Czech Business & Trade 3/2018

ENGINEERING
MACHINE TOOL EXPORT ACC. TO TERRITORIES IN 2017
Germany
China
30.56%
31.13%
Slovakia
Russia
Source: SST
3.13%
3.61%
8.92%
3.86%
4.63% 6.50%
7.66%
Poland
USA
Italy
India
Others
EXPORT AND IMPORT IN CR 2008 - 2017 (HS8456-8463) IN CZK MIL.
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Export
Source: SST
as the Research Centre of Manufacturing
Technology (RCMT) attached to the Prague
Technical University, and independent research
workplaces, e.g. VÚTS Liberec, a.s.,
and manufacturers and suppliers of electronic
and mechatronic components, tools
and robots. It is gratifying that, besides
continuously improving their current machine
tool concepts, Czech manufacturers
are also keeping pace with regard to
new technologies. For example, in 2018,
KOVOSVIT MAS presented its first hybrid
machine enabling the combination of conventional
machining with additive technologies.
One of the main limiting factors
in the development of the sector is the
inadequate supply of accomplished graduates
of technical and vocational schools.
Although the situation has somewhat
improved, enterprises are obliged to seek
their own ways to find skilled workers. The
secondary technical school founded by
TOS VARNSDORF in 2016 is a unique example
to be followed by other companies. For
the time being, most firms rely on cooperation
with regular vocational schools and
apprentice training centres.
Oldřich Paclík
Director, Association of Engineering Technology
www.sst.cz
Czech firms displayed their products
at the CCMT China CNC Machine Tool
Fair in Shanghai
Czech engineering firms, with support from
the Ministry of Industry and Trade, took part
in the CCMT Fair, one of the world´s largest
engineering fairs held in Shanghai. Twelve
companies presented their products at the
Fair in a joint exhibition on a surface area
of 296 sq. m.
“Czechs are among the Fair´s traditional
partners and among the important countries
using national pavilions to present
themselves. This is in keeping with the position
of Czech manufacturers, who, thanks
to the quality of their products and their
presence in the Chinese market of more
than 65 years, rank alongside respected
Chinese partners. There is keen competition
in the Chinese market, and this is another
reason why systematic work and this form
of support are needed to assist Czech firms.
We appreciate the very well organised B2B
meetings of Czech and Chinese firms, also
attended by important representatives of
the China Machine Tool & Tool Builders´ Association
(CMTBA) and big Chinese firms,”
said Bedřich Musil, professional guarantor
of Czech participation and Project Manager
of the Association of Engineering Technology.
Twelve exhibitors – ČKD BLANSKO-OS,
FERMAT CZ, KOVOSVIT MAS, KSK Precise
Motion, Pilana Metal, RETOS VARNSDORF,
Škoda Machine Tool, TOS Olomouc, TOS
KUŘIM – OS, TOSHULIN, TOS VARNSDORF,
and ŽĎAS – presented their companies at
the joint Czech exhibition. The representatives
of participating Czech companies
conducted some 200 business encounters,
some of which had been pre-arranged and
some with new potential partners from
among the visitors. Czech firms valued their
participation in the Fair as very positive and
many of them would like to attend the next
CCMT Fair. “A great advantage is that the Fair
is held in the most important part of China,
in the centre of industry and trade. A large
number of Chinese businessmen visited
our exhibition and a large number of interesting
discussions were held there,” said
Luboš Janoušek, Sales Director of Fermat.
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