"West Kazakhstan Machine Building Company" JSC (ZKMK) develops and manufactures high-tech equipment for oil and gas production and transport, power systems, metal structures and engineering products, and fulfills state orders. For 50 years ZKMK has produced the NSV 12.7 “UTYOS” heavy machine gun and is now among the world’s leading manufacturers of this caliber. Over 5,000 improvements to the original design enhanced combat effectiveness, reliability and maintainability, achieving a failure rate of one per 10,000 rounds.