- District of Sheksna
- District of Cherepovets
- District of Chagoda
- District of Kharovsk
- District of Ustyuzhna
- District of Ust'-Kubinskoye
- District of Tot'ma
- District of Tarnoga
- District of Syamzha
- District of Sokol
- District of Nyuksenitsa
- District of Nikolsk
- District of Mezhdurech'ye
- District of Kichmengsky Gorodok
- District of Kirillov
- District of Kadui
- District of Gryazovets
- Vologda
- Cherepovets
- District of Vytegra
- District of Vologda
- District of Vozhega
- District of Verkhovazh'ye
- District of Veliky Ustyug
- District of Vashki
- District of Belozersk
- District of Babushkino
- District of Babaevo
Machine Building
In the branch structure of industry, machine building takes a dominating position. This sector is represented by three main productions - machinery and equipment; electrical, optical and electronic devices; vehicles and equipment. It is characterized by the production of complex, high-precision instruments, including antifriction bearings, wood processing machines, automatic lines, technological instruments for agribusiness. Machine building is represented by numerous enterprises of various organizational and legal forms.
With an active backing of the local government enterprises of machine-building industry participate in exhibitions and fairs. Relations with other Russian regions have been dynamically expanding in recent times under the inter-regional treaties. Vologda's enterprises increasingly manufacture goods in partnership with foreign companies and set up joint ventures. All this helps to build present and future ties and extend the output of machinery.
Products of ZAO Vologda Bearing Factory, AO Vologda Optical and Mechanical Plant, OOO Vologda Machine-Building Plant, AO Rotor, OAO Cherepovets Foundry and Mechanical Plant, OOO Immid and other companies meet all the prescribed requirements of MS ISO 9001 standard. Obtaining such a certificate is a sign for clients and customers that the services focus on quality and are run with efficiency.
The machine-building enterprises of the region are aimed at reducing production costs, technical modernization, increasing the product range, development of export items and import-substituting products.
Development of machine-building complex is associated with the increase of competitiveness, manufacture of competitive domestic products, and upgrade of product range. Leading machine-building enterprises of the region have developed business projects, implementation of which will contribute to the revival of economic activity.
Machine building enterprises are mostly concentrated in Vologda, among them are:

Vologda Optical and Mechanical Plant
54 Maltseva Street, 160009, Vologda, Russia
http://shvabe.com/about/company/vologodskiy-optiko-mekhanicheskiy-zavod/about-vomz/
Established in the year 1971, the plant has become one of Russia's leading manufacturers of complicated electron optics and optical-mechanical products. It specializes in production of day and night viewing sights for armoured units of Russia, CIS countries, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Central Asia.
In addition to it, the plant manufactures wide angle and long-focus camera lenses, telescopic sights for hunting rifles (optical, laser and infrared), binoculars, night vision devices, telescopes and lenses. The plant's assortment under the conversion program includes over 20 articles of household appliances, agricultural and machine-building equipment.
It may be the only enterprise in the oblast with such a wide product spectrum ranging from microelectronics to wood-working. The factory has a wide range of equipment at its disposal - mechanical, optical, assembling, precision casting, galvanic, paintwork, wiring and printed circuit board.
In August 2014 Vologda Oblast Government signed a cooperation treaty with OAO Shvabe, one of the general developers of optic and optic-electronic devices and systems for different branches of national economy and defense. The agreement was aimed at development of investment activity and the promotion of productive activities in the sphere of development of optical-electronic industry on the territory of the Vologda Region, modernization and technical renovation of existing facilities, implementation of advanced energy-efficient and resource-saving technologies.
The company received the certificate on conformity to EN ISO 9001:2000 standard.

Vologda Bearing Factory
13 Okruzhnoe shosse, 160028, Vologda, Russia
Vologda Bearing Factory is one of Russia's largest producers of bearings for machine-building, electrical engineering, metallurgy and car-manufacturing. Production capacity of the company is more than 24 million pieces of bearings a year, within the range of more than 1700 standard types and also assembled units. In addition to production of bearings, the Vologda Bearing Factory generates thermal energy, manufactures technological equipment, measuring devices, and tools, repairs machines.
Bearings are manufactured under special orders.
More than half of the products are exported to foreign countries and the CIS states. The factory has been working in close cooperation with Russian companies - OAO AvtoVaz (Togliatti), OAO GAZ (Nizhny Novgorod), OAO YAZ (Ulyanovsk), ZAO MZATE (Moscow), OAO KAMAZ (Naberezhnye Chelny), and foreign ones - Polaris, TATA MOTORS, Opel, Fiat and others. The Vologda Bearing Factory has a wide network of offices both in Russia and abroad.
The plant is a laureate of the contest - 100 Russia’s Best Goods.
The enterprise meets all the prescribed requirements of international standards - ISO/TS 16949-2002, ISO 9001-2000; DIN EN ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001: 1999. The enterprise invests in new equipment and technology, purchases new grinding machines, press-forging and forming equipment.

OAO Cherepovets foundry and mechanical plant
12, Stroyindustrii Street, 162600, Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia
This plant occupying more than 9 hectares area with more than 400 employees engaged is one of the largest manufacturers of centrifugal casting pipes and other metal alloy products made of corrosion-resistant and high-temperature-resistant chromonickel steel and alloys.
Nowadays the plant supplies its machinery products to almost all biggest iron & steel making companies, steel rolling works, machine building and motor plants in Russia and CIS. These products are mostly centrifugal-cast tubes and items manufactured from such tubes.
The plant possesses two state-of-art induction furnaces supplied by INDUCTOTHERM (USA), two horizontal and one vertical centrifugal casting machines supplied by ССМ (USA). This state-of-art imported equipment enables manufacturing of fine precision products from large variety of alloyed steels and alloys.

OOO Vologda Machines
http://vologdamash.ru/
Originally, the joint-stock company Vologda Machine-Building Plant specialized in the production of agricultural equipment, transport vehicles for milk and foodstuffs deliveries and military hardware.
Several years ago it began producing mini units to process milk with a capacity of 5 to 10 tons per shift. Aside from traditional products such as cheese, milk, butter and cottage cheese these shops can also produce yoghurt and milk souffle. Among the company's new products are also meat-processing shops with a capacity of 1 ton of processed meat per shift.
The company received the certificate on conformity to ISO 9001:2011 standards for quality management system.

OOO Immid
10, Promyshlennaya Street, 160012, Vologda, Russia
The company manufactures a broad range of products to meet all application and specification needs. Some of these products include water-supply low-pressure polyethylene pipes, sewage low-pressure polyethylene pipes, polyethylene pipes for laying of electric and telephone cables and polymer-metal pipes.
Immid deals with steel work and equipment production since 1992. In 1997 the company opened up polyethylene pipes and initially isolated pipes output. It offers the broadest line of innovative solutions for conduit products used for municipal water.
The products are used in many industries such as natural gas gathering and distribution, municipal water and sewer, telecommunication, oilfield, industrial and mining applications.
Strong, durable, light-weight and flexible, these piping systems require significantly less energy to fabricate, transport and install than metal or concrete alternatives. With superior resistance to corrosion, polyethylene piping systems also supply long service life, excellent joint performance and offer leak free protection-all adding up to exceptional value.

OOO Alexandra Plus
Main activity is the development of technologies and the production of equipment based on power ultrasound.
- Ultrasonic cleaning (cleaning of products and parts, cleaning of long products);
- Decontamination of solid radioactive waste (the radioactivity of waste is reduced by 35 times, the metal becomes suitable for remelting);
- Ore processing;
- Disinfection of drinking and waste water;
- Crystallization of metals;
- Acceleration of liquid processes (mixing, dissolution, extraction).

OOO Dairy Machinery and Food Equipment Factory
The plant specializes in the design and manufacture of equipment for dairy and other food industries (storage equipment, coolers, tanks, fermentation plants, plate heat exchangers, whey separators, cottage cheese production lines, circulating washing stations, propeller agitators, sanitary treatment equipment and much more).

Vologda Electromechanical Plant
Vologda Electromechanical Plant is a reliable manufacturer of electrical products. For more than 70 years, the products have been in demand on the domestic market. The company produces complex transformer substations and equipment for them. It offers a wide range of products and rapid adaptation to the changing needs of customers. The plant has a full production cycle, starting from design and ending with the shipment of products to consumers.