The Ryangchaek Bearing Factory succeeded in developing bearings for new-type tractor and truck and pushes ahead with technical preparations for their serial production. And it is stepping up the work to manufacture mechanical equipment for producing 4 kinds of bearings for tractor.

The Kusong Machine Tool Factory is developing new CNC processing lathe, while the Kadam Machine Factory laid a material foundation for mass-producing new-type drilling press.

The Pyongyang Cermet Tools Development Company turned out collapsible hard-alloy laminate for high-power cutting to apply it to CNC machine tools, while making achievements in developing ceramic tools with good red hardness.