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has developed insulating materials based on mica and on asbestos fibers and 
synthetic rubber (Elektronit and Ashodin). Analytical studies have 
included the spectral analysis of mica, the determination of unit-cell para- 
meters by a diffractometer, the use of a scintillation counter in X-ray 
structural analysis, and phase analysis with an X-ray spectrometer. 
The Institute publishes a Trudy. 
The Leningrad Institute VNIIAsbesttsement is a branch of this 
institute. A laooratory of this branch is supervised by V. O. Brzhezanskiy. 
A unit for producing rolled-mica laminate was develoved at the branch under 
the direction of designer V. M. Petropavlovskiy and design-group supervisor 
B. L. Nikolayevskiy. 
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Name: All-Union Scientific-Research Institute for Autogenous Treatment of 
Metals 
(Vsesoyuznyy nauchno-issledovatel'skiy institut avtogennoy oorabotki 
metallov--VNITAvtogen) 
Address: Moscow, Shelaputinskiy pereulok, 11 
Director: A. N. Shashkov, Candidate (1961) 
Deputy Director: I. A. Antonov, Candidate (1960) 
Administrative Affiliation: -- 
Selected Staff Members: 
G. A. Asinovskaya 
S. G. Guzov 
Vv. Ivanov 
O. Sh. Spektor, Engineer 
I, I. Strizhevskiy, Candidate 
K. V. Vasiltyev, Candidate 
K. P. Voshchanov, Engineer 
G B. Yevseyev, Candidate 
Description: 
VNITAvtogen is the leading research institute in the Soviet Union 
for work in metal cutting and flame hardening. Research of the Institute 
is in two directions: (1) the development of metal cutting machines with 
remote control and (2) the development of machines with program control. 
Other important fields of research are gas-flame machining, appli- 
eation of metallized and antifriction layers, study of acetylene, gas substi- 
tutes and equipment for generating acetylene and other gases, application of 
