The magazine was launched in 2011 by the publishing house "Mashinostroenie" on the initiative of the Association of Machine-Building Technologists for the practical implementation of the Program of technological development of Russia's leading branch of the economy – mechanical engineering. Its main goal is to create a database on new high-tech technologies in mechanical engineering for their implementation at domestic machine-building enterprises. The journal is aimed at engineering and technical workers and specialists from research institutes involved in the technological preparation of production, manufacture and repair of mechanical engineering products. The journal is also recommended for students, masters, postgraduates, and faculty of technical universities. High-tech technologies are understood as technologies based on the latest achievements of science and technology. The founder and publisher is the Federal State Budgetary Educational institution of Higher Education "Bryansk State Technical University. Certificate of Registration of PI No. FS77-66087 issued by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) On 10.06.2016, it was re-registered due to the change of the founder and publisher of PI No. FS77-43337 dated 28.12.2010). The record of media registration was amended by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications in connection with a change in language, a change in the distribution area and a clarification of the subject – registration number PI No. FS77-75524 dated April 26, 2019