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As of March 12, 2018, LLC "ICL Techno" ("ICL Techno") is a Russian manufacturer of computer equipment. Included in the ICL group of companies.

The company "ICEL Techno" was organized in 2016. He is engaged in the creation and production of high-tech products with a high degree of localization to automate business processes in industrial and trade enterprises of all sectors of the economy.

History

2024

ICL Partner Connect

On April 23, the annual ICL Partner Connect multi-tender forum was held in Moscow. The organizer of the event is ICL Techno, one of the largest Russian manufacturers of computer equipment. More than 500 forum participants learned about innovative digital solutions of the company and its partners in business and technical sections, in an extensive demozone and in informal communication with experts. Read more here.

ICL Techno plans to increase staff 4 times within 2 years due to deepening localization and production growth

Within two years, the manufacturer of computer equipment "ICL Techno" expects to quadruple the staff, the general director of ICLEvgeniy Stepanov said at a partnership conference in April 2024 . Over the past year, according to him, the state has already expanded by 60%. The company clarified TAdviser that now the average number of ICL Techno is about 400 people.

The influx of specialists is required for large-scale plans for the localization and development of production. In 2023, we recall, ICL launched a new plant, where now, mainly, surface installation of motherboards is carried out. There is still a reserve of space on the site. Today, the capacity of this plant is 300 thousand motherboards per year. And for a couple of years, according to Yevgeny Stepanov, there are plans to increase it to 1 million products per year. The company also constantly updates and expands the range of computer equipment that it produces.

In addition, ICL Techno has plans to develop its own design center and deepen the localization of products. Anton Chulkov, Partner Director of ICL Techno, said at the same conference that the company had completed the development of a number of its own components for computer equipment.

source = ICL HA

The localization requirements are getting tougher, they need to be met, so from the point of view of technical specialists, we are waiting for a big replenishment. Also, the development of production, the launch of new conveyors requires additional personnel - technologists, operators, testers, repair specialists, etc. Together with the growth in production, more support employees are required, "Anton Chulkov explained to TAdviser.

As of April, documentation for DDR5 RAM is being prepared for inclusion in the registry, and there are the same plans for power supplies for system units, the development of which has already been completed. In addition, the development of its own chassis for PCs and thin clients was completed and the development of motherboards and auxiliary boards continues. For the development of boards, in particular, the company organized a special design center. There are developments in power supplies for laptops and monoblocks, Anton Chulkov told TAdviser.

ICL Techno plans to equip all its computer equipment included in the register of domestic electronic products of the Ministry of Industry and Trade with power supplies, RAM and other components of its own development. This will allow you to gain more points within the framework of the implementation of the mechanism for a point assessment of the level of "domesticity" of equipment included in the register.

At the moment, there are few points for domestic power supplies, in particular, despite the fact that this is an important part of any electronic device. Therefore, there is no motivation to develop their production in Russia and use them in end devices. But there are prerequisites for the fact that power supplies and a number of other components will have more "weight" when equipment is included in the registry. So, in April 2024, Russian electronics manufacturers, including ICL Techno, through the ANO Computational Engineering (ANO VT), in a letter to the Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed to accrue more points, including for localized power supplies in computing and "fix this for 2025-2026.

The same letter included a proposal to award points for exclusive rights to documentation and the use of domestic CAD in the development of electronic modules. The final decision is now up to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The recognition of Russian products is regulated by 719-PP. It prescribes that the inclusion of electronics in the register of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the receipt of preferences in public procurement is determined by the number of points awarded for the implementation of certain technological operations and the use of domestic components. When the current edition of the 719-PP was introduced, it was designed for 2023-2024.

source = ICL HA

Updated requirements for the localization of components will be recorded in about the 3rd quarter of 2024, ICL Techno expects. But in order to comply with them, you need to prepare in advance, explains Anton Chulkov. At the same time, the use of own components adds cost to the final device, so that issues of economic feasibility are separately worked out.

We have our own developments, we have an understanding of how much it will cost, and as soon as the requirements for 2025 are determined, we will choose the most optimal price history so that the product turns out to be competitive in price, and we will decide in which devices which components of our own development we will use, - said Anton Chulkov in a conversation with TAdviser.

At the same time, through the ANO VT, it is also planned to send a letter to the Ministry of Industry and Trade with a recommendation to reduce the number of points for RAM. As TAdviser explained in ICL Techno, this is due to the fact that the 719-PP now has a connection between RAM and the central processor. This prevents you from entering the registry with RAM of your own design. Industry participants, in particular, recommended removing the term "central processor" in relation to RAM, respectively, then the points are automatically reduced.

The demand for computing equipment of domestic production is growing every year. Evgeny Stepanov notes that ICL has already gained a foothold in such areas as education and health care, and the current situation makes it possible to develop in new industries: these are law enforcement agencies, and oil and gas, retail trade, banks, industry. According to him, in 2023, ICL sales to banks increased 40 times, to oil and gas - 10 times, to law enforcement agencies - 2 times.

Cooperation with VK to pre-install the "Spherum" training profile on ICL Techno laptops

The educational profile of Spherum in VK Messenger will be preinstalled on ICL Techno laptops supplied to Russian educational organizations within the framework of the federal projects "Digital Educational Environment" and "Modern School" of the national project "Education." VK (formerly Mail.ru Group) announced this on April 25, 2024. Read more here.

Participation in TAdviser IT Retail Day

Domestic computer manufacturer ICL Techno will take part in the IT Retail Day 2024 conference for the first time and present its retail solutions . Read more here.

2023: Motherboard Factory Opens

In early November 2023, ICL launched a plant in Tatarstan, which will produce up to 1 million motherboards per year in the future. About what the new plant is and why, despite the increase in the cost of individual products, the project will be developed - in the material TAdviser.

ICL launched a motherboard factory in Tatarstan for 2 billion rubles

The new plant of the ICL group of companies on the territory of the Innopolis SEZ is the only such IT project in Tatarstan - the last time motherboards were produced in the republic more than 30 years ago. The construction of the plant has been carried out since 2022. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade RFVasiliy Shpak, Head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Director of the Industrial Development Fund Roman Petrutsa arrived to open production.

The ICL plant is a full-cycle production facility. the Chinese Equipment for surface and output mounting of motherboards, as well as control systems (optical and), automated x-ray conveyor assembly lines and test equipment were purchased. The launch of the first stage allows you to produce up to 300 thousand units of products per year. In the second stage, it is planned to increase the volume of up to 1 million boards per year in the same workshops. The area of ​ ​ the plant exceeds 8 thousand square meters. They are ready to install on the released boards here, processors Intel AMD as well as domestic "" and Baikal"." Elbrus The production of its own motherboards will allow ICL to produce more than 200 types of computer equipment - from desktop PCs to laptops server systems.

According to the general director of ICL Techno Evgeny Stepanov, earlier the company was forced to place orders for printing motherboards developed by its own engineers from contract manufacturers in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Since the company is included in the register of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, its products must meet the requirements and gain a certain number of points for localization in order to remain a supplier of government agencies and enterprises with state participation, which are the main customers. The opening of the new plant coincided with ICL's plans to enter the wide consumer market.

For us, this is a new direction, we need to learn ourselves, optimize processes, and at the beginning the share of boards of our own production will close 20% of the company's needs in these components, reaching a minimum of 45%, - said the director of the plant Igor Vedeneev.

If the supplier imports an imported laptop to Russia, he does not pay anything if we import a ready-made Chinese platform, we do not pay either. But, if we import electronic components, scattering, to make installation in Russia, then there is a customs duty on the components.

So far, as Igor Vedeneev noted, assembling motherboards in place gives about plus 30% of the cost of the final products that contain them. But the company deliberately takes such a step, having the status of a member of the register of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

At the same time, the amount of support for the IT sector from the state allows to build and develop production. Igor Vedeneev stressed that the measures of the federal and regional governments in the form of income tax benefits, property tax, etc., reduce the financial burden on the localization of production. As Vasily Shpak said at the opening of the plant, within the framework of a comprehensive program of support for electronic enterprises, "unprecedented financing" is allocated for the development of the industry: in 2024, more than 211 billion rubles were allocated for this.

The measures have shown high effectiveness, we are determined to extend their effect, - said the deputy minister. It is also possible to expand benefits in relation to other areas of activity of electronic enterprises, he noted.

The act is already at the stage of coordination between the relevant federal executive bodies and will soon be submitted to the government for adoption, - said Vasily Shpak.

Preferential financing for high-tech equipment is provided by the Industrial Development Fund: targeted loans at a rate of 1% and 3% per annum for a period of 5 to 10 years in the amount of 5 million to 5 billion rubles. As part of projects in the electronics industry, the FRP has already financed 65 projects totaling 25.2 billion rubles.

After reaching the design capacity, the enterprise will be able to provide boards to other participants in the domestic electronics market, - said Roman Petrutsa, director of the FRP.

Thus, we are not only taking an important step for the development of the radio-electronic industry, we are laying a strong foundation and great potential for the implementation of a number of high-tech industries and are further moving towards the import independence of the republic and the country.

2022: Plan for the construction of a plant for the production of printed circuit boards in the SEZ "Innopolis"

ICL Group will build a factory for the production of printed circuit boards on the territory of the Innopolis Special Economic Zone. This was stated by the Minister of Digital Development of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan Airat Khairullin. Thanks to the plant, the group of companies expects to increase its production capacity by 3 times and produce up to 1 million ready-made devices per year, ICL representatives told TAdviser on May 17, 2022.

A factory for the manufacture of printed circuit boards for 2 billion rubles will be built in Russia

The total investment in the joint project of Innopolis and the ICL group of companies will amount to 2 billion. rubles According to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICL Group, Viktor Dyachkova ICL Group, together with Innopolis, is starting to implement the first stage - the selection of a land plot and the detail of the project. 200 thousand square meters of space have already been reserved for the future plant. As of May 17, organizational issues are being resolved, specific dates are being specified, the beginning of constructions which is scheduled for 2023.

In general, it is planned to deploy production at the site, which includes conveyor assembly sections, as well as automatic PCB mounting lines. It is expected that at the first stage the plant will be able to produce 300 thousand boards per year, followed by an increase in volumes to 1 million products.

"We are ready to do first of all for the installation of printed circuit boards for 300 thousand products. In general, there is a task to reach 1 million products per year, because the capacity of the Russian market for jobs, that is, laptops and monoblocks, is about 10 million per year. That is, 10 million is only an update of the park that already exists, "Viktor Dyachkov explained.

It is expected that the technological capabilities of the plant will also allow the production of equipment from the existing ICL product portfolio: personal computers, laptops, tablets, all-in-ones, servers, storage systems.

"This is a major development for the microelectronics industry across the country. Production will be in demand due to import substitution and contrary to geopolitical difficulties, which can potentially slow down the current pace of development of the industry. The time for opportunities has come for us, "added the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICL Group of Directors.

According to ICL estimates, the launch of a large-scale full-cycle production complex on the basis of the existing site will give the group of companies the opportunity to increase production capacity as soon as possible. This will allow you to fulfill a larger volume of orders and reduce the production time of equipment, which is an important factor in the realities of import substitution.

Earlier, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has already given principal approval to the ICL Group investment project for construction on the territory of the SEZ in the Laishevsky district.

2021: Agreement with the Voskhod Research Institute on cooperation in the development of digital technologies

ICL Techno, one the Russian of the manufacturers of computer technology, and, Research Institute "Sunrise" a subordinate institution, Ministry of Digital Development of Russia on February 18, 2021 announced the signing of an agreement on strategic cooperation in the field of scientifically technical and information support in the development of digital technologies.

On the part of the Voskhod Research Institute, a cooperation agreement was signed by director Andrei Badalov, on the part of ICL Techno - by general director Yevgeny Stepanov. The partnership is designed to unite the efforts of two IT companies in the field of implementing national projects, creating government services and integration platforms, as well as developing projects to create domestic software and hardware platforms.

The parties intend to unite efforts to promote Russian products on the market, which in the future will lead to the growth of domestic electronic solutions in the IT infrastructure of enterprises and companies from various sectors of the economy.

"Analytical tools and impressive experience in working with the public sector, which is possessed by the Voskhod Research Institute, combined with the competencies and research capabilities of ICL Techno, accumulated over the 30-year history of the company, will create a powerful impetus for the development of digitalization in Russia, which fully meets the goals and objectives of the national program" Digital Economy of the Russian Federation "and the company's development strategy," said Evgeny Stepanov, General Director of ICL Techno LLC.

"One of the key manufacturers of Russian computer equipment" ICL Techno "and the Research Institute" Voskhod "within the framework of the agreement will be able to consolidate their extensive knowledge in the field of IT and many years of practical experience to significantly speed up import substitution processes in Russia. The signed document brings the Voskhod Research Institute closer to solving a large-scale problem - the creation of the Ecosystem Development Center for the development of domestic software and hardware platforms, with the help of which programmers from different companies will be able to develop effective products for domestic hardware based on domestic software. Import substitution implies not only the creation of separate software, hardware platforms or processors of domestic production, but, first of all, that all of the above works successfully together, "said Andrei Badalov, director of the Voskhod Research Institute.

2020

Obtaining an opinion of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation on confirmation of production in the territory of the Russian Federation

On April 15, 2020, the Russian computer manufacturer ICL Techno announced that it had headed for import independence and in April 2020 received conclusions confirming the production of a line of popular products in the Russian Federation: RAY and AWS system units based on them.

According to the conclusion of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the ICL Techno product fully meets all the criteria set out in the appendix to Government Decree No. 719 of July 17, 2015 "On Confirmation of Production of Industrial Products in the Russian Federation," and is considered a product manufactured in the Russian Federation. It is important that the availability of this document also confirms the possibility of modernization and service services without the participation of foreign manufacturers.

The document was issued on the basis of verification of the design and technological documentation of the plant, as well as confirmation of the fact of the assembly of finished products in Russia, control of compliance with technical characteristics and the presence in the country of a network of service centers providing warranty service.

We do not stop there: the company has already received the conclusions of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation on the TeamRAY server at the end of 2019 and in April 2020 on the RAY and RAY AWS system units based on them, and is also preparing to receive certificates for a number of top business solutions. The key development strategy of ICL Techno for the coming years will be import substitution and the development of its own, domestic product, as well as its popularization not only among government agencies, but also among users of our country, CEO of ICL Techno Evgeny Stepanov reported

Agreement with Aerodysk on the creation of DSS

On March 19, 2020, it became known that Aerodisk, a developer of solutions in the field of data storage and virtualization, and the Russian computer manufacturer ICL Techno announced the joint creation of a software and hardware data storage system. Read more here.

2016: Reorganisation into a separate legal entity

In April 2016, the company was reorganized from the production and commercial center of ICL-KPO VS OJSC into a separate legal entity.

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