SOME USSR BRICK PLANTS OPERATE EFFICIENTLY IN 1952; OTHERS CRITICIZED FOR POOR WORK

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• Publication Date: August 24, 1953
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LANGUAGE Russian
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COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Economic -Construction materials
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SOME USSR BRICK PLANTS OPERATrs E[~'FLCIERTLY IN 1952;
O'1r,.ERS CRI'PICIZID FOR POOR HORK
DDSCOW OBLAST PLANT ALNDST DOUBLES PREWAR DAILY O'J1Pi1T -- Moscox, Za Ekoaomiyu
Materialov, Ru 2, 1952
Prior to the war, the Nizhnekotel' Brick Plant produced about 50,000 bricks
during 24 hours, and this was considered good at that time. bt the beginning
of 1951, the plant increased its output to 75,000 bricks during 24 hours. During
the,eame year, the plant averaged 82,000 bricks during the 24-hour period.
KOS7TtOMSSAYA OBLAST PLANT ACCELERATES DRYIRG OF RAid BRICK -- Moacot, Promyshlen-
noet' Stroitel'nykh Materialov, 28 Jun 52
All brick plants in the Kostromskaya Oblast are seasonal enterprises. Oblast
brick xorkera have been striving to build up a sufficient reserve stock of rav
brick to permit the annular ki]as to work the year round.
During the suer of 1952, the Armenki Brick Plant expects to double its
brick output over 1951. Drying time has been reduced, on an average, by 3-4 days.
The plant's nix drying sheds have increased their turnover of brick ceneiderably.
31x hundred thousand bricks are now dried as compared to the 450,000 dried previ-
ously~ and brick-formers nox form 6,000-7,000-more bricks per shift t]ian previously.
Both the vas of artiYicial drying sheds and an acceleration of drying time have
:mde it poesi?ale for the presses to be converted co around-the-clock operations.
By building up a reserve stock cf raw brick and converting its kilns to
year round operationa,'the plant expects to fire at least 7-7.5 million bricks
during 1952?
SOU'1lB;RN RSFSR BRICK PLANTS B[~ILD RE~RVE FGR FUTURE FIRING -- Proa~yshlennoat'
Stroitel'nykh MaterJ.alov, 19 Jul 52
Enterprises subordinate to Glavyug (Main Administration of Construction Ma-
terials industry for the Southern RSFSR), Ministry of Construction t7~terials In-
@ustry RSFSR have started building up reserve stocks of raw bricks for fall and
winter firing.
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The Chkalov No 2 Brick Plant has started to build a reserve supply suffi-
cient to last until the start of next season's operations. The enterprise has
sircadq stocked more they 1.5 million rax bricks. It has been drying the bricks
is open air areas preliminary to firing.
The $erch Brick and Tile Plant and the "Kommayak" Brick Plant in Severnaya
Oeetiya are both following the example of the Chkelov plant. These txo p]ante
have fulfilled their quota for the first 6 months of 1952 for brick-forming
ahead of schedule.
l~AR'1~D PLANT FIItS3 BRICk OF EIOIiER RUMIDITY -- Pro~shlennoat' Stroitel'nykh
l~terialov, 2 Aug 52
In 1952, the Kharkov No 12 Brick Plant, a seasonal enterprise, is faced
xith the problem of supplying Kharkov builders xith 30 percent more bricks than
in 1951.
The plant Wfi6 faced xith the problem that the brick Was drying too slowly.
Despite this, the plant fulfilled Stn quota for the first 6 months oY 19;2 109.2
percent for volume and 111.1 percent for firing. Lt p'edged to produce 2 mil-
lion bricks above quota during 1952?
During 1952 the plant made some basic changes in brick manufactrring. Prior
Lo 195U, the plant fired brick with a 7-8 percent moisture content. To reach
this percentage before the brick could be fired, the pressed rax brick, contein-
~+g 23-25 Percent moisture, had to be dried in the drying sheds 10-14 days. In
1951 the plant changed its process and began to fire brick containing 14-16 per-
cent moisture. Ife,lf of the brick fired during the 1952 season had a moisture-
content of 19-20, sad sometimes 21 percent.
The change to firing brick in a Wetter state has accelerated the turnover
of the drying sheds and will make it possible for the plant to form an additional
one million bricks per month and to manufacture in the 1952 season an additional
8 million bricks over the 1951 output.
The plant use- the up-draft method for fixing brick and has installed morn
powerful bloxers in its kilns.
To prevent the brick from cracking after being set, because of the intense
heat, the temperature is raised gradually. The temperature is rat.aed 10 degrees
every hour up to 120 degrees; from that point, the temperature is raised 50-100
degrees every hoar.
Although the brick manufactured Ly the new process completely meets state
specifications, the process has not bean adopted extensively by other Ukranian
3SR brick plants, the plants maintaining that the new method for firing at in-
creased moisture content lovers the quality of brick.
KHABAROVSK PLANT SOLE FAR EASTERN BRSCK PLANT TO USE SEFII-1H?Y PROCESS -- Promy-
ahlennost' Stroitel'nykh I~ffiterislov, 2 Aug 52
The Khabarovsk No 1 Brick Plant is the sole brick plant in the Far East
xhich makes brick by the semi-dry process. The plant was designed for an anmlal
capacity of 14 million bricks. Dump trucks are used to haul the rev materiel
from the quarry.
The plant has recently installed a :iew press and converted txo of Its old
presses to a beltlese drive (bezremennyy privod). All the care used for load-
ing bricks are equipped xith ball bearings. The plant adds screened coal duet
to the rax clay in forming brick and this has aided firing. considerably.
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In the first 7 months of 1952, the plant manufactured more than 14 million
bricks, or 2.4 million above quota. Present volume per cubic meter of kiln le
1,342 brlcks.
UIUtANIAIf~PLANT CORVSRTS FROM ANNUTAR TO TUNNdI. TYPS KILN -- Tallin, Sovetskaya
Setoniya, 16 Aug 52
The %rchevatskiy No 11 Brick Plant (near Kiev) has put into operation u
mechanized tmmel kiln. Volume of production per cubic meter of kiln has dou-
bled compared tc the annular type of kiln. All operations, from charging of the
kiln to delivery of the finisSed product to the stock room, are mechanized and
the firing pro^-ens takes only 36-48 hours instead of the 5 days required in the
case of annular kilns. Common brick, as well as facing brick, will be fired in
,,..~ ao.. ,,..nnal k.'la.
ALMA-ATA PLANT AHEAD OF 1951 P,~iODUCTION -- Moscow, Izveatiys, 2E Nov 52 ~
Dp to the present time, the Alma-Ata No 3 Brick Plant, the largest brick
plant in the Kazakhstan SSR, has prod~.ced 8 million more bricks than in 1951.
FIZID~8AVF3ROVSK 9RICK PLANT PRODUCES NEW TYPE BRICK -- Kiev, Pravda Dhrainy,
21 Dec 52
The Nizhnedneprovsk Brick Plant has produced its first lot of silico-ferrite
brick, a new product in which clay is not used. Instead, the brick is made from
tailings obtained from the treatment cf iron ore by the processing plants of Kri-
voy Rog. The large supplies of tailings 'nave made it possible to develop the
production of the new brick on a large scale. It is formed easily and ie almost
20 percent cheaper than common brick.
Experiments have shown that it is very durable and has normal resistance to
heat, front: and water.
BRIG^C PLAATS CRITICIZh71 FOR POOR WORK -- Moscow, Moskovskaya Pravda, 7 Jun 52
Despite the urgent demand for brick needed to build shelters for the incre~s-
ing number of cattle in the Taldom Rayon (Moscow Jb3a.tt), the ko?.lchoz brick
plants in the rayon have not been reaching their full productive capacity.
Nineteen of the kolkhozes in the rayon have their own brick plants; 12 of
these are not in operation, and the remaining seven are not working at tlil.l ca-
pacity. Despite the fact that the pleats have s combined capacity of about 2
million bricks, the pleats have produced 290,000 bricks, 170,000 of which have
been fired.
Promyshle ~ ost' Stroitel'nyklt Meterialov, 2 Aug 52
During the first 6 months of 1952, the "Krasnaya Zvezda," Kuznetsk, and Ser-
dobsk brick plants, all subordinate to the Penza Oblast Administration of Conr
e'ruction Materials Industry of Glavyug, failed to deliver 552,000 bricks and
1,434 tons of lime. The plants have not even started to manufacture tile.
The oblaet brick plants can overcome their lag, but need the cooperation of
the main and oblast administrations. This they have been unable to obtain.
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Tbilisi, Zsiys Vostolm, 11 Jun 52
In 1951, .the Stalinir Brick plant has operated poorly. Clay preparation
has been poorly timed, brick firing has been delayed, and the plant's mar:.ge-
meat has failed. to make provisions for drying brick is proper sequence. As e
reealt;:in~tead of the 10 percent normally shoved Yor waste, the figure rose
to 34 percent.
Promyrehlensost' Stroitel'aykh Materialov, 2 Aug 52
Despite the Yact that the Ufa Ro 1 Brick Plant, subordinate to Glawostok
(lfaia Administration of Construction Materials Industry in Siberia and the Far
East, Ministry of Construction Materials Industry RSFSR), Ssa received sex ms-
chi;.a~ ~ ir. ij+9-52, it ~usb iniied to pat the machinery into operation anc+. has not
mechanized its operations.
In 1951, it failed to deliver 900,000 bricks. During the Pirst 6 months of
1952, it failed to deliver oue million bricks. The plant has not mechanized its
operations in the quarry, but has been alloxing its machinery to stand idle. The
narrow-gauge railroad running from the quarry to the plant la loose in many places;
is many places the rails are actually bent. The rax clay is hauled is cars pushed
by xorkars. The quarry has no foreman and hence the director of the pant mtet
look after all operations of ,the quarry?in addition to hie responsibilities in
the plant.
The lag in the plant's operations is due mainly to the Tact that the plant
has not been builaing up a stock of rax brick. The number oT rax brick to be re-
moved frcm the brick press has been set at 16,000 bricks per shift, but even this
volume is not achieved. Sometimes 20,000-23,000 bricks art formed per shift, .
but this is quite infrequettt. The average output per ahiPt dm?ing July 1952 xas
14,000 bricks. More frequently, output has dropped to 9,000-10,000 bricks per
shift, mainly because of numerous emergencies and press breakdowns. Presses are
used until xorn out; there is no maintenance; tY.ere is a lack ~f spare parts.
The plant's various shops are located Tar apart and t,ave no ~elephc~e communica-
tions.
Quite frequently, the drying sheds are empty because of the lack of rax
brick Prom the presses. Despite the fact that roofs on the sheds have rotted
away, they have not teen replaced. In 1951, the plant attempted to fire brick
by ea accelerated method but soon had to abandon the idea because oY an insui'fi-
clent supply of dried-out brick to load into the kiln.
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