Steel high pressure cylinders are manufactured in several ways: they can be cold-drawn from metal sheet, extrusion from hot steel billets (wide steel bars), or made from tubes. In the past, tube technology was the only method used. Forming the bottom and neck was the key to mastering the entire technology. The animated image below shows how laborious and complex this operation used to be. Below is a video of one of the ways in which the neck of a cylinder can be formed today.

This year, we celebrated not only 120 years of bottle production, but also 45 million cylinders manufactured at our three production plants in Ostrava (CZ), Sosnowiec (PL), and Apolda (D). This is an incredible number when we consider that, for example, production capacity in 1944 was around 7,500 bottles per month. And that was really huge progress. In the photo below, you can see the proud workers of the former Vítkovice factory celebrating 2 million cylinders produced:

We would like to introduce our sister company from POLAND, located at logistics hotspot: PL highways A1 and A4 intersection. Perfectly accessable for our customers. At MILMET GLIWICE, we're driving the future of eco-friendly mobility. Our core focus is supplying compressed natural gas (CNG) as a clean alternative fuel for engines at our Sosnowiec filling station, alongside leasing compression and transport equipment for natural gas and biogas to power CNG and Bio CNG vehicle

Vítkovice Cylinders can supply high pressure cylinders to India for another 5 years. Vitkovice Cylinders has once again verified its PESO certification, which allows us to supply our products to the Indian market. We passed a demanding audit at the end of August, and in September the Indian government confirmed the extension of our certification until September 30, 2025.

Last week, we were honored to host Dr. Franz Gasselsberger, MBA, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Austrian OBERBANK AG, at Víkovice Cylinders. With our groups long-standing partnership, it was a pleasure to showcase our state-of-the-art facilities and introduce him to our high-pressure steel cylinder production. This visit laid the groundwork for even deeper collaboration ahead. Thank you for your visit!

A historic milestone in the development of H2 in Spain. In cooperation with HVR Energy, CYLINDERS HOLDING supplied a 1,000 bar hydrogen bundle to a hydrogen station, becoming a participant in a groundbreaking event in the introduction of hydrogen in Spain and contributing to its success. Our colleagues from HVR Energy refueled with hydrogen in Madrid (from our hydrogen storage facility) and drove a hydrogen-powered BMW iX5 from Madrid to Barcelona (600 km), where they are spe

We are bringing you another part of our mini-series of historical photographs brought to life. Today, we will look at logistics, specifically the means of transportation of steel high-pressure cylinders to customers. Currently, cylinders are shipped exclusively on pallets, which are loaded either directly onto truck trailers or into containers for multimodal transport to more distant destinations such as the United Arab Emirates, Australia, the USA, and others. However, this

Thanks to our strong global presence and affiliate in the UK, we were proud that we were participating in the ADIPEC under the UK Pavilion this year. 🇬🇧 Many customers and partners visited us in the globaly largest and most unique energy tradeshow in AbuDhabi. Our excelent products and innovations deserved the attention of many global players. Thank you all for you visit and we are looking forward to seeing you soon!

In the coming weeks, we'll bring you a mini-series of historical photographs brought to life with AI. These vivid recreations will take you back in time, showcasing the production and transportation of our steel pressure cylinders in days gone by. Cylinder stamping is a critical operation when it comes to safety. Its scope is strictly defined by standards and must remain fully legible throughout the cylinder's entire lifespan. This ensures that customers always have access to

Our 120th anniversary celebrations have also received positive media coverage. Below is a report from Czech Television. At CYLINDERS HOLDING, following our recent 120th anniversary celebrations, we are now looking ahead to the future—so that we can celebrate other milestone anniversaries with the same success. Nevertheless, the Czech Television report serves as further confirmation of the exceptional nature of our production, development, and tradition dating back to 1905.

We handle each of our cylinders with respect, as if they were our babies. In fact, they are  our babies. Our engineers, production, and quality teams have developed them from bare steel bars. Behind every valve, thread, and millimeter of steel lie thousands of calculations, checks, and experiences that cannot be bought. From our branches in the USA, Europe, and Dubai, one thing remains true: Our cylinders always arrive in the best possible quality. So come and visit us at ADI

Energy meets in Abu Dhabi and Cylinders Holding will be active part of it. From November 3rd to 6th, we will be at   ADIPEC Exhibition and Conference   2025, one of the world's largest energy trade fairs. You can find us in Hall 15, Stand 15542. Come and join us! We look forward to welcoming you and present our products and innovations. See you soon :-)

We appreciate all our partners, customers, and guests who joined us or support us to celebrate 120 years since the beginning of pressure cylinder production in Vítkovice. It wouldn’t have been the same without you. Thank you!

The production of high-pressure steel cylinders, which are exported worldwide by the Cylinders Holding group, is now 120 years old. The first documented written mention of production in Ostrava, thanks to which the Czech Republic now has the world's largest manufacturer of high-pressure steel cylinders on its territory, dates back to 1905. The presentation of the historical "Minutes of the Miners' Council" and the 45 millionth steel cylinder brought more than 150 representati

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