“KBEA”, LLC brought to operation convention lathes ST 16k25B/1000 made by “Stankomashstroy”, LLC (Penza). The machine is a modern upgraded analogue of Soviet lathe ST 16k20. It is rigid, accurate and reliable. Powerful spindle drive allows processing the workpiece of maximum length 1000 mm and diameter up to 500 mm.

On the 15th of May KBEA representatives took part in the 19th International Exhibition “Equipment, Instruments and Tools for the Metalworking Industry”, which was held on Expocentre premises.
There Major foreign and Russian manufactures and suppliers of equipment for the metalworking industry, of accessory components, automation facilities, measuring tools, as well as upgrading facilities and services.
KBEA representatives conducted negotiations with such companies as Abamet and Stankomashstoy for the purpose of EDM machine and conventional lathes procurement. As a result of the meeting a contract for the conventional lathes delivery was signed.
Moreover, following on from the prospects for cooperation intended in frame of the visit to Chemnitz (Germany) in April 2018 a meeting with Mechanical Engineering Network Saxony VEMASinnovativ representatives was held.

On the 18th of April 2018 III Inter-branch information-technological forum “Multi-dimensional Russia-2018” took place in Moscow. It was dedicated to all-round industry digitalization. The host of venue was Group of companies NEOLANT with participation of Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Innovation Promotion Fund, Gazprom Neft, Rosatom, RusHydro.
Forum Program included roundtable discussions, sittings, branch cases devoted to development strategy of digital industry and business digitalization, there were Industry 4.0 technologies projects presentation and exposition as well. Corporate giants and holding companies came in the event: Rosneft, Gazprom, Posneft, Lukoil-Engineering, RUSAL, Tatneft, Transneft, Inter RAO and others.
KBEA representatives took part in discussion of blockchain creation in R&D sphere through roundtables “Knowledge management in digital economy” and “State and branch IT-standarts as a driver of information modeling development”.

The exhibition-presentation of the Chuvash Republic took place in Chemnitz (Saxony) from April 9 to April 12 2018 in the frame of Days of Russian Economy in the Federal Republic of Germany. The Chuvash Republic delegation under the direction of the Chairman of the Chuvash Republic Government – Minister of Economic Development Vladimir Avrelkin took part in the presentational event.
The exhibition-presentation was organized by the Chambers of commerce and Industry of the Chuvash Republic and Chemnitz (FRG).
At the 10th of April throughout the Days of Russian Economy plenary meeting Vladimir Avrelkin and the Chuvash CCI Chairman held a presentation of the republic. The same day there was an exhibition of the Chuvash Republic economic potential at the Chemnitz CCI place, including one-to-one venue for Chuvash business leaders and business representatives of Chemnitz and Saxony. KBEA CEO Aleksandr Prikazshchikov came in presentations of economic potential.
The Chuvash mission representatives payed a visit to some industrial establishments of Dresden and Chemnitz, such as UNITECH Maschinen GmbH; Starrag GmbH, Produktbereich Heckert; NILES-SIMMONSIndustrienanlagen GmbH; ERMAFA Sondermaschinenund Anlagenbau GmbH, Volkswagen. There were meetings with Chemnitz Technology University delegates as well. In course of negotiations sides showed interest in cooperation development between Chuvashia and Saxony.

On the 31th of January 2018 all-electric injection-moulding machine Zhafir Venus 900/210 arrived to the KBEA Production center. It is meant for production of workpieces made of polymeric compound (PPS, polyamide, polyethilene). The machine allows to manufacture different types components from simple to complex, including thin-walled, from small lot to serial line, using customer's technological equipment or designed by KBEA.

The Association of creators and manufactures of electronic equipment for agroindustrial complex "ElectronAgro" was founded on the 21st of January 2018. The aim of the Association is organization and coordination of activities in engineering, production and promotion of electronic equipment, software, system solutions for agroindustrial complex.

The Association cofounders are: JSC "Aangard", JCS Progress MRI, LLC "KBEA", The company "Farwater", The Russian State Scientific Center for Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, FSBSI Agrophisical scientific institute.

As a President of Association the member of Russian Academy of Science, Doctor of Engineering Sciene, professor V. Chernoivanov was elected, as a CEO - J Koveshnikov.

The ElectronAgro office is located at 72B, Kondratievsky av., St-Peterburg.

On the 22th of December on the KBEA birthday ceremonial opening of the Production center took place. Company's management team cut the ribbon in symbolic terms of a new organization unit starting.
In addition to the present machinery in the first quarter of the year all-electric injection-moulding machine Zhafir Venus II series will alredy be brouhgt to starting.
"Advance factory facilities will allow us to carry out complex projects in compressed time frame and to branch out into the R&D stage ready products. KBEA steadily welcome New Year 2018 with formed backlog of orders", KBEA CEO Aleksandr Prikazshchikov pointed.

On the 2nd of November Aleksander Prikazshchikov CEO of "KBEA", LLC took part in the roundtable discussion "Radioelectronic industry for agrarian business needs". The roundtable discussion was held within the framework of the 15th International exhibition of electronics, components and technologies "ChipEXPO-2017". The participants in the discussion of actual matters were: Pavel Kutsko Deputy Head of Department of Radioelectronic Industry, Vjacheslav Chernoivanov Member of The RAS, Doctor of Engineering, Professor, Jakov Lobachevsky Senior Deputy Director of Federal Science Agroengineering center VIM and other leading enterprises and organizations representatives.

Based on Cheboksary engineering centre of transport and farm machinery building an "Electrical equipment design bureau ", LLC collaborative work on the 24th of October the Chuvash State University 4-year students of energetics and electrical engineering faculty A. Galkin, A. Zinoviev, D Zubkova, N. Kudriashov, E. Petrova within the framework of the Youth conference of the Chuvash Republic Academy of electric power science presented the report about computing and testing of high-efficience commutator DC micromotors with hollow armature (research advisors - A. Spiridonov, A Kalinin). The students work was awarded with the second place diploma. The content will be included in of collection the conference papers and will form the basis for graduate qualification work.

The "KBEA", LLC CEO Aleksander Prikazshchikov takes part in the 12th All-Russia scientific conference “TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR EXTREME CONDITIONS”.
The conference is arranged by The Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Interdepartment Center of Analytical Research in Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences and is held in the Village of AGOY (Tuapse region, Krasnodar territory).
The participants of the conference are RAN Institutions, major researching institutions, industry enterprises and public contracting authorities’ representatives.
Alexander Prikazschikov presents his position paper “The problems of new materials application in modern developments of electric apparatus”.
The conference is held from the 11th through the 15th of September 2017.