Demikhovo Machinebuilding Plant or Demikhovsky Engineering Plant (russian: Демиховский машиностроительный завод, translit=Demikhovsky mashinostroitelny zavod, abbreviated DMZ) is a Russian open joint-stock company that makes

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s. It has been awarded the

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. The company became part of

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in accordance with the Decree of the Governor of Moscow Region

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of 20 July 2001, submitted to the departmental submission to the Committee on Transport, Moscow region.

History

Since its inception in May 1935, the profile of Demikhov changed several times. There were activities in chemical engineering and the peat industry. But since 1992, the main products manufactured are

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trains on

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and 25 kV VAC at 50 Hz. During its life, Demikhov has produced seventeen different types of trains and produced over 3,000 examples, operated in

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and

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. In 2006 Demikhovsky produced and sold 571 trains of types ED4M, ED9M, and ED4MK). Various spare parts sold for nearly $40 million. In 2006 the company presented its new development, the ED4MKM. In 2007 Demikhovsky produced and sold 630 electric trains of types ED4M, ED9M, and ED9MK. In 2008 the electric

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train ED4MKM-AERO was certified.

Product line

*ED2T Electric (Electric Demikhovsky, version 2): a series of Russian electric direct current, commercially available from 1993 to 1999 *ED9 (Electric Demikhovsky, 9th class): a series of alternating electric trainsets, produced since 1995 * ED4 (Electric Demikhovsky, version 4): a series of Russian electric trainsets, produced since 1996 *ED4MKM: the upgraded version of the electric trainsets ED4, produced since 2005 **ED9E: an upgrade with energy-efficient electrical equipment, produced since 2012

Gallery

File:ЭД4М-0055.JPG, EMU trainED4-0055 File:ED4M_0500_local_train_(Электричка_ЭД4М_0500).jpg, EMU train ED4M-0500 File:Аэроэкспресс_Владивосток_-_Аэропорт_Кневичи.jpg, ED9M-0266 Aeroexpress File:ED4MKM-AERO.jpg, EMU train ED4MKM-AERO

References

External links

*Official websit

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