History

The CZECH PRECISION FORGE (CPF) was founded in 2003, however its forging tradition as the so called „light forge“ goes back to the year 1882, when Emil Škoda became the owner of Valdštejnské Strojírny and extended the branch of metallurgy and forging.

• 1882 a new forging business was estabilished under the management of Emil Škoda
• 1897 the forge was moved to the present site
• 1906 the „light forge“ was founded due to a need to make cannons, die forging was established
• 1917 so called 5th field of the „light forge“ for die forging was estabilished
• 1922 the „light forge“ is now producing on 9000 m2 field
• 1925 The Škoda company has taken over the Laurin and Klement company, and the „light forge“ is focusing on die forging for the automotive industry
• 1939 the Light forge was annexed by the german weapon industry
• 1947 modernization of forging operations due to the damage of 2nd world war has taken place
• 1948 nationalization
• Sixties of the 20th century were in the name of widening of the range of forging vanes for steam turbines and the forging of aluminium alloys for the aviation
• 1993 The Light forge became a part of the Škoda Kovárny, Plzeň sro, a subsidiary of Škoda Holding
• 2003 The Czech Precision Forge took over the „light forge“