Officials and working people of the machine-building industry sector work hard to spur the steady growth of the whole economy.

Officials of the Ministry of Machine-building Industry and the relevant units effectively step up the preparations for expanding the production capacity and improving the level of technical equipment while focusing on producing and supplying custom-built equipment in a responsible manner.

The Taean Heavy Machine Complex concentrates its efforts on solving technical problems arising in fully automating all the production processes and takes measures to raise the operation rate of machine tools and actual output ratio of products in order to increase production. Workers and technicians are eager to enhance their technical knowledge and skills, full of burning enthusiasm to carry out the technical innovation tasks conducive to strengthening the material and technical foundations and improving the quality of steel castings.

The Pyongyang General Electric Cable Factory 326 boosts the production of electric cables of different sizes by putting the management of equipment and technical control on a scientific basis and making effective use of the existing capacities, while improving the processing capacity of materials.

The Anju Pump Factory directs efforts to lowering the production cost, ensuring the smooth operation of all processes and improving the efficiency of casting work to provide a guarantee for producing high-performance pumps.

The workers and technicians of the Ranam Coal-mining Machine Factory and the Taedonggang Electrical Appliances Factory secure enough necessary materials and parts and solve scientific and technological problems by their efforts, making marked progress in the production and modernization of equipment.

The Songchongang Electrical Appliances Factory and the Munchon Valve Factory take practical measures to upgrade equipment and strengthen talent force, regarding it as their priority task to enhance productivity and develop new products.

The officials and working people of the Pyongyang Bearing Factory reenergize its production by introducing original ideas conducive to raising the utilization rate of materials and improving the quality of bearings, and the technicians and skilled workers of the Ryangchaek Bearing Factory set themselves a goal of minimizing energy consumption and ensuring the precision of parts on a high level and press forward with technical development.

Those of the Pyongyang Motor Factory and the Saenal Electrical Appliances Factory also achieve the growth of production on the strength of science and technology and through mass movements.