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This magazine is published as a supplement to the economic bi-monthly issued in English (Czech Business and Trade), German (Wirtschaft und Handel inder Tschechischen Republik), French (Industrie et commerce tchèques), Spanish (Empresas y negocios en la República Checa), and Russian (óe¯cÍaflÚop„o‚Îfl Ë Ôe‰ÔËÌËÏaÚeθcÚ‚o).

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CONTENTS:

4 Editorial

ANALYSIS4 Prestige and Continuous Growth of the Machine Tool and Forming Machine Sector6 EU Support for Machine Tool Research and Development

INVESTMENT8 Engineering Attracts Investments

EDUCATION10 Czech Students in International Co-operation

WE ARE INTRODUCING12 CKD Blansko Holding – Modern Engineering with Tradition

ENTERPRISE14 TOSHULIN Machines Are Also Used by Rolls-Royce

CZECH TOP16 ŽĎAS – Wide Range of High-Quality Machines18 Strojimport Successfully Represents Manufacturers of Machine Tools and Forming Machines20 Machining and Forming Back in Brno Again after Two Years22 TOS KUŘIM – Symbol of Reliability and Precision

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT24 European Patent for Czech Machine Tool

SURVEY26 Poll of Successful Companies Operating in the Machine Tool and Forming Machine Sector

INFORMATION30 Machine Tool and Foorming Machine Fairs and Exhibitions (July – December 2008)30 Important Contacts

PRESENTATION OF COMPANIES:2 MORAVIA STEEL a.s.7 KOVOSREAL s.r.o.9 PEEM, spol. s r.o.11 VINYL-FLEX, s.r.o.13 CHEMOTEX Děčín a.s.15 TARANIS INVEST, s.r.o.21 Prestar, s.r.o.23 TOS KUŘIM - OS, a.s.23 České filtry, s.r.o.25 NAVARA Novosedly a.s.27 KOVOSVIT MAS, a.s.29 ŠKODA TVC s.r.o.31 Veletrhy Brno, a.s.32 TOS VARNSDORF a.s.

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Prestige andContinuous Growthof the Machine Tooland Forming MachineSector

Jiří Kapounek, Association of Engineering Technology,e-mail: kapounek@sst.cz, www.sst.cz

2008Dear Readers,

This time, the supplement to the Czech Business and

Trade Magazine is devoted to machine tools and forming

machines, a sector responsible for an important part of

Czech engineering production.

The manufacture of machine tools in today’s Czech

Republic has a tradition of nearly 150 years. Trademarks

such as TOS, MAS, ŠKODA, ZPS, and ŽĎAS are known all

over the world. The Czech machine tool and forming

machine industry has successfully undergone

a transformation process, and it now ranks among the

top ten European countries in terms of the volume of

production. On the world scale, too, its position among

the world’s first fifteen manufacturers in the branch is an

undeniable success. The share of machine tool and

forming machine production in relation to the Czech

Republic’s GDP ranks this country among advanced

engineering economies. The tradition of the Czech

machine tool and forming machine industry is further

highlighted by superior quality, and in a number of cases

by unique design and construction.

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Output of machine tools and forming machines in the Czech Republic

Output Machine tool Forming machine Czech Republic manufacture manufacture

The machine tool and forming machine sector forms the basis ofthe Czech Republic’s industry as a whole. With its products itinfluences all other areas in the framework of the country’snational economy and is the driving force of growth of labourproductivity and a source of added value.

In recent years, the sector has been showing a distinct upwardtrend, with its performance, productivity and competitivenessgrowing steadily.

The machine tool and forming machine sector comprises a verywide range of equipment indispensable for all types of investmentsin production technology.

Manufacture of Machine Tools and Forming MachinesIn 2007, the manufacture of machine tools and forming machinesin the Czech Republic was worth EUR 495.822 million. Themanufacture of machine tools in that year was worth EUR 462.323million, with a 35.6% year-on-year growth, with the manufactureof forming machines amounting to EUR 33.499 million and witha 2.7% year-on-year growth. The total output of machine toolsand forming machines in 2007 was 32.7% up on the previous year.

Consumption of Machine Tools and FormingMachines in the Czech RepublicIn 2007, the consumption of machine tools and formingmachines in the Czech Republic amounted to EUR 454.769million. The consumption of machine tools in that year totalledEUR 317.913 million, with a 38.6% year-on-year growth, andthat of forming machines EUR 136.856 million, with a 4.8%

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year-on-year growth. The total growthof machine tool and forming machineconsumption in 2007 was 26.3% up onthe previous year.

Exports of Machine Tools and Forming MachinesCzech exports of machine tools andforming machines in 2007 were worthEUR 491.525 million. The export of

machine tools in that year was worth EUR446.337 million, with a 25.4% year-on-year growth, and that of forming machinesEUR 45.188 million, 31.4% up on theprevious year. Total machine tool and

forming machine exports in 2007 were25.9% higher than in the previous year.

Imports of Machine Tools and Forming MachinesIn 2007, the Czech Republic importedEUR 450.475 million worth of machinetools and forming machines, 19.6%more than in the previous year. Machinetool import in that year amounted toEUR 301.927 million, with a 23.5% year-on-year growth, and the import offorming machines totalled EUR 148.548mill ion, 12.2% more than in theprevious year.

Exports of Machine Tools andForming Machines by TerritoryCzech exports to Russia are growing

significantly. In 2007, they rose by EUR31.085 million in comparison with the p rev ious yea r. The CzechRepublic’s other important exportterritories are China, which increased

its imports from the Czech Republic byEUR 14.912 million in comparisonwith the previous year, and Poland,which took EUR 8.392 million worthof goods more than in the previousyear.

Imports of Machine Tools andForming Machines by TerritoryA significant feature is the growth ofimports from Germany into the CzechRepublic, which rose by EUR 23.701million in comparison with the previousyear. Imports from Japan, too, increasedsignificantly and rose by EUR 31.121million in comparison with the previousyear. South Korea is another country, fromwhich the Czech Republic in 2007imported EUR 9.509 million worth ofgoods more than in the previous year.

International Comparisons and CompetitivenessMachine tools and forming machines havea long tradition in the Czech Republic,which, in addition to manufacturing them, isknown for the export of whole plant. Since2000, the volume of its exports to EU stateshas been showing a steadily rising trend.

The comparison of results within CEFTA,where it occupies a leading position interms of its share of CEFTA exports to theEU, also testifies in Czech Republic’sfavour, which is evidence of thecontinuing good competitiveness ofCzech products.

The competitiveness of the sector mustbe secured by the continuously improvingtechnical standard of final products,technologies, and pre-production stages,the consistent monitoring of quality,prompt reaction to the customer’srequirements, comprehensiveness ofdeliveries, prompt service and the overallreliability of the firm. ■

Important machine tool and forming machine manufacturers in the Czech Republic in 2007

TOS VARNSDORF, a.s. www.tosvarnsdorf.czŠKODA MACHINE TOOL, s.r.o. www.skoda.cz/machtoolERWIN JUNKER Grinding Technology, Mělník Ltd. www.junker-group.comTAJMAC-ZPS, a.s. www.tajmac-zps.czKOVOSVIT MAS, a.s. www.kovosvit.czTOS KUŘIM-OS, a.s. www.tos-kurim.czTOSHULIN, a.s. www.toshulin.czŽĎAS, a.s. www.zdas.czŠmeral Brno, a.s. www.smeral.cz

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EU Support for Machine Tool Research and Development

Luděk Hanáček, Deloitte Advisory s.r.o., e-mail: lhanacek@deloitteCE.com, www.deloitte.cz

Competitive engineering, an important partof which is the research and developmentof new machines, is one of seven long-termbasic priorities of the Czech Republic in thearea of research and development. Supportto private companies in the Czech Republicfor the research and development ofmachine tools from public funds is providedprimarily by the Ministry of Industry andTrade.

IMPULSE and TANDEMProgrammesTwo national programmes of support forindustrial research and development,named IMPULSE and TANDEM, to beterminated in 2010, were approved evenbefore the Czech Republic joined theEuropean Union. Benefiting under thesenational programmes, in addition tomachine tool manufacturers, were theirCzech partners participating in thedevelopment of new machines, such asresearch institutions, universities, etc. Theyear 2007 was the deadline forapplications to obtain subsidies underthese programmes for projects to becompleted in 2010. At the end of 2008,the Ministry of Industry and Trade willlaunch a new programme, Technologies,Innovation Systems, Products (TIP), whichwill replace the previous two programmes.Projects selected for financing under thenew programme can be started in 2009.Applications for subsidies may be filedevery year within the fixed deadline untilthe year 2014. The last projects will haveto be terminated by 2017. The maximumduration of the projects will be four yearsand the amount of the subsidy will bebased on current legislation regulating thegranting of subsidies for research anddevelopment (currently 25% to 100%).Judging by past experience, it is to beexpected that support will be given to theresearch and development of newproducts showing novel features andassuring practical results, i.e. an adequaterate of return on the subsidy granted.Subsidies are therefore likely to focus onoperating costs linked with research and

development (personnel costs, overheads,material, services, travelling expenses,etc.), although investment expenditurewill no doubt also be eligible for partialfinancial support (only in relation to theproject concerned and the use of thesubsidised investments for the solution ofthe project).

EU Structural FundsEU structural funds, from which entities inthe Czech Republic can draw moneythrough operating programmes, alsoprovide for subsidising the developmentof machine tools. In its Business andInnovation Operating Programme, theMinistry of Industry and Trade hasprepared and announced a sub-programme called POTENTIAL, underwhich support is given to the constructionor enlargement of the infrastructure(equipment, instruments, etc.) forindustrial development. In this case, thesubsidy is to help cover investment costs,so that the subsidised projects will make itpossible for enterprises to develop newproducts and technologies on thesubsidised equipment.

Support of Investment andOperating ProjectsA suitable combination of the twoprogrammes mentioned above will makeit possible to obtain subsidies fordevelopment projects in the area of bothinvestment and operation. In addition,other complementary programmes can beused, for example, for the development ortraining of research and developmentworkers. While the above-mentionedsupport programmes are managed by theMinistry of Industry and Trade andapplications can be filed by businessentities registered in the Czech Republic,Czech business entities also may seeksubsidies under EU programmes, wherean international research consortiumneeds to be set up to solve developmentprojects. The most useful Europeanprogrammes for the development ofmachine tools are the Seventh EUFramework Programme and the EUREKAprogramme. Both programmes havespecific rules and conditions governingthe granting of subsidies.

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Engineering Attracts Investments

Jiří Sochor, Investment and Business Development Agency CzechInvest, e-mail: Jiri.Sochor@czechinvest.org, www.czechinvest.org

Engineering is a promising sector forforeign investors wishing to invest in theCzech Republic. Thanks to the longengineering tradition in Bohemia, foreignas well as domestic investors can find inthis country experienced, highly skilledspecialists, capable of making maximumuse of the most advanced technologies.The resulting competitive advantagesoffered by the country are therefore betterquality of work, lower percentage of wasteand lower cost of additional training.

Through its history, CzechInvest hashelped to mediate 143 new engineeringenterprises for the Czech Republic.

Engineering Companies in the Czech RepublicMost Czech engineering companies aresmall and medium-sized enterprises. Theyoften have a similar history of theirinception. They came into being bybreaking away from the disintegratingengineering colossi in the early 1990s.There are some one thousand companiesengaged in engineering, in addition tosome fifty larger enterprises concernedwith the manufacture of engineering

equipment and accessories. They arescattered evenly throughout the CzechRepublic. Most enterprises make small-scale deliveries of a maximum of severalhundred pieces, marked by top quality.

Manufacture and Exports Are GrowingCzech engineering exports are dominatedby machines and transport equipment,which account for 54% of thesector’s total exports. It is much to thecredit of these exports that in 2007 theCzech Republic showed a record EUR 3.7billion foreign trade surplus. The mostimportant partner of the Czech Republic inengineering trade is Germany, which takes28% of Czech engineering production.Following next are Slovakia, Russia, andChina.

The Czech Republic exports about 80%of its output of machine tools and, interms of production and exports, it is theworld’s 14th largest manufacturer ofmachines and the seventh largest inEurope. Since 1994, Czech engineeringexports have been growing steadily, at anannual rate of around 12%.

Most Attractive Country for InvestorsThe Czech Republic is an open export-oriented economy and, owing to itsgeographic position in the very centre ofEurope, the country offers an idealhinterland for domestic and foreigninvestors. For example, according toa survey carried out by Ernst & Young, theCzech Republic is the world’s tenth mostattractive country for investors.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, in turn,forecasts that in the next few years theCzech Republic will experience the highestper capita flow in Central Europe of directforeign investment into the country. In2007, CzechInvest alone mediated 182investment projects for the Czech Republicto the total value of more than EUR 2.9bil l ion. More than 50% of theseinvestments are accounted for by theexpansion of companies already operatingin the Czech Republic. Among the largestin 2007 were the expansion of theFoxconn electronic company to KutnáHora, the Mora Aerospace company,based in the Olomouc region, whichmanufactures components for aircraftengines, and Aufeer Design, originallya Czech company, which is enlarging itsdesign centre for the automobile industryin Mladá Boleslav.

Investments in Research,Development, and StrategicCentresAbout 25% of all projects mediated byCzechInvest for the Czech Republic inrecent years are the most valuableinvestments into research anddevelopment or strategic business services.Altogether nineteen specialised centres forengineering have been set up in the CzechRepublic with CzechInvest’s support. Thoseestablished in 2007 include ZF Engineeringin Plzeň, APV Invensys in South Moraviaand Czech SOMA in Brno and Lanškroun.Engineering is one of the industrial sectorsthat attract the highest share ofinvestment into the development of newtechnologies or into service administrationin the Czech Republic.

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Czech Students in International Co-operation

Tomáš Březina, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, e-mail: brezina@fme.vutbr.cz, www.vutbr.cz

The creation of the single Europeanmarket area opens up new opportunitiesfor the engineering profession. Thegrowing internationalisation of theclientele stimulates the establishment ofsubsidiaries in other countries, which isaccompanied by growing demand foruniversity-trained engineers having goodtechnical knowledge combined withintercultural competences, good languageskills, and the ability to become integratedinto international teams.

International Co-operationThe Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,Brno University of Technology, has fortwelve years co-operated intensively in thearea of machine tools and formingmachines, for example, with the ChemnitzUniversity of Technology, where a numberof its students have studied for at least oneyear. A quarter of them have mastered theGerman language so well that afterpassing the DSH (Deutsche Sprachprüfungfür den Hochschulzugang) language test,they could write and defend their thesis atthe Chemnitz University.

In 2008, the two universities will submita new joint study programme foraccreditation, with a double diploma inthe area of "Production Systems". Thismeans that during one course of studythey wil l be able to obtain twointernationally acknowledged diplomas onthe basis of just one thesis, which they willdefend before a joint Czech-Germancommission.

The Brno Faculty of MechanicalEngineering also co-operates with theUniversity in Chemnitz on a scientific andresearch programme. Its doctorandsattend courses at the Chemnitz TechnicalUniversity and the Fraunhofer InstitutWerkzeugmaschinen und Umformtechnikunder a research fellowship arrangement,and they participate in research work onprojects together with their Germancolleagues.

During the more than ten years of co-operation with a partner who enjoysworld renown in the development ofmachine tools and forming machines,academics, doctorands, and students fromBrno have exchanged valuableinformation and experience with their

German partners. Moreover, in 2008, theBrno Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,the only one in the Czech Republic,became a corporate member of theInternational Academy of ManufacturingEngineering known as CIRP (CollegeInternational pour la Recherche enProductique), which associates more than550 members from 41 countries.

Co-operation with PrivateCompaniesEqually important is the Faculty’sinvolvement in the development ofmanufacturing technologies, such as thedevelopment of technology for themanufacture of a new generation of

shearing, cutting, and pressing tools. Thishas created a firm basis for the Faculty’s co-operation with the private sector. Besidesconstruction and development work forthe private sector it has been engaged,since 2003, in the area of risk assessmentand safety of machine tools and formingmachines in the framework of theResearch Centre of ManufacturingTechnology. The Faculty’s researchers hadthe opportunity to compare their level ofknowledge with European standardsduring a course of study at TÜV ÖsterreichAkademie, at the end of which, afterpassing a certification examination, theywere awarded the "Ausbildung zum

Risikomanager" certificate. For theirindustrial partners they have madea number of construction projects andindependent risk and safety analyses,especially as regards machine tools.

What Are the Benefits of Co-operation with the Private Sector?One of the advantages of co-operationwith the private sector is that theFaculty’s laboratories are fitted with betterequipment. As a result, students now canuse the modern four-axes two-spindlemachining centre SPY 280CNC/Sinumerik840D with built-in Shopturn (MASKovosvit, a.s., Sezimovo Ústí). The

machine is intended for four-axescontinuous programming andmultioperation service (machining, milling,drilling, threading, etc.) using twosynchronised headstocks. They also havethe use of a CNC centre MCV 1210(TAJMAC-ZPS, a.s., Zlín), a basis forcontinuous five-axes CNC machining bymeans of the Sinumerik 840D system(Siemens s.r.o. A&D) and for themanufacture of different shapes – pumpand turbine blades, parts of aircraft, etc.

In addition to instruction and research,the holding of seminars and conferences,this equipment is also widely used in life-long education courses. ■

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CKD Blansko Holding, a.s. has taken up the more than300-year-long tradition of engineering production inthe Blansko region. Today, it is a modern companywith high technical skills and quality standardsappreciated by its customers all over the world. CKDBlansko Holding is formed by the divisions of Hydro,Machine Tools (Heavy-Duty Vertical Lathes), Wind, andMachine Works.

Hydro Division’s Manufacturing ProgrammeThe quality of the Division’s products benefits from themore than a century-old history of its specialisation inthe manufacture of hydraulic turbines and hydro-technical equipment. The division manufacturesturbines for both large and small hydroelectric powerstations. Products of the Hydro division are popular inthe Czech Republic and Slovakia and are also exportedto Scandinavia, Poland, and other countries.

Machine Tools Division’s ManufacturingProgramme (Heavy-Duty Vertical Lathes)Since 1951, an important sphere of CKD Blansko’s businessactivities has been the manufacture of heavy-duty vertical

lathes. The company uses these lathes itself in machiningrotating parts of water turbines, which adds significantly totheir reliability and service life, and to the company’s gaining

experience and knowledge for their furtherdevelopment. Since it started specialising inmachine tool manufacture, CKD Blansko hasexported more than 720 boring and turningmills to 30 countries worldwide, its main exportterritories being Russia, the Ukraine, Germany,France, and Japan.

The Wind Division’s ManufacturingProgrammeIn co-operation with Finland’s WinWinD, CKDBlansko also supplies complete 1 MW and 3 MWwind-power plants, ready to operate. The powerplant’s turbines use the advanced Multibrid®technology. The main advantage of thistechnology is its high operating reliability andeasier maintenance. The plant is fitted with anautomatic control system, which controls thegenerator and the network and optimises theenergy output according to prevailing windconditions. The plant’s turbine can be remote-controlled and information can be receivedthrough the Internet. The Wind Division placesits products on markets in the Czech Republic,Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria.

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Lenka Holubová, CKD Blansko Holding, a.s., e-mail: lenka.holubova@ckdblansko.cz, www.ckdblansko.cz

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TOSHULIN Machines Are Also Used by Rolls-Royce

TOSHULIN, a.s. started operations in1949, when the foundation stone waslaid in Hulín for a new engineering works.Since then, the company has undergonea long development in engineeringproduction. Today, the company makeshigh-quality precision and reliable verticallathes and vertical machining centres,which rank it among the world’s leadingmanufacturers of this kind of machinetools. During its existence, the companyhas exported more than 13 500 machinetools to 60 countries.

Manufacture and DevelopmentThe company’s manufacturingprogramme features several type series ofvertical lathes and vertical machiningcentres. They differ from each other in theway of changing the tools, the slide ramprofile, and the general construction ofthe machine. The company’s production iscustomer-oriented, which explains thehigh percentage of customisation of eachparticular machine. In developing new types of machine tools, theTOSHULIN designers bear in mind primarily the demand andmarket requirements. They examine possibilities of using non-conventional materials and new technologies, and theysystematically improve and innovate the company’s productportfolio. New type series with wider uses and new applicationsare continuously being added to the range of conventionalmachines.

The machines come with a wide range of accessories for themanipulation of workpieces and in- and post-process tool and workpiececontrol, etc. The fitting of themachines with safety coveringsis a matter of course.

The TOSHULIN Trademark in the WorldThe use of top-standard electronic components together with thetraditional high-precision mechanical parts are a guarantee of highperformance, reliability, and precision of machining, which arecharacteristic of TOSHULIN machines. The company exports itsmachines to the demanding markets of the power, aircraft,spacecraft, and transport industries, and it also supplies them tosmall manufacturers and sub-contractors of large firms in manycountries.

Its most important clients include, for example, Rolls-Royce in theUK, SNECMA France, and GE Aircraft Engines, the USA. Thecompany also has many clients in Germany, Russia, and Italy. Forthe Czech Republic we would like to mention at least SiemensIndustrial Turbomachinery Brno and Bonatrans Group Bohumín,which use TOSHULIN machines in their production.

The high demand for machine tools worldwide is also feltby TOSHULIN, whose horizontal lathes are enjoyingincreasing popularity. The company is enlarging its

conventional clientele by attracting new customers whoappreciate the company’s flexible approach to theirspecific requirements and its ability to supply themwith technological advice together with themachines, with a guarantee of a long service life. This has greatly enlarged the range of thecompany’s customers and strengthened its customerbase.

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ŽĎAS – Wide Range of High-Quality Machines

The joint stock company ŽĎAS a.s. wentinto operation more than fifty years ago.Currently it has 3 000 employees and thevolume of its production in 2007 wasworth approx. EUR 150 million. Thecompany belongs to the ŽeleziarnePodbrezová Group, led by ŽP a.s.Podbrezová, Slovak Republic, leadingworld tube manufacturer.

ŽĎAS’ production programme comprisesforming machines, forging presses, scrap-metal processing equipment, equipmentfor the processing of rolled products,castings, forgings, ingots and tools,mainly for the automobile industry.

Forming MachinesIn the forming machines segment, ŽĎASspecial ises in the manufacture ofintegrated forging sets. In this area, it co-operates with its affiliation, TS Plzeň. Thisco-operation made it possible for ŽĎAS toenlarge its range of sets and attract morecustomers. As a result, it secured

significant orders from India, Germany,Japan, China and the United Kingdom,and a number of Czech firms.

Another important segment of ŽĎAS’production programme is general-purpose hydraulic presses for the

manufacture of a wide rangeof pressings for use in thepower industry, engineering,the automobile industry, etc.Very successful in this areaare its special presses used inthe assembly and disassemblyof rail wagon gearing, whichthe company supplies to theworld’s largest manufacturersof railway equipment, e.g.Sifang Loco & Rokling –China. Other worthycustomers are companies inGermany, India, and Poland.

Besides multipurpose pressessuitable for al l standardtechnologies, the companysupplies special machines andproduction lines, for examplefor car part pressing, for hotand cold precision stamping.Another successful item is itsspindle press used in the massproduction of car and lorryvalves. The popularity of thesemachines is shown by ordersfrom companies in Italy,Germany, Sweden, China, andSlovakia, in addition to manyothers. Ph

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Metal-Scrap ProcessingEquipmentA strategic raw material of today is scrapmetal used in metallurgy. To process it,ŽĎAS has developed special scrap balersand hydraulic shears, which havebecome very popular with customers.Very much in demand is the type ofhydraulic shears with a high hourlyoutput, of up to 44 tonnes of shearedscrap. For smaller scrap heaps, wherelarge equipment would not beeconomical, the company suppliesmobile scrap processing equipment,mainly hydraulic shears, which is moveddirectly to the scrap heap. In the pastfive years, ŽĎAS has delivered more than130 pieces of hydraulic shears, especiallyto Germany, Russia, China, the Ukraine,Austria, Slovakia, and Croatia.

Rolled Product ShapingEquipmentThis equipment comprises specialstraightening and inspection lines for hotrolled rod shaping, straighteners for thefull range of rolled products, tubes andsheets and longitudinal and transversesheet shearing lines.

Inspection lines are supplied primarily tomanufacturers with a high output ofrol led steel designed for furtherprocessing in engineering production.The line is used for straighteningproducts, shearing to commercial lengths,diagnosing internal and external materialdefects and classification according toquality. After packing, the products areprovided with a quality certificate. Theselines ensure higher quality standards offinal products. The high standard of theproducts is a recommendation for topquality sheet manufacturers. Besides itsdeliveries for the automobile industry,ŽĎAS has won renown amongmanufacturers in the electrical industry,especial ly as regards high-qual itydynamo-sheets.

Rod and Tube Straightening LinesŽĎAS also makes separate machines andcomplete lines for steel and non-ferrousmetal rod and tube straightening. Highoutput and guaranteed output quality ofthe material are standard marks of thisequipment taken for granted. Interestingreferences of rolled product shapingequipment are deliveries to companies inIndia, the USA, Italy, China, Russia,Sweden, the Ukraine, Slovakia, and theCzech Republic.

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Strojimport a.s. Praha is a tradingcompany which has for 55 yearssuccessfully represented Czech and Slovakmanufacturers of machine tools andforming machines and their renownedtrademarks TOS, MAS, ŠKODA, ZPS,ŽĎAS, ŠMERAL, among others, on worldmarkets. Deliveries for companies likeFORD MOTOR Co., KRUPP, ABB, VOESTALPINE, and PRATT & WHITNEY, areamong its most important references.

Core ActivitiesBesides supplying the full range ofmachine tools and forming machines,Strojimport a.s. focuses on the supply oftechnological projects and engineeringserv ices , espec ia l ly completeengineering plants, repair works,mult ipurpose workshops, trainingcentres, cement works, deliveries ofstee l , pumps, compressors , andtransport equipment.

Exports toEurope, Asia, and AmericaAlthough thedecisive part ofS t r o j i m p o r t ’ sexports goes toWest Europeancountr ies, thecompany ispushing ahead tofind outlets also in more remotecountries, which arenot so easy to penetrate,such as China, India,Alger ia, Braz i l , andVenezuela, as well as incountries of the former easternblock, mainly Poland, Hungary,and Russia.

A prerequisite of commercial success ishaving the use of a vast agency network

worldwide. Strojimport a.s. has beenbuilding its network of representationoffices systematically from the beginningof its existence. Its closest co-operation

Strojimport Successfully Represents Manufacturersof Machine Tools and Forming Machines

Petr Valenta, Strojimport a.s., e-mail: marketing@strojimport.cz, www.strojimport.com

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is with enterprises in which it has its owncapital interest, which operate operatingin Europe and Central America. In Asia,its most important trade partners arecompanies in China and India. In boththese countries it has run, for manyyears, representation offices providingprompt and reliable business services.

Important ProjectsOne of Strojimport’s recent greatestachievements is the reconstruction andmodernisation of free forging set lines,delivered to Indian state organisationssome 25 years ago. The worth of theorders ranges between EUR 5 and 10million. The manufacturer and supplier isŽĎAS.

Other important orders include thedelivery of vertical lathes manufacturedby CKD Blansko and TOSHULIN, inaddition to contracts with Russianaircraft engine manufacturers for theoverhaul and modernisation of different

kinds of machine tools and formingmachines.

Stroj import continues intensivelyworking the market in Poland, where it

also has its representation office.In 2007, its turnover in Polandwas the highest in comparisonwith other terr i tor ies. Thenotable achievements reached inPoland are represented first of allby its deliveries of horizontalboring and milling machinesmanufactured by TOS Varnsdorfand delivery of the referencemachines FUEQ 150,manufactured by TOS KUŘIM.

Strojimport’s long-standingpartner is Algeria, where in thepast the company soldthousands of machines, mainlylathes manufactured by TOSTrenčín. In Algeria, the TOStrademark is a symbol of qualityand reliability. Currently thatcountry is interested mainly inthe modernisation of machinetools and forging machinessupplied by Strojimport in thepast, and in CNC machines,including the technology. Eachyear, Strojimport a.s. participatesin the FIA international trade fairin Algiers.

In the past two years,Strojimport has been especiallysuccessful in Brazil, to which itdel ivers mainly heavy-dutymachines from ŠKODA Plzeňthrough i ts long-t imerepresentative in that country,the company Panambra, SaoPaulo.

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Strojimport’s Export Programme:

• Lathes – all kinds of multi-purpose lathes, heavy-duty lathes, automatic andCNC lathes

• Drilling and drilling-and-milling boring machines, both CNC and conventional • Gearing machines – hobbing and slotting gear shaping and gear hobbing

machines• Milling machines – both CNC and conventional• Machining centres – vertical and horizontal• Grinding machines – both CNC and conventional• Sheet and profile forming machines• Presses and forging machines• Original Polak pressure die casting machines• Plastic injection moulding machines• Metal surface finishing machines• Metal cutting saws• Woodworking and wood processing machines

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Machining and Forming Back in Brno Againafter Two Years

In September, Brno will be the venue forthe 6th International Machine Tools Fair,held concurrently with the InternationalEngineering Fair every even year since1998. It is the largest event of its kind inCentra l and East Europe and i sorganised with the support of theEuropean Committee for Co-operationof the Machine Tool Industr ies(CECIMO). This year’s IMT will be held inthe framework of the 50th InternationalEngineering Fair.

IMT After Two YearsThe previous IMT exhibition in 2006was attended by 493 firms from 21 countries. The great interest ofcompanies in presenting themselvesin Brno was attested by the massiveparticipation of machine tools, andforming machine manufacturers atthe International Engineering Fair in2007.

This year’s IMT will take place at a timeof growing wor ld demand formetalworking and forming machines, sothat i ts organisers are expect inga record-breaking participation ofexhibitors. At IMT 2008, exhibitors willdisplay the full range of machining and forming technologies , f romconventional to automatic machinesand accessories.

Both traditional and new firms haveannounced their participation at IMT2008, most of them foreign companies.All the important machine tool andforming machine manufacturers fromthe Czech Republic will naturally bethere, too.

The Association of EngineeringTechnology at IMT AgainAs in previous years, the main partnerand expert guarantor of the 2008 IMTInternational Machine Tools Fair is theAssociation of Engineering Technology(SST), whose member companies are itsregular participants. This associationconsists of leading Czech manufacturersof machine tools and forming machines.SST has 44 members, who account formore than 80% of the Czech nationalmachine tool and forming machineproduction.

In co-operation with the Faculty ofEngineering of the Czech TechnicalUniversity in Prague and the Institute ofManagement and Economics, SST ispreparing the 9th International Conferenceon Integrated Engineering focused oncontrol in company management. Anotherevent will be a poster exhibition of theresearch work of students and doctorandsof technical universities concerned withengineering, in particular machine toolsand forming machines. Ph

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Gold medals for IMT

Gold Medals 2008A regular feature of events organised byVeletrhy Brno is awarding prizes to themost interesting exhibits, and the IMTfair is no exception. The basic criteria ofthe competition for the award of GoldMedals are the newness of products,their originality of concept and design,with proven effect, their technical and

technologica l leve l , degree ofinnovation, workmanship, includingdetails, user comfort, commercial andtechnical parameters, deadline for theplacing of the product on the market,env i ronmenta l aspects , and thepresentation of the item. At theprevious IMT, the award was won by3E Praha Engineering for its TrueMill

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ERWIN JUNKER, Jupiter 500

Gold medal for TrueMill

(Tool Radius Uniform Engagement –constant capacity utilisation of the tool).It is a patented technology of theAmerican company SURFWARE, whichsignifies a revolution in machiningtechnology.

Another winning item was the FMVQ36 – DN/2K vertical machining centrefrom TOS KUŘIM – OS and theTMZ642CNC automatic spindle lathe,which was presented at the fair byTAJMAC-ZPS. The fourth medal at IMT2006 was awarded to ERWIN JUNKER –BSH Holice, a.s. for its Jupiter 500machine for centreless roll grinding.

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TOS KUŘIM – Symbol of Reliability and Precision

TOS KUŘIM – OS, a.s., was established in1942 and is a member of the ALTAGroup. The company supplies thecustomer with a complete machiningsystem, which includes the design,construction, and a suitable machiningline with accessories, technology ofcustom-made products, and completeservice. It has commercial and servicenetworks throughout the world.

Production ProgrammeThe company’s production programme inthe area of multipurpose machinescomprises large milling machines andmachining centres equipped withexchangeable milling heads (of its owndevelopment and manufacture) includingautomatic tool exchange for machiningnon-rotat ing components. Thesemachines make it possible to work heavyworkpieces of the most complicatedshapes, from up to five sides with the useof five-axes continuous control. The maintechnological advantage of thesemachines is the system of milling heads.The company’s production programmealso includes single-purpose machinesand technological workplaces adjustedspecifically to the customers’ needs.

Innovation Guarantees SuccessTOS KUŘIM’s manufacturing strategy isbased on continuous innovation and the

supply of a wide range of completemachine tools with accessories. Themachines are fitted with components ofrenowned manufacturers of controlsystems and drives of the latest generationdelivered by companies such as Siemens,

Heidenhain, Indramat, and Fanuc, andwith the best-quality hydraulic,pneumatic, and control elements.

ExportsMachine tools bearing the TOS KUŘIMtrademark are exported to more thantwenty countries the world over. Thecompany’s largest customer is ALTA a.s.,which specialises in exports to Russia,

Ukraine, and Belarus. TOS machines are sold to leading world companies such as VSMPO-AVISMA Verkhnaja Salda, Korporacija Irkut Irkutsk, FGUPUralvagonzavod Nizhnijj Tagil, NKMZKramatorsk, Ukraine, and BELAZ Zhodino,Belarus.

Its other large customers are companiessuch as General Dynamics and VELAN inCanada, HVF Avadi India, and HIABNARVA, Estonia.

Awards for TOS KUŘIMTOS KUŘIM is a regular exhibitor of itsproducts, noted for very high technicalstandards, the development of new typesand modern design, at a number of fairsat home and abroad. In addition to otherawards, machines bearing the TOSKUŘIM trademark have won 19 GoldMedals at the Brno InternationalEngineering Fair.

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European Patent for Czech Machine Tool

Jaromír Houša, Research Centre of Manufacturing Technology, e-mail: j.housa@rcmt.cvut.cz, www.rcmt.cvut.cz

In 2007, the Research Centre ofManufacturing Technology (Výzkumnýústav pro strojírenskou výrobní technikua technologii – VCSVTT) continued itswork on the main project, "Research ofManufacturing Equipment", in which it

co-operates with member enterprises ofthe Associat ion of Engineer ingTechnology. The content and scope ofthe project is based on world trends and on co-operat ion with Czechmanufacturing enterprises. The projecthas three thematic branches, research ofhigh-performance, precision, reliableand ecologically friendly machines andtheir components, research of theproperties of machine tools, theirmeasuring, monitoring and evaluation,and research of forward-looking,efficient, and environmentally friendlymanufacturing machines (especiallymachine tools). Altogether 27 partialprojects are being addressed by thesethree branches. The Research Centrealso deals with projects supported byMinistry of Industry and Tradeand it participates in two projectsof the EU 6th frameworkprogramme.

Outcome of the MainProjectThe outcome of the main project,"Research of Manufacturing

Equipment", in 2007 is 118 publications,62 research reports, 57 studies forindustry, i.e. research and developmentwork and measuring, 14 prototypes,four utility designs, four seminars, andone course for industrial workers. The

Centre currently co-operates with aboutforty engineer ingenterprises, and thes ize of this co-operation, started in2003, is growing.

Examples of Co-OperationA specific example ofthe Centre’s successfulco-operat ion withindustry is the researchand development ofa new method ofprotecting of the twoaxes of a machinetool, which are movingsimultaneously. For

this development, the Centre has beenawarded a utility design and a Europeanpatent. A licence contract hasbeen signed between theCentre and HestegoVyškov for the useof the patent.Covers for theSpedTech machineof TOS Varnsdorfhave been madeunder the licence.Another example ofthe use of the

patent is the construction of the H 50Float machine in TAJMAC-ZPS, whereaxis Z is designed on the basis of thepatented "floating" principle. The axishas distinctly better properties, whichadds to the precision and quality of theworkpieces.

Engineering ProductionEquipmentTo support the broadening of co-operation between the Research Centre,universities, and industry, a branchgrouping, cal led "Engineer ingManufacturing Technology", has beencreated in the framework of the newCzech technological p latform,ENGINEERING (ČTPS), which co-operateswith the European technologicalplatform "Manufuture". The aim ofČTPS is to prepare the strategy of eightengineering sectors (one of which ismanufacturing technology) and researchprojects in those sectors for the periodup to 2015. This is expected to raise thecompetitiveness of Czech engineeringand to link it to European structures,especially in the area of research. ■

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Poll of Successful Companies Operating in the Machine Tool and Forming Machine Sector

TAJMAC-ZPS, a.s.

Třída 3. května 1180, 764 87 Zlín, Malenovice, phone: +420 577 532 991, fax: +420 577 533 626, e-mail: info@tajmac-zps.czwww.tajmac-zps.cz

Turnover (2007): CZK 1.9 billion – approx. EUR 70.8 millionNumber of employees: 1 109Contact person: Mr Michele Tajariol, e-mail: info@tajmac-zps.czExport: 70%, e.g. to Italy, Slovakia, Germany, Russia, Japan,France.

TAJMAC-ZPS, a.s. is a company engaged in the development,manufacture and sale of machine tools. As it also owns foundryfacilities (ZPS-Slévárna, a.s.), which are located right within thecompany’s manufacturing grounds in Zlín-Malenovice, it has thecapacity to encompass all stages of development and production.TAJMAC-ZPS, a.s. holds a leading position in the Czech Republic inthe development and manufacture of automatic multi-spindlelathes and machining centres.

You are an efficient exporter. Which of your machinesare most popular on foreign markets?Considering the limited possibilities of the Czech market resultingfrom the structure of industrial production, the historicallysuccessful production range which the company exports, is its rangeof automatic multi-spindle lathes. The most successful machine onthe foreign market is its MORI-SAY 8/32,42 model. The companyexpects that in future automatic multi-spindle lathes will continue tobe its most successful export items, which will also include theMORI-SAY TMZ642CNC model. It is a technically most advancedmachine, both from the point of view of its actual development andthe automatic multi-spindle market, with parameters andmachining capacity comparable with the highest world standards.

Your machines are regular winners at national andinternational exhibitions. Can you name some of thewinning items?One of them is our MCV 1210 vertical machining centre. It isa highly efficient machine with a wide range of uses, including themachining of complicated dimensional shapes on three or fiveaxes. It is intended especially for the plastic, automobile, andaircraft industries. The machine won the main prize at the AVAWARDS 2005 competition for the design of the entire project,a Gold Medal at the 47th Engineering Fair in Brno 2005, and theExcellent Design Award 2007, a prize awarded by MIT and the

Design Centre of the Czech Republic. Another prize-winningmachine is our automatic multi-spindle machine, MORI-SAYTMZ642CNC, whose advanced technical design allowsindependent control of the revolution of each spindle and accuratedistribution of output to each AC drive of the spindle as requiredby the machining conditions. The absolute independence of eachparticular spindle also makes it possible to use different machiningmethods, including operations requiring the stopping andorientation of the spindle, which makes the TMZ642CNC a trulymultifunctional machining centre. In 2006, the machine wona Gold Medal at the IEF, IMT Brno Fair and the Good Design Award2007, awarded by MIT and the Design Centre of the CzechRepublic.

YORK spol. s r.o.

Pražská 650, 263 01 Dobříš, phone: +420 318 521 896, fax: +420 318 521 850, e-mail: info@york.cz, www.york.cz

Turnover (2007): CZK 72 million – approx. EUR 2,6 millionNumber of employees: 70Contact person: Mr Robert Švirk, e-mail: info@york.czExport: 68%, e.g. to. Germany, Hungary, Spain, Slovakia, the USA, Canada, France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Austria,the Netherlands, Belgium, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran.

YORK, spol. s r.o. is a traditional manufacturer of artisan tools. Thecompany, established in 1921, is known for the high quality andreliability of all its products. During its existence, it hasmanufactured more than 3 million vices bearing the YORKtrademark, used in many countries the world over. In response tomarket requirements, its designers and technicians flexibly enlarge

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the production programme with new products, which suitablycomplement and extend the existing range. Owing to tradition,workmanship, quality, and reliability, YORK vices and otherclamping devices compare well with European standards.

Which of your products are the most popular exportarticles and what countries are the largest outletsfor them?The most popular are our artisan vices, which are exported mainlyto Germany, Spain, the USA, and Hungary. Also much in demand

are our HV bench spindles and HVR vices for joiners, which areexported to Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and Austria.

Can you say which new items from your productionprogramme will appear at this year’s BrnoEngineering Fair?At the engineering fair, we are going to introduce our innovatedadjustable VACUUM SPACE clamping device intended for thevacuum clamping of flat parts, and a fixed and adjustable joiner’sbench holder.

ŠKODA MACHINE TOOL a.s.

Tylova 57, 316 00 Plzeň, phone: +420 378 132 788, fax: +420 378 134 427, e-mail: info@cz-smt.cz, www.cz-smt.cz

Turnover: CZK 1 791 million – approx. EUR 66.7 millionNumber of employees: 490Contact person: Mr Jindřich Švehla, e-mail: jindrich.svehla@cz-smt.czExport: 95%, e.g. to China, Germany, Japan, Russia, SouthKorea, India.

With its long manufacturing tradition and the number ofinstalled machines, ŠKODA MACHINE TOOL a.s. is one of themost important manufacturers of heavy-duty lathes worldwide.The company ranks first on the world market in the area ofhorizontal boring and milling machines, represented by a seriesof heavy-duty ŠKODA HCW horizontal lathes. The heavy-dutyseries is complemented with a series of light horizontal boringand milling machines, type ŠKODA FCW. The series of heavy-duty machines comprises a unit-built series bearing thetraditional ŠKODA SR marking.

Who are your most important foreign customers?The customers of ŠKODA MACHINE TOOL a.s. includecompanies like Siemens, Mitsubishi Heavy, Japan Steel Works,Sandvik, Alstom, Wärtsilä, Doosan, Hyundai, and Daewoo.Those customers operate ŠKODA HCW horizontal boring andmilling machines and ŠKODA SR lathes. ŠKODA machines arepopular with a number of other important companiesconcerned with the manufacture of power generatingequipment, shipbuilding companies, and companies buildingmining, metallurgical, transport and chemical equipment, andspecial-purpose equipment.

Do you co-operate with other enterprises?The company co-operates with the Research Centre ofManufacturing Technologies on the topological optimisation ofcastings, where it tackles the project of reducing weight whilesimultaneously maintaining and improving the mechanicalproperties of castings, i.e. machine tool parts.

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TRIMILL, a.s.

Louky 304, 764 32 Zlín, phone: +420 577 112 111, fax: +420 577 112 129, e-mail: info@trimill.cz, www.trimill.cz

Number of employees: 70Contact person: Ms Veronika Julinová, e-mail: vjulinova@trimill.czExport: 80% – mainly to Germany, followed by Slovenia, Finland,the United Kingdom, Italy, and France.

TRIMILL, a.s. was established in early 2000. Its core programme isthe development, construction, assembly, sales, and servicing ofmachining centres. The company specialises in the production andsupply of high-speed machining centres for the manufacture ofpressing tools, moulds, jigs, and dies for manufacturers of parts forthe automobile, aircraft, and plastics industries.

Which foreign territories are your largest outlets andfor which products?Our largest outlets, where our products have been mostsuccessful, are EU states, in particular Germany, where we exporthigh-speed vertical machining centres, followed by Portugal, theUnited Kingdom, Finland, and Belgium.

Can you mention some of the awards your productshave won recently?In 2007, we won a Gold Medal for our TRIMILL VU 2313 machineat the International Engineering Fair. TRIMILL, HM Ph

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Important Contacts Ministries

Ministry of Industry and Trade www.mpo.cz mpo@mpo.cz

Associations and Unions

Association of Engineering Technology www.sst.cz svaz@sst.cz

Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers Association www.woodworking.cz svdsz@tos.cz

Universities

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague www2.fs.cvut.cz Jiri.Zapotocky@fs.cvut.cz

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology www.fme.vutbr.cz dumek@fme.vutbr.cz

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Machining and Assembly,

Technical University of Liberec www.kom.vslib.cz hana.jenikova@vslib.cz

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava www.fs.vsb.cz dekanat.fs@vsb.cz

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of West Bohemia in Plzeň www.fst.zcu.cz hosnedl@kks.zcu.cz

Research Organisations and Institutes

Research Centre of Manufacturing Technologies, Czech Technical University in Prague www.rcmt.cvut.cz Info@rcmt.cvut.cz

Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Brno University of Technology,

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering www.vutbr.cz kocman@ust.fme.vutbr.cz

Institute of Manufacturing Equipment, Systems and Robotics,

Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz kolibal@uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz

Machine Tool and Forming Machine Fairs and Exhibitions (July – December 2008)

Events taking place in the Czech Republic

IEF 2008 (MSV 2008)50th International Engineering Fair15 – 19 September 2008, Exhibition Centre Brno Výstaviště Brno, a.s., e-mail: msv@bvv.cz, www.bvv.cz

IMT 20086th International Fair of Machine Tools 15 – 19 September 2008, Exhibition Centre Brno Výstaviště Brno, a.s., e-mail: imt@bvv.cz, www.bvv.cz

Official participation of the CR in international fairsand exhibitions abroad

ISTANBUL – TATEFInternational Engineering Fair14 – 19 October 2008

CAIRO – MACTECHInternational Machine Tool Fair6 – 9 November 2008

JAKARTA – MANUFACT.IND.International Engineering Fair3 – 6 December 2008

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