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June 25, 2026

Where are we going – do we know?

I am constantly asked about my vision for the future of heat treatment. In a way, it is an honor, but in another way, it is
June 24, 2026

Strategy

I published an infographic on Linkedin (see Fig. 1) on the topic of ECM ICBP Flex. However, I found that my view is not entirely identical
June 15, 2026

3D printing of Dievar powder steel

There is still a debate about how to 3D print critical parts. This infographic provides a partial answer, showing our results. But if you are going
June 11, 2026

Stress relief annealing after 3D printing

Internal stress is an intangible quantity. People keep talking about it, but no one has actually seen it. So we tried it. Results of XRD stress
May 29, 2026

A long way from idea to implementation, but what I promised is done

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May 25, 2026

AM and military production

In April, the largest conference on AM technologies in the USA, RAPID + TCT 2026, took place. One of the outputs is an article published on
May 11, 2026

Do we need a vacuum furnace with a diffusion pump for post processing in AM technologies?

An interesting list of standards related to HIP and AM technologies is published on the Quintus website. (https://quintustechnologies.com/partnership/application-center/material-densification/hip-standards/). These are split into categories: PM-HIP MIM EQUIPMENT CAST
January 10, 2026

How are magnets made?

It’s a strange topic. When I started at ZEZ Praha, VVZ Liberec, I was in charge of the development of PVD technologies and the Leybold device
December 18, 2025

HIP tourism

When I learned that we have another HIP from Quintus in the Czech Republic, I didn’t hesitate and went there. Just old curiosity. A big surprise
November 20, 2025

GrindoSonic

“Hidden defects” is a term that expresses our uncertainty about the outcome. If we are not aware of their seriousness, sooner or later we will end
October 21, 2025

HIP like a cool trick

Every technology always has its “waste”, which can surprisingly be used for something we never expected. The entire HIP technology is based on heating parts under
October 19, 2025

Stress relief annealing

Annealing to remove internal stress is one of the completely banal operations. The extent to which this thermal operation is necessary is decided by the designer
October 11, 2025

3D printing Ti6Al4V

At the Scientific Board, doc. Ing. Tomáš Čegan Ph.D. presented the results of research and development of Ti6Al4V 3D printing for applications in implantology within the
June 1, 2025

3D printing of implants and legal liability

Next week is the ECHT conference in Prague. I will give a lecture there on the topic of 3D printing of implants from Ti6Al4V, Center of
March 16, 2025

Dievar and 3D printing

Together with VŠB-TUO Ostrava (Technical University Ostrava) and Galvamet, we set out to verify the necessary technology for printing inserts of die casting dies according to
February 28, 2025

Dievar 3D printing

It will be two years since we, Galvamet and VŠB, started 3D printing. The main motive for me was that since I organized a seminar on
June 9, 2024

EOS and Innomia

On Thursday, June 6, an event called XperienceDayTooling organized by EOS and Innomia took place in Jaroměř. Two basic applications of 3D printing were presented, namely
February 20, 2024

Beneš a Lát

  Jiří Stanislav February 20, 2024      
February 12, 2024

ECM and IOS

I represent two large companies engaged in the production of vacuum furnaces. TAV Vacuum Furnaces and ECM Technologies. In terms of after-sales services, TAV has a
November 21, 2023

3D printing Dievar

So glory, we already have the first samples … the next step is HIP Jiří Stanislav November 21,   2023
September 12, 2023

Galvamet and 3D printing

Economizing printing with HIP technology …. that’s how we’ve already started Jiří Stanislav September 12,   2023
August 10, 2023

3Dwiser

So, we are halfway through the holidays and the time is approaching when the work process will once again become our everyday routine. Yesterday I used
May 2, 2023

Vibrom

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
December 11, 2022

Die casting dies and 3D printing – a legal issue

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 3, 2022

Nadca and 3D printing

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
October 17, 2022

Orthopedic implants

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
September 26, 2022

Additive Manufacturing Forum 2022

  The largest conference on professional 3D printing – October 5 at the exhibition center in Brno September 26, 2022 Jiří Stanislav  
September 8, 2022

EPMA and Worldpm2022 in Lyon

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
August 1, 2022

TAV – Powder Technology (2)

On the TAV Vacuum Furnaces blog you can find very interesting posts about the use of vacuum furnaces for various technologies https://www.tav-vacuumfurnaces.com/blog/68/en/powder-metallurgy-do-you-know-your-powders-part-ii- August 1, 2022 Jiří
August 1, 2022

TAV – Powder Technology (1)

On the TAV Vacuum Furnaces blog you can find very interesting posts about the use of vacuum furnaces for various technologies https://www.tav-vacuumfurnaces.com/blog/67/en/powder-metallurgy-do-you-know-your-powders-part-i- August 1, 2022 Jiří
July 25, 2022

Nadca and 3D printing

After a long period of uncertainty, Nadca issued its publication No. 550 entitled “Tooling Certification for Die Casting, Die components fabricated by Additive Manufacturing”. I opened
June 9, 2022

Heat treatment after 3D printing and HIP

An interesting seminar of the Czech Association for Heat Treatment of Metals … June 9, 2022 Jiří Stanislav  
May 13, 2022

National Industry Center 4.0 and 3D printing

I was interested in the invitation, simply because the main players were Škoda Auto, Josef Průša, Jan Homola, 3Dees, 3Dwiser, Stratasys, Fillamentum, CIIRC CTU in Prague,
February 27, 2022

Furnaces for heat treatment of titanium alloys after 3D printing

Last week I attended a webinar on 3D printing for medical applications. Among other things, Mr. Dalibor Vojtěch from the Institute of VŠCHT in Prague gave
February 11, 2022

Tool materials and 3D printing

Motto of my presentation :  Murphy law .. It is very easy to complicate something, on the other hand, it is often very complicated to simplify
December 5, 2021

Tool materials and 3D printing, Brno

I have had a lot of promise since this event, unfortunately postponed due to Covid 19 ….     5 December 2021 Jiří Stanislav
October 16, 2021

Moravian aviation cluster and 3D printing of metal materials

On October 12, a meeting of the Moravian Aviation Cluster took place in Vsetín… the aim is to establish a group for 3d printing of metal