Sibsteklo and NSTU-NETI will cooperate in the framework of import substitution industrialization

The agreement provides for cooperation in several areas, including targeted training of specialists for Sibsteklo, retraining and advanced training of personnel, organization of educational and postgraduate practices for students, employment of university graduates, assistance in research of interest to the enterprise, implementation of scientific projects, implementation of OTW for Sibsteklo. 

Also, as part of the agreement, the parties signed an agreement providing for the creation of an import-substituting industrialization technology for smelting cast iron for molded tooling used in the production of container glass. 

According to Anton Mohr, mold kits made of materials with the necessary strength and thermophysical properties are brought to Russia from other countries. Given the current macroeconomic conditions, it is necessary to reduce the dependence of glass factories on foreign supplies. 

"By joining forces with NSTU, we will have to study the performance characteristics of imported cast iron, then make castings, then a mold kit that will be installed on a glass forming machine to conduct tests," says Anton Mohr. — One mold should ensure the production of at least one million units of glass containers. Currently, there are no domestic developments that can achieve such a result." 

"In the course of working together with the plant's specialists, we will clearly identify areas that NSTU-NETI and Sibsteklo will benefit each other by developing," Anatoly Bataev comments. — In accordance with the technical profile of the university, we are interested in expanding the range of industrial partners. Within the framework of the Priority 2030 program, the university has increased its competence in the creation of new materials, including for the glass industry. Integration with an industrial partner will allow us to apply this experience in the development of manufacturing technology for domestic mold kits. Based on the competence of the university, in the future Sibsteklo may consider the feasibility of manufacturing mold kits at its enterprise or outsource them to domestic companies." 

According to the president of RATM Holding Eduard Taran, traditionally enterprises of the real sector of the economy strengthen the personnel reserve through effective interaction with universities, in addition, today it is part of business processes, including R&D: "We set actual applied tasks for the university. In order to enhance their potential, Russian manufacturers of glass containers need import-substituting solutions. We hope that they will appear within the framework of the partnership. Sibsteklo is ready to provide support to promising startups with the participation of NSTU-NETI".