Boosting Russia’s Mining Sector: INRTU, IZTM and TOMS Join Forces
INRTU, IZTM-Engineering and TOMS Research and Design Institute have agreed to jointly manufacture equipment for mineral processing plants. The agreement was signed by INRTU Rector Mikhail Korniakov, TOMS Director Arkady Senchenko, and Deputy Director General of the Irkutsk Heavy Machinery Plant (IZTM) Yan Movshovich.
According to Rector Mikhail Korniakov, the tripartite cooperation was made possible by the University's participation in the federal Priority 2030 program.
"Together with our partners, we are moving from individual contracts to the implementation of full-cycle R&D projects that will accelerate the development of the Russian mining industry," said Mikhail Korniakov.
Arkady Senchenko, CEO of TOMS RDI and INRTU alumnus, emphasized that the program unites education, science and business to achieve a common goal - technological sovereignty.
"By signing this comprehensive R&D program we aim to shorten the production cycle from concept to mass production. Students will gain hands-on experience with real cases, companies will have access to cutting-edge technologies, and the market will see domestically produced alternatives to mineral processing equipment," Arkady Senchenko noted.
According to Yan Movshovich, Deputy Director General of IZTM-Engineering, the signing of the program confirms the effectiveness of cooperation between higher education and industry:
"Our cooperation with INRTU and TOMS will enable us to produce equipment with the technological parameters required by processing plants in the Irkutsk Region and throughout Russia. Our goal is to design, manufacture and supply the equipment to the market capable of increasing productivity in the industry.”
The partners aim to produce high-capacity flotation equipment, slurry thickening systems and wastewater treatment equipment with extended service life. The program also includes the development of ancillary equipment designed to increase the recovery of valuable minerals from ore by at least two percent.
The research is conducted by postgraduate students Zandan Shonkhodoev, Yuri Novikov, and Tatiana Sakhabutdinova in collaboration with Associate Professors Aleksandr Burdonov and Viacheslav Barakhtenko.
Photos by Arseniy Chekmarev
