Management of Russia’s machine-tool industry development

Abstract

The subject of the study is the process of the machine tool industry adaptation to new challenges and the prospects that import substitution opens up. Russia, in fact, regains the status of a producer of its own means of production. The purpose of the study is to determine Russia’s possibilities in the area of creating its own machine tool industry. Machine tool industry is of fundamental importance for the qualitatively new development of the entire complex of domestic engineering branches such as astronautics, aviation, electronics, robotics, shipbuilding, automotive, construction machinery, and energy engineering. Due to the unpredictable economic policies of external partners, the launch of the entire domestic industry modernization with the systematic support of the state is of key importance. The machine tool industry is facing the need to build full-fledged production cycles, including each stage, from metallurgical conversion to software solutions. A critical area is forming a national database of microelectronic solutions for numerical control. The current situation is characterized by significant dependence on foreign suppliers of processors, controllers, and other electronics, which blocks progress in the high-tech segments of the machine tool industry. Large-scale investments are required to create a domestic element base that meets current technical standards.