In 2025, MTZ to start mass production of axes, sample of one of which was demonstrated to President
In 2025, upon the Head of State’s instruction, the Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) plans to establish mass production of goods that are not quite usual for the enterprise: axes
“We are implementing the project upon the instruction of the President of the Republic of Belarus,” noted Leonid Lukashevich, the Deputy Head of the Department of the Chief Technologist — Head of the Design and Technological Department of Mechanical Processing. “Next year we plan to start serial production of axes.”
The MTZ machine shop No. 7 is considered as a production venue, where a separate site for processing axe blades will be organised and where the entire complex of necessary equipment will be purchased. Mainly, processing centres with numerical control will be involved in the manufacture.
“We expect to launch the production of axes of six standard sizes,” Leonid Lukashevich added. “The scope of their application is the widest. They will be useful in forestry, utilities, construction, as well as in everyday life.”
As reported, on May 29th, during a working trip to Orsha, Aleksandr Lukashenko was presented with Belarusian-made axes. Earlier, the Head of State instructed to master the production of such domestic products so that they are equal to their foreign counterparts. The President carefully examined the axes and promised to try them out. At the same time, he set a tough task for industrialists: to master the production of such goods necessary for working with wood within a year. Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed the State Control Committee to take this issue under control, because millions of US Dollars are spent annually to purchase such products.
Earlier, the Minsk Tractor Works produced a splitting axe and an axe for household needs together with Minsk’s Termoplast enterprise. The weight of the first tool is no more than 2.43kg, the second weighs no more than 0.98kg. The blade for both is made of 40X steel, the handle is a polymer composite material (Grodnamid) and high-pressure polyethylene.
