UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 15, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation presented its produce at the 2nd International Import Substitution Exhibition at Moscow’s Crocus City Center on September 13-15.

According to the company press service, the exhibition features stands by Russian businesses operating in nearly all economic sectors there are, including machine-building, healthcare, construction, transport, agribusiness, consumer goods, computer developments, hi tech solutiosn for the oil and gas industry, and so on.

Ural Vagon Zavod presented five life-size samples at its stand: these were cast and forged ironworks from the head plant’s Forging Department 1. All these products outstrip their foreign counterparts in more than one respect.

‘For one, the European manufacturers still make hollow axles by drilling out the core, while Ural Vagon Zavod’s technological options allow for cast and forged items, which have higher productivity and strength parameters than the standard ones. Besides, our hollow axles are 70kg lighter than the standard make, which means the overall weight of a railcar goes down as well, the press service says.