# KOVACO > KOVACO, spol. s r.o. is a family-owned Slovak manufacturer founded in 1991 in Veľká Lehota. It designs and builds welding positioners (manual and robotic, clamping fixtures) and loader attachments (buckets, sweepers, mowers, mulchers, snow ploughs and more) for skid steer loaders, telehandlers and tractors. Design, laser cutting, machining, welding and assembly happen under one roof; the quality system is ISO 9001 certified by SGS. Machines are sold and serviced through partners in 14 countries and directly from Slovakia. ## Products - [All products](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products) - [Manual positioners](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners/manual): 6 machines - [Robotic positioners](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners/robotic): 7 machines - [Clamping fixtures](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners/fixtures): 1 machines - [Landscaping & construction](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/attachments/landscaping): 17 machines - [Agriculture & forestry](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/attachments/agriculture): 14 machines - [Winter and summer road maintenance](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/attachments/road-maintenance): 10 machines - [Clamping devices & others](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/attachments/clamping): 2 machines ## Machines - [Welding positioners type SPK-HO-R (SPK-HO-R)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-spk-o-r) - [Welding positioners type SPK-D-R (SPK-D-R)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-spkd-r) - [Welding positioners type SPK-BZ-DP-HO-R (SPK-BZ-DP-HO-R)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-sp-wo-r) - [Welding positioners type SPK-BZ-HR-HO-R (SPK-BZ-HR-HO-R)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-sp-ho-r) - [Welding positioners type SPK-R (SPK-R)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-spk-r) - [Welding positioners type SPK (SPK)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-spk) - [Welding positioners type PP (PP)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-pp) - [Welding positioners type SP (SP)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-sp) - [Welding positioners type SPK-D (SPK-D)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-spkd) - [Welding positioners type SPK-BZ-D-R (SPK-BZ-D-R)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-sp-bz-r) - [Welding positioners type SP-DL (SP-DL)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-spdl) - [Welding positioners type SPK-BZ-D (SPK-BZ-D)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-spk-bz) - [Welding positioners type SPK-BZ-DR-HO-R (SPK-BZ-DR-HO-R)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/welding-positioners-type-spk-bz-wo-r) - [Clamping fixtures (Clamping fixtures)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/upinacie-pripravky-en) - [Landscaping Bucket](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/landscaping-bucket) - [Concrete Mixing Bucket](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/concrete-mixing-bucket) - [Sweeper](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/sweeper) - [COMBI Sweeper](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/combi-sweeper) - [Screening Bucket](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/screening-bucket) - [Side Shift Backhoe](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/side-shift-backhoe) - [Side Shift Backhoe for Tractor](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/side-shift-backhoe-for-tractor) - [Pallet Fork](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/pallet-fork) - [Angle Broom](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/angle-brush) - [4-in-1 Combination Bucket](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/4-in-1-combination-bucket) - [Log Grapple](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/grapple-for-wood) - [Road Widener](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/road-widener) - [Dozer Blade](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/dozer-blade) - [Dozer Blade for Forklift](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/dozer-blade-for-forklift) - [Tilting Dozer Blade](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/tilting-dozer-blade) - [Rear Dozer Blade for Tractor](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/tractor-rear-dozer-blade) - [Grapple Bucket](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/grapple-bucket) - [Mechanical Quick Coupler](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/quick-coupler) - [Ditch Cleaning Bucket](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/ditch-cleaning-bucket-2) - [Hydraulically Tiltable Ditch Cleaning Bucket](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/ditch-cleaning-bucket) - [Mulcher](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/mulcher) - [Wood Splitter](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/wood-splitter) - [PAM Wood Splitter](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/pam-wood-splitter) - [Log Splitter](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/log-splitter) - [Mower](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/mower) - [Flail Mower](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/flail-mower) - [Wood Chipper](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/wood-chipper) - [Felling Head](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/tree-shear) - [Basic Bucket](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/basic-bucket) - [Ditch Cleaner](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/ditch-cleaner) - [Backhoe Bucket](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/backhoe-bucket) - [Farm Fork](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/farm-forks) - [Grate Shovel](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/grate-shovel) - [Ripper Tooth](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/ripper-tooth) - [Bale Handler](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/bale-handler) - [Large Volume Bucket](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/high-volume-bucket) - [Large Volume Bucket for Forklift](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/high-volume-bucket-for-forklift) - [Auger](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/auger) - [Cable Winder](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/cable-winder) - [Snow Blower](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/snow-blower) - [Dozer Blade V](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/dozer-blade-v) - [Sand Salt Spreader](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/winter-spreader) - [Additional Hydraulic Unit](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/products/additional-hydraulic-unit) ## Guides - [How to choose a welding positioner: load, centre of gravity and tilt](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/blog/how-to-choose-a-welding-positioner): The four numbers that decide which positioner fits your weldment, how to read them off a drawing, and the mistakes that cost the most. (Welding positioners) - [Loader attachments: what has to match before an attachment fits your machine](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/blog/loader-attachments-quick-coupler-and-hydraulics): Quick coupler, hydraulic flow, pressure and the electrical connector: the four things to check before ordering a sweeper, mulcher or bucket for a skid steer, telehandler or tractor. (Loader attachments) ## Answers to buyer questions - [Which welding positioner do I need for a 1, 5 or 10 tonne weldment?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/which-welding-positioner-for-my-weldment-weight): Take the weight of the weldment together with its fixture, then check where its centre of gravity sits. For 1 tonne that means PP 15, SP 12 or SPK 12; for 5 tonnes PP 50, SP 50 or SPK 50; for 10 tonnes PP 100, SP 100, SPK 100 or the double-column SPK 50-D. Whether the smaller of two candidates is enough is decided by torque, not by weight: a long part with its centre of gravity far from the table needs the next size up. - [What is the difference between a manual and a robotic welding positioner?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/manual-vs-robotic-welding-positioner): A manual positioner puts the part where a welder needs it: the operator sets the position and the rotation speed, steplessly, with a START-STOP system. A robotic positioner is an axis of the welding cell: its gearboxes are built for servomotors, so the robot controller moves the part in step with the torch. KOVACO builds both, 6 manual and 7 robotic types. - [Who manufactures welding positioners in Europe?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/welding-positioner-manufacturer-in-europe): KOVACO, spol. s r.o. is a European manufacturer of welding positioners based in Veľká Lehota, Slovakia. It has built them since 1991 and today makes 13 types, manual and robotic, for weldments from 600 kg to 30 tonnes. Design, cutting, machining, welding, assembly and testing happen in its own hall, under an ISO 9001 quality system certified by SGS. - [Which attachments fit a skid steer loader?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/which-attachments-fit-a-skid-steer-loader): Most of the KOVACO range: 27 attachments have a size for skid steer loaders, among them buckets, pallet and farm forks, grapples, sweepers, snow blades, the side-shift backhoe and the concrete mixing bucket. What decides is the weight class of your loader and its hydraulic oil flow, not the brand. The table lists each attachment with the sizes made for skid steer loaders and the carrier weight they are built for. - [Which attachments fit a telehandler?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/which-attachments-fit-a-telehandler): Eighteen KOVACO attachments have a size for telehandlers, among them the pallet fork, farm fork and bale handler, the large volume, 4-in-1, screening, grate and concrete mixing buckets, the log grapple, sweepers, snow blades, the auger and the wood splitter. They are the larger sizes of each attachment, built for heavier carriers. The table lists each one with the sizes that fit and the carrier weight. - [Which attachments can I mount on a tractor?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/which-attachments-fit-a-tractor-front-loader): Eleven KOVACO attachments have a size for tractors: the rear dozer blade and the side-shift backhoe made specifically for tractors, sweepers and an angle broom, the snow blower, the V snow blade, the sand and salt spreader, the wood splitter and an additional hydraulic unit. The table lists each of them with the sizes that fit and the tractor weight they are built for. - [Which attachments fit a forklift?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/which-attachments-fit-a-forklift): Three KOVACO attachments are made for forklifts: a large volume bucket for forklifts, a dozer blade for forklifts and the COMBI sweeper. They turn a forklift that already works in the yard into a loader, a plough or a sweeper. The table lists each one with the sizes that fit and the truck weight it is built for. - [Will a KOVACO attachment fit my Bobcat, Avant, Weidemann or other loader?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/will-a-kovaco-attachment-fit-my-loader-brand): Yes, in most cases. Fit is decided by three things, none of which is the brand: the type and weight class of the carrier, its hydraulic oil flow and pressure, and the quick coupler. KOVACO builds each attachment in several sizes for different weight classes and adapts the mounting to your machine free of charge. - [How much hydraulic oil flow does a loader attachment need?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/hydraulic-oil-flow-for-loader-attachments): It depends on the attachment: from about 10 l/min for simple hydraulic functions up to 160 l/min for the largest attachments with a hydraulic motor, such as mulchers, snow blowers and trenchers. Working pressure is mostly between 160 and 240 bar, and up to 350 bar for some attachments. The table gives the required oil flow and pressure of every hydraulic KOVACO attachment. - [Which attachments do I need for winter road maintenance with a loader?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/attachments-for-winter-road-maintenance): Three cover most winter work: a blade to push snow (a straight dozer blade or a V blade), a snow blower where the snow has to be thrown aside instead of piled, and a sand and salt spreader for grip afterwards. KOVACO makes all three, plus sweepers and an angle broom for the rest of the year, so one loader serves the roads all year round. - [Can KOVACO build a custom machine or a clamping fixture for my part?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/custom-machine-or-clamping-fixture-to-order): Yes. KOVACO designs clamping fixtures for the customer's part and delivers them turn-key with the positioner, and it develops complete special-purpose machines as projects, from the concept to a tested unit. Project outputs and documentation belong to the client, and technical know-how is treated as confidential by default. - [Where can I buy KOVACO positioners and attachments in my country?](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/answers/where-to-buy-kovaco-machines): Through a KOVACO partner in 14 European countries, or directly from KOVACO in Slovakia, which delivers and services across Europe. Every inquiry goes through KOVACO first: an engineer answers within 48 hours and, where there is a partner in your country, connects you with them. ## Custom machine development — projects - [All projects](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/case-studies): how KOVACO takes a machine from a problem to a field-proven unit - [Elise 900 — Electric skid-steer loader](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/case-studies/elise-900): How KOVACO designed the world's first fully electric skid-steer loader — from a blank sheet in 2016 to a machine the industry caught up with years later. - [MiniZ 400 — Electric mini track loader](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/case-studies/miniz-400): A fully electric, remotely operated mini loader just 790 mm wide — real loader power that fits through a standard interior door. - [PP 100 — Welding positioner](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/case-studies/pp-100): Doubling a positioner range's payload to 10,000 kg — inside a 25 mm plate limit and a compact pantograph footprint. - [Landscaping Bucket — Attachment](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/case-studies/landscaping-bucket): From a dealer's phone call to a working attachment demonstrated at a trade fair — in three weeks. ## Where to buy and how to reach us - [Dealers and partners](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/dealers): the countries with a KOVACO partner, written out country by country - [Contact](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/contact): address, switchboard, the technical line for positioners and the line for attachments ## Company - [Homepage](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/) - [Company](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/company): family manufacturer founded 1991 by Ing. Juraj Kovačič, history and milestones, Veľká Lehota 210, 966 41, Slovakia; registered office Mostová 2, 811 02 Bratislava; company ID 36038911, VAT ID SK2020065762 - [How we build](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/#engineering): design, cutting, machining, welding and assembly, testing and documentation - [Engineering stories](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/case-studies): custom machines developed for other companies - [Dealers and partners](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/#partners): partners in 14 countries - [Slovak version](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/sk) - [German version](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/de) - [Shop](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/shop): attachments by size, with prices where set; ordered by request, the mounting adapted to the machine free of charge - Contact: kovaco@kovaco.sk, +421 45/672 65 55, Mon–Fri 7:00–15:00 CET ## Questions about KOVACO ### What does KOVACO manufacture? KOVACO designs and builds welding positioners for manual and robotic welding, clamping fixtures made to the customer’s part, and more than 40 types of attachments for skid steer loaders and other carrier machines. ### Where are KOVACO machines made? In our own production hall in Veľká Lehota 210, 966 41, Slovakia. Design, cutting, machining, welding, assembly and testing all happen there, by the same team. ### Who founded KOVACO and when? The company was founded in 1991 by Ing. Juraj Kovačič (1940 – 2017) under the name IDČ-KOVAČIČ. In 1999 it was renamed KOVACO. In 2007 his son, Ing. Igor Kovačič, joined as a partner, which made it a family business. ### Is KOVACO certified? Yes. Design, production and service run under a quality management system certified to ISO 9001 by SGS. ### Does KOVACO build custom machines? Yes. A positioner can be delivered turn-key together with a clamping fixture designed for your part, and we develop complete machines for other companies. Examples are on the Projects page. ### Which carrier machines do the attachments fit? Depending on the model: skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, telehandlers, tractors, excavators and forklifts. Every product page shows which carriers each size fits. If your machine is not on the list, we adapt the mounting free of charge. ### Where can I buy KOVACO products outside Slovakia? Through partners across Europe, or directly from us. Send an inquiry and we either supply you ourselves or connect you with the partner for your country. ### How do I get a quote, and how fast do you answer? Use the inquiry form on any page or write to kovaco@kovaco.sk. Tell us what you weld, move or build, and an engineer replies within 48 hours. ## Key facts - Company: KOVACO, spol. s r.o., family-owned manufacturer, founded 1991 by Ing. Juraj Kovačič - Production: own hall in Veľká Lehota 210, 966 41, Slovakia (design, cutting, machining, welding, assembly, testing) - Certification: ISO 9001 quality management system, certified by SGS - Range: 13 types of welding positioners (manual and robotic, bearing capacity 0.6 – 30 t) and 43 types of attachments in 225 sizes for loaders, tractors and excavators - Carrier machines the attachments fit: skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, telehandlers, tractors, excavators, forklifts; mounting adapted to the customer’s machine - Sales and service: partners in 14 European countries, direct delivery elsewhere - Custom work: clamping fixtures made to the part, complete machines developed for other companies; project outputs and documentation belong to the client - Inquiries: answered by an engineer within 48 hours ## Who the machines are for - Welding shops that turn and tilt heavy weldments into the best welding position without a crane - Robotic welding cells that need a single or double-sided rotary positioner synchronised with the robot - Owners of skid steer loaders, telehandlers and tractors who need buckets, forks, sweepers, snow blades, mowers, mulchers, splitters or grapples - Municipal and road maintenance services (sweeping, winter service, ditch cleaning) - Dealers of construction and agricultural machinery looking for a European attachment manufacturer - Companies that need a special-purpose machine designed and built to order ## Feeds - [RSS (English)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/rss.xml) - [RSS (Slovak)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/sk/rss.xml) - [RSS (German)](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/de/rss.xml) - [Sitemap](https://new.kovacocompany.sk/sitemap.xml)