Inside UAZ'a





I want to share with you experiences and photos from trips to the factory UAZ.

UAZ, he's Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, one of the region's enterprises oblasteobrazuyuschih.
Located in Ulyanovsk, in Zasvijazhskij district, covers an area of ​​about 17 acres, including a museum, a stamping shop, a dining room and an office building.

(Some general information)

During the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet leadership had decided to evacuate Moscow automobile ZIS in Ulyanovsk. October 20, 1941, arrived here from Moscow, the first experts, and in May 1942 the company started production of cars ZIS-5, 2 months later, the company produces up to 30 trucks per day.

June 22, 1943 the State Defense Committee decided to build a car factory in Ulyanovsk on the basis of the evacuated facilities Zisa. By May 1944, it was assembled the first prototype of the 3, 5-ton truck - UlZIS-253. The end of 1944 saw the release of the ZIS-5 was handed over to the factory in Miass, and the plant was commissioned to master and to start production of cars GAZ-AA. On October 26, 1947, the company collected trucks GAZ-AA, 1954 GAZ-69, and since 1956 manufactures GAZ-69 and GAZ-69A from its own production units. The factory was established light truck UAZ-450D. In May 1966 in Moscow, truck UAZ-452D was awarded the Gold Medal Exhibition of Economic Achievements. December 15, 1972 from the conveyor of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant descended first UAZ-469. The millionth car came down the assembly line February 18, 1974.

The main administrative building.

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Passing through the entrance of the plant, and went into the assembly hall, we were met by a bulletin board. On it the information about date, time and implementation plan for the segodneshny day.

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In the assembly shop working directly 2 pipeline, one for cars and one for trucks (during our tour there is going to "loaf)»

"Loaf»

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Another "buhanochka»

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Freight

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"Goat»

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On the assembly line of the car comes in 2 parts-wheeled base and the body.
On the assembly line, they are combined and then do make seats, steering wheels and other necessary parts of the car.

Top body goes

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When over you in chains carried by the heavy machine of becoming a bit uncomfortable, it seems that if it falls, it is easy to push the safety net (yellow)

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Bottom body podzhizhaet basis

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Already fastened wheels

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Assembling

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When a rudder, for some reason reminded of drying bazaar, which are strung on a thread.

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More parts

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Now build loaves. Briefly

Brought

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... And put

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Further, in the same hangar undergoing testing.

Check the brakes, balance and axes

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View shop

Scoreboard with numbers is a sensor. When the conveyor is stopped (for any reason), the number of lights to the site where it was stopped.

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Insulating chamber check for leaks room + washing water.

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No, it does not crash tested as it may seem.
This is just a check to the isolation chamber, he also checked the chassis of the car.

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They found fault

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Ready machines, mostly "Patriots" and "Hunters»

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Our guide on the shop floor assembly.

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