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ROLLING STOCK DAKO-CZ is a leading manufacturer of pneumatic, electro mechanic and hydraulic brakes for rail vehicles with a proven track record going back two centuries. The company is now looking at new business opportunities in the Far East. Romana Moares reports.
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AKO-CZ supplies brake systems and components for cargo and passenger rail vehicles, urban rail transport units, engines, underground transport vehicles and trams. Rail vehicles equipped with DAKO brakes can be seen not only in Europe but also in Algeria, Malaysia, Indonesia or China, where the company cooperates with leading rail vehicle manufacturers and operators of mass rail transport. The company has its own research and development centre, a proprietary testing laboratory and a design centre. This year, DAKO celebrates a major anniversary – it commemorates 200 years since its establishment.
200 years in the market The company’s unique know-how is based on a strong tradition: its history goes back to 1816, when a casting and mechanical engineering factory was founded in Třemošnice. After 1920, the company’s core Industry Europe 93
