Kirov Plant "Red Instrument-maker": history, modernity, products

Kirov factory "Red tool-maker" was founded in Leningrad. In the war years, the strategic enterprise was evacuated to the city of Kirov, where it continues to work even now. The company's products are known in the country and abroad.

Born in Leningrad

The Kirov factory "Red Instrument-maker" was opened in Leningrad in 1926. There was a sharp shortage of measuring instruments in the country, funds were replenished through purchases in foreign countries, impoverishing foreign exchange reserves. Solve the problem took K. Tikhomirov, director of the plant for the production of surgical instruments. He assembled the best personnel and founded an artel called the "Red Toolman".

Success and expansion of the company brought a large state order, which the artel won during the state tender. The proceeds went to the expansion of the production base, the purchase of new foreign-made equipment. Until this time things were not going very well - the work was done manually, the range was limited to several items of the nomenclature.

In 1930, the artel and the means of production were nationalized and a state plant was created, which became part of the All-Union Instrumental Trust. The production base by that time consisted of 135 units of quality equipment, the staff consisted of up to 500 employees. In the official history of the enterprise April 11 is the day of the establishment of the plant.

In 1931, the Kirov factory "Red Instrument-maker" was completely redesigned for the production of a high-precision measuring instrument. The assortment of products included calipers, micrometers, boom bars, depth gauges, etc. Many types of instruments replaced foreign analogues from the domestic market.

Increase production

According to the results of 1932, the gross income from sales amounted to 9.1 million rubles, in 1933 there was an increase to 13 million rubles. Active development of the company had other pluses - in 1932 1.4 million gold German marks were saved, and in 1933 the savings amounted to 2.2 million foreign currency reserves.

In the early 30-ies the enterprise is transferred to a new location, into more spacious premises. The plant took 10 shops of the former factory for the manufacture of stoppers, where it became possible to create a closed production cycle. In 1939 the team represented a team of professionals, where more than 200 inventors worked. In one year, about three thousand rationalization proposals were introduced, which significantly increased the production and quality of products.

For two years (1938-1939) the range of manufactured devices was increased by 21 units. An important breakthrough was the development and implementation of the technology of reinforcing the surfaces of tools, which increased the period of their operation by 2-3 times.

Evacuation

At the beginning of the war, part of the plant's personnel was drafted to the front, the enterprise received a military order requiring exact fulfillment of the terms. The German offensive on Leningrad and the shrinking ring of the blockade put the strategic enterprise under attack, so it was decided to evacuate it to the city of Kirov. The first batch of machine tools was sent in July 1941, during the next two months two more echelons of the plant were evacuated.

In total, 259 employees, 330 machines, as well as all necessary equipment, tools, instruments, technical documentation were sent to Kirov. For the enterprise, the squares of the closed distillery were allocated, the cellars of which were built in tsarist times. During the installation of equipment, the engineering corps was able to solve many technical problems. The Kirov factory "Red Instrument-maker" began to issue the first products for the front already in September 1941.

Modernity

The period of transition to the new economic conditions of the KRIN (the Kirov plant "Krasny instrumentalznik") has survived quite successfully, and by 2005 all debt obligations were repaid. During this period, the production of high-demand precision instruments for measurements was mastered. The enterprise is located in the center of the city of Kirov, the production area occupies more than 17.2 square meters, and the total area is 3.8 hectares.

In 2008 ZAO KRIN joined ZAO Holding Company Instrument Plants, which in 2016 was liquidated. Kirov Plant continues its activities and produces products for domestic consumers and for export.

In addition to the main activities, the company carries out:

• Electroplating.
• Processing of metals (mechanical).
• Steel casting.
• Recycling of plastics.

And also produces paint and varnish coatings.

Production

Closed joint-stock company KRIN (Kirov factory "Krasny instrumentalzik") has production capacities closed in a single cycle, which allows to produce the whole range of nomenclature products and to work under individual orders. The company exports goods to the countries of Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, the countries of the former USSR.

The Kirov factory "Krasny instrumentalzik" produces the main types of products:

• Indicators and accessories to them, measuring heads.
• Shtangeninstrument (depth gauges, compasses, pipes, etc.).
• Welder templates (wires, rings, etc.).
• Goniometers (pendulum, with vernier, etc.).
• Heteromers (indicator, micrometric, increased accuracy, etc.).
• Depthmeters (for oil and gas industry, micrometric, indicator).
• Stenograph and thickness gauges.
• Two types of staples, feelers.
• Tripods and racks of different configuration and purpose.
• Squares, levels.
• Micrometers (nomenclature of 9 items).
• Rulers, measures, meters, plates, roulettes, etc.
• Devices.
• Special purpose tools.

Instrument factory in the city of Kirov is located at: Karl Marx street, building 18. The number of the multi-channel contact phone can be found on the official website.