Production
The peculiarity of IVECO-AMT activity in Russia consists not only in trucks assembly from European CKD sets but in their manufacture taking into account the customer’s demands. The frames, cabs and tipper bodies are fully assembled here. All required components are delivered from factories of Italy, Spain and Germany. The manufacture of tipper body including its subframe is self-maintained. At present the production facilities of IVECO-AMT comprise: - cab welding area,
- painting area with cataphoresis priming line,
- tipping platforms assembly area,
- complex for trucks assembly 9 500 sq. metres in area.
The joint manufacture of trucks in Russia allows to provide the customers with shorter time and conditions of vehicles delivery and maintenance and, what really matters, to complete individual trucks.
Among the primary virtues of the JV is capability to manufacture absolutely unique kinds of vehicles. And what is more, Iveco-AMT does not introduce changes in power unit and transmission into the good European vehicle.
Before putting the order into production, the truck completeness taking into account peculiarity of its operation is preconditioned individually with every buyer, the installation of additional optionals (about 350 optional denominations may be offered) is specified. That is why all IVECO TRAKKER trucks produced by Iveco-AMT Ltd. are special. Considering such specific production character, the efficient planning and production structure was developed in the company.
Production cycle in Iveco-AMT Ltd. is based on sequential post assembly of the truck. Each workpost is an isolated working area with certain workers and equipment specialization. Such organization of the working process allows to increase efficiency, to reduce work cycle of products manufacture and to assure assembly quality. In 2008 the rate of assembly at Iveco-AMT Ltd. amounts to about 60 units per month. The life of future vehicle starts with frame manufacture. Previously it was delivered to Miass as a unit. Now the frames are assembled here, on the jigs considering further installation of necessary optionals. The frames are extended and reinforced on customer’s request. The finished frame moves to truck chassis assembly posts. On the mounting columns the transmission elements, engine, electric equipment, brake system are mounted on the frame in strict sequence.
Furthermore, chassis travels through painting booth located directly on the assembly line (production peculiarity of IVECO). After painting the final chassis assembly is carried out, the wheels and cab are installed and the vehicle assumes its final appearance.
The cab manufacture is carried out in the welding shop of the factory. This production is the company’s honour. The cab welding line (production tools) was developed and mounted by Iveco-AMT specialists in 2004 for manufacture of up-to-date STRALIS cab. The complete change-over to the new cab instead of out-dated “P” range cab was finished in 2005. Since that time the appearance of Ural-Iveco truck has fully corresponded to Italian “IVECO TRAKKER”.
All blanks required for cab manufacture are delivered to Miass from IVECO factory in Italian city Brescia. The cabs are manufactured with the use of semiautomatic contact welding machines in special jig. Further the cabs are directed for anticorrosive treatment by cataphoresis priming and succeeding painting.
By the way, the customer may choose at his discretion any colour of the cab. If the customer has no colour preferences, Ural-Iveco truck will be painted the company’s red.
After painting the additional equipment is installed in the cab in the truck assembly shop.
The assembled chassis is subject to obligatory run-in. According to run results (100 km) the last adjustments are carried out and then chassis is passed for installation of mounting equipment.
The mounting equipment is manufactured in parallel along with chassis and cab assembly. Out of mounting equipment, in recent years the tippers are in the greatest request.
The home manufacture of tipping bodies appeared in Iveco-AMT Ltd. in 2006. Tipping platform frame is welded in the same shop where the cabs are welded. The company’s specialists equipped the tipping production with machine-tool attachments. After welding each body is treated in shot-blasting chamber and only after that is placed in painting booth. Nowadays two types of tipping platforms are manufactured at Iveco-AMT Ltd.: rectangular (15 cubic meters of capacity) and bucket-type (12,8 cubic meters of capacity).
Iveco-AMT Ltd managed to organize the production of tipping platforms at European level. Having familiarized themselves with the production in 2006, the representatives of Italian company “Cantoni” concluded a license agreement for assembly of their tipping bodies in Miass. It is necessary to point out that in the JV the mounting equipment is installed not only on the home-made IVECO TRAKKER chassis but also on the chassis delivered from Europe known as “CBU”. The said vehicles undergo necessary preparation at Iveco-AMT Ltd. for operation in severe road and climatic conditions of the Urals and Siberia. They are equipped with additional optionals at the customers’ request.
Iveco-AMT has been intensively developing and has an active market position. The growth prospects of IVECO-AMT are connected with increase in trucks output and development of new versions production.
Quality
Iveco Trakker trucks have been designed for intensive long-term operation in difficult conditions and therefore a special attention is given to their quality.
Iveco-AMT assures quality of its products basing on the following:
- 100% control of the components delivered from Europe;
- use of up-to-date equipment and technologies fully complying with European standards and IVECO requirements;
- experienced and trained personnel (68 % of the company’s employees have higher technical education) constantly improving their skill including abroad.
Thanks in many ways to the a.m. factors, the quality of Iveco-AMT trucks is assured by manufacturing process and all assembly operations.
For each truck “Assembly and tests logbook” is set up in which observance of compliance of technical documentation and customer’s demands at all stages of manufacturing process is registered. This document is kept at the company during all warranty period.
The acceptance of finished products includes several stages: outgoing control, compulsory running test of the truck about 80-100 km and final inspection “in the eye of the buyer” by the employees of the company’s Commercial Service.
IVECO auditors check the adherence to truck assembly technique in the JV in Miass at regular intervals and note a high quality of Iveco-AMT products.
A thousand of the Russian customers have learned at first hand that the trucks assembled by Iveco-AMT are no different from European analogues and even outperform them in severe operating conditions especially at low temperatures.
That is why every second “IVECO TRAKKER” operating in Russia has been manufactured by Iveco-AMT Ltd
Basic dates
Late 80s, early 90s
«Ural Automotive Factory» JSC began to cooperate with «IVECO».
April 18, 1992
The License Agreement was signed which granted URALAZ JSC a right to assemble heavy-duty IVECO dump trucks and manufacture their parts and units.
January 19, 1993
The first 15 «URAL-IVECO 330.30» dump trucks were delivered to the oil-industry workers of Siberia. In 1993 70 more heavy-duty dump trucks were delivered to Tyumen region.
April 1994
Three founders – URALAZ JSC, GAZPROM JSC and IVECO S.p.A. made a decision to set up the joint venture.
December 5, 1994
The Joint venture IVECO-AMT Ltd. was registered.
December 1994 - June 1995
The design of URAL TRAKKER truck was worked out.
1995-1996
Welding equipment and 725 dies were supplied from Italy.
June 1996
Starting-up and adjustment work at the cab welding area and adaptation of the die tooling were completed. The fist pilot production lot of over-engine cabs was produced.
October 30, 1996
The Addendum to the License Agreement was signed which granted the JV the right to produce the range of URAL-TRAKKER trucks.
March 1997
The first lot of «URAL-IVECO 6329» was manufactured.
Early 2000
The painting line upgrading was completed with commissioning of cataphoresis priming plant and demineralized water preparation equipment.
December 2000
The production building of 9500 sq.m. in area became the JV’s property.
December 2001
The first 60 Ural-IVECO 63291 tractors were exported.
Semi-trailers were brought into production.
January 2005
The manufacture of URAL-IVECO 6339 trucks (analogue of « IVECO TRAKKER») equipped with “CURSOR13” engine was started.
January 2006
The manufacture of the up-to-date STRALIS Active Day (“AD”) and Active Time (“AT”) cabs with berth was mastered.
April 2006
The production of rectangular-type tipping platforms was open.
June 2006
The first tipping platforms under license of “CANTONI” company (Italy) were manufactured.
August 2007
The first truck of 8x6 wheel arrangement with additional axle was manufactured.
Autumn 2007
Start of construction of the new production building.
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