Hibret Manufacturing and Machine Building Industry

Hibret Manufacturing and Machine Building Industry (Amharic: ሕብረት ማምረቻ እና የማሽን ግንባታ ኢንዱስትሪ; Hibret mamireti ina yemashini ginibata) is a military-civil engineering complex of the Ethiopian Defense Industry. It specializes in production of Machines and spare parts for the Ethiopian National Defense Force.

History[]

Hibret Machine tools was established on May 5, 1953 to produce bullets for light weapons under the name Emperor Haile Sellassie I (Amharic: ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ) Ammunition Factory. In 1984, the Derg regime invested heavily to expand the ammunition production line and create a tools and spare parts production unit.

Structure[]

Hibret Machine tools were restructured which resulted in its ammunition unit transferred to Homicho Ammunition Engineering Complex and currently is organized as follows:

Tools and spare parts and medium weapons production unit
Engraving and pressing products unit
Metals and product packaging production unit

Products[]

Military - a variety of mortars

Civilian - hand tools, hospital beds, aluminum saddles, household and office furnitures

References[]

Hibret Machine tools profile - FDRE Defense Industry, May 2008

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