0 0 – 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years . ▁This ▁may ▁reflect ▁a ▁dry er , ▁more ▁ar ctic ▁climate . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Category : R ock ▁form ations ▁Category : We ather ing ▁land forms <0x0A> </s> ▁Th erm ac ut , ▁Inc ▁is ▁an ▁international ▁corpor ation ▁which ▁designs , ▁manufact ures , ▁and ▁s ells ▁replacement ▁tor ches , ▁guns , ▁consum ables , ▁and ▁access ories ▁for ▁the ▁metal ▁cutting ▁and ▁w eld ing ▁indust ries . ▁The ▁company ’ s ▁headquarters ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁U h ers ke ▁H rad iste , ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁The ▁company ▁oper ates ▁sales ▁w are h ouses ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Germany , ▁and ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁along ▁with ▁sales ▁offices ▁located ▁in ▁Slov ak ia , ▁Poland , ▁Hung ary , ▁Cro atia , ▁Roman ia , ▁Mexico ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Russia , ▁China , ▁France , ▁and ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁and ▁History ▁of ▁Th erm ac ut ▁ ▁Th erm ac ut ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁by ▁J iri ▁Z ap lat el ▁and ▁four ▁other ▁owner - emp loy ees . ▁Mr . ▁Z ap lat el ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁engineer ▁for ▁compet itor ▁company ▁Th erm al ▁Dynam ics ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁from ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁The ▁company ’ s ▁first ▁facility ▁was ▁an ▁a partment ▁located ▁above ▁the ▁gar age ▁of ▁J iri ' s ▁Corn