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A complete set of optics for the future LADA Azimut model has begun to be produced at the site of the Lighting Solutions company in Tolyatti, the press service of AvtoVAZ reports. According to forecasts, capacity of the new production facility will be up to 80 thousand sets of lighting equipment per year, which should completely cover the needs of the concern. The enterprise is planned to reach its design capacity by the end of 2026. The...

A new automatic shaft straightening press has been put into operation in the thermogalvanic shop of the KAMAZ Engine Plant. The equipment was purchased as part of the Axle Manufacturing project. On the new press, 16 types of shafts go through the straightening process (to eliminate the warping of shafts resulting from their cooling during quenching). More than 400 parts must be processed per shift. The new automatic press replaced all...

The KAMAZ Foundry Plant has developed a technology for manufacturing a solid-cast axle case. The 3D model of an ordinary welded axle case, consisting of three parts, was taken as a basis and combined, and the wall thickness was almost halved - from 15 to 8 mm. Two holes for the ladders that hold the springs have been modified. Previously, they were cast and thin, welded to the axle, and sometimes deformed under load. Now these elements are...

A whitewashing machine was restored at the Foundry Plant of KAMAZ PTC. Due to this, the rate of whitewashing of slag pans in Foundry Plant No. 1 for cast iron production increased 16-fold. The whitewashing machine itself consists of a metal structure on which a control cabinet with a push-button remote control, a tank, a reducing gear, two electric motors, and a nozzle lowering drive are mounted. With this scheme, the air supply directly...

The Russian Association of Motor Insurers has updated the directory of the average cost of parts used for making repair under MTPL. According to Autonews, in general, components appreciated by 2.8%, but for individual brands the growth was significantly higher. Thus, the cost of parts for VAZ cars increased by 6.3%, for Opel — by 6.6%, and for Honda — by 6.1%. For Audi, BMW, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Kia and Hyundai brands, the price growth...

The Tutaevsky Motor Plant, KAMAZ subsidiary in the Yaroslavl region, hosted a meeting of the heads and chief specialists of TMP PTC and the St. Petersburg Tractor Plant on cooperation in the production of Kirovets tractors with promising TMZ V8 and P6 engines. Much attention was paid to measures aimed to improve product quality, as well as a new series of TMZ 8801.10 engines with Common Rail fuel equipment capacity of up to 465 HP and a new...