganrog Foundry

The main office of this enterprise can be found at the following address: Taganrog, Northern Square, 3. TLMZ was founded quite recently - in 2015. However, today its capacity is already about 13 thousand tons of cast iron per year. This was made possible thanks to the use of the latest equipment and innovative technologies. At present, the Taganrog LMZ is the most modern foundry enterprise in the country.

TLMZ was under construction for only a few months. In total, about 500 million rubles were spent during this time. The components for the main production line were purchased from Danish companies. Furnaces at the factory are Turkish. All other equipment is made in Germany. Today, 90% of the products of the Taganrog plant are supplied to the domestic market.

The largest foundriesRussia: ChLMZ

The decision to build the Cherepovets enterprise was made in 1950. Since 1951, the plant began producing spare parts for road-building machines and tractors. All subsequent years, until the restructuring, the company was constantly modernized and expanded. In 2000, the management of the plant chose the following strategic directions of production:

• production of furnace rollers for metallurgical plants;
• production of furnaces for machine-building enterprises;
• pump casting for the chemical industry;
• manufacture of radiator heaters for ovens.

Currently ChLMZ is one of the main Russian manufacturers of such products. Its partners are not only machine-building enterprises, but also metallurgical plants, light industry plants, housing and communal services. The office of this company is located at: Cherepovets, st. Construction industry, 12.

Balesinsky Foundry

This largest enterprise was founded in 1948. Initially, it was called the artel "Founder". In the first years of its existence, the plant specialized mainly in the manufacture of aluminum utensils. A year later, the company began to produce iron castings. The artel was renamed Balezinsky LMZ in 1956. Today, this plant produces about 400 items of a wide variety of products. The main direction of its activity is the production of furnace castings, dishes and bakery molds. Company address: Balezin, st. K. Marx, 77.

Foundry "KamAZ"

This company operates in Naberezhnye Chelny. Its production capacity is 245 thousand castings per year. The KamAZ foundry manufactures products from high-strength cast iron, gray, with vermicular graphite. This plant was built in 1975. The first products of the plant were aluminum castings of 83 items. In 1976, the enterprise mastered the production of 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 part of KamAZ OJSC. This plant is located at: Naberezhnye Chelny, Avtozavodsky prospect, 2.

Nizhny Novgorod enterprise OAO LMZ

The main product of OJSC "Foundry and Mechanical Plant" (Russia, Nizhny Novgorod) is cast-iron pipeline fittings. The products manufactured by this enterprise are used in the transportation of gas, steam, oil, water, fuel oil, oils. The plant began its activity in 1969. At that time it was one of the workshops of the Gorky Flax Association. Today, its partners are many enterprises in the oil and gas industry, mechanical engineering, housing and communal services and water supply.

Instead of a conclusion

The well-being of the whole country as a whole largely depends on how smoothly and stably the above-described foundries in Russia will function. Without the products manufactured by these companies, domestic enterprises will not be able to work.engineering, metallurgy, light industry, etc. Therefore, to pay maximum attention to the development, reconstruction and modernization of these and other foundries, providing them with comprehensive support, including at the state level, is certainly necessary and very important.