TWENTY-FIFTH

ANNIVERSARY

ANZHERO-SUDZHENSK

GLASS

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G. S. S m i r n o v

F e b r u a r y m a r k e d the 25th a n n i v e r s a r y of our plant. It was founded during the y e a r s of the Second World W a r a t the f a c i l i t i e s of the evacuated B y t o s h e v s k G l a s s Plant. It is known that the plant was under difficult conditions f o r a long t i m e and did not fulfill the p r o duction plans. In r e c e n t y e a r s the plant has constantly i n c r e a s e d the production of g l a s s and at p r e s e n t it has b e c o m e one of the m a j o r s u p p l i e r s of window g l a s s (the plant p r o d u c e s about 10% of the window glass in the RSFSR). During the eighth F i v e - Y e a r P l a n the productivity of l a b o r i n c r e a s e d 50%, g l a s s production 42%, and s a l e s 57%. The technical and economic indices of production i m p r o v e with each y e a r . In 1970 profits amounted to m o r e than 5 million r u b l e s , and in 1971 to 7 million r u b l e s . Now, when the m a n y difficulties of the past a r e behind us, the m e a s u r e s t a k e n in r e c e n t y e a r s f o r the plant to b e g i n o p e r a t i n g s t a b l y should be analyzed. F i r s t of all it is n e c e s s a r y to s a y that we obtained g r e a t help f r o m the K e m e r o v o regional c o m m i t t e e of the CPSU and Main A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of the G l a s s I n d u s t r y of the M i n i s t r y of the Building M a t e r i a l s I n d u s t r y of the RSFSR. As a r e s u l t we a r e able to i m p r o v e the housing conditions of m a n y w o r k e r s of the plant and to build on the plant grounds a p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e center with shower baths, health clinic, r e s t a u r a n t , laundry, and other s e r v i c e s . A regional wage coefficient of 1.5 was extended to our plant upon application to the r e g i o n a l c o m m i t t e e of the CPSU in 1968. At the s a m e t i m e w o r k s w e r e c a r r i e d out in the m a i n and a u x i l i a r y shops of the plant. F o r more~ s t a b l e o p e r a t i o n of the tank f u r n a c e s the b o i l e r plant was converted f r o m coal to liquid fuel. The old (first) v e r t i c a l g l a s s - d r a w i n g s y s t e m was converted f r o m solid to liquid fuel. Continuous o p e r a t i o n of all p r o d u c tion lines was s e t up in the mixing shop, the quality of t h e b a t c h was i m p r o v e d , and so w e r e the working conditions. P n e u m a t i c t r a n s p o r t of the r a w m a t e r i a l s in a d e n s e l a y e r was introduced, a u t o m a t i c weighing lines w e r e installed, c o n v e r s i o n to a liquid r e d u c i n g agent of sodium sulfate in the b a t c h was a c c o m p l i s h e d , etc. Unloading of the f r o z e n - t o g e t h e r q u a r t z sand f r o m the r a i l r o a d c a r s by m e a n s of a b o r i n g - l o o s e n i n g m a c h i n e m a d e it p o s s i b l e to m e c h a n i z e this difficult p r o c e s s e n t i r e l y and to eliminate unscheduled downt i m e s of the c a r s . To i n c r e a s e production and i m p r o v e pro duct quality, zone r e g u l a t i o n of the d e l i v e r y of liquid fuel to the g l a s s f u r n a c e s was a u t o m a t e d , the t r a n s p o r t of cut glass to the p a c k e r s was mechanized, and the w a t e r supply s y s t e m of the shops was improved. All t h e s e and other m e a s u r e s w e r e a c c o m p l i s h e d on c r e d i t f r o m the State Bank and i n d u s t r i a l d e v e l o p m e n t fund. The r e s e a r c h and d e v e l o p m e n t groups f o r technology, automation, and introduction of new types of equipment, which w e r e e s t a b l i s h e d at the plant in r e c e n t y e a r s , a r e playing an e v e r i n c r e a s i n g r o l e in technical i m p r o v e m e n t of production. A scientific organization of l a b o r l a b o r a t o r y has b e e n operating s u c c e s s f u l l y since 1967. T r a n s l a t e d f r o m Steklo i K e r a m i k a , No. 2, pp. 36-37, April, 1972.

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On the basis of the recommendations of the Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR, Institute of Glass and its Saratov and Gusev branches, and Tomsk Polytechnic Institute, m eas u r es have already been taken partially and others a r e being worked out for increasing the technical equipment of the plant. At present an experimental installation for granulating the batch is being operated (the first lots of granulated material have been produced), experiments a r e being carried out to improve the service properties of the debiteuses by adding to their composition r a r e - e a r t h elements and by automatic regulation of their firing temp er a t ur e in chamber furnaces, the water supply system of the coolers of the vertical glass-drawing machines with constant heat abstration is being developed, etc. A majo r role in improving the operation of the vertical glass-drawing machines was played by the collective of the Misheron "Pioner ~ Plant. We repeatedly went to them, and a large groupof workers came to us and demonstrated working methods on the spot. The collective of engineers, technicians, office help, and workers increased simultaneously with the growth of the plant and its technical improvement. We devote great attention to problems of education and increase of the activities of the workers. An institute of political informers, seminars, and circles operate actively at the plant. Public lectures a r e held regularly. The plant publishes a radio schedule and newspaper "Steklozavodets." The in cr ea s e of the activities of the workers is confirmed by their e v e r - g r e a t e r participation in promoting production efficiency, and public, political, cultural, and mass sporting events. The success of the collective has not gone unnoticed. F o r their work during the eighth Five-Year Plan 22 plant workers were awarded orders and medals. Senior plant worker E. M. Danilushkina was awarded the Order of Lenin; senior glassmaker N. D. Naruta, the Order of the October Revolution; and machinist I. A. Aleksandrov, scale operator E. A. Shpanich, glass c r a c k e r E. A. Ershov, lathe operator V. I. Povalyaev, and glass-manufacturing shop chief G. A. Blinov, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. Now we a r e faced with the problem of the further development of our plant in order to meet the demands of Siberia and the Fa r East for glass building materials. Owing to its fortunate geographic location and the presence of prospective raw materials and fuel supplies (large r e s e r v e s of quartz sand in the Tomsk region, utilization of the oil and gas deposits in the Tomsk and Tyumen regions), the Anzhero-Sudzhensk Glass Plant can become one of the largest plants of the glass industry in Siberia and the F a r East. Th er e is much to do for this. But the plant collective is sure that the great tasks facing them will be fulfilled successfully.

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