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May 10, 2023
So, they agreed to the FIT 55 package, which means that we will reduce emissions by 55% by 2030 compared to the current state. Since a
May 6, 2023
Karol Forycki created nice compilation …. Thanks Karol May 6, 2023 Jiří Stanislav
May 2, 2023
I celebrated May 1st in a village called Jeníkovice, where foxes seem to say good night. But that’s not the case. The company Vibrom from Třebechovice
April 30, 2023
https://www.safran-group.com/fr/espace-presse/airbus-safran-tikehau-capital-finalisent-acquisition-societe-aubert-duval-2023-04-28?utm_source=social&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_content=3a966f88-2d25-44df-af8f-ad43cdfc8cd4 In this week’s news, Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with mining and metallurgical group Eramet to acquire its
April 29, 2023
One of the last European manufacturers of vacuum furnaces, the company TAV Vacuum Furnaces from Italy, invites you to the trade fair for thermal processing technology
April 29, 2023
On behalf of ECM Technologies, let me invite you to Thermprocess 2023, Dusseldorf (https://www.thermprocess-online.com/). The exhibition takes place from 12 to 16 June 2023. You can
April 26, 2023
Since I have worked mainly with vacuum all my life (plasma nitriding, vacuum furnaces, LPC, PVD), multi-purpose heat treatment was on the edge of my interest.
April 25, 2023
I received an invitation to the Aerospace & Defense meeting in Rzeszów and at the same time to the Aviation Forum Hamburg, 2023. https://www.aviation-forum.com/ https://www.poland.bciaerospace.com/ Thanks
April 21, 2023
So, I’m back and I can rate. The organizer Karol Forycki did a great job and he needs to be congratulated. A good composition of lectures
April 14, 2023
When I started with privatization, my partner Vláďa Procházka and I knew that our equipment, plasma nitriding and one PVD coating machine, would not be enough
April 13, 2023
Today, everyone started talking about EURO 7 and related developments in the automotive industry. What will be the effects on custom colorers? Let’s face it, minimal.
April 9, 2023
Interesting offer published at Global Heat Treatment Network 1.Hardening Press AH12002.Electrical heated chamber furnace with controlled atmosphere type CAE3.Manipulator for hardening press hardening-press-set https://global-heat-treatment-network.com/used-equipment/ Price
April 6, 2023
Representing the ECM company gives me an insight into the new world of heat treatment, especially in the field of low pressure carburizing. But in fact,
April 1, 2023
Yesterday was exactly 5 years since I finished at Bodycote. Is this something to think about? Maybe so, but is it worth going back in time?
March 29, 2023
This time in companies belonging to the KOH-I-NOOR group, Gama Group Jimramov and PONAS in Polička. Gama is a manufacturer of disposable medical devices made of
March 25, 2023
I received an invitation to the ECM Academy from March 18 to 22. What was it about? A meeting of ECM dealers and technicians from all
March 17, 2023
Although it is still not clear whether it works, it is only because no one has tried it in CZ yet. But nowadays, when we are
March 16, 2023
Materials purchased in Class 2 In this case Nadca 207 says nothing. Even so, the steel should have the same quality as in the case
March 11, 2023
With effect from January 1, 2008, Act No. 261/2007 Coll., on the Stabilization of Public Budgets (ZSVR), introduced so-called energy taxes into the Czech tax system
March 10, 2023
As I stated earlier, the material for die casting dies should be categorized in Class 1 or Class 2. According to this classification, testing also belongs
March 7, 2023
For those interested, a seminar on Development of modern metal components for special applications March 7 , 2023 Jiří Stanislav
March 6, 2023
I visited ECM for the first time back in 2003, exactly 20 years ago. Now I have succeeded for the second time. Fig. 1 – ECM
February 28, 2023
So, I’m back from vacation and I can continue my philosophizing about the Nadca 207. From previous posts I shared my opinion on the design of
February 18, 2023
SOLD We offer second hand washer EMO: The following machine is placed in a heat treatment shop in the Netherlands and will be substituted. Price 115
February 15, 2023
If we have already designed the parts of the die, the next logical step is to categorize them in terms of process steps during the
February 14, 2023
Oven manufacturers are also interested in saving electricity. Here is a link to the new TAV Vacuum Furnaces blog. HOW TO OPTIMIZE THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF
February 12, 2023
I have already described the Nadca 207-2022 recommendation regarding radii on my blog herehttps://intelligent-kalam.80-240-27-133.plesk.page/nadca-207-2022-and-preparation-of-dies-for-heat-treatment/?lang=en, and regarding the placement of the thermocouples here https://intelligent-kalam.80-240-27-133.plesk.page/nadca-207-2022-thermocouples-placement/?lang=en However, there are
February 10, 2023
Not so long ago, I visited a major manufacturer of die casting tools. When I spoke with the designer, I asked him how he designs the
February 7, 2023
Two important events will take place in Wroclaw from April 18 to 20. The first is focused on heat treatment. It is an honor to
February 4, 2023
Sometime around 2003, I started promoting the R10 radius as the optimal radius for die casting dies parts for high-speed gas quenching. I was based on
February 2, 2023
Even though the year 2022 ended quite recently, almost all global vacuum furnace manufacturers are predicting record results. Among those I am registering are TAV Vacuum
January 31, 2023
Last year, a revision of AMS 2750 G was issued for the pyrometry of heat treatment furnaces. Because Nadca 207, rev. 2022 says that in order
January 30, 2023
Fig.1 – Estimated size of the Captive and Subcontractors market combined – a total of 142 entities On Fig. 1 shows the share of individual technologies
January 26, 2023
So I managed to put together the year 2021. Why only 2021? It has to do with the reporting of company data in the Business Register.
January 24, 2023
Effect of heating type Both for hardening and for tempering, we have to heat the parts properly. The entire heat-up cycle has 3 phases. Heating, equalization
January 21, 2023
In this new t blog, I no longer wanted to deal with “technical consumption” and wanted to move on to that “technological consumption“. But somehow it
January 17, 2023
So my dream came true, I finally saw our one and only HIP for science and research. It is located at the workplace of the Faculty
January 16, 2023
So glory, we already have the measurements… we can proceed further. For all types of furnaces, it is necessary to remember that we cannot influence the
January 10, 2023
Let’s be honest. It’s too late to start now. But if we still have a chance of a year’s delay, because based on God’s inspiration we
January 5, 2023
On the web, I found a lecture by Mr. Jan Bureš from Patria Finance, given for the Foundry Association in the fall of last year.
January 4, 2023
So, I’m starting to take inventory of last year. I register 1538 visitors on my website, of which 592 are from the Czech Republic. But the
December 28, 2022
At Christmas, I was digging through old photos, and Freddy Hannig peeked out at me. He was one of the personalities who accompanied me at
December 21, 2022
Jan Kareš is a world-renowned Czech phenomenon. Multiple world record holder in pull ups on the horizontal bar. But he has a strange hobby, when he
December 19, 2022
https://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/arena/monitor/EU-se-dohodla-na-zprisneni-hlavniho-nastroje-na-ochranu-klimatu-723769 An article regarding the EU agreement on charging CO2 emissions for companies was published today in the Parliamentary Papers. What does it mean? In the
December 17, 2022
If we want to produce really high-quality metal parts for the aerospace industry, for medical purposes or, as I am constantly proclaiming, parts for die casting
December 15, 2022
The announced entry of Galvamet into the field of science and research is starting to come true. Yesterday, the first working meeting was held with the
December 11, 2022
As a forensic expert, I also deal with litigation in the field of the manufacturing and use of die casting dies. In this branch it can
December 10, 2022
Czechimplant, led by Jana Vykoukalová, received the “Golden Cluster” award for 2021 within the framework of the National Cluster Association. One can only congratulate. http://czechimplant.cz/novinky https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7006890438829711360/
December 9, 2022
So I’ll hang up again… Well, to tell you the truth, I expect the apocalypse. Compared to January 2021, Eurostat records an increase in industrial prices
December 9, 2022
Today is simply a “jerk” day. In addition to the passing of my friend Piotr, today is also the fifth anniversary of the death of Djamel
December 8, 2022
Today I received sad news. Piotr Szkopinski, director of Bodycote plant Zabrze in Poland has died. He was a wonderful person and friend. Piotr, may you
December 3, 2022
At the conference in Jihlava, I expressed my opinion on the state of 3D printing in the Czech Republic. This video was posted on HeaTreatToday. I
December 1, 2022
From April 18 to 20, Karol Forycki is organizing another meeting of supporters of heat treatment and industrial washing after the Covid break. I think
November 27, 2022
The 28th heat treatment conference took place in Jihlava. Although the participation was rich, I still missed the personalities from the past. Ota Prikner, Jirka Halásek,
November 20, 2022
That’s how the new ČEZ price list for electricity from January 1, 2023 came home to me. So far, I’ve only read various reports about
November 18, 2022
My friend Janusz Kowalewski works as a sales representative for Ipsen in Asia. On Linkedin, he formulated some principles for negotiating with Japanese partners. I find
November 17, 2022
(Valid for Czech Republic only) Each commercial heat treater assumes certain obligations from defective performance, resulting from Civil Act No. 89/2012 Coll. How it intends to
November 14, 2022
November 12, 2022
Make up your own mind from the titles of the lectures… Although it is claimed that the court is a layman and the forensic expert is
November 9, 2022
I found an interesting presentation on the web presented by Ipsen and a comparison of the carbon footprint between classic multi-purpose carburizing furnaces, continuous furnaces, and
November 5, 2022
Idra, the Italian die-casting machine manufacturer, has confirmed that it is now supplying the Tesla Gigafactory in Texas with a press called the Giga Press 9000,
November 4, 2022
ICBP® – Installation cémentation basse pression/Low pressure carburizing/Nízkotlaká cementace TH – Trempe huile/Oil quenching/Kalení do oleje TG – Trempe gas/Gas quenching/kalení v plynu ECM ICBP®DUO –
November 4, 2022
Horizontal vacuum furnaces: Vacuum furnaces for annealing and tempering: Vacuum furnaces for sintering: Vacuum furnaces for debinding: Vacuum furnaces with cart bottom door: Vacuum furnaces vertical:
November 3, 2022
Even if a person is fixated on metals, sometimes they encounter something that is only remotely related to those metals, and yet it leaves a significant
October 31, 2022
The ECM TECHNOLOGIES company from Grenoble is one of the largest manufacturers of low-pressure carburizing furnaces in the world. That is why I was surprised when
October 26, 2022
A presentation by Lockheed Martin and Pratt&Whitney was held in Prague with the participation of Galvamet. The event was supported by the Ministry of Defense and
October 26, 2022
October 22, 2022
There are few steel producers and suppliers who maintain a portfolio of heat treatment plants certified for the heat treatment of the steel they produce. At
October 21, 2022
Prospekt E Learning Engl 1 and samples October 21, 2022 Jiří Stanislav
October 17, 2022
So this article, published on the EOS blog, really pleased me. By Davy Orye, Team Manager Additive Minds Consulting, EOS GmbH. https://www.eos.info/en/blog-articles/possibilities_for_orthopedic_implants And the reason for
October 14, 2022
With the participation of the companies PBS Velká Bíteš, Galvamet Vsetín, Charvát AXL Semily, Iobond Czechia, CZ Auto Systems Uherský Brod, 100 Rework Brno, Element Materials
October 14, 2022
This week was really well filled, from Rzeszów right to the National Center of Competence – Engineering meeting. The introduction and conclusion belonged to Mr. Ing.
October 9, 2022
From Tuesday to Wednesday, October 11 to 12, the Business Mission of Czech companies from the aviation industry to Rzeszów (Dolina Lotnicza) takes place. The meeting
October 7, 2022
Back in the days of Bodycote, I lectured on an alternative method for releasing internal stresses on die casting dies. At first glance, this method is
October 4, 2022
That’s how I managed to do an incredible job, my courses on Nadca 207 are translated into English. Almost two months of work! And why? Well,
October 1, 2022
Like last year, I have dedicated my time to an e-seminar hosted by SecoWarwick. Some things caught my attention, but many did not. I think the
September 29, 2022
Yesterday’s SecoW seminar program was only interesting in that Tom Hart’s questions were answered by the well-known Daniel H. Herring, The Heat Treat Doctor. If anyone
September 27, 2022
An e-seminar organized by SecoWarwick starts today. 27.09.2022, Tuesday BLOCK 01 – FUTURE: The future is now. So what will tomorrow bring? 28.09.2022, Wednesday BLOCK 02
September 26, 2022
The largest conference on professional 3D printing – October 5 at the exhibition center in Brno September 26, 2022 Jiří Stanislav
September 20, 2022
In the first part, I detailed the types of cars for electromobility from an article on Linkedin. There would be nothing strange about that. However, in
September 19, 2022
Interesting data for electromobility was published on Linkedin. There was a significant year-on-year increase in sales of cars with an electric motor or plug-in hybrids. This
September 16, 2022
Picture from European Conference on Heat Treatment, Prague in May 2016 On Sunday, it will be 6 years since Mirek Meduna left for his eternal pilgrimage.
September 16, 2022
Sad news from the newspaper. In Tatra Kopřivnice, there was a fire in the heat treatment plant. …What else to say .. https://www.auto.cz/v-hale-tatry-v-koprivnici-horelo-skoda-se-odhaduje-na-nejmene-pet-milionu-korun-145586 September 16,
September 14, 2022
Although the dominance of vacuum furnaces from the Schmetz company still applies in the territory of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, this does not mean that
September 13, 2022
Galvamet is embarking on a journey of science and research, so good luck September 13, 2022 Jiří Stanislav
September 8, 2022
Autumn is rich in great events. This is one of them. If anyone has a deeper interest in powder technologies and AM processes, this is the
September 8, 2022
There was a discreet message on Linkedin that ŽĎAS is launching its first steel remelting furnace using the ESR method. And since ŽĎAS also produces H13
September 6, 2022
September 2, 2022
If anyone doesn’t know him, he represents the Ipsen vacuum furnace company in Asia. An exceptional man with exceptional qualities. Today on LinkedIn he published his