Missison
Since 1951 KOVOFINIŠ develops know-how in a field of Surface Treatment Systems. In accordance with a high quality of production and technical background nowadays KOVOFINIŠ fulfils requirements for technology and quality given by European Standards.
Our aim is to increase a competitive advantage of Your products thanks to its perfect surface treatment.
We want to deliver equipment on a high tech level with a final quality guarantee of Your products.
Centre of our activities
Products.
KOVOFINIŠ supplies complete systems for surface treatments. Our know-how is based on technologies proved in a work experience.
Our aim: high efficiency of used processes.
Service. KOVOFINIŠ ensures prompt service during guarantee period and also after its expiry.
Our aim: your stable production.
Environment. KOVOFINIŠ results from a valid legislation in this field at its activities.
Our aim: technologies and products regardful of environment.
Quality. We comprehend a quality of our equipments as a base for realization of Your products.
Our aim: higher productivity.
Reliability. KOVOFINIŠ ensures smooth course of order – from project elaboration, through production, up to commissioning and a test operation. All of this is by our own operation and sources.
Our aim: compliance with given terms.
History
- 2007 - View of the present company and its production premises.
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2005 - New production equipment purchase.
- 2004 - Assembly room construction and its covering with roof.
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1998 - Company is bought by a new owner and its name is changed to KOVOFINIŠ KF, s.r.o. Initiation of a whole company progressive modernization, new machines purchase, modern technology application.
- 1991 - Company privatization and its change to a joint-stock company KOVOFINIŠ a.s. A number of specialists left the company, who establish their own companies with a similar production programme and start to intensely compete to KOVOFINIŠ. KOVOFINIŠ establishes a new production of all-stainless steel beer and lemonade barrels but later on sells a whole factory with loss to a german company SCHÄFER.
- 1975 - Obtaining of a gold medal at MSV Brno – line for electrolytic chrome plating and painting.
- 1974 - Commencement of building an operating object at Golčův Jeníkov.
- 1973 - Obtaining of a gold medal at MSV Brno – automatic coating line.
- 1972 - Obtaining of a gold medal at Patent and Invention exhibition at Geneva – set of spraying guns type RS, RH and for high-pressure device VYZA 1 (on picture). Obtaining of a silver medal – pneumatic grinding machine BR 2 and gas-Schoop gun AD 1.
- 1967 - Commencement of operation of own waste water treatment plant.
- 1965 - Completion of a new heavy hall with a social annex building.
- 1962 - Completion of buildings – goods entry building, joiner workshop, administrative annex building beside the old hall and modern equipped canteen.
- 1961 - Paint shop production for a car Škoda MB1000 in co-operation with a french company Tunzini.
- 1960 - Taking over of development, design and production of the treatment line technological parts and equipment for the metallurgical plants. Production of a first electrolytic degreasing line for metalworks VŘST Lískovec, a similar line was delivered to VSŽ Košice (see pictures). There were produced electrolytic tinning lines to Danov, pickling lines to Leningrad. Total amount of employees 1240.
- 1959 - Production of two lines for the ceramic factory at Bechyně for an automatic glaze application on wash-basins and closets. Production of equipment for continuous degreasing of glass and plastic plates.
- 1958 - Designing-development department KOVOFINIŠ ensures in a full scope the designing and development works for the company needs. Elaborated a first typification of tank equipment, production of the paint shops for a surface treatment – motorcycles ČZM Strakonice, tractors ZKL Brno, automotive trucks and cars n.p. Tatra Kopřivnice, refrigerators Calex, wagons Tatra Studénka, bodies for car Š 440 Spartak AZNP Mladá Boleslav. Realization of some orders in co-operation with the foreign companies – coating automatic machine at ATNP Mladá Boleslav, car paint shop Škoda MB, bus paint shop Karosa Vysoké Mýto.
- 1956 - Production of the hydraulic loader NH100. Production development of equipment for surface treatment, especially equipment for pickling, phosphating and other products for plating plants and paint shops.
- 1955 - A first participation at International Engineering Fair in Brno.
- 1954 - Establishment of a deposit station.
- 1953 - Because of an insufficient amount of demands, KOVOFINIŠ ensures various alternative programme – production of a building pneumatic vibrators for the building industry.
- 1952 - Delivery of a first equipment for a surface treatment – tank equipment, spraying booth and anodizing line for n.p. Aero Prague. Production of the acetylene generators for People Republic of China. Production of the one of the first galvanic automatic machine at Czechoslovakia – own construction – automatic machine for electrolytic zinc coating of sockets at NHKG Kunčice (see photoes). Construction of the solid fuel boiler house, firehouse, garage and other operational buildings.
- 1951 - Commencement of production with own production programme aimed at equipment for surface treatments at the factory under construction at Ledeč nad Sázavou with 200 employees. Sequential completion of a factory hall construction, commencement of an administration building construction. Production base extension by integration of a separate production factory at Zahrádka.
- 1950 - Translocation of KOVOFINIŠ business management from Prague to the factory originally planned for production of plush and ribbons Krimet at Ledeč nad Sázavou. Sequential collection approx. 19 separate plants deployed at Czechia and Moravia into production building KOVOFINIŠ. Commencement of co-operation with Kovotechna 03 on construction and development works.
- 1949 - Establishment of an engineering company KOVO-FINIŠ, n.p. with a place of business at Prague.
KOVOFINIŠ supported maintenance and development of sport and culture traditions from its establishment. There was established TJ SPARTAK at KOVOFINIŠ, where were later on joined all town gym unions. There was also for example amateur club.
