Blog MOTOR JIKOV Foundry a.s. is transitioning to electric vehicle manufacturing.

Up to forty percent of the total two billion CZK revenue will need to be replaced by MOTOR JIKOV GROUP in the coming years. These figures represent components for automobiles that are no longer present in electric vehicles. “Critical parts include engine systems, fuel tanks, exhausts, fuel systems, and transmissions. Whether EURO7 standards come into effect or not, the rise of electromobility will spell the end of these components. The key is how quickly this transition occurs. Our sales team is already working on replacing traditional combustion engine parts with orders for electric vehicles,” stated Miroslav Dvořák, CEO of MOTOR JIKOV Group a.s.

The new project to supply parts for electric vehicles has been secured by MOTOR JIKOV Slévárna a.s., Pressure Casting Division. “This involves caps for water pumps, of which there can be up to six in an electric vehicle. We will supply castings to our client Aisin, from where they will be shipped to Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover,” explained Petr Šíma, director of the Pressure Casting division.

For MOTOR JIKOV Slévárna a.s., this will nearly double their revenue from Aisin. At full capacity, the foundry is expected to deliver over 1.5 million caps annually in two variants. “Annual sales could then reach around two million euros. We plan to deliver thirty thousand caps weekly. Production is expected to commence in the third quarter of next year, and early in the year, we anticipate completing the approval process,” added Petr Šíma.

Within this project, the Pressure Casting division will pilot several innovations. The first will be an eight-cavity mold, where the casting machine will produce eight castings simultaneously. “Previously, we worked with single- or four-cavity molds. This will be a challenging change but will enable us to stay competitive,” emphasized Petr Šíma.

The next innovation will be a quality control line integrated directly into the casting process. MOTOR JIKOV Fostron a.s., the Single-purpose Machines Division, will construct this line. The system will perform three control operations: 100% surface quality inspection using cameras, surface flatness checked by laser, and leak testing of the casting. “This is also new for us. The line will operate at a cycle of one piece every ten seconds,” clarified the division director.

Another operation managed by the line will be the production cleaning of the casting. We have adopted a new method, replacing traditional wet cleaning with dry ionized cleaning, where the parts are cleaned using ionized air streams produced by emitters, which neutralize electrical charges. “Electrostatic forces cause dirt to cling to the casting, so this method will effectively remove impurities,” explained Petr Šíma. The investment in the control line is approximately twelve million CZK.