Employees of Samara Metallurgical Plant won the first round of the XIX All-Russian Contest 'Engineer of the year — 2018' in the category 'Nonferrous metallurgy'. Dmitry Galyashin, the leading design engineer of the extrusion operations design group at Arconik SMZ, was awarded the title 'Professional Engineer of Russia'. Ilya Latushkin, the leading specialist in setup of equipment and tools at Arconik SMZ, became a winner in the category 'Engineering Art of the Young'.
'It is nice to realise that my striving for innovation and high-quality performance are recognised not only at my plant, but also at the federal level', says Dmitry Galyashin. – 'I am grateful to my management and team for the opportunity to evolve, master new tasks and move forward'.
'Today, the foreground is taken by the companies that create breakthrough technologies and implement innovative ideas, so the quality of engineers is one of the key factors of competitiveness of the production facilty', says Michael Spichak, CEO of Arconik SMZ – 'A comprehensive approach is important for increasing the prestige of technical professional occupations. At Samara Metallurgical Plant there is a programme to support the research activities of employees. In addition, for several years, the Arconik Foundation in Samara has been implementing a number of programmes to promote technical disciplines, develop children's technical creativity and attract young people to technical specialties'.
'Engineer of the year' is an annual all-Russian contest to identify the best engineers, the elite of the engineering profession, popularise their work, promote the achievements and experience of the best engineers of the Russian Federation. This year, the contest was participated by more than 70 thousand people from 58 regions of Russia. The awarding ceremony took place on February 19 in Moscow.
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In Russia, Arconic has been working since 1993. Since 2005, the company includes one of the biggest companies producing aluminium semis in Russia — Samara Metallurgical Plant (now Arconic SMZ JSC). The company, which employs about 3,000 people, produces a wide range of mill, pressing and forging-stamped products. Traditional consumers of the production facility's products are aviation, space, packaging, shipbuilding, automotive, construction, oil and gas, transport engineering and other industries.