| Science and production potential of "ALCON" |
Science and technology diamond concern ALCON consists of 11 enterprises of
various pattern of ownership. They are located in 23 buildings, integrated by common systems of
communication, warm and power supplies on 18,9 hectares territory. The leading concern
organization is the Institute for Superhard Materials NAS of Ukraine, founder of industrial
production of synthetic diamonds and tool from them.
The concern has more than 30 years experience at production diamond and cBN powders, grinding
wheels, cutting tool for metal working and polishing - for optics, stone and wood machining tool,
products from high density technical ceramics, tungsten hard alloys.
The Leading organization of the Concern - the Institute for Superhard materials is world-wide
known as a scientific - technological center - manufacturer and exporter of efficient superhard
materials and tools from diamonds and cubic boron nitride. The positive experience of the
contracts with enterprises of USA, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Japan and also with organizations
of China, India, Brazil, Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavia, Hungary etc. is accumulated Many of
developed technologies and equipment are fundamentally new and they are base for technological
products of Ukraine. The concern is a part of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Since 1977 till nowadays the General director of the Institute and Concern - academician NAS
of Ukraine, Professor Nikolay Vasilevich Novikov.
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The first Director of ISHM, Dr.-Eng. Sci., the hero of the former Soviet Union Valentin Nikolaevich BAKUL. The Institute is named after him since 1990. |  |
General Director of ALCON, academician NAS of Ukraine Nikolay Vasilevich NOVIKOV. |
To use available scientific and special technical potentials (patents, know-how, engineering, a developed technical infrastructure) for creation of production science capacious and world market competitive production. Concern is an owner of 2687 inventor's certificates, 380 patents. The staff consists of 1500 employees, including 150 doctors and candidates of sciences.
To use rationally and effectively the available high pressure equipment, furnaces, machine tools, instruments, industrial squares and power resources for deriving the maximum profit. Now in the concern there are equipment and fixed capital assets on 6,3 millions USD. Its territory - 18 hectares, industrial squares - 106 thousand sq.m. The available potencies for electric power - 5000, water - 2000 sq.m., gas 1400 cubic meters.
To concentrate resources on most perspective productions for Ukraine and world community, achievement of high productivity, economical usage of energy. In 1990 production is manufactured on the sum of 20 millions USD, in 1998 - on the sum 3,4 millions USD. Perspective possibilities to 2005 - 18 millions USD.
 Engineering building |
 Industrial building |
 Microscope "CAMSCAN" |
 Press by pressure of 2500 tons for diamond monocrystals synthesis |
 Mechanical micro analyzer "NANOINDENTER-II" |
 The furnace for sintering diamond tools |