HOUFEK

HOUFEK a.s. manufactures woodworking machines, including belt and wide-belt sanders and brushing machines, as well as metalworking machines and CNC machining centers. The CNC centers process aluminium, composites, plastics, honeycomb, wood and agglomerated materials. The company also offers free production capacity and metal machining services, as well as semi-finished parts.

Its customers are workshops and production operations that process wood and metal. Revenue comes from machine sales and cooperation services, according to the website. The website states the machines run in hundreds of workshops, and its wide-belt sanders work in 22 countries.

According to the website, the company was founded in 1991 by Ing. Jaroslav Houfek in a small workshop in Golčův Jeníkov, where it is headquartered in the Vysočina region. Aleš Houfek joined in 1993, and the company has operated as a family firm. Its careers page lists open roles for CNC operators (laser, press brake, welding robot), CNC turners and millers, technologists, electrical designers, electricians and a service technician.

Product: Woodworking machines (belt and wide-belt sanders, brushing machines), metalworking machines, and CNC machining centers, plus contract metal machining capacity.