SAMARA, November 16 – RIA Novosti. Samara plant “UEC-Kuznetsov” (part of United Engine Corporation “Rostec”) celebrated its 110th anniversary on Wednesday, the regional government’s press service reported.

“On Wednesday, November 16, thousands of UEC-Kuznetsov’s employees, veterans, management and partners celebrate the 110th anniversary of the initiative at work,” the report states.

According to the press service, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent congratulations to UEC-Kuznetsov employees and veterans. The head of state noted the contribution of “the current generation of factory workers, who devotedly implement advanced ideas and developments, implement promising projects in the production and maintenance of aircraft engines, engines, industrial gas turbine plants. The Russian Ministry of Defense is the largest domestic companies.”

According to the press service, PJSC “UEC-Kuznetsov” for the past few years has been undergoing a large-scale reconstruction of production: overhaul of existing buildings, construction of new ones, replacement of equipment with modern and high-performance ones. PJSC “UEC-Kuznetsov” was provided with space and state orders until 2027. In the coming years, the personnel of the company will have to solve important tasks, including the creation of NK-361 engines for gas turbine locomotives in the framework of cooperation with JSC “Russian Railways” in order to improve the reliability of industrial engines for PJSC “Gazprom”. “.

“Such changes would not have been possible without the state company Rostec. New workshops are opening today, but the development of the business does not stop there. You know that the qualifications of the engineering and design staff of the UEC are shaped at the UEC. The site in administration. This is another growth point for the whole state” , – He quotes the press service of the governor of the Samara region, Dmitry Azarov.

According to the press service, this year the factory carried out the reconstruction and technical re-equipment of part of the existing tool production of the enterprise, for which more than 30 pieces of high-precision and high-performance equipment were purchased. The company is also constructing new buildings. This year, the construction of the welding production facility, which includes 9 construction sites at the same time, was completed.

“Today, more than 40 percent of the factory workers are young people, even the girls who stand in front of the machines and do good, big and necessary jobs for the country. Here, modern production is organized, new technologies are applied. And of course, these products, these engines that you produce are in demand today everywhere. I believe that the modernization of production will lead to more growth in the products produced in the coming years.” Rostec State Corporation, as it says.