about us

about us

UNQUENCHABLE PASSION
IN THE NAME OF PRIKNER

The story of our heat treatment shop began in 1990. Back then, Otakar Prikner founded a company with a name he certainly did not beat around the bush. He simply named it after himself and the business it was supposed to engage in: Otakar PRIKNER – Heat Treatment of Metals.

Just as straightforward as the name was Prikner's intention - to establish a small custom heat treatment shop that would heat treat steel and other metals to the highest possible quality, introduce special processes, and develop and improve technologies for the benefit of its customers and the environment. Even after years, our heat treatment shop, known today as PRIKNER – Heat Treatment of Metals s. r. o., remains faithful to this vision.

Ing. Otakar Prikner, COMPANY FOUNDER

Ing. petra Priknerová, MANAGING DIRECTOR

Ing.Marcela Kuřová, Quality Manager, Order Reception, and Dispatch

Ladislav Andrš, COLLECTION SERVICE MANAGER
AND DRIVER

paving the way for the future
of the industry

We don't wait for innovations, we create them. In collaboration with leading Czech and Slovak universities, we develop new metal heat treatment processes, and we are the only heat treatment shop in the Czech Republic that has mastered the technology of vacuum carburizing to great depths.

AS TIME WENT BY

WITH PRIKNER HEAT TREATMENT SHOP

1 500+ CUSTOMERS

Since our company was founded, we have provided metal heat treatment services for over 1,500 customers. For some, we processed "just" a single order, while for others, we have been firing furnaces repeatedly for years.

70 000+ ORDERS

Our heat treatment shop is growing and so is its capacity, enabling us to accept an increasing number of orders every year. Over the past 30 years, more than 240 projects have passed through our furnaces.

2 UNIVERSITIES

We participate in technological development in the field of material heat treatment. We are partners with the Czech Technical University in Prague and the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.

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We are members of the Association for the Heat Treatment of Metals.

PRIKNER has been a holder of the TUV MANAGEMENT SERVICE quality certificate according to ISO 9001:2008 since 2001. The current certificate is valid until April 28, 2025.

WHY PRIKNER HEAT TREATMENT SHOP

IS THE BEST PARTNER FOR YOU

We are industry leaders
since 1990

For over three decades, we have been heat treating metals for clients across industries. Every new project is a challenge and an opportunity for us to prove time and time again that we are at the top of our field.

We innovate for the benefit of our customers
and the environment

We continuously improve our processes. We collaborate with the Czech Technical University in Prague and the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava on long-term research projects in the field of heat treatment of materials.

We think
about every project

Our goal is to deliver the highest quality product possible, which is why we approach each order individually, striving to find the best solution for every client.

WE CARBURIZE
TO GREAT DEPTHS

We are the only heat treatment shop in the Czech Republic to master the technology of vacuum carburizing to great depths. This allows us to deliver a product with excellent hardness and exceptional durability.

We demonstrate our qualification
and results

We hold the TUV MANAGEMENT SERVICE certification according to the ISO 9001:2016 standard and the prestigious Company of the Year award of the Hradec Králové Region for 2016.

We provide expert consulting
and advice

No project is too small or too big for us. We are happy to discuss yours and offer guidance on the optimal course of action.

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DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? WE HAVE THE ANSWER.

Whether you know exactly what your requirements are or you just want to discuss your project for now, don't hesitate to contact us. Give us a call or send us a message, and we'll get back to you within 2 working days.

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