Pskov Electric Machine-Building Plant

The plant was founded in 1895 by the businessman A.K. Stein as a small repair shop with two workers, and nowadays, it is one of the oldest enterprises of City Pskov. By the year 1905, the repair shop has become the mechanical plant equipped with the newest machines of the time with number of 70 workers. At the plant, pumps, steam boilers, bearings, castings were made of bronze and copper. Besides, the plant was engaged in building the artesian wells and water supply.

After October revolution of 1917, the main part of made products consisted of agricultural machines. Small repair of steam locomotives was carried out, too. Then the plant's name was "Меtallist" (Metal worker). Since 1927 the plant produced the machines for processing flax. In 1933 the plant began to specialize in production of machines for peat mechanical engineering. In 1950s the plant has started to run in the electrotechnical production. In January 1958 the plant was renamed into Pskov electric machine-building plant (PEMZ) , and in the same year serial release of DC electric machines has begun.

In 1970s the plant has started in inner building works and new floor spaces were placed in service to install the equipment purchased in Japan for production the micro motors for cassette tape recorders. The first micro motor was made on the assembly line in 1977. In 1991 the plant produced 3.5 mln pcs. micro motors. New series of d.c. machines, asynchronous electric motors, electric motors of series КD for household electrical appliances and special electric machines for needs of defense were mastered.