Cryogenic equipment
At present the production range of the plant incorporates the following equipment:
- air fractionating units in stationary and mobile version for production of oxygen and nitrogen, including installations to produce oxygen of medical purity (99.7%) and high purity nitrogen (99.999%); 
- nitrogen cooling systems in stationary and mobile versions;
- various purpose gasifiers in stationary and mobile versions including gasifiers for laser cutting sets of equipment;
- five-prevention gasification units for fire prevention and fire fighting in pits and in enterprises for grain storage and processing;
- air drying blocks;
- cryogenic transfer chambers for transportation of liquefied oxygen, nitrogen and argon;
- biological products storage vessels;
- Dewar flasks;
- relief, filling and discharge chambers;
- test stands for cylinder hydraulic tests.
The history of Engineering plant "Uralcryotechnika" dates back to 1931 when the decision was made to construct oxygen-producing plant.
In May 1935 the first oxygen was produced. It is this year that is considered to be the birthday of Engineereing Plant "Uralcryotechnica". At the very beginning the plant was equipped with the Linde-Geilandt.
In 1941 the plant received the equipment evacuated from oxygen plants of Leningrad, Balashikha and Dnepropetrovsk. The manufacturing capacity of the plant has increased. During World War II was the largest oxygen-producing plant in the country.
In 1944 three plants, A-1, A-2 and Superior came to oxygen-producing shop as lend-lease aid. During the war and afterwards the plant was renamed several times, was integrated with other enterprises and was subordinated to various ministries and departments.
In 1947 the plant commercialized a process of pure argon production.
In 1948 in accordance with the decision of "Glavkislorod" the plant was handed over the manufacture of oxygen installations CK-0.5. The end of 50-ies and the beginning of 60-ies is marked with a high increase of product output of engineering products of the works. First of all, these are orders of Ministry of Defense, Air Force and Navy. In the 60-ies the plant has enlarged its product range. It started to produce gasifiers, filling chambers and other equipment.
In 1964 the manufacture of cryogenic transfer chambers has been started.
In 1968 as the plant was mostly dealing with cryogenic equipment, it was renamed into Sverdlovsk oxygen engineering plant.
In 1976 gas manufacturing has been stopped completely. Almost all NPP of the former USSR and Bulgaria were equipped with the equipment manufactured by this plant. During 70-ies and 80-ies up to 20 pc of air fractionating units were exported annually to 25 countries all over the world. In 1991 export production output was almost 22% from the total production output. The equipment was exported to various countries of the Middle East, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, India, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen to various African countries, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, etc. The annual output of air fractionating units has reached 125 pc.
In 1992 the plant was renamed into Machine-building Plant "Uralcryotechnica". At that time as well at other entreprises of the country the production output has decreased, the numberof employees reduced. But gradually the plant has been improving.
In 1998-1999 the production output of the plant increased. Until 2003 the annual growth rate oh production reached 30-70%. The profir of the plant increased increased annually by 1.3 to 2 times.
In 2004 of JSC "Machine-building Plant "Uralcryotechnika" has transferred manufacturing base on territry of the UKZ, there is now an association of two factories. Now the production of full spectrum of cryogenic equipment under trade mark "Uralcryotechnika" is continued, development of new technical equipment is conducted.
At present Ural Compressor Plant (UKZ) supplies cryogenic equipment practically to all branches of industry. The articles and equipment produced by the plant are used in science and medicine, vacuum industry, heat-and-power engineering, agriculture, in glasswork, in steel making industry, nuclear-power engineering, etc.
The production capacities of the plant make it possible to perform development testing and examination of the cryogenic equipment produced. Besides all types of heat exchangers and various-purpose tanks are being developed and manufactured.
Vacuum multilayer insulation used in cryogenic equipment is produced on unique equipment.
This insulation makes it possible to reduce losses of liquefied gases during transportation and storage.
The Ural Compressor Plant is seeking for strong trading and technical partners abroad. Foreign companies looking for mutually advantageous cooperation are invited to contact Foreign relations department.