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At the end of October, Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod shipped a skip mine winder ШПМ ЦШ-5х8 to the Sokolovskaya mine of SSGPO JSC (Republic of Kazakhstan). This is the fourth machine among mine winders of various types that were designed, manufactured and shipped to customers this year by mining and press-forging equipment production division of NKMZ.

ШПМ ЦШ-5х8в model is one of the most productive mine winders in the world market, which is able to lift 60 tons of iron ore from a depth of more than 700 m in one lifting operation. By its type, it belongs to multi-rope machines that lift their vehicles due to the friction forces between the drum lining and the rope.

ШПМ ЦШ-5х8в model is mounted on a tower-type headgear, equipped with two lifting motors of 3800 kW each, a traction sheave with a diameter of 5 m with eight strands for lifting ropes. Its design also envisages eight lined strands with a removable lining made of modern German Becorit material with a high friction coefficient to transmit the required torque. The machine is also fitted with shoe brakes having four spring-loaded drives, which provide reliable braking, ease of setup and maintenance.

At present time the mining and press-forging equipment production division is manufacturing another mine winder of ШПМ 2Ц-6,4х2,4 ТД model for TNC Kazchrome JSC (Republic of Kazakhstan). Its assembly operation will begin in December.

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Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod (NKMZ) has completed the production of the second stage of the equipment complex for the 350/250 small-section wire mill. This modern, universal, highly automated mill will produce rods (Ø10-30 mm) and wire rod (Ø5.5-12 mm) in coils from various grades of steels and titanium alloys.

This is the first mill of this type that was fully designed and manufactured at NKMZ. Previously, the company mainly carried out their modernization and reconstruction.

The second stage of the mill includes equipment for charging and discharging billets from a heating furnace, transport roller tables, cooling bed, pull-over gear, power systems and automated process control systems (APCS). In the first stage, among other things, a section of a continuous group of horizontal and edging stands 350 for the production of rods, a section of a continuous group of horizontal and edging stands 250 for the production of wire rod, a section for winding wire rod were manufactured.

NKMZ carries out a complete supply of the mill, which, together with engineering and equipment, includes rolling technology and a software product. It should be noted that the mill made by NKMZ provides rolling of a wide range of steel grades and alloys. Due to the features of the technical process, they require different amounts of force and rolling temperature, different reduction (degree of metal deformation), and, as a rule, are not rolled on the same mill. NKMZ employees have created a universal mill that is capable to do it.

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In the ore-and-mining and press-forging equipment production division of NKMZ, the manufacture of a rod mill with a central discharge MSC 3600×4500, intended for grinding iron ore, has been completed.

Mills of this type are installed in the first stage of grinding and are the first to receive the largest ore that comes after crushing. They work in extremely difficult conditions under heavy loads. In addition, the grinding bodies in them are metal rods, which are heavier than the balls used in traditional mills.

Taking into account the high loads in the structure of two mills MSC 3600×4500, manufactured this year, up-to-date modernized segmental bearings were used, which have a higher carrying capacity than single-case ones, which were installed in mills of this type that were produced earlier. Segmental bearings are more durable.

Another special feature of the center discharge rod mills is that their rotating part is supplied pre-assembled to increase assembly readiness.

Center discharge rod mills are popular with miners. NKMZ produces two or three mills of this type annually.

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Eight central discharge ball mills of МШЦ(Р) 3600х5000 model have been produced this year by NKMZ for PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY “SOUTHERN MINING FACTORY” (UGOK). Five of them have been already shipped to the customer and are being installed now, the remaining three are about to be shipped.

Central discharge ball mill of МШЦ(Р) 3600х5000 model is a result of modernization of grate discharge ball mill. The modification of discharge pattern enabled to improve flow diagram of minerals processing at UGOK and to increase production capacity of the processing plant by 10%.

Ukrainian miners highly appreciated the quality and technical performance of NKMZ machinery. Other eight mills of the same type for UGOK are currently at production stage.

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Metallurgical and Sinking equipment Division manufactured and success-fully tested two additional straightening-drawing machines at Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod.

Such equipment is installed in the technological line of continuous billet casting machine (CCM) and is intended for drawing out of the mold and subsequent straightening of a square billet with a cross section from 100×100 to 150×150 mm, at a temperature about 850˚С. The design and workmanship of the straightening-drawing machine produced by NKMZ ensure its performance in such difficult conditions.

During designing, NKMZ specialists used the significant experience gained during creation of straightening-drawing machines of their own design. As a result, the design of the machine roller drive was changed, making possible to increase significantly its reliability and overhaul interval. Metallurgists had opportunity to convince in these advantages based on their own experience, because two straightening-drawing machines of such type made by NKMZ were supplied to them.

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A new product will be supplemented to the wide range of machines and equipment produced by the Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod in 2021. It’s a modern wagon pusher, currently under manufacture for the Avdiivka Coke-Chemical Plant. It will be integrated into the existing wagon unloading process in the coal loading shop No. 2 instead of its worn-out predecessor, which worked for more than half a century. Its shipment to the customer is scheduled for this year in November.

The wagon pusher is a special mini-electric locomotive working with a wagon dumper and preparing coal for coking. It primarily pushes a train of 25 coal-loaded wagons towards to wagon dumper, on which the last uncoupled wagon is installed. Then it returns the remaining wagons to their original position. After this wagon unloading, it pushes the next one to the wagon dumper.

Dmitry Aleshin (the head of the bureau of transport devices, design department of the metallurgical and mine-tunneling equipment division of NKMZ) said, that in contrast to the competitors proposal, the project of our wagon pusher was developed with the most accurate observance of all the requirements of Avdeevka coke chemical engineers. It is design is simpler, the weight is less. It has a remote control and optimal performance. In addition, this unit and the wagon dumper will be controlled from one control panel by one operator.

The wagon pusher can be used in any production where a quick step-by-step unloading of bulk materials according to wagon norms is required. So the workers of Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod hope for the next orders.

Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod produced for Poltavsky MPP modernized cone crusher for coarse grinding with hydraulic regulation of opening, model ККД1500х180 ГРЩ-М.

As a result of the crusher design improvement, its capacity is 5.5 thousand tons/hour. It is almost 55% higher than before the modernization.

NKMZ has already produced cone crushers of this standard size, but only with standard capacity. One of them was manufactured and delivered to the Ingulets MPP last year. It’s already assembled for the present moment.

Higher capacity of the new modernized crusher, while maintaining the same overall dimensions, is provided as a result of standard model structural changes – an increase in drive power and improvement of units crushing material.

Another feature is that, at the request of the customer, it will be installed instead of its dismantled worn-out unit on existing foundations without changing the grid of their anchor parts.

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At NKMZ, within the framework of the technical re-equipment program, a new up-to-date unique slotting machine POLYMAT 70/300 СNC manufactured by Leistritz (Germany) was put into operation.

This machine, probably, can be called one of the most compact among all metal-cutting machine tools operated at NKMZ today. Its dimensions: 1420x1250x1640 mm. At the same time, it has a lot of advantages, and was very necessary for the company.

First of all, this machine is designed for processing internal straight-sided splines at gears and pinions , which are used in gearboxes of roadheaders manufactured at NKMZ. For a long time, the broaching method was used for machining such splines, requiring an expensive tool. But the broaching machine, on which this technological operation was performed, lost its accuracy, and the splines had to be machined using spark-erosion equipment, which was much more expensive and took more time.

After purchasing the POLYMAT 70/300 CNC machine this problem was solved. It provides processing of straight-sided splines in efficient and quality manner and has high accuracy characteristics and covers all standard sizes of gear splines, pinions and sprockets manufactured at NKMZ. The main characteristics of this equipment are as follows: maximum groove length – 300 mm, groove width 2-70 mm, hole diameter – from 10 to 440 mm.

By means of new machine, it is possible to make a diametrical seat of the splines with an accuracy of 7 quality class, while by means of universal ones – only a straight line. It uses a tool with carbide blades, which makes it possible to process materials with a hardness of 340-360 HB, which is higher than with a broaching machine.

The main application of the POLYMAT 70/300 CNC is processing of splines. But, besides this, NKMZ specialists tested and implemented a method of processing conventional keyway slots with a width of 2 to 70 mm with this machine. Here, with the use of special installation tools, their processing is carried out 30% faster than with universal slotting equipment.

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NKMZ PJSC is involved in the manufacture and supply of pipes and pipe fittings used in high-pressure pipelines for the Akkuyu NPP under construction on the southern coast of Turkey.

The shipment of a batch of 46 pcs of six-meter pipes has been completed, of which 26 have a diameter of 711 mm and 20 have a diameter of 813 mm. Some of them have already been accepted by the customer.

The manufacturing technology of this nomenclature was approved at NKMZ by the Principal Metallurgical Organization. NPP equipment parts shall meet high requirements in terms of quality. Their manufacture takes place under the special control of absolutely all technological conversions. Each part is accompanied by an individual quality plan, which reflects certificates for each technological conversion.

Currently the next batch of 116 pipes and tees is being manufactured. Their shipment will begin in August.

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Voluntary vaccination of the NKMZ personnel against coronavirus started on July 26 at the plant territory. Within a week, the first thousand employees of NKMZ will receive the first injection out of two ones.

Two-phase American Moderna vaccine is used for vaccination against COVID-19. It was developed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (USA). According to the results of large-scale clinical trials and use in various countries around the world, the safety of Moderna has been proven in practice. Its efficiency is 94.1%.

In total, the enterprise has five vaccination locations: in the Central Plant Laboratory, in a medical unit, in household premises of Shop No.12 and two locations in the engineering building. Also, one location was opened in the Palace of Culture and Technology of NKMZ for the vaccination of former employees of the company. For them, vaccination will begin on July 30, 2021.

Medical teams – employees of the city health department – are vaccinating plant workers and filling out relative documents. After the procedure, the health status of each vaccinated person is monitored locally. After the second dose of vaccination in 28 days the employees will be given a personal certificate of an international standard.

If among those wishing to receive the vaccination there are employees of the company who have not yet concluded a declaration with a family doctor, they shall come for vaccination with a passport of a citizen of Ukraine, personal identification number and a mobile phone. This is necessary in order to conclude such a declaration here.

Vaccination of the plant employees is proceeding according to the schedule. Only on July 27, 185 plant workers received the first dose of Moderna vaccine.

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