According to the announced plans, the tractor plant will start operations at the end of 2022. The future enterprise was officially launched in September 2021. Right afterwards, the site was subjected to a prompt clearance and the dismantling of old structures. In autumn 2021 ,Rostselmash invited tenders to select a general contractor. At present, the construction activities are sightly ahead of schedule, with a 2-week advance for some types of operations. Thus, a reinforced concrete retaining wall has been completed by 60%; the metalwork of girders, braces and trusses is being installed.
To have everything on schedule, Rostselmash is implementing its main investment project in two areas simultaneously. Concurrently with the builders, the process engineers are designing the future enterprise. The company is purchasing the required equipment that is being manufactured against its order by the leaders of the industrial equipment market in Russia and European countries.
“Rostselmash’s tractor plant will be a highly automated enterprise, – Andrey Ryabov, Marketing Director, says. – Advanced technologies and equipment will be used at all the stages of manufacturing. For instance, integrated quality control equipment, which will minimise the human factor and allow monitoring the fabrication at each step, or infrared drying chambers in the paint shop. The assembly, from the feed of components to quality control, will be managed by an intellectual system, and the robotised conveyor will ensure the completion of a designed production cycle.”
Rostselmash’s tractor plant with an area of 14 ha and a production area of 62,000 sq m will be located at one of the company's sites in Rostov-on-Don. At this site, Rostselmash plans to manufacture a full range of tractors from 170hp to 600+hp with articulated and classical frames, crawlers, as well as road-building and municipal machines. The company will offer about 1850 new jobs, use modern industrial technologies and lean production tools, and create a comfortable work environment for its employees. The company will invest over 6 bln roubles in the project.
