BUSINESS

How is your company doing overall?

I think we can say that all indicators are

developing favourably. Given the current

situation on the market where the demand

for automated and robotised solutions continues to grow, it is time for us to consider

our future development and direction.

Currently, we already know in advance

that we will be operating at full load for

a fairly long time, which is a good thing

of course, but it also means that we need

to keep looking for new approaches and

develop new capacities in order to preserve our signature strong connection with

our existing customers, employees and

suppliers, and to create such a connection

with new customers as well.

Are you preparing something new for

the next year or the near future?

We have been operating in the market

of the Czech Republic and neighbouring

countries since 2004 and our team has

grown since that time from the original

two individuals to the current total of

around 15 people. Our turnover in the

above mentioned countries is in hundreds

of millions of Czech crowns. Since we have

seen similar growth among our colleagues

in other European countries, we decided

to build a new base in the MS Region for

our business activities and to expand it in

the future. This step will also involve development and production of the most

advanced robotic systems on the territory

of the region.

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Interesting Projects in Valk Welding:

3D Printing of a Ship Propeller

A prototype of the world’s first 3D printed

propeller was recently introduced in

Rotterdam. Thanks to the knowledge and

experience gained during the production

of the prototype, a second certified piece

will be printed next year and installed

onto a tug boat for practical testing. The

production of this 400 kg propeller is

a milestone in the technology of 3D printing with the use of a welding robot. It

means that large metal components can

now be produced using this technology

with lower cost and time requirements.

This 1,350 mm large propeller was produced by a consortium of companies

which included Valk Welding. The nickelaluminium-bronze alloy propeller was

created using Wide Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) technology utilising

a robotic welding system by Valk Welding.

Production of the New York Ferris Wheel

The beginning of 2016 marked the start

of production of the largest observation

wheel in the world. With an impressive

height of 192 meters, it will be located on

Staten Island in the New York Harbour in

the St. George neighbourhood. One of the

suppliers for the project is the company

Huisman, providing the hub and spindle,

A-frames, drive towers and rigid spokes.

The connection of the rim with the centrepiece and the 11 metre long spokes are

produced by the Czech division called

Huisman Konstrukce using the welding

technology of Valk Welding. Huisman

Konstrukce has two welding robots and

one robot for the preparation of edges via

plasma cutting thick plates. The company

has considerably expanded its knowledge base and experience with the use of

welding robots over the last four years with

support and training from Valk Welding.

Production of Ecological Boilers

In recent years, Valk Welding supplied

several welding robots for the welding of

ecological boilers which aid in improving

the environment, especially in regions with

high air pollution. Several such projects

were also implemented in the MS Region,

which is undoubtedly one of the regions

facing issues like that.

Text and photo:

Jakub Vavrečka,

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Valk Welding CZ, s.r.o.

Podnikatelský areál 323/18

CZ-742 51 Mošnov

tel.: +420 556 730 954

fax: +420 556 731 680

info@valkwelding.cz

www.valkwelding.cz