In August 2020, Unitsky String Technologies Inc. was holding a competition for the best graduation paper related to the string transport. The winner was Nikita Makarov, a student at the Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.
General Director of Unitsky String Technologies Inc. Nadezhda Kosareva invited Nikita Makarov and his scientific supervisor Vladimir Ershov to the EcoTechnoPark in Maryina Gorka and to the company's office in Minsk. We are sharing the highlights of the event
At the EcoTechnoPark, the guests were told about the history of the technology and shown the first model of the string transport - ZIL-131. This vehicle was tested in 2001 in the town of Ozery in the Moscow region.
Nikita Makarov and Vladimir Ershov also visited the EcoTechnoPark museum, the boarding station and the EcoHouse. The string transport was an equally interesting part of the tour.
The guests appreciated the comfortable interior of the Unicar and the Unibus and got to know about he applications of these models. For example, they are suitable for travelling from the city to the airport and back, for connecting the suburbs with the metropolis and for traversing terrain with bodies of water.
At the end of the tour, Nikita Makarov talked about his impressions of the technology:
«I am glad I got to see it with my own eyes. I believe that it will continue to develop, improve, and very soon many people will be able to use it not only on the testing ground, but also off it – in real city conditions and in intercity journeys».
After the EcoTechnoPark, the guests went to the head office of Unitsky String Technologies Inc. in Minsk where Anatoli Unitsky, General Designer and founder of the company, personally awarded the winner and wished him every success in his professional career.
Anatoli Unitsky also briefed the guests from Russia on the company's philosophy, which focuses on preserving the planet, and discussed the prospects for further cooperation with the engineers.