SOPO by Editors

coilwinding+ rotorwinding+ statorwinding+ segmentwinding+ allwinding

Electric motors move the world, we move electric motors.

Electric motors move the world, we move electric motors. “I call it CRP – courtesy, reliability, precision. I believe in this, and the loyalty of our customers confirms that I am not alone. We make sure that the customer receives the order as early as possible. We have our own transport, which is a big plus for the customer, because we are able to react flexibly. From this point of view, the immediate markets are best for us. 95 % of our customers are in Germany, but we also want to get into new markets. We would like soon to establish cooperation with partners in for example USA, France, Sweden, but who knows what the future will bring.” Read more on page 12

vladimír olmr

products Segmented stators Electric motor stators, constructed of stacked single segments We offer a highly productive and stable manufactu-ring of stators using a self-developed winding technology High slot-filling factor Unlimited number of parallel wires, up to 3mm diameter Winding phases at once without using joints Perfect interphase insulation. Diameters from 50mm to 1000mm.

Rotors Wound rotors Magnet rotors For special use Designed for use in extreme conditions With slot as well as hook commutators, without commutator 2-pole, 4-pole, multi-pole Diameters from 20mm to 150mm Winding by round wires from diameters of 0,09mm to 2,5mm Winding by parallel wires Use of modern machine equipment and technologies Use of latest measuring equipment

Stators Wound stators For general use For special use Designed for use in extreme conditions Straight slots, skewed slots 2-pole, 4-pole, multi-pole, multispeed, special Laminations stack diameter from 30mm to 250mm Winding by round wires from diameter 0,09mm to 2,0mm Wound in parallel Use of modern machine equipment and technologies Use of latest measuring equipment 5

sopo group geography

poland

germany

praha

nebovidy

modletice

jedovnice brno

slovakia

germany austria

Modletice

Nebovidy

Jedovnice

4000 m2

2500 m2

1500 m2

production of stators, diameters from 30 – 100mm

production of stators, diameters from 60 – 135mm

production of stators, diameters from 100 – 250mm

production of rotors, diameters from 20 – 100mm

motor units assembly

production of rotors, diameters from 100 – 150mm

production of segmented stators, diameters from 50 – 1000mm

production of flat stators, diameters from 80 – 250mm

company headquarters, administration

company profile Thanks to the top modern technological equipment used and especially to the high level of expertise of its employees, SOPO Group meets any requirements of its customers in the area of winding, exceeding expectations about quality, working to tight deadlines and all for a very favourable price. In 2003 SOPO implemented and has since followed the quality system according to EN ISO 9001-2000, certified by the TÜV company. Since 2009, we have cooperated with the Czechtrade and Czechinvest agencies, and with Czech Technical University in Prague since 2010.

we offer Close cooperation during the new product development phase to help customer reach the best motor performance Reliable, stable and long-term cooperation Favourable prices Full flexibility Full delivery to our customers Short delivery time Use of top quality materials including UL materials Following of European regulations and standards of environmental protection Emergency deliveries „just in time“ Absolute confidentiality 7

company history

2012 Expansion and modernization of production areas , optimization of processes, methodologically supported by the Czech Technical University of Prague 2010 – Self development of a stator separate segments winding – 2012 technology 2009 Offer expanded by assembly of stators into AL profiles by means of inductive equipment and assembly of terminal boxes 2008 New business premises opened in Jedovnice at Brno (1500 m2), spatially insufficient business premises in Ochoz at Brno closed New production and storing premises opened (1200m2) in Modletice at Prague Commencement of production of segment stator with split segments 2007 Introduction of common trademark SOPO GROUP Production expanded by rotors and stators of big DC electromotors Production expanded by rotors with magnets 2006

New business premises opened in Ochoz at Brno

2005 Production capacity essentially expanded thanks to new, modern technologies 2004 Production expanded by segmented stators with compact packet 2003 Introduction of system ISO 9001-2000, certified by the company TÜV 2000 Production expanded by electromotor stators, establishment of the company SOPO MOTOR s.r.o. located in Kutná Hora. This company specializes in production and winding of electromotor stators 1999 The company SOPO-SERVIS s.r.o. established. This company takes over the original scope of business of SOPO s.r.o., covering service of electromotors, pumps and hand tools for the customers from the Czech Republic as well as providing of the sale of electromotors, pumps and hand tools SOPO s.r.o. remains in the electromotor market solely as producer and winding provider of commutator rotors 1997 Decision about cancelling all business activities which are not directly connected with electromotors and also about the fact that SOPO s.r.o. would try to establish itself within the demanding European market as producer of commutator rotors 1993 Establishment of business company under the name of SOPO s.r.o. which deals in both various business activities and service and sale of electromotors, pumps and hand tools 9

vision and strategy

company vision

a leading manufacturer of wound components with application on European and global markets stable and reliable supplier for renowned firms from the area of mechanical engineering, power engineering and mobility an employer providing its employees with the assurance of employment, further education and professional growth

situation on the market

the global demand for electric motors is constantly increasing a new generation of electric motors is being developed. electric motors are becoming an appropriate alternative in the field of mobility

our strategy

to monitor and apply new trends in windings and thus be a leading supplier with sustainable development. to offer the customer a complete service in the field of winding and thus to allow him to focus on the development, production and sale of his products

production

production and complete servicing in the field of wound components of electric motors and generators

developement

developement of own winding technologies ensuring conditions for development support of the customer (making samples, prototypes, jigs)

quality and enviromental policy

a quality control system certified pursuant to the standard čsn en iso 9001:2009 has been introduced and is maintained. monitoring and ongoing improvement of control, production and support processes environmental responsibility, ecological and low-emission production processes

Courtesy, reliability, precision

Vladimir Olmr, owner of the company Sopo, was in 2011 nominated for an award in the competition Businessman of the Year, organised by Ernst and Young in cooperation with the leading digital news server iDnes.cz. The following interview took place during this occasion.

How do you view the willingness to confront risks and how do you cope with uncertainty in life in general? I am prepared to take risks, but it depends on what. I take chances in that I go ahead with some things when I dont have certainty that it will bear fruit. I rely on my intuition, which usually proves reliable rather than ending in disappointment. At the beginning we took a lot of risks, for example when we decided to end cooperation with a client who accounted for 70% of our turnover. Such decisions are sometimes necessary, as it allows the person and business to move forward. What is the most difficult problem you have to confront during development of your business? The worst aspects of business are those which you are not able to influence. For example when the cost of copper rises steeply, or when the Crown exchange rate changes, bureaucracy, these are the things that bother me. For all the rest I am personally responsible.

Where possible we transfer any savings in manpower to new production and products. This is also one of the reasons for cooperation with the Czech Technical University.

Wherever I have some influence, I don‘t complain. What success do you have in securing financial backing for your investment goals? The biggest investor is the family. I also managed to persuade banks that what we are doing has a future and everything I ever promised has been realised. In addition we managed to get financial subsidies of 6 million crowns for training employees, we have approved a project to the value of 9 million for new information technology, where we got 50% of the total cost of the project, and also the project Inovace, where we likewise obtained 50% of the total cost (10M) for technical facilities for producing stator segments using our technology. Another project is Control and optimisation of processes in the business, on which we are cooperating with ČVUT (Czech Technical University in Prague) and we have high expectations for this. What are your plans for growth of your business? The two main aims for the next three years include support of a new project „segment winding“, which already has independent production space and dedicated technical facilities. We would like to realise this with a minimal increase in employees. And the second aim is improving efficiency and expansion of current products. Where possible we would transfer any savings in manpower to new production and products. This is also one of the reasons for cooperation with the Czech Technical University. How do you think that you can distinguish yourself from the competition? I call it „CRP“ - courtesy, reliability, precision. I believe in this, and the loyalty of our customers confirms that I am not alone. We make sure that the customer receives the order as early as 13

The crisis has had some effect on our profits, but it is necessary to be able to react to this. Here we work together as family, friends, and half the neighborhood, and I cant allow that this would have some impact on them. possible. We have our own transport, which is a big plus for the customer, because we are able to react flexibly. From this point of view, the immediate markets are best for us. 95% of our customers are in Germany, but we also want to get into new markets. We would like soon to establish cooperation with partners in for example USA, France, Sweden, but who knows what the future will bring.

and half the neighborhood, and I cant allow that this would have some impact on them. We still have capacity to increase production and at the same time we are able to lower running costs and improve productivity of work. As long as the economy is not struck by another significant upheaval, we are able from the present time to achieve 10 to 20% annual growth over the next five years. What factors determine the way you manage growth in your company? We have to monitor trends and react to them. Just now we are focusing mainly on mobility, alternative resources and stators with split segments. What is your business vision? I still want our company to stay as a mid-size company with 200 to 250 employees. I would like to preserve the notion that customers have the feeling that they are our only customer, to whom we dedicate our services, that we are here for them and we will react quickly and flexibly to their requirements. For exactly this reason we are putting together a high performance world information system. Regarding employees, the company has a very low turn around which I would like to maintain and am very proud of this. And provided people know this, then they will stay. Good and faithful employees are the greatest asset of any company.

What are the unique characteristics of your products? We are unique in that we produce rotors and stators as components of electric motors and not complete electric motors. We produce them very efficiently, using the best technology. We have now introduced new equipment which is solely ours, and this is a big step forward, as we are thus no longer dependent on foreign technology. We manage to produce segmented stators without high initial investment, with a maximum proportion of performance slots and with an unlimited number of parallel wires.

What do you see as the roots of your current and future success? They are the people, a functioning happy family, praise and recognition from friends, people who have achieved something, or for example the director of the the apprentice school, who say to you â&#x20AC;&#x17E;Hey, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done wellâ&#x20AC;&#x153;. And also that I am sitting here and taking part in this competition.

How has the ecomic crisis manifested itself in your business? Off course the crisis has had some effect on our profits, but it is necessary to be able to react to this. Here we work together as family, friends,

What does the term businessman mean to you? Responsibility. To people, family, employees, to customers.. when it goes well, it is a real pleasure.

How do you recharge your batteries? I try to keep every weekend free and prefer active holidays. Mainly in the hills, hiking and recently I have taken to cycling.

quality policy

preamble

The company sopo wants to be a leading manufacturer and supplier of wound parts for electric motors operating on European and global markets, and at the same time a stable and prosperous employer for its employees. the crucial factor for the attainment of this aim is satisfaction of existing customers, the ability to appeal to and gain new customers, and sufficient qualified and motivated employees at all levels. for this reason the company has decided to introduce and constantly improve a quality management system in compliance with the requirements of čsn en iso 9001:2009

company policy

to create, maintain and constantly improve an effective quality management system in such as way as fulfils the requirements placed on it fulfilling the current and future requirements of customers is an integral part of our approach to manage, motivate, improve qualifications and create the optimum working environment with the aim of correctly and effectively utilising the abilities of employees at all levels to attain quality through prevention and systematic improvement of all processes to monitor processes on an ongoing basis and thus ensure the availability of correct information in real time to have a responsible approach to all areas of trading, to fulfil legal requirements and the requirements of interested parties to have a responsible approach to the environment and to give precedence to ecological and lowemission processes

in Modletice, date 11. 11. 2011, company management

Vladimír Olmr

Martin Šťastný

Roman Matějka

Petr Přibyl

Jan Ondráček 15

simplicity is the ultimate sophisticATION

contact us Modletice 19, CZ 251 01 Říčany Telephone: +420 323 637 444 Fax: +420 323 637 440 GSM: +420 603 166 988 Service line: +420 323 638 247 e-mail: info@sopo.cz SOPO s.r.o. SOPO MOTOR s.r.o. SOPO-SERVIS s.r.o