ZF Frýdlant, formerly known as TRW Automotive Czech s.r.o., was established in 1999 by moving the then spare parts warehouse from the parent plant in Jablonec nad Nisou. The distribution of spare parts was discontinued in 2007, but the production activity specialising in the production of brake discs and reconditioning of brake calipers and steering continues successfully to this day.

We manufacture brakes and steering (new and refurbished) for major global car manufacturers. We currently supply both spare parts to a wholesale dealer network and parts directly to car manufacturers. Refurbished products include, for example, brake calipers, hydraulically powered and manual steering for passenger cars, and brake calipers and fully integrated power steering for trucks.

What does our development involve? We deal with the development and construction of brake system components and the testing of prototypes on test stands and directly in cars on test circuits.

We also test the software of the EPB control unit and individual components.

We develop, design and test the vacuum booster and brake master cylinder with brake fluid reservoir, front and rear disc brakes, including electric parking brake.

Jablonec development work also includes testing ABS and ESP brake assistants in various stages of development and production.

ZF Engineering Plzeň s.r.o. as a development centre participates in the creation of products across the entire ZF portfolio. This includes the drive train of passenger cars, trucks and commercial vehicles (construction or agricultural machinery), buses, ships and airplanes. Projects in the field of eMobility are also important to us.

The Pilsen branch deals with electronics and software, construction, calculations, hardware development and mechatronics, both at the functional and system level. At the same time, our developers are involved in the development of various software tools for automation and artificial intelligence. In 2007, approximately 50 engineers worked at ZF Engineering; today more than 700 talents develop systems here. The company's growth lies not only in the number of employees, but also in the technology that is used during development – for example we can mention special laboratories for testing power electronics or environmental testing.

ZF Staňkov manufactures axles for construction and agricultural machinery and gearboxes for electric forklift trucks. Construction of the plant began in October 2008 on a ‘greenfield site’ in Ohučov, and serial production began in September 2009. Currently, eight production lines produce more than 35,000 axles and 160,000 drive units. The most important customers include John Deere, Volvo, Caterpillar, Fendt, Toyota, Jungheinrich and Hyster-Yale.

ZF Group has expanded its development activities to Zlín as well. The new development centre officially started running on the 1st of July, 2018. It found its premises right in the heart of the academic environment, namely in the building of the Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomáš Bata University. We have part of our offices directly in the Science and Technology Park ICT.

The Zlín team focuses on the development and testing of software for the field of eMobility.

The Prague team is a member of the CVS division and takes care of suppliers of commercial vehicles, from purchase to quality. The office in Prague was established in 2016 in the modern office building Aviatica Office in the southeast of the capital. The Prague team is constantly growing, which is why you can also meet here, for example, sales representatives responsible for various brands.

In Brno, ZF has smaller commercial and technical offices of the CVS division, located in the highest building in the Czech Republic, on the 21^st floor. Here, they provide comprehensive customer service, support vehicle manufacturers and, from the Aftermarket area, manage and constantly build a network of independent distributors for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.