TsNIITMASH is nearly 80 years; the institute stood at the origins of domestic machine engineering. Structural materials (steel grades, alloys, coatings, coolants etc.) and machine engineering processes it has developed are widely used at the facilities of power, heavy, transport, petrochemical sectors and other industries in Russia and abroad. TsNIITMASH specialists hold leading positions in development of new structural materials, metallurgical technologies and casting, pressing, welding, colt treatment of metals etc.
Representatives of the institute participated as part of one working groups in the meeting of the Russian-Hindu Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation. “We presented our colleagues, first of all, the state-owned corporations in the power machine engineering, our technologies of making large-size blanks for equipment, i.e. forgings and casts. In particular, the metallurgical technology of electroslag melting,” Igor Mishchenko, the Director for Quality and Strategic Development of TsNIITMASH, said.
The Indian party, including Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.(BHEL) and NEC-Brochur, showed interest in the proposal. ROSATOM signed an agreement on building the second phase of Kudankulam NPP. One of the terms is the localization of essential equipment manufacture in India. It is quite logical, if the Russian company assists the local factories in preparing for this mission. “They have to develop new technologies and optimize the existing ones, modernize their production capacities. Also, they have to pass qualification procedure to be able to supply equipment,” Igor Mishchenko notes. “Many of these enterprises were built with the guidance from Russian specialists. We understand their structure and processes. We are ready to provide consultancy to our Indian colleagues and carry out R&D as to deployment and adaptation of technologies upon their order,” he says.
In the long-term, specialists of TsNIITMASH offer their colleagues assistance in creation of a technology development center. “There is no a comprehensive integrator of technologies of a broad range in India,” the representative of the institute explains. “We offer creating such centers with bases in the scientific and engineering organizations of India with the participation of industrial companies,” he says.
Based on results of the meeting, the parties signed a protocol of intentions. Now, TsNIITMASH organizes visits to Indian factories. These meetings should give a start to specific projects.
ROSATOM’s companies already have positive experience in interacting with the Indian metallurgical giants, in particular, with Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, which is one of the largest engineering and industrial companies in India. The company generates, distributes and transmits electricity, mines oil, natural gas and minerals and deals with telecommunications. Last year, ROSATOM’s company in Ukraine, Energomashspetsstal (part of the machine engineering division Atomenergomash) passed qualification for manufacture of heavy rotors for BHEL. EMSS won the tender for manufacture of low pressure turbine rotor, which weight is 97.7 tons, manufactured it and sent to the city of Haridvar (India). The rotor is to be installed into a steam turbine of 660 MW power capacity.
To remind, ROSATOM builds Kudankulam NPP in India. The parties cooperate in uranium mining in Russia and third countries. There are joint projects in nuclear medicine.
