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May 7, 2026

The mythical island of Kalymnos

I’m sure you’ve missed me here, but I just have to relax too. And how else than rock climbing. And so I went for a week-long
March 18, 2026

Rock climbing and metallurgy – do they go together?

Those who know me know that I have been rock climbing for more than 45 years. It started in 1979, when I started working as the
January 29, 2026

There is no pipe like a pipe

https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/judikat/msph/18-af-17-2021-212 Expertise brings me new surprises every day. In this case, it was an opinion in a case where I had to study Czech law and
June 10, 2025

Grain size – is it a problem?

Hot work material applications to die casting dies require special control, as defined by Nadca 207:2025. It states: Grain size: Grain size shall be developed using
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
May 30, 2025

Legal aspects of AI and robotics

Yesterday I attended an interesting conference on the topic of AI and legal liability. The speakers were really selected: Vladimír Smejkal, CIIRC (Czech Institute of Informatics,
April 22, 2025

If you do something the same way all the time?

If we do something the same way all the time, it may not always be the same in reality. But the argumentation of practitioners is sometimes
March 15, 2025

Forensic expert in court proceedings

When I die, I will be very educated…….. Jiří Stanislav March 15,  2025            
November 10, 2024

Back to school

Being an forensic expert is not an easy thing in CZ. A lot of requirements and bureaucracy. However, according to the original wording of the law,
April 27, 2024

Low in marketing

So, I got lost again where I shouldn’t have been. Among the Women of the North. Yes, there were only women there, and apart from the
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
November 17, 2022

Training of forensic experts

November 17, 2022 Jiří Stanislav  
November 12, 2022

Conference for Forensic Experts 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
September 29, 2022

5th conference for forensic experts

September 29, 2022 Jiří Stanislav  
September 29, 2022

HeatTreatDoctor

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
August 30, 2022

Metalco Material Testing opens new laboratories in Brno

Today’s news from the web The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, including high-precision metallographic saws (Brillant 220, Qcut 350A), complete metallographic sample preparation equipment (Qpress
March 25, 2022

HeaTreatToday

So I have a new family … https://www.heattreattoday.com/resources/heat-treat-consultants/ March 25,  2022 Jiří Stanislav  
February 9, 2022

Induction pots

Have you ever bought a set of stainless steel dishes and it rusted in your dishwasher? As shown below, no problem. Induction heating pots are usually
January 25, 2022

HeatTreatToday

Sometimes some things happen without us wanting or anticipating them. Last year, I had some very hard discussions with TAV Vacuum about furnace programming. My goal,
January 17, 2022

Legal spects of the Heat Treatment

Right from the beginning of 2022, I expanded my training portfolio with Legal aspects of heat treatment, moreover in a trilingual configuration of Czech, English and
October 18, 2021

Conference for forensic experts 2021

  18th of October Jiří Stanislav
June 2, 2021

Why do shaped inserts crack during hardening?

Sometime more than 20 years ago, I tried to find a model that I could show to the customer, and which could specify exactly why the
May 5, 2021

Case study damage of large tool by hardening process and compensation for damage in court proceeding

Introduction The heat treatment of the shaped insert made of 1.2343 ESU steel was ordered from the commercial heat treatment shop, vacuum hardening and tempering of