Tool, die and mould making in Poland and the Czech Republic

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In 2013, the Czech Republic produced tools and dies with an overall value of €313.89m. Since 2010, this value has risen by 48% from €212.22m. Some 5,301 tonnes of tools and dies worth €261.64m were exported in 2013. The export apportions among €172.41m for injection moulds, €85.24m for solid and sheet metal forming tools and €3.99m for die casting moulds. Simultaneously, the Czech Republic imported tools and dies worth €313.54m, including €187.35m of injection moulds, €113.58m of solid and sheet metal forming tools and €12.61m of die casting moulds.

Every year, more than 5,000 mechanical engineers graduate from Czech universities. Engineers are trained for three to four years in special engineering schools and no other European country has a comparable availability of engineers as the Czech Republic. This useful foundation, combined with the foreign language skills, has resulted in an increase in export-oriented tool and die-manufacturers. Like Poland, which also has well-trained and competent workers, it serves as an extended workbench and offers an alternative to companies in southern Germany. Overall, the Czech Republic has been showing positive signs of economic recovery.

Sources:

ISTMA International Special Tooling and Machining Association, 2014

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD, 2012-2014

United Nations Comtrade Database, 2010-2014

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Tool, die and mould making in Poland and the Czech Republic

Czech toolmaking and the tools