1) Machine-building in Ukraine

Machine-building complex of Ukraine includes over 20 specialized branches, that is practically all branches of machine building (except watch industry). It serves the basis of heavy industry and plays the decisive role in creating material and technical basis of the economy. In modern conditions machine-building is very important in accelerating of scientific and technological progress. Machine-building provides a comprehensive mechanization and automation of the manufactory with the release of funds for various areas of labor management. Machine-building complex has more than 40% of the total industrial production capacity of Ukraine; the part of production complex in the total industrial output is 29%. This is a labor-intensive branch of industry and at the same time belongs to the metal-consuming industries.

The complex includes 1668 enterprises, 58 sectors, 1.6 million employees. The problem is in the realization of production due to its high price. The profitability of the industry is 7.2%. 116 organizations are engaged in the scientific research. The priority industries are aviation, rocket and space industry, shipbuilding, electronic, manufacturing of city vehicles, defensive area of export trends, production of grain harvester combines, energy-saving equipment.

The level of development of mechanical engineering is one of the main indicators of economic and industrial development of the country. The main value of the industry is to manufacture tools:

- for the industries producing manufacturing facilities (machinery, vehicles, appliances, etc.);

- for the industries that produce consumer goods (machinery for farming, technological equipment for light and food industries);

- consumer goods (cars, fully equipped, TVs, radios, etc.);

- equipment for construction, transport, communications, trade, special equipment for non-production sphere, products for defense.

I. Copy the underlined words and word-combinations, translate them into Ukrainian and learn them.

II. Write out from the text: a) the characteristic features of machine-building in Ukraine; b) the priority industries; c) its main tools.

2) Machine-building in Berdychiv

Machine-building industry in Berdychiv is represented by the Open Joint-Stock Company “Berdychiv Machine-Building Plant “Progress” and the Open Joint-Stock Company “Bevers”.

The Open Joint-Stock Company “Berdychiv Machine-Building Plant “Progress” was founded in 1880. It has arisen from production of the simplest frame filter presses. Nowadays the Plant produces filtering, drying, capacitance, heat-exchanging equipment, equipment for industrial and domestic waste waters purification. Factory products find wide application in food, chemical, metallurgical, mining, oil-and-gas, hydrometallurgical, aniline-dye-stuff, ceramic and other industries. Machine-building plant “Progress” can manufacture any non-standard equipment upon technical documentation and requirements of the customer.In 2000 the factory quality system had been certified in accordance with the requirements of the international standards ISO 9001.94. “Progress” is a permanent participant of prestigious international exhibitions, and has received a number of awards. More than half of the manufactured products were exported to Russia and CIS countries, USA, Germany, Israel, China, Iran, Turkey, India, countries of Eastern Europe.

An industrial enterprise JSC “Bevers” began to function even before 1917. It was a small plant, which produced beds and nails. In 1929-1931 a transmission plant was established on its base. In 1932 the plant was called “Komsomolets”. In that period the plant developed manufacture of pipeline-stop armature. Since 1980 the plant began to produce a new range of turret lathes including automated machines model 1G340P, CNC machines model 1B340F30 and robotized devices on their base. In 1984 the plant began to produce multi-operational turret lathes model 1P420PF40. Those machines besides turning could implement drilling and milling finishing of a workpiece at one setting in the chuck. In 2003 all the equipment range was fully modernized in collaboration with Special Design Bureau of the Ryazan Machine Tool Plant.