Published on: 2026-04-13
Source: KAMAZ – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
At the Spare Parts and Components Plant (SPCP), a quality council meeting was held, chaired by the General Director of KAMAZ, Sergey Kogogin. The managers studied the improvements implemented and evaluated the work on increasing productivity and labor efficiency.
At the center of attention is the launch at the plant site of the transfer case production -65111 (used in all-wheel drive vehicles of the K3 family) as part of the KAMAZ development strategy until 2030. According to this document, ZZIK plans to implement a competence center for gearboxes – thus, both gear shifting boxes and transfer cases will be produced exactly here, completing the full production cycle of these two components. If the KVPP was originally made at ZZIK, then the lines for manufacturing and assembling transfer cases were previously located at the axle plant.At the end of 2025, a major relocation began: a total of about 270 pieces of equipment will be moved to specially prepared and vacated places at the spare parts factory for this purpose.
The transportation of equipment is carried out in three stages: in the fourth quarter of 2025, 67 units were transported, this number has now increased to 139, and by September the remaining lines and installations will be transported. The dismantling of the moved equipment is carried out strictly in a technological sequence. In parallel, cleaning and washing of the equipment is conducted, defect detection of units is performed, and work is done on restoring technological accuracy, as well as analysis to identify and stitch narrow spots.
According to the chief engineer of the factory Radik Khaziev, such an approach allows at this stage of placement to identify potential problems and immediately carry out modernization in order to minimize losses. Moreover, thanks to the completed work, productivity at this site has already increased by 19% – effectiveness is evident. Transferring the assembly boxes to the ZZChIK territory will reduce logistics costs (everything related to this unit will be located under one roof), increase labor productivity, and improve workplace ergonomics.
During the production assessment, the management of “KAMAZ” also evaluated the implemented project on the modernization of the gear shaper machine for organizing flexible production and finishing of narrow spaces when shaping KPP gears and distribution boxes. For this purpose, the entire mechanical part of the machine was replaced with ball-screw pairs and a CNC system was introduced. This allowed for quick retooling for other parts: if before the modernization only one type of gear was processed on this machine without retooling for other parts, now there are seven types.The machine became universal: depending on the need and order, the operator easily reconfigures it to the part required for production at a specific moment.
Within the framework of the offsite council, the leaders visited bearing assemblies, bushings, and couplings, where they seriously approached the optimization of the parts manufacturing process. Thus, at the section for processing bushings and rods, as part of solving the task of increasing labor productivity, two TVC installations with software control were purchased. This allowed consolidating operations at one site and immediately excluding seven old installations from the production chain – two new ones completely replaced them. Logistics became simpler, and time losses on transporting parts were eliminated.In addition, the flexibility of the equipment and its quick adjustment allowed avoiding frequent equipment downtime. The induction type of the new units helped eliminate repair downtime – all spare parts are easy to find if necessary, so the repair does not take much time. Adjusting to a new part now takes a maximum of 10 minutes, and a total of 23 parts can be processed on both units. Previously, a maximum of two parts were fixed on one TVC unit. The solution has already produced a positive effect: labor productivity in the area has tripled.The released person, previously employed at the old TVCh installation, was involved in another operation.
In the same article, the heads assessed the changes in the ergonomics of the factory workers’ workplaces, aimed at easing labor and increasing its efficiency. The factory specialists acquainted the general director and top managers of the company with measures to improve labor productivity, which will be implemented during 2026.
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