BelAZ

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BelAZ (Belarusian: БЕЛарускі Аўтамабільны Завод, Biełaruski Aŭtamabilny Zavod, Russian: БЕЛорусский Автомобильный Завод, Belorusskiy Avtomobilny Zavod, literally Belarusian Automobile Plant) or Belarusian Autoworks is a Belarusian truck manufacturer located in Žodzina. It is one of the world's largest manufacturers of super-heavy dump trucks for open-cast mining industry (capacity ranging 30-220 tonnes). Its production also includes wheeled tractors, towers, watering trucks, aerodrome tractors, wheeled bulldozers, road construction machinery, and other heavy machinery.

[edit] History

• In 1948, a peat extraction machinery plant was constructed by the railroad station Žodzina.
• In 1951 the plant was expanded into the plant of road construction and land improvement machinery and renamed into "Dormash" (Дормаш), an abbreviation for "дорожное машиностроение", "road construction machinery building".
• In 1958 it was renamed into BelAZ. Initially it produced MAZ trucks.
• In 1961 the first 27-tonne BelAZ pit and quarry dump truck was manufactured.
• In 1990 a 280-tonne truck was manufactured.
• In 2001 the director of BelAZ plant, Pavieł Maryjaŭ, was awarded the order Hero of Belarus.
• In 2005 plans were revealed for production of BELAZ-75600 with 320 tonne (320,000 kg, or over 700,000 lbs) capacity, ordered by Kuzbass mining.

[edit] See also

• Komatsu

[edit] External links

• BelAZ home page
• BelAz gallery, in Russian
• The fullest technical information. 3D models BELAZ