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About our company

Company PRIKNER – heat treatment of metals, s.r.o., was founded by Ing. Otakar Prikner in 1990 as Otakar PRIKNER – heat treatment of metals. The intention was to built progressively a small commercial heat treatment shop focused on high quality of heat treatment of steel, supplemented with special processes and customer technology development. All used heat treatments technologies are chosen or modified with respect to environment. This idea stays the main strategic goal even after years.

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Our history

31 years of heat treatment of metals

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Our goal is to be an all-purpose commercial heat treatment shop with high quality service for small and medium customers.

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Quality and long-term relationships

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Our history

31 years of heat treatment of metals

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Quality and long-term relationships

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Timeline

Our company over the years

2021 - beginning of cooperation with COMTES FHT a.s. on theproject "Development of acementation process for 42SiCr steel"
2020 - company building extension (shed for a blasting machine)
2018 - Start of LPC vacuum oil hardening technology supplemented with perchlorate degreasing machine and vacuum tempering furnace
2016 –6th company building extension (office building)
2016 –Start of Zero Flow® technology and plasma surface activation
2015 – Start of cooperation with VIBROM Třebechovice po Orebempowder metalurgy parts
2014 –5th company building extension - new hardening plant
2012 - Start of High Pressure Gas Quenching technology
2011 - 4th company building extension
2011 - Mrs. Petra Priknerová became Chief executive and minority owner
2010 - Extension of LPC technology to include surface pre-nitriding - PreNit technology
2010 - Opening of IT/ITC project of administrative andmanagement software for heat treatment shop
2009 - PRIKNER company in cooperation with Czech Technical University in Prague obtained grant for research on field of cryogenic treatment of ledeburitic steels from Ministry of industry and trade
2008 - Start of low presure carburizing (LPC) technology andstart of cooperation with SECO/WARWICK company
2007 –A change to medium-pressure liquid nitrogen tank with a volume of 11,000 litres
2007 - Change of company legal statute – PRIKNER – heat treatment of metals, s.r.o. has been established
2006 –3rd. company building extension
2005 - Cryogenic steel treatment technology modernization
2004 - Beginning of cooperation with SIEMENS Emberg (nowadays SIEMENS Trutnov) - power engineering parts
2003 - Transition to computerised furnace control and back monitoring
2002 -Start of washing water recycling technology after quenching
2002 – Beginning of cooperation with EMUGE Lomnice nad Popelkouclamping parts fortool machines
2001 - Cooperation with RIETER Hnátnice (today Rieter Automotive and Rieter CZ) - textile machinery and engineering production
2001 - ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates has been obtained
2001 –Beginning of cooperation with FARMET Česká Skaliceagriculture presses
2000 -Vacuum heat treatment technology commissioning
1999 - 2nd company building extension with a vacuum hardening plant
1999 - Collection service with FORD Transit vehicles has started
1999 - Gas management modernization
1997 –Start of cooperation with MOTORPAL Jihlava - injection parts for diesel engines
1997 - Metallografical laboratory was built
1995 –1st significant company building extension
1994 - Mr. Prikner obtained buildings and grounds to his ownership
1993-2002 - Heat treatment supplies for POCLAIN HYDRAULIC Brno - hydraulic parts
1992 - Start of cooperation with HYTOS Vrchlabí (nowadays ARGO-HYTOS) - hydraulic systems
1991 - SOLO heat treatment furnaces commissioning
1990 - Otakar PRIKNER – heat treatment of metals has been established