CRITICIZE MINISTRY OF ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY FOR NEGLECTING INNOVATIONS; CABLE PLANTS SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

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• Publication Date: January 24, 1952
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CRITICIZE MINISTRY OF ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
FOR NEGLECTING INNOVATIONS-
CABLE PLANTS SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
PLANT DIRECTOR HITS MINISTRY, MAIN ADMINISTRATION -- Moscow, Izvestiya,
15 Sep 51
At tha Kiev Ukrkabel'0 Plant, the production cost of goods is considerably
lover than the cost of similar products made by other cable plants.
In the first 6 months of 1951, the plant saved 25 tons of copper and
aluminum rolled wire,. 58 tons of natural and synthetic rubber, 100,000 square
meters of cotton fabric, and many other materials, for a total saving of about
1,400,000 rubles.
New equipment in the enameling shop made it possible not only to increase
the output of enameled wire five times without increasing production space,
but also to cut the consumption of scarce lacquer in half.
However, a number of these suc,.esbee were almost effortless and can be
attributed to ot..dated norms for materials consumption. For example, a group
of the plant's engineers developed a new method of vulcanizing cutting machine
and flexible cable without using cotton fabric or lead. Our plant has used
talc to replace these scarce materials for 2 years now, and has saved hundreds
of tons of cotton fabric in this period. The new method has also increased the
output of vulcanizing boilers and reduced the consumption of steam and electric
power.
However, the Ministry of Electrical Industry USSR and the in Adminis-
tration of Cable Industry (GlavkabelI) have not only failed to support `h:e in-
novation or to introduce it at other plants but also continue to plan supplies
of cotton fabric for our plant and neglect to plan supplieu of talc. The cost
of the cotton fabric saved in 3 months am.'anto to half a million ruble, while
the cost of the talc consumed in the same period is only 15,000-20,000 rubles.
Our accomplishments in saving lacquer have also been disregarded by the minis-
try.
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As a rule, various commissions sent to our plant by the ministry or the
main administration do not familiarize themselves with the enterprise or
study its experience, but only note the shortcomings; thus, advanced methods
are not spread from one plant to another.
The Scientific Research Institute or the Cable Industry also neglects
the experience of the leading enterprisee and does not participate in the de-
velopment of advanced norms.
? The Technical Division of the main administration disregards innovations.
In April 1950, engineering-technical workers of the Ukrkabel' Ilant'proposed
a revision of the scale of standard gauges of cable products to save nonfer.
rous metals and insulating materials. The present scale is limited to 19
gauges. This creates great difficulties for planning organizations, which
are compelled to specify the next larger-size of wire. For example, if the
calculations show that wire with a cross section of 28 square millimeters
is needed and such a gauge does not exist, then the next larger gauge, with
L cross section of 35 square millimeters, must be used. The cable industry
s reached a technological level where-it can increase the number of wire
gauges to 33-35, which would give significant economic-results. -But the main
administration turned this proposal down, citing the difficulties which. plants
would have in making the intermediate sizes, and giving other unconvincing
reasons. -- L. Grabin, director, Ukrkabel' Plant
PLANT BOOSTS CABLE OUTPUT, PRODUCES NEW TYPES -- Tashkent, Pravda Vostoka,
8 Jun 51
At the Taarkent Elektrokabel' Plant, a worker in the wire drawing shop
has started operating two heavy drawing machines, and has increased the out-
put of wire from each by 30 percent.
The speed of a three-phase twisting machine was increases and its out-
put of cable was increased from 1,500 to 3,500 meters per shift.
Moscow, Pravda, 13 Jun 5-
The Tashkent Electrokabel' Plant completed the first corii,. 'ent of heavy
armored cable for ground pumping equipment for the Volga-Don Canal project 5
days ahead of time. The plant has already fuL^illed the-1951 plan for cable
for the Main Turkmen Canal project.
Tashkent, Pravda Vostoka, 26 Jun 51
The Tashkent Electrokabel' Plant makes cable for hoseless pumps used in
petroleum industry.
This year, the plant has organized the production of cable for. ground
pumps, electr:% combines, and electric tractors.
Tashkent, Pravda Vostoka, 29 Jun 51
The Tashkent Elektrokabel' Plant is to make 50 kilometers of flexible
cable and 6 kilometers of excavator cable for the construction projects in the
third quarter 1951.
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Moscow, Izvestiya, 18 Jul 51
At the Tashkent Elektrokabel' Plant, 110 innovations have been adopted
in production this year, which will mean a saving of more than 1,260,000
rubles.
Moscow, Trud, 20 Jul 51
The Tashkent Elektrokabel' Plant completed its 6-month program in 51
months. The plant shipped 30 tone of cable t? he Main Turkmen Canal project
in the first week of July. A consignment of heavy cable for walking excava-
tors was shipped to the Volga-Don Canal project ahead of time.
Tashkent, Pravda Vostoka, 21 Jul 51
In 18 days of July, the Tashkent Elektrokabel' Plant made 12,000 meters
of heavy flexible cable for th*. olga-Don Canal project. This constituted
one third of the total order for this type of production..
MAKES ALUMINUM CABLE -- Leningradekaya Pravda, 20 Jul 51
The Leningrad Sevkabel' Plant is now making al minum cable and commun-
ications cable for the construction projects.
The diesel ship Boris Chiberov recently sailed from the plant wharf
carrying 190 tons of assorted cable fe: the Kuybyshev and Stalingrad GES proj-
ects. This is the fourth ship to carry the plant's products to the projects.
TESTS HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLE -_ Moscow, Vechernyaya Moskva, 21 Aug 51
Underground cable with a working voltage of 110,000 volts made by the
Leningrad Sevkabel' Plant has successfully passed preliminary tests by the
Scientific.Researck Institute of the Cable Industry, Ministry of Electrical
Industry USSR:
PROMISES ABOVE-PEAR CABLE -- Moscow, Moekovskaya Pravda, 18 Jul 51
The Moskabel' Plant has promised to produce 250 kilometers of cable above
plan this year. The plant has already made dozens of kilometers of high-
quality cable above the plan, most of which was shipped to the projects.
PRODUCE POWER CABLE -- Moscow, Trud, 28 Jul 51
In the first 6 months of 1951, the power cable shop of the Moskabel'
Plant produced 2.5 million rubles' worth of above-plan production. More than
60 brigades at the plant have earned e excellent-quality title.
EXCEEDS PIAR FOR CABLE -- Moscow, Knasomol'skaya Pravda, 25 Jul 51
The Kuybyshev Cable Plant has turned out 112,"00 meters of power cable
above the plan and has promised to turn out 140,000 meters more by the end
of the year.
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MAKES WIRE FOR PROJECT'S -- Ashkhabad, Turkmenskaya Iskra, 23 Jun 51
The Kira Cable Plant, Kirov Gblast, has shipped hundreds of kilometers
of electric wire to the Kuybyshev ORB and Volga-Don Canal projects. The
plant fulfilled the 6-month program in May, and is now completing the third-
quarter plan.
SEIPS WIRE, CABLE TO PROJECTS -- Moscow, Izvestiya, 6 Jun 51
The Kolchuginak Elektroprom Plant has shipped hundreds of kilograms of
light cord, wire, and control cable to the construction projects. The plant
recently turned out hundreds of meters of cable for walking excavators and
earth moving machines, and is now filling orders for heavy cable for these
machines.
CCMPTAIN OF WEAK WEIDIEO CABLE -- Moscow, Moskovskiy Stroitel', 19 Jul 51
Welding work on the skyscraper on Vosstsniye Ploshchad' Is held up by
poor electric welding cable. The cable often breaks, and the welders have
to wait until the electricians splice it. This ha.. been discussed before,
but the situation has not improved.
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