http://www.kamaz.net/en/ News en webmaster@kamaz.org kamaz.net http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/22#733 http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/22#733 Seven large partners of KAMAZinstrumentspetsmash (KISM) held the third traditional conference on instrument and equipment deliveries in Naberezhnye Chelny. The managers and specialists of the first KAMAZ plant met with their partners. This time “Group of Eight”, as the partners name themselves, also demonstrated the common approach to solving the main problem – the necessity of further development of mutually beneficial relations to increase competitiveness of KAMAZ and its partners on the market. Full responsibility for supply of modern, more productive and quality equipment and tools for the whole KAMAZ rests with the technical director’s block of KAMAZ and its main part – OAO KISM. Thanks to successful cooperation with firm-suppliers, downtime of equipment because of shortage of tools at KAMAZ considerably decreased and unit costs of tools were cut down as well. In 2008 KAMAZ plans to save RUB 25 million due to well-coordinated work in this area. The suppliers noted that it’s profitable to work with KAMAZ: annually the enterprise increases production volume and rate. “The next stage of cooperation with KAMAZ is implementation of new advanced equipment, – Aleksandr Khramov, Director of Khaltek firm (Ulyanovsk) said. – We will introduce new machines at KAMAZ. They will be able to replace up to 15-20 units of analogous, but already old equipment”. According to the results of 2007 the company Khaltek was acknowledged the most successful supplier of KAMAZ in “Group of Eight. This firm received the first class award at the conference. The Sweden firm Sanvik – the world leader in tools production – is on the second place. The Chelny firm OOO TD RosInstrument supplying cutting tools of American production, as well as hand and pneumatic tools from Sweden is among the top three leaders. ]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:11:34 GMT http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/22#732 http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/22#732 This July KAMAZ metallurgists celebrated their traditional holiday. Every year in the mid of July the staff of OAO KAMAZ-Metallurgy celebrates two holidays at once – the Day of Enterprise and the Day of Metallurgist. This year the forge plant and the foundry are 37. The representatives of Russian Register, the audit firm from Saint-Petersburg, presented the enterprise certificates of conformity of its labor protection and security management system, and also of ecological management system to the requirements of OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 standards. ]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:43:56 GMT http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/21#731 http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/21#731 The new line of special trucks of KAMAZ Inc. is of great interest to the Armed Forces of Russia. Igor Sevastyanov, Deputy Director General of Rosoboronexport, affirmed this fact. In particular, he mentioned an oil and fuel-servicing truck of “Mustang” series which has high performance and off-road capability. This automobile is called-for by the Russian army, it has already passed state tests, and now the issue of its production financing is being decided. The official stated: “We hope that as soon as a special truck is added to our armory it will enter the international market as well”. According to Sevastyanov, a KAMAZ armored vehicle created on the basis of an all-wheel drive chassis is obviously of interest to foreign customers too. ]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:51:09 GMT http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/21#730 http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/21#730 On 17 July KAMAZ Inc. presented new models of special equipment on KAMAZ chassis. Presentation was organized on initiative of the special equipment manufacturer OOO Chaika-NN (Nizhny Novgorod). Three automobile models were demonstrated for specialists. A wrecker on the chassis of KAMAZ-4308 with a crane-manipulator Amco Veba and a horizontal platform of a new type immediately attracted attention. This vehicle is designed for towaway of cars in cities. The crane-manipulator is equipped with a hydraulic rotator and a certified crossmember which enables to regulate the position of the towed vehicle regardless of its center of gravity. According to the representatives of OOO Chaika-NN, the previous modification of this tow truck proved to be good on the streets of Russia, in particular – of Nizhny Novgorod. The new wrecker is created in accordance with the requirements of the administration of Moscow where it will be tested. The specialists grew no less interested in a dump truck KAMAZ-43253 with a crane-manipulator Amco-Veba and a clamp hook. This three-way tipper is perfect for the municipal services of the Russian cities. The vehicle enables to execute handling of all kinds of cargo successfully without extra equipment and personnel. The carrying capacity of the vehicle is 7.3 t and the boom-out of the crane-manipulator up to 7, 12 m makes the spectrum of application of this kind of equipment rather wide. A tow truck with a partial loading on the chassis of KAMAZ-65224 is worth mentioning. This vehicle is meant for towing away heavy haulers, buses, trailers and semitrailers. The basic element of the construction is a telescopic attachment with the help of which the towed vehicle is picked up at the bottom and the hooked part is raised for further transportation. Such a wrecker is indispensable on the federal and regional highways, especially by towing away vehicles the front part of which is seriously deformed. It should be noted that all kinds of special equipment on the basis of KAMAZ vehicles are always in request. ]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:48:06 GMT http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/21#729 http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/21#729 On 17 July KAMAZ celebrated the twentieth birthday of the great KAMAZ-master team. In autumn 1988 two crews on production trucks KAMAZ-4310 appeared on the starting line of the European rally Elch in the vicinity of the Polish city Vrotslav. So the Chelny racing drivers’ team started to storm the sports Olympus. And its history begins in summer 1988 when Semyon Yakubov – Director of the KAMAZ R&D Center – formed the first backbone of the team, and training for the debut on the international scene started. That start on the rally in Poland brought the team “silver”. After that there were many successful performances at the most prestigious international competitions. They won seven times at Dakar alone – the most prestigious and significant marathon rally in the world auto racing. The enterprise itself and KAMAZ vehicles would be quite different without the racing drivers’ team. And, perhaps, off-road rally-raids – this ranking high all over the world and most prestigious kind of auto racing – wouldn’t be so developed and popular in Russia. Fully formed of KAMAZ sportsmen, the KAMAZ-master team – is the only Russian factory team which defends our country’s honour and prestige on the international sports scene so successfully and brightly. As Vladimir Putin said at the meeting with the team, it has been the national Russian team for a long time. It includes five World Cup champions, eight Masters of Sports of the international class, five Honoured Masters of Sports. This is the most “star” team composition for the whole history of the Russian auto racing. ]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:24:07 GMT http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/18#728 http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/18#728 By tradition KAMAZ successfully participated in VI International Russian Exhibition of Armament (Russian Expo Arms-2008) which closed in Nizhny Tagil. The exhibition took place on the territory of Nizhny Tagil Institute of Metal Testing on the proving ground of which various kinds of warlike equipment were tested. 3 vehicles of the “Mustang” family – KAMAZ-6350 (8x8), KAMAZ-43502 (4x4), a side vehicle KAMAZ-5350 (6x6), and also multipurpose vehicles – a side prime mover KAMAZ-6560 (8x8) and a four-wheel drive vehicle KAMAZ-4326 (4x4) – represented KAMAZ at Russian Expo Arms-2008. About hundred specialists from foreign military departments, employees of foreign embassies, official delegations specially came to the event to see the demonstrated products. As it was planned, the show of defense technology and armament on the stand was accompanied by their testing and demonstration of technical and tactical feasibilities (the so-called “dynamics”). Especially the audience liked experienced KAMAZ test drivers’ striking demonstrative performance. “Mustang” vehicles flawlessly got over all artificial obstacles in a group performance (a “mausoleum”, a ditch 2.5 m wide, stairs, vertical walls, water obstacles, etc.) having coped even with tank obstacles. KAMAZ was represented in a single performance by a famous racer, a member of KAMAZ-master team, the winner of the World’s Cup of off-road rallies Eduard Nikolayev on KAMAZ-4911 “Extreme”. Famous KAMAZ “jumps” and “flights” looked especially spectacular. As a result, KAMAZ became the only “twice” winner of Russian Expo Arms-2008 having received two gold medals – for active participation in the exhibition, competent organization and demonstration. The KAMAZ exposition attracted a close attention of the members of foreign delegations. The representatives of Venezuela, Ghana and Congo showed a special interest in “Mustang” vehicles. Moiz Kabaku Muchail – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Republic Congo in the RF – who was at the exhibition for the first time said: “Our army needs all kinds of equipment, but we grew interested in KAMAZ most of all”.]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:36:51 GMT http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/15#726 http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/15#726 On 11 July in Naberezhnye Chelny OOO Energotrans – the main operator on the market of auto transport services for OAO Tatenergo – leased 30 KAMAZ vehicles. Yury Klochkov – Deputy Director General of KAMAZ Inc., CEO – assessed the concluded contract. He noted that Tatenergo and KAMAZ are important not only for Naberezhnye Chelny. They are the basis of the economy of the Republic of Tatarstan. By the way, they work in close liaison with each other: KAMAZ receives energy resources from Tatenergo and, in its turn, produces vehicles which help power engineering specialists in their work. Rinat Garafeyev – Director of Energotrans – explained why they had chosen the KAMAZ equipment. “We have got a step-by-step program of fleet renewal, but when the enterprise is pressed for money we have to use such a financial mechanism as leasing, – he noted. – A wide model range of vehicles produced by the company impresses me as a purchaser. New vehicles meet all requirements of the market. Besides, we gained wide experience in operation and servicing KAMAZ vehicles”. According to Garafeyev, the enterprise continues renewal of its fleet, and if their work is profitable this year new purchase contracts will be concluded with KAMAZ. Alfiya Garifullina – Director General of OAO KAMAZ Leasing Company – went on with the subject of cooperation with partners in her speech: – I’m genuinely glad that KAMAZ Leasing Company continues cooperation with Tatenergo which started in 2003. We never doubted reliability of this enterprise. I think that Tatenergo, KAMAZ and KAMAZ Leasing Company all together will make many good vehicles the drivers will be happy to drive. ]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:48:53 GMT http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/14#724 http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/14#724 On these days KAMAZ demonstrates its most perfect military vehicles at VI International Russian Exhibition of Armament (Russian Expo Arms-2008) which takes place in Nizhny Tagil. 5 KAMAZ vehicles ranked with 200 Russian models of armament and defense technology, including battle planes Su-24 and Su-27, helicopters Mi-24 and Mi-35, up-to-date models of armored equipment and anti-aircraft rocket complexes, and hundreds of exhibits of other countries on the ground “Staratel”. Like at the previous exhibitions in the Urals, the show of defense technology on the stand is accompanied with its testing and demonstration of technical and tactical abilities. A side prime mover KAMAZ-6560 (8x8) of 20 tonnes payload equipped with an engine KAMAZ-740.35-400 of 400 h.p. stands out against the background of the exhibited models of KAMAZ – the regular participant of this largest military exhibition in Russia. It can get over a tank ditch up to 2 meters wide and a ford up to 1.8 meters deep. An anti-aircraft/anti-missile complex “Pantsyr-S1” is mounted on the chassis of this vehicle. An eight-wheel representative of the “Mustang” family – a vehicle KAMAZ-6350 (8x8) is generally recognized. The exhibited model has a cab with hidden armoring of the 5th defense class. Experience of fighting actions and counter terrorist operations in hot spots showed a pressing need for vehicles with protection of a crew, transported cargo and a vehicle itself from small arms, splinters and mines. One of the most promising trucks of the company is KAMAZ-43502 (4x4). This is the easiest and most maneuverable representative of the family of army vehicles “Mustang”. It can clime a 60% slope, make up to 100 km/h and also force a crossing over water obstacles with a fordable depth up to 1.75 m. A four-wheel drive vehicle KAMAZ-4326 (4x4) is also indispensable for extreme conditions. It is designed for transportation of special purpose and urgent delivery of cargo to hard-to-reach areas on earth roads and broken country. It is operated in the climatic zones with the air temperature from –30° to +50 °Ñ. A side vehicle KAMAZ-5350 (6x6) demonstrated in Nizhny Tagil – the basic one for six-wheelers in the “Mustang” family – is meant for personnel carriage, transportation of different cargoes and trailing systems on all kinds of roads and countries. The chassis of this vehicle is one of the most widely used ones for mounting of different armament and defense equipment. The visitors of the exhibition could also see a diesel-generator set AD 100S-T400-1RPM 14HL in a bonnet version – one of the most perfect models of this kind of power equipment. A specially developed fixed engine ensures low fuel consummation and low noise. In addition, it is smaller than its Russian analogues by weight and dimensions. A control system on the up-to-date electronic base makes the installation easy to operate. KAMAZ continues developments in the sphere of improvement of military and multipurpose vehicles and helps the automobile fleet of the RF Armed Forces to get the up-to-date equipment and an opportunity to lose the widest range of urgent and special tasks. ]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:54:33 GMT http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/14#722 http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/14#722 The Italian group of companies Pirelli & C. SpA and the company “Russian Technologies” agreed to establish a joint venture on production and realization of automobile tires in which KAMAZ will also participate. Most likely, the new enterprise will be located in the special economic zone “Alabuga”. The new plant will produce tires for cars and trucks. According to the assessment of the analytical center “Avtostart”, the annual capacity of the primary market of tires for all kinds of vehicles in Russia in 2007 made 9.5 million units. Sales of new tires on the secondary market exceeded 50 million. ]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:04:22 GMT http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/14#721 http://www.kamaz.net/en/news/2008/07/14#721 Sergey Chemezov, Director General of State Corporation “Russian Technologies” is elected Chairman of KAMAZ Board of Directors. It should be recalled that the Annual KAMAZ Shareholders’ Meeting on the results of 2007 was held not long ago. The shareholders elected members of KAMAZ Board of Directors. Chemezov’s candidature for the post of Chairman of Board of Directors was endorsed by the RF government. Throughout the last seven years Sergey Chemezov has been a member of KAMAZ Board of Directors. This year he had every reason to head the Board having succeeded Viktor Khristenko, Minister of Industry and Commerce. Chemezov was elected on the threshold of the RF President’s executive order “About property contribution” of Russia to the capital of “Russian Technologies”, in the present case – 37.8% of shares of the auto manufacturer which belong to the state. ]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:08:05 GMT