The areas in which cooperation between Belarusian industrialists and Russian Rosatom is developing were outlined by Stanislav Levitsky, Director of the Rosatom State Corporation’s country office in the Republic of Belarus, on the sidelines of the international specialized exhibitions at the Football Manege in Minsk, BelTA has learned.
Stanislav Levitsky noted that since the implementation of the joint project to build the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant, cooperation between Belarus and Rosatom has expanded to cover many new areas. “Interaction in technological re-equipment of industry has become the foundation for establishing further projects. This includes areas such as industrial automation, additive technologies, robotics, digitalization, and the use of digital solutions in industry and energy,” he said.
The director emphasized that robotics is an area in which the state corporation has been working for a long time. On the Belarusian market, it acts as an integrator and offers a number of solutions in this field. “To develop interaction with the Republic of Belarus, a separate area was added last September to the comprehensive program of Russian-Belarusian cooperation in atomic non-energy and non-atomic projects - the development of joint projects in robotics. We have now signed around 30 agreements with various manufacturers in the territory of the Republic of Belarus. These include both potential consumers of robotics solutions and suppliers of certain product lines,” Stanislav Levitsky said.
He also recalled that Rosatom, together with the Horizont holding company, which serves as a center of expertise in robotics in Belarus, have established an international Center for Additive Technologies. “I see no obstacles to developing joint production of robotic manipulators based on this joint venture, which specializes in additive technologies,” the director said.
Stanislav Levitsky added that the center is implementing an investment project to create a production facility for compact 3D printers. “These are printers for printing metals with a build area of 150 by 150 mm, which are in demand in medicine and educational institutions. This year, we plan to send the first six printers to the Russian Federation. Our main task is to maximize the level of localization. We have already signed contracts with Belarusian suppliers of certain components and solutions that will be integrated into these printers. Our goal is to create a truly Belarusian printer,” he said.
According to the director, over 20 Belarusian enterprises have placed orders with the center.
Rosatom’s expertise in additive technologies, robotization, and engineering is presented at the Mechanical Engineering/Metalworking exhibition taking place at the Football Manege in Minsk. The exhibition will run through 10 April. During this time, the Football Manege will host several competitions, round tables, seminars, and conferences.
