- Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant
-
Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant
Челябинский тракторный завод
CTZ-URALTRAK
УРАЛТРАК (ЧТЗ)Industry Engineering, industrial vehicle production Founded 1st June 1933[1] Headquarters Chelyabinsk, Russia Products Tractors, bulldozers, diesel engines, other Services casting and forging, research and development, physical and chemical testing, diesel engine certification, other[2] Employees >20,000 (2009)[3]
>13,000 (2011)[4]Parent Uralvagonzavod Subsidiaries Machine building plant 'Vityaz' Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (Russian: Челябинский тракторный завод, Chelyabinskiy traktornyy zavod, abbreviated ЧТЗ, ChTZ) also known as CTZ-Uraltrak (ЧТЗ-УРАЛТРАК)[5] is a tractor plant in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.
Contents
History
ChTZ in the 1930s
The plant was founded in 1933; the first product was a 60 hp tracked tractor С-60 (Сталинец-60) fueled by petroleum ether. In 1937 the factory produced its first diesel-powered vehicle C-65 (Сталинец-65). By 1940 the plant had produced 100,000 tractors.[1]
In 1940 engineers in the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant began production of Soviet tanks (T-34, SU-152).
During World War II the plant was renamed Chelyabinsk Kirov Narkomtankprom Plant, and was expanded due to the relocation of factories to the area from western Russia. Due to the rapid establishment of tank construction on a massive scale in 1941, Chelyabinsk gained the nickname Tankograd ('Tank City').[1] In 1945 the plant was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 1st Class, and other honours for its efforts in helping to defeat Nazi Germany.[1]
Post World War II conventional tractor production resumed with the С-80 (Сталинец-80) entering serial production in 1946. The plant reverted to its original name of Chelyabinsk Tractor factory in 1958. In 1961 a tractor with diesel electric transmission entered production: DET-250 (ДЭТ-250). The millionth tractor from CTZ was produced in 1984.[1]
In 1990 a tractor with a hydromechanical transmission system entered production (T-10).[1]
In 2008 the company acquired 100% of amphibious tracked machine building company "Vityaz" (Витязь);[1] both are now part of the Uralvagonzavod holding group which Uraltrak established in association with other companies.[6]
Operations and products
Bulldozer B10M (2004)The organisation includes foundry and forging facilities, metal engineering facilities (CNC, lathes, heat treatment) as well as construction and assembly workshops.[3]
As of 2011, Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant produces wheeled and tracked tractors and related modified vehicles, and related parts,[7] as well as tractor engines up to ~1,000 hp (750 kW).[8]
Since 2010 the company has manufactured fork lifts under license from Bulgarian company Balkancar Record,"Балканкар-ЧТЗ - Челябинский Тракторный Завод (ЧТЗ)" (in russian), chtz-uraltrac.ru, http://chtz-uraltrac.ru/catalog/categories/76.php, retrieved 22 July 2011</ref>
The company also produces road tanker vehicles, semi-trailers and pipe instalation road vehicles."Строммашина - Челябинский Тракторный Завод (ЧТЗ)" (in russian), chtz-uraltrac.ru, http://chtz-uraltrac.ru/catalog/categories/70.php, retrieved 22 July 2011</ref>
Subsidiary: Machine engineering company 'Vityaz'
Since 2008 Machine engineering company 'Vityaz' (Машиностроительная компания "Витязь") has been a subsidiary of CTZ-Uraltrak.[6] The company produces tracked all-terrain vehicles with amphibious capabilities.[9]
Historical products
S-65 tractor
Bulldozer DET-250
Tractor T-100MGP
T-130 tractorSee also
- Omsktransmash - Russian wheeled tractor manufacturer.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "История - Челябинский Тракторный Завод (ЧТЗ)" (in russian), chtz-uraltrac.ru, http://chtz-uraltrac.ru/articles/categories/24.php, retrieved 22 July 2011
- ^ "Услуги - Челябинский Тракторный Завод (ЧТЗ)" (in russian), chtz-uraltrac.ru, http://chtz-uraltrac.ru/articles/categories/3.php
- ^ a b "Завод сегодня - Челябинский Тракторный Завод (ЧТЗ)" (in russian), www.chtz-uraltrac.ru, archived from the original on 18 January 2008, http://web.archive.org/web/20090118063935/http://www.chtz-uraltrac.ru/
- ^ (in russian) Бульдозеры, фронтальные погрузчики и другая спецтехника - ЧТЗ-УРАЛТРАК - Челябинский Тракторный Завод (ЧТЗ), http://www.chtz-uraltrac.ru/, retrieved 22 July 2011
- ^ "Справка - Челябинский Тракторный Завод (ЧТЗ)" (in russian), chtz-uraltrac.ru: Справка переименования и преобразования Челябинского тракторного завода, http://chtz-uraltrac.ru/articles/topics/47.php, retrieved 22 July 2011
- ^ a b "ЧТЗ - Уралтрак" приобрел 100% акций ОАО "Машиностроительная компания "Витязь" (Башкирия)" (in russian), www.tractor.ru, 23 January 2008, http://www.tractor.ru/news/index.php?nid=00001545
- ^ "Продукция - Челябинский Тракторный Завод (ЧТЗ)" (in russian), chtz-uraltrac.ru, http://chtz-uraltrac.ru/catalog/categories/1.php, retrieved 22 July 2011
- ^ "двигатели - Челябинский Тракторный Завод (ЧТЗ)" (in russian), chtz-uraltrac.ru, http://chtz-uraltrac.ru/catalog/categories/7.php, retrieved 22 July 2011
- ^ "МК Витязь - Челябинский Тракторный Завод (ЧТЗ)" (in russian), chtz-uraltrac.ru, http://chtz-uraltrac.ru/catalog/categories/69.php, retrieved 22 July 2011
External links
- Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant official site www.chtz-uraltrac.ru
- JSC Machine-building Company «Vityaz» company website www.bolotohod.ru
Coordinates: 55°09′20″N 61°28′24″E / 55.15556°N 61.47333°E
Categories:- Agriculture companies of the Soviet Union
- Chelyabinsk
- Tractor manufacturers of Russia
- Manufacturing companies of the Soviet Union
- Defence companies of the Soviet Union
- Manufacturing companies of Russia
- Mechanical engineering companies of Russia
- Companies based in Chelyabinsk
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
