Ruselectronics Has Installed Automated Luggage Storage Systems in the Country's Largest Railway Stations
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Ruselectronics has installed automated luggage storage systems in the country's largest railway stations July 2014, Kaluga Press Release The Kaluga Telegraph Equipment Plant (part of the holding company Ruselectronics, a subsidiary of Rostec Corporation), in partnership with Russian Railways, has finished installing modern automated storage systems for carry-on luggage in many Russian railway stations. The contract was worth more than 190 million rubles. Automated luggage storage systems have been installed and are now operating in virtually all railway stations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as those in Sochi, Anapa, Novorossiysk, Krasnaya Polyana, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Adler, Kirov, Nizhniy Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Rostov-on-Don, Voronezh, Belgorod, Volgograd, Saratov, Ufa, and Yekaterinburg. In total, 1,878 luggage storage systems were installed in Russian railway stations. Similar luggage storage systems were also placed in Moscow’s Domodedovo airport and Samara’s Kurumoch airport. “For our holding company, partnering with Russian Railways is an important step in our development. The work of the Kaluga Telegraph Equipment Plant utilizes the latest technology and meets all international standards. I am confident that our systems will make railway travel more comfortable and convenient for passengers. We plan to extend our contract with Russian Railways to equip the remaining stations in the country with luggage storage systems and also to install them in all Russian airports and major sporting venues,” said Ruselectronics CEO Andrei Zverev. The luggage storage system is designed to store hand luggage in crowded places. The system’s card technology allows you to automate payment for services provided, accumulate and save information about the storage unit, and transmit information to the station’s network. The Kaluga Telegraph Equipment Plant has all the necessary technology for the storage systems, as well as modern, specialized equipment and trained, highly qualified staff. The company is able to produce up to 100 luggage storage units per month. Ruselectronics was formed in 2009 from an eponymous state holding company, which was established in 1997 by a decree of the Russian president to consolidate radio-electronics industries and develop a unified science and technologies policy as well as grow and recover financial assets. In accordance with the decision of the Russian government, all shares of Ruselectronics were transferred to Rostec Corporation. Ruselectronics is part of a bloc of companies within Rostec Corporation that produce both civilian and military products. Currently, Ruselectronics oversees 123 subsidiaries in the electronics industry that specialize in developing and manufacturing electronics; materials and equipment to produce electronics; microwave and semiconductor devices; subsystems and other technical means of communication; and automation and information systems. Rostec Corporation was founded in Russia in 2007 to promote the development, production, and export of high-tech industrial products for civilian and military purposes. Rostec has 663 subsidiaries organized into 9 defense industry holding companies and 5 civil industry holding companies. Rostec Corporation enterprises are located in 60 regions of the Russian Federation and deliver products to markets in more than 70 countries. In 2013, Rostec revenue amounted to 1.04 trillion rubles, with a net profit of 40 billion rubles. Tax payments to budgets of all levels exceeded 138 billion rubles. Press Contact: Maya Tatarnikova +7 (916) 443-81-64 [email protected] .