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Cestné a Stavebné Mechanizmy Tisovec

Slovak engineering company historically part of the ZTS group, known for military and civilian machinery manufacturing.

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Overview

Cestné a Stavebné Mechanizmy Tisovec (Road and Construction Machinery Tisovec) is a Slovak engineering company based in Tisovec, Slovakia. It is historically associated with the ZTS (Závody ťažkého strojárstva) group, one of the most important mechanical engineering enterprises in 20th-century Slovakia. The company has been involved in the manufacture of military machinery and civilian mechanical equipment. Its official website, ztsspecial.sk, presents the company as ZTS - ŠPECIÁL, a.s., based in Dubnica nad Váhom, with more than 70 years of tradition in producing mortars, tank guns, guns for armored vehicles, and artillery systems. The site details a comprehensive barrel production program covering calibers from 30 mm to 155 mm, including testing and evaluation of final products. The company also offers civilian manufacturing services such as chip machining, boring, grinding, honing, milling, welding, cold forming, heat treatment and surface finishing of metals, painting and coatings, locksmith work, and inspection and measurement. It provides rental of production and warehouse spaces. The ZTS group in the late 20th century was a major employer, with up to 15,000 employees in the 1980s according to Chinese Wikipedia. The specific entity Cestné a Stavebné Mechanizmy Tisovec is listed in Wikidata as a Slovakian manufacturer of military machinery. The company appears to remain active in specialized engineering and defense-related production.

History

Cestné a Stavebné Mechanizmy Tisovec is a Slovak engineering company that forms part of the historical ZTS (Závody ťažkého strojárstva) industrial complex. ZTS was one of the most significant mechanical engineering enterprises in Slovakia during the second half of the 20th century, and by the 1980s it employed as many as 15,000 people. The Tisovec facility, like other ZTS plants, was involved in the production of military machinery and civilian mechanical equipment. The company's official website, ztsspecial.sk, presents the current operating entity as ZTS - ŠPECIÁL, a.s., based in Dubnica nad Váhom, which claims more than 70 years of tradition in manufacturing mortars, tank guns, guns for armored vehicles, and artillery systems. The site details a comprehensive barrel production program covering calibers from 30 mm to 155 mm, including testing and evaluation of final products. The DVK-30 turret system is offered for modernization of tracked and wheeled ICV/ICFV vehicles such as BMP-1, BTR-70, BTR-80, and OT-64. The company also provides civilian manufacturing services including chip machining, boring, grinding, honing, milling, welding, cold forming, heat treatment and surface finishing of metals, painting and coatings, locksmith work, and inspection and measurement. It rents out production and warehouse spaces. The specific entity Cestné a Stavebné Mechanizmy Tisovec is recorded in Wikidata as a Slovakian manufacturer of military machinery. The company appears to remain active in specialized engineering and defense-related production.

  • ZTS group employs up to 15,000 people in the 1980s

  • ZTS - ŠPECIÁL, a.s. claims more than 70 years of tradition in mortar and artillery production

Products and positioning

Specialized manufacturer of military barrels and artillery systems, with additional civilian engineering capabilities.

  • DVK-30 turret system

    Turret system for modernization of tracked and wheeled ICV/ICFV vehicles (BMP-1, BTR-70, BTR-80, OT-64).

  • 30 mm cannon 2A42 / GTS-30

    30 mm cannon barrel program.

  • 73 mm cannon 2A28

    73 mm cannon barrel program.

  • 100 mm tank gun D-10

    100 mm tank gun barrel program.

  • 125 mm tank gun 2A46 / GTS-125

    125 mm tank gun barrel program.

  • 152 mm cannon

    152 mm cannon barrel program.

  • 155 mm cannon 45 cal.

    155 mm cannon with 45 caliber barrel.

  • 155 mm cannon 52 cal.

    155 mm cannon with 52 caliber barrel.

  • SAM120

    SAM120 system.

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