MOSCOW INTERNAL TRUING MACHINE PLANT NO. 221 (DESCRIPTION, CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, WORKING CONDITIONS, SECURITY, PRODUCTION DIFFICULTIES)

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• Publication Date: December 19, 1958
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COUNTRY USSR (Moscow Oblast)
SUBJECT Moscow Internal Truing Machine DATE DISTR. 19 December 1958
Plant No. 221
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
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Truing Machine Plant No. 221 (probably the same as the Mo cow Internal
Grinding Machine Buildin 1 ,t
This repo.r:, contains a description of
the plant, a description of products produced in the plant;~sketch25X1
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DATE OF INFOR"TIONs
PLACE OF ACQUISITION
MOSCOW NO 2
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M oow plant No 221 was bordered an A" t by pavele skaya (`
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by skit' I'roya t (3) , by the North. Do>ias (4)
railroad line and the Moscow-Tovarnaya freight stations and mr- 7t by a
number of houses. point of reference was the Pavel*kaya (2) railroad station,
located 400 meters north via the railroad line in back of the installation.
Pavel kaYa subway station was located 500 meters away. Bus Line NO 13 coming
from this station passed in front of the Plant ~a - vn-to _the end of the stroe1.
The Moskva river was located about 70 meters away. The Plant was subordinate
t the Ministry of Machine Gonstruotionei't had the shape of an irregular
heats * Its 2'5 meter high, 1200 meter perimeter wall had a vehicle entran-
oe on Pavele kaya ulitsa and a railroad entrance.
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PRODUCTS
B#oh month the Plant manufactured-25 screw grinding lathes, 10 reamers equip-.,
ped with microscopes, and reamers that had coordinates. It also made necess-
ary parts such as: gears, pinions, crowns, etc. Sometimes it made steel,
cast iron, and bronze teeth (using a 70 precision angle) which were used in
parts for the subway escalators and mine elevators.
Sc w grinders were stamped N& 582 and reamers were stamped Z#SHS NQ 2450..
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following i layout, { nr_? >A_ing -buildings.
NO 1 - Administration and Offices (Pour stories)
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%r- First ..,CC r'1oor(c Aooountixng officos, cashier, personnel office,, Labor Union,
and Party.
_"Remaining! Floor s,? \ nireotor, engineers, planners,
tochnologistso
NQ 2 - Personnel Offico
NQ 3 - Machine
ONNWr f Shop W? 5 (One story)
NQ 4 Precision ~s Shop
NQ 5 - (T.,, o
First floor: Machine Shop No 1
Section NQ 1
cUml and
factured all types of gears with conical, helicoidal,and straight
teeth; endless crown wheels, axles of screw grinlere, reamers with
microscopes. tJoy used the standard Russian norm of a 20Q precision
angle. Ball bearing machines. It als
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frai,ies, headstocks, and other large parts were manufactured.
Most of the machinery in this section was German man aotureds
4 German LORENZ cutters (out by blows) called ZUBO-DELBEZHNYE-
STANKI (5).
2 Germ~anrcutt r with blades.
5 300 volt PFANTER cutters with gear hob. It was stepped up to
approximately one milimeter when working on ordinary steel.
1 High speed Russian manufa tuned KONSOMOLETS tooth polishi
mach in? .
2 German 1AG tooth grinders.
1 Internal grinding machine which was manufactured in the Plant
and was a copy of the HERBERT-LINDER type.
I 1 Ruaoian manufactured flat magnetic horizontal grinder in poor
condition.
5 Standard milling machines
1 File
Truing machines
1 Modern Czecho-Slovakian manufactured machine, made about
the middle of 1956. It was quite large, had various con-
IsEll
trol apparatus, could work automatically, and could do
intermal, external, and conical-jobs.-
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The following machinery- was
being tested
1 German manufactured hor zon a
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made by a firm in Hamburg. It was called PROTYA71INISTANOK (6).
1 Special German milling machine which reduced the size of worm
gears- .
1 Machine that shaped the sides of the teeth.
20 Lathes
5 Turret lathes
Standard lathes
Mo?!t of these were Krasniy oletari D.I.P. lathes NQ 2 and
3 (7), the Est were German manufactured.
1 Large drill with bits up to 50 milimeters.
Section NQ 2 handled heavy parts. It had the following machinery:
2 Vertical lathes; one small, the other medium sized.
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1. 1La
1
S reamers
Large German manufactured milling machines.
3 Large planes
2 Large drills
The grinders were all in good condition except for those that had
old blades. Parts were shipped by in and truck.
to
make gear k
ys
some were going to Chinas nia, Bulgar
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Ground floor.- Tool storeroom and layouts
Upper floor.- Shop Chief, plans, economics, chronometer operators, appraiser,
technologists, control, and wardrobe.
Section
$ijlTWf$ N4 4 - Raw material dump and control
Section
VVM! q Ng 5 - Electric tempering
Section ~
$77P7i 7 Ni 6 - Lavatory
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many might be shipped to the Urals ere many s were beir
constructed.
They worked with 0 microns and 1 centesimal
up to 4 centesimal tolerances were
Second floors Machine Shop NQ 2 for small parts, Fitting and Assembly
Q 6 - Heating Plant
NO 7 - Compressors
NO 8 - Shop NO 4 (Two stories)
It fitted and assembled mach inns NO 582.
NO 9 - Mold Shop NO 11 (One story)
,NQ 10 - Shed f;r rstorin wood and other materials
!NQ 11 - Repair Shop NO 14
INQ 12 - (Two stories)
First floor: Shop Novo 9 ,~-. -2O for tempering and oil submerging.
Second floors/Optical shop.
N9 13 - Carpenter shop and storermoms (Ground floor)
NO 14 - (Two stories)
Second floor: Library., Dining Room' and Kitchens.
NO 15 - Smelting Shop NO 12
NO 16 - Machine and Assembly Shop NQ 3
it mechanically fitted and assembled machines NQ 2450?
NO 17 - Warehouse (Two stories)
Shop NO 4, and Tool Shop NO 8.
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NO 7- Die-stamping Shop NO 6
It manufactured kitchen utensils out of scrap metal.
NQ 19 - Secret Section
It manufactured military equipment such as wire cutters etc. This shop
was kept secret, was controlled and directed by military personnel, and
admittance was forbidden.
NQ 20 - Infirmary
NO 21 - 'T'ransformers
YQ 22 - Place where statue of Stalin stood bofor it was removed.
NO 23 - Laboratory (Two stories)
Products were tested and controlled heron
NO 24,m Garage, 0jranan quarters, and Fire Brigado0
NQ 25 - Warehouse for clothing and safety equipment.
NO 26 - Small Garage where the Directors automobile was kept.
NO 27 - Buildin, where?~ropusks" were checked0
N4 28 - Living quarters
NO 29 - Space set aside for new constructions
'NQ 30 - Nurse
RAW MATERIALS
e plant used coal brought from the mines in DOMBAS in th4e
Ukraine), iron, wood, aluminum, bronze, clay, and mineral oil brought from unknown
parts. The majority of these materials arrived by train.
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WATER SUPPLY
Wlter was brought direct from Moscow through. underground channels.
the plant received its power from the M.O.C.U.E.S. (10)
State Moseovite Electric Station. Transformersvrere located in a small building
and the supply was sufficient. Machinery worked on 390 volts and the offices and
illumination on 127 and 220 voltsm On some occasionsthouuh not oftenn there wash
E carcity of power in the shops,)
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ire item was greased, wrppped first light brown paraf in paper) >rl then in str
black paper,, and put in wooden boxes reinforced with iron bands and nailed or
of tene
with screw bolts. the' ccratess were already roinforcedo
They were stamped with the plant name, date of manufacture model number, and
po sibly shipp r address although the Ministry of Machinery Construction tok
care of the sh4ping.
T1tANSPOR'rATION
The,, railroad siding entered the plant premises through the back between the
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r~wsis material warehouse and the laboratory. It connecter a~Northern Dombaw
railway line located next to the Tovarnaya-Moscow Pavel4skaya station. It had
no dead end bra,hes. Care were loaded from the side, loads were standard,t
Most of the products were transported by rail.
Plant traffic used the 10-meter-wide limited asphalted gAWAMM Paveletskaya ulitsa;
al a ~UU{IS
i\ had good drainage, was open to traffics and was adequate to the plant's needs.f`
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The Plant had two passenger cars,
ten trucks; one weighed 15:metric-tons, three
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weighed 5 metric-tons, and the rest weighed 3)5 metric-tons.
`fie garage had a repair shop.
usually transported tool( cetton, oil, and brought in
mostly bedframes fat lathes and other machinery.
The plant did not use water transportation.
STORAGE
Th~) 70 X 25 meter two-story raw material warehouse was located next to the rail-
road siding. On the first floor old materials and scrap iron brought in from
or deteriorated
Germany were stored ]see. Brokeniiaastrumente9 oils and lubricants were stored
on the second floor.
The 25 X 18-peter warehouse stored clothing footwear)
Precision instruments were stored in a small warehouse located next to the compre-
ssors. Next to the dining room was a small larder for storing foodstuffs and
ute ils.
The Plant had a
fire brigade;(sand boxes, extinguishers, and water hydrantsv
PRO UCTIOIl LINE
Bedframes and large parts were brought by truck from the Moscow STANOOLIT 4 1)
Plant. Small parts were oast right in the Plant. Shop Nil 2 made the small
parts, Section 1 of Shop 1 the Middle sized parts, and Section 2 of Shop 1
made the largelparts. Shop NO 4 fitted and assembled lathes,-N9--58a on the
upper floor parts were fitted by groups, and on the ground floor lathes were
assembled and painted. (~
4ps NQ 5 and!3 made precision parts fitted nd
assembled Model NO 2450. In Shop NO IIU optical apparatus was assem led. Shop
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NQ 9 finished the zianufaoturing process by tempering, galvanizing, and submerging
th parts in oil baths. Parts were carried by hand, in carts, or by crane from
one section to another. Control apparatus was not automatic.
PR DUCTION FIGURES
about eight machines were turned out weekly
Work went more rapidly at the and of the month than
at the beginning.
G COZTDTIONS
The Plant had two eight hoto shifts and a 46 our work wwok ovartims had to be
worked at the end of the month. l ighty percent of parsonkl
wo d the first shift.
Em loyees who d spent more than three year at the plant were given 15-day
annual vacations; the rent had 12=day vacations*
normal wage was 800 rubles. Sanitary
due.
onditions were generally good except for the poor ventilation awkW tb the td
construo3rion.
SEc*uRITY
e outside of the installation was not guarded. At night the inside was guarded
by OJRANA (State Polk) and watchdogs. There were about ten 0JRANA, five of
whom were womsantl armed with pistols. Two were stationed at the gate during the
day and one at night; they had their own barracks. Personnel had to present their
"pwopusks" (fotograph, signature, and shop number) and punch the time clock at the
gate on entering and leaving. Personnel wishing to leave the premises before time
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had to obtain written permission. They had, c(oerss to all parts of the plan
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The Plant had a DOSAAF organization whic was car a(-of a shooting section
taught classes by groups almost every rma arms..~.Ihe
organization frequently held conferences. The fire brigade had its own prao-
tioes, each shop had an alarm; sometimes workers assigned this duty also
attended. Medical assistants belonged to the Red Cro
membership fee to this organization every four months
plant. A .womani -:who was a god Cross member, was in charge of the first--aid
ORGAN ItAT10f Iy- ;, SbOwAVCa.-
e plant had studies and drafting departments, a test laboratory, and 17 shops
organized as follows8
Shop Chief
Assistant Shop Chief
Chief Supervisor
Supervisors
3 Technologists
1 Tool supervisor
1 Economist
is Planner in charge of raw materials
1 Chronometer operator
2 Masters
Workers
Women were obliged to take a week's course outside f the
ILLEGIB
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'd'V (12) Director
AIMCAMRE JOLIN (13) Chief Technologist
MERPERT (14) Construction Engineer.
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Prisoners convicts, and foreigners
did not work in th*
to However, sometimes there wqs a foreign student doing his training; in
1952 there was a Korean.
ICIENCIES, 1OW,s, AND PROMOTION OF PRODUCTION
ge shop buildings were under construction ko that production could be increased.
There was a scarcity. of o
n1y for came or two months when young workers went
to take military training. There were no
'deficiencies in machinery
short
ages of materials; machinery Brae well oared for. Work was scarce at the
be inning of the month because raw materials did not usually arrive until the
15th. At the end, however, the deficiency had to be made up by working overtime.
was Peculiar to most of tho industr2-03 in the USSR and
due to poor organization.
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