July 17, 2014. Gazprombank became yet another one of Sputnik Hockey Club's sponsors - in addition to Uralvagonzavod, the hockey team's general sponsor, Chairman of Sputnik board of trustees Alexei Zharich said at a press conference. According to Zharich, the last season's primary focus was on the changes in the club's oranizational structure. In March, Sputnik left the sports club of the same name and was founded as an independent legal entity and a non-commercial partnership. As Zharich pointed out, this opens up new and impressive horizons for Sputnik and will let the

July 17, 2014. Under the company's technical conversion program for 2014, the obsolete forming machine Azovpressmash IG 1430 was replaced with the new TruBend-5320 with numerical program control made by the German firm TRUMPF at PTK 870, the third production site of Uraltransmash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation), the corporation's press service reports. The installation of this modern equipment will reduce labor intensity of the start-up and commissioning process by 50% to 70% and will considerably improve the quality of spare parts as

July 17, 2014. A press conference dedicated to Sputnik Hockey Club's development prospects and training for the new season was held at Uralvagonzavod Ice Sports Palace in Nizhniy Tagil. Uralvagonzavod Corporation is the club's general sponsor. During this conference, special attention was paid to changes in the club's organizational structure: in March, Sputnik left the sports club of the same name and was founded as an independent legal entity and a non-commercial partnership, the corporation's press service reports. In his welcoming address, Chairman of Sputnik board of

July 17, 2014. Omsktransmash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation) won a diploma in the Trade Union of Defense Industry Workers contest as the Best CSR Enterprise. According to the corporation's press service, the third-prize diploma was given to the company by Chairman of the All-Russian Oboronprof Trade Union Andrei Chekmenev. 'Chekmenev congratulated the company team on this victory in the presence of division managers and trade union administration members. He pointed out that Omsktransmash actually joined the competition, dedicated to

July 17, 2014. A modern cleaning machine made by the German firm DURR was recently launched at the motor division of ChTZ-Uraltrac (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation). According to the corporation's press service, the cleaning machine is fitted with a Siemens sensor screen that allows the operator to program various washing and vacuum drying modes for connecting rods from different engine types. 'This is one of the final procedures in the technological chain of making engine connecting rods. Once the cleaning machine has been launched, the company acquired a full