Vitebsk MRZ doubled its investment in technological re-equipment in 2019

Vitebsk Motor Repair Plant (MRZ) doubled its investments in technical re-equipment in 2019 compared to the previous year, reaching Br150 thousand, reported the plant's director, Viktor Masalov.

According to him, last year the enterprise acquired two thermal treatment furnaces for parts, a press with a pressure capacity of 250 tons, a lathe, and other equipment through leasing and its own funds. Some of this equipment will be used to manufacture new products for the plant – universal discs with a diameter of 740 mm for heavy-duty soil cultivators ADS-6 of domestic and foreign production. The enterprise intends to establish a full production cycle for these discs within the first quarter. "Currently, such parts are not mass-produced in Belarus at domestic plants. Meanwhile, they are already in demand not only in Belarusian farms but also in neighboring Russia," noted the head of the enterprise.

Agricultural machinery repair fitters Alexey Skobelev and Alexey Shergunov repairing an imported 12-meter "Amazone" seeder.

Currently, the plant produces discs with a diameter of up to 620 mm for AD-600 "Rubin" cultivators. "Over 300 such machines are operating in Belarusian farms. At the same time, we see a growing demand for larger diameter discs for heavier units, as the number of such machines is gradually increasing," added Viktor Masalov.

CNC machine operator Igor Dementey.

Heat treatment of a disc for soil cultivation and seeding units.

He said that the plant pays increased attention to mastering new types of repair work and organizing the production of spare parts and units for machinery widely used in agriculture. Among the main achievements of last year, the director mentioned the repair of an imported seeder with a working width of 12 m and Deutz diesel engines (Germany). In addition, at the specialized exhibition "Belagro-2019", the plant presented new models of agricultural machinery: a grain and fertilizer seeder with an enlarged hopper and a modernized disc unit equipped with a double packer roller. In 2020, the enterprise plans to develop the design and manufacture a set of packer rollers with a working width of 12 m for soil compaction.-0-

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Grinder Nikolai Smolyakov at work
Grinder Nikolai Smolyakov at work