About Us

About Us

Izhevsky Opytno-Mekhanichesky Zavod is a one-of-a-kind innovative high-tech enterprise.

Year after year, our range of products has been expanded and new production processes have been brought to a commercial level:

Management

Yuri V. Kuznetsov
Yuri V. Kuznetsov
Chairman of the Board of Directors. Deputy General Director for Research and Development of Joint Stock Company Izhevsky Opytno-Mekhanichesky Zavod Ph.D. in Engineering Science.
  • Employment biography at JSC «IOMZ»:
    • 1999 through 2000—worked on establishment of Izhevsky Opytno-Mekhanichesky Zavod JSC
    • 2000 through 2017—Chairman of the Board of Directors, Deputy General Director for Strategic Development of the Enterprise.
    • Since March of 2017—Chairman of the Board of Directors, Deputy General Director for Research and Development
  • Awards:
    • Honorary title of the Best Process Engineer of the Ministry of the Defence Industry of the USSR with a Certificate of Appreciation of the Ministry of the Defence Industry and the Central Committee of the Trade Unions of the USSR presented, 1979;
    • Bronze medal of the Exhibition of National Economy Achievements of the USSR, 1986;
    • Laureate of the State Award of the Udmurt Republic for building production of the entire range of shafts for electrical submersible pump units with the improved performance for petroleum production.
    • "For Labour Valour" and "For Dedicated Service for the Good of Russia" golf medal of Peter the Great.
    • Gold badge of honour of the Udmurt Regional Office of the Russian Academy of Engineering, Academy of Engineering of the Udmurt Republic, the Ministry of Industry and Transport of the Udmurt Republic for creation of high-strength, corrosion-resistant, stainless steel.
    • "Outstanding Engineer of the Year in the Udmurt Republic—2004" in the "Manager of the Year" category.
    • "For Development of a New Technology" State Award of the Udmurt Republic.
    • "For Achieved Occupational Success and Longstanding Dedicated Work" Certificate of Appreciation of the Udmurt Republic.
    • Second-class medal of the Order of Merit for the Motherland.
    • Honorary title of the Honoured Industrial Employee of the Udmurt Republic for excellence in the industry and longstanding dedicated work.
    • Certificate of Appreciation of the Ministry for Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, 2022.
    • First-class medal of the Order of Merit for the Motherland for special highest excellence related to social and economic development of the country, research and development, 2023.
Anton Yu. Kuznetsov
Anton Yu. Kuznetsov
General Director of Izhevsky Opytno-Mekhanichesky Zavod JSC.
  • Employment biography at JSC «IOMZ»:
    • 2006—entered employment of Izhevsky Opytno-Mekhanichesky Zavod OJSC in the capacity of a foreman.
    • 2008 through 2010—Head of the Production Department.
    • 2010 through 2012—Commercial Director.
    • 2012 through 2017—Deputy General Director for Production Management.
    • Since March of 2017—General Director of IOMZ JSC.
  • Awards:
    • 2012 State Award of the Udmurt Republic in the field of science and technologies
    • 2012 Diploma of a laureate of the State Award of the Udmurt Republic
    • 2012 Diploma of a laureate of the State Award of the Udmurt Republic
    • 2018 Certificate of the Union of Machine Engineers of Russia
    • 2019 Awarded with a "140 Years of Penal System of Russia" medal
    • 2020 Certificate of Appreciation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Udmurt Republic
    • 2020 Letter of Appreciation of the Head of the Udmurt Republic
    • 2020 "For Excellence in Development of Parliamentarism" badge of honour
    • 2021 Certificate of Appreciation of the State Council of the Udmurt Republic
    • 2022 Certificate of Appreciation of the Government of the Udmurt Republic
    • 2022 Certificate of Appreciation of the Government of the Udmurt Republic
    • 2022 Certificate of Appreciation of the Government of the Udmurt Republic
Aleksei V. Batalov
Aleksei V. Batalov
Deputy General Director of Izhevsky Opytno-Mekhanichesky Zavod JSC.
  • Employment biography at JSC «IOMZ»:
    • 2003 through 2006—Lab Assistant, Lab Technician.
    • 2006—Head of the Laboratory
    • 2013 through 2020—Commercial Director.
    • Since 2020—Deputy General Director of IOMZ JSC.
  • Awards:
    • Certificate of Appreciation of the Administration of the Lenin District of Izhevsk
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Izhevsky Opytno-Mekhanichesky Zavod is thriving and has no intention of being complacent. The enterprise’s products are supplied to the largest petroleum engineering and oil producing companies in Russia and the CIS countries as well as to foreign markets as a part of assemblies and package units.

Quality management

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  • A patent for bar products made of iron- and chromium-based material was secured allowing us to offer this steel grade to our customers 30 % cheaper as compared to the foreign counterparts.
  • The amount of investments in the plant development exceeded 1 billion roubles.
  • A new «Manufacture of Heavy-Duty Fasteners Made of Alloys for Oil and Gas Industry» investment project was launched with the support of the Industrial Development Fund (IDF).
  • The plant was awarded with «For Quality Assurance Achievements» and «For Excellence in Quality» badges of honour.
  • A «100 Best Products of Russia» nation-wide competition certificate was awarded for heavy-duty fasteners made of nickel-based Alloy K-500.
  • IOMZ became a laureate of the «100 Best Products of Russia» nation-wide competition for shafts for electrical submersible motors made of steel 18KhGNFT and spline couplings made of nickel-based Alloy K-500.
  • A «Bringing the Process of Hot Plastic Deformation of Billets Made of Corrosion-Resistant Alloys to a Commercial Level» investment project was launched and another agreement with the IDF was signed.
  • Another all-time high monthly volume of production of structural pipes at the pipe production facility was achieved.
  • The plant was awarded with an "Employer of Choice" badge for the 10th time, based on results of the annual study conducted by the SuperJob portal.
  • The pipe production facility for the first time achieved an all-time high volume of production of structural pipes equal to 1,000 tonnes a month.
  • The second concessional loan agreement was signed with the Industrial Development Fund (IDF) for implementation of the "Bringing the Process of Piercing and Rolling of Billets Made of Corrosion-Resistant Steel Grades from In-House Melted Billets to a Commercial Level" investment project.
  • The plant personnel were put up on the board of honour of the Udmurt Republic.
  • IOMZ took part in the "Work Performance and Job Support" nation-wide project and an agreement of relationship with the Government of the Udmurt Republic was signed.
  • A. Yu. Kuznetsov, General Director of IOMZ JSC, was awarded with a Certificate of Appreciation of the Ministry for Industry and Trade of the UR for dedicated work and noticeable contribution to the enterprise development.
  • A State Award of the Udmurt Republic was received for bringing the process of manufacture of sucker rods with rod couplings and wellhead rods to a commercial level.
  • A first-aid station was arranged within the plant's territory.
  • A closed-cycle manufacture of own import-substituting nickel-containing alloys was mastered, which allowed the plant to stop using the imported alloys.
  • The 5,000th tonne of rolled metal products was produced at the metallurgical production facility of the plant.
  • A metallographic laboratory was established at the plant, to test and make analysis of metal microstructure, determine mechanical characteristics, conduct comprehensive testing of metals and alloys.
  • IOMZ became an open joint company.
  • The first concessional loan agreement was signed with the Industrial Development Fund (IDF) for implementation of the "Arrangement of a Section for Production of Sucker Rods with Rod Couplings and Wellhead Rods" investment project.
  • The "Lean Production System" project was launched at the plant. The plant personnel were put up on the board of honour of Izhevsk.
  • The first "IOMZ Newsletter" corporate newspaper was issued.
  • 15 years since the plant establishment.
  • A chemical laboratory was established at the plant, to make analysis of structural, tool, corrosion-resistant and special steel grades and alloys.
  • The first tonnes of products were received from rolling mills at the metallurgical production facility.
  • A metallurgical production facility was established.
  • The own boiler house that provided the plant itself and the neighbouring microdistrict where a child day-care centre, a school, a secondary technical school, and eleven apartment buildings were located with heat and hot water was reconstructed.
  • IOMZ joined the union of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Udmurt Republic (registration No. 337/196).
  • The plant was awarded with an honorary diploma of the best exporter in the Udmurt Republic for development of the republic-wide export production, invaluable contribution to expansion of foreign economic relations, and enhancement of the global image of the Udmurt Republic.
  • The plant won the "Best Investor of the Udmurt Republic in 2012" competition.
  • The IOMZ trademark was registered.
  • A 10-year anniversary since the IOMZ establishment.
  • A "Corrosion-Resistant Alloy Based on Fe-Cr-Ni, Products Made Thereof, and the Product Manufacturing Process" invention patent No. 2441089 was secured.
  • IOMZ became a laureate of a first-class award of the President of the Udmurt Republic in the field of quality.
  • A "100 Best Products of Russia" nation-wide competition certificate was awarded for bars with special surface finish made of corrosion-resistant steel 05Kh16N4D2B and shafts for electrical submersible pump (ESP) units made of high-strength and low-alloy steel grades..
  • Освоен замкнутый цикл производства собственных импортозамещающих никельсодержащих сплавов, что позволило заводу отказаться от их импорта.
  • На Металлургическом производственном комплексе завода состоялся выпуск 5000-й тонны металлопроката.
  • Создание Металлографической лаборатории на территории завода, где производится оценка макроструктуры металла, анализ микроструктуры, определение механических характеристик, комплексные исследования металлов и сплавов.
  • A pipe production facility for manufacture of structural seamless pipes was established.
  • The plant products, specifically, shafts for electrical submersible pump (ESP) units and bars with special surface finish, were awarded with a platinum high-quality mark of the 21st century.
  • The plant became a member of the Russian Academy of Engineering.
  • The plant products, specifically, shafts for electrical submersible pumps for petroleum production and steel with special surface finish in the form of bars, were awarded with a golden high-quality mark of the 21st century.
  • The plant was awarded with a "For Substantial Contribution to Economy of a Russian Region" badge of honour of Peter the Great.
  • The Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation and the Department of Industrial Policy in Metallurgy for the first time certified a special control test laboratory, which gave the right to perform testing.
  • A "High-Strength Stainless Steel" invention patent No. 2243286 was secured.
  • The first patent was secured, specifically, a "Corrosion-Resistant Steel" invention patent No. 2215815.
  • A line for manufacture of shafts for electrical submersible pumps for petroleum production was launched.
  • The plant started its commercial operations.
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