Ilsur Metshin visits the Aviator Technopark as part of the work of the anti-crisis headquarters

The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin visited the Aviator -first private technopark in the city, and talked with residents who place their production at technological sites. The new challenges faced by entrepreneurs, support measures, as well as the expansion of the technopark were discussed at the meeting of the city anti-crisis headquarters.

The head of the city noted that such technoparks as the Aviator make a large-scale contribution to the urban economy, research and development work along with industrial giants. “This is the only one of its kind not only in Tatarstan, but also in the Volga region”, - Ilsur Metshin said about the technopark.

The scientific and technological complex is a platform for entrepreneurs in production, research and development activity, as well as startups. To date, there are 34 tenants in the technopark, 11 of them are residents who have already implemented full –scale production for a number of developments.

The Mayor of Kazan visited several production workshops at the Aviator. Entrepreneurs shared the information about their projects and implementation.

Ilsur Metshin got acquainted with the work of Intelligent Climate Systems company, which produces controllers for house boilers. The company plans to develop an industrial controller. For the proposed pilot project, the head of the city instructed to select a non-residential municipal facility where the company could test a controller by connecting it to the heating system.

Representatives of OOO Niteos, which has been engaged in the production and sale of LED equipment, including for architectural lighting, since 2010, also told about their products and challenges. Some of the raw materials required for the production of optical systems were imported from abroad. Since this process has now been suspended, employees are searching equivalents and are confident that they will be able to implement import substitution shortly. Ilsur Metshin noted that the company would get assistance to establish necessary cooperation.

The Mayor also visited the site of OOO TekhAvtomatika, engaged in the production of control and measuring devices for satellite monitoring systems of transport. Today, fuel sensors manufactured by the company are used by Kazan motor transport enterprises. “Some of the products of this workshop were sold abroad, but due to the current situation, exports to some countries have been stopped”, - explained Mikhail Yurikov, Strategic Development Manager at Aviator.

The company also produces meteorological stations and stations for environmental monitoring, which are in demand in various industries – from agriculture to the oil industry. The Mayor of Kazan instructed the deputy head of the Executive Committee, Ildar Shakirov, to consider the possibility of installing automatic air monitoring stations in Kazan.

Ilsur Metshin highly appreciated the activities of the tenants and residents of the technopark. “The production of such products deserves attention and support in the current conditions. Young people are working here, moving forward instrumentation engineering and automation. They show that they are ready to replace the companies that are now leaving our market”, - the Mayor said.

To date, the technopark occupies a land plot of 2,155 hectares. The increase of the area was discussed at the meeting in connection with the construction of a new nine-storey building and the creation of a high-tech competence center. The Mayor of Kazan expressed readiness to assist in speeding up the process of approving the necessary documentation.

For reference, the city anti-crisis headquarters was established in Kazan in mid-March. The head of the city visits enterprises and discusses with entrepreneurs the support measures they need as part of the work of the headquarters.