December 26, 2025
Dear readers, friends, since I won’t be here until the end of the year, I wish you all the best for the rest of the year,
December 25, 2025
Although it is seemingly not related to my metallurgical topics, the opposite is true. On Saturday, December 20, the reconstructed building of the former factory in
December 22, 2025
Elon Musk continues to amaze. The fact that he flies into space is already taken for granted, and I have the impression that we are moving
December 20, 2025
This video is a great example of how things can be implemented in reality. It looks great and you can see that the owner of this
December 18, 2025
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
December 12, 2025
My article on the topic of Energy Savings in Heat Treatment was published in the fourth issue of the Slévárenství magazine. Jiří Stanislav December 12,
December 5, 2025
When I finished my career at Bodycote, I was wondering what to do next. Anyone who knows me knows that I am incapable of doing nothing.
December 5, 2025
There was a report in The Monty magazine that Bodycote had sold 10 plants in France. One of those plants was Lagny sur Marne. I imported
November 29, 2025
On Thursday, an important event took place in Prague, Rolls Royce SMR (Small Modular Reactors) was getting acquainted with potential suppliers for its supply chain. There
November 26, 2025
The ECM Flex system has so far enabled all types of processes, except nitriding and nitrcarburizing. But because the word FLEX offers flexibility, a new nitriding
November 24, 2025
Yesterday I launched my YouTube channel. It features videos from my e-learning courses in English. This time, however, they are spoken by AI from Illeven Labs,
November 20, 2025
“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
November 17, 2025
The world of GIGA casting is constantly evolving and has its own information channels. One of them is this website https://www.industryarsenal.com/ Here you can read that
November 14, 2025
Yesterday, the Prague Security Dialogue took place in Prague. Because I was interested in what would happen in the heat treatment sector if we did not
November 13, 2025
Great news, the presentation from the Holeček conference on Giga Tools for Giga Casting has been published. Many thanks to Ms. Ing. Barbora Bryksí Stunová, Ph.D.
November 11, 2025
I already wrote about carbonitriding under reduced pressure last year. https://www.jstconsultancy.cz/nitrocementace-jak-na-to-v-lpc/. My conclusion that the LPCN process is feasible is valid, but I have been instructed
November 7, 2025
As I have already described in the previous sections, in order for the LPC to work properly, both with regard to the layers and the condition
November 3, 2025
So we have already learned why it sometimes works and sometimes it doesn’t. Because I started with LPC in the socialism time, in ZEZ VVZ Liberec,
November 1, 2025
I’m still wondering how it is possible that some LPC systems need a batch surface area, others don’t, some LPC systems produce soot and others don’t,
October 31, 2025
Last week, Klára Tesárková’s online presentation on the topic of LPC took place. I think that in today’s online era, it’s the right step to offer
October 27, 2025
Once in the 1980s, I worked with ing. M. Čermák from SVÚM Prague and ing. Jirka Sikač from SVÚOM Prague on the development of thin films
October 21, 2025
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
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 14, 2025
Yesterday I visited the MPO for the Czech-Canadian aerospace forum. It was nice, but it’s not an opportunity for the Czech heat treaters. But you still
October 11, 2025
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
October 6, 2025
So I’m looking forward to this presentation, 2 years of work thanks to Tomáš Čegan and perfect results. If nothing else, when they install an implant
October 3, 2025
I keep asking myself how it is possible that I know that I know nothing. Even though I try to follow the events surrounding the heat
October 3, 2025
Thanks to David and Alena Černický, I took part in a cruise on the Vltava River to celebrate 10 years of Metalco’s existence. And because the
September 24, 2025
Our research consortium will present at the NCK Days in Liberec. This time, Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Čegan, CSc. will present preliminary results from the development of
September 23, 2025
In April 2023, Petr Fiala’s government approved the new EU ETS 2 emissions allowance system as part of the Fit for 55 plan at the European
September 9, 2025
Some news surprises us, this is one of them. Jirka Halásek has gone to heat treater heaven forever. We had been seeing each other since the
September 2, 2025
Taken from: https://www.industryarsenal.com/p/weekly-gigacasting-news-40?utm_source=www.industryarsenal.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=weekly-gigacasting-news-40 The project appears to be entering its final stages. In recent months, more and more suppliers have been sharing photos of their products,
August 25, 2025
Carebot is the first Czech AI-assisted image evaluation system. It can evaluate images from X-ray, CT, MMG, MRI. Since you probably understand it like I do,
August 20, 2025
The source of these numbers is only our Czech Commercial Register and the Slovak FINSTAT. What do they imply? Bodycote HT is still at the top, followed
August 15, 2025
I still have an unsigned agency agreement with Nitrex on my computer. We encountered obstacles that were insurmountable for me. This week, news came that Aichelin
August 10, 2025
Lecture given at the Holeček Conference 2025, Jiří Stanislav, Ing., CSc., JST Consultancy, Liberec, stanislav.jirka@gmail.com Keywords: heat treatment, hardening, tempering, Nadca-207, Abstract: Recently, there has been
August 10, 2025
The summer season is in full swing; it seems that nothing is happening. But it is only an illusion. The Meduna vacuum heat treatment plant is
July 15, 2025
I was approached by Michael Pfeifer, the owner and protagonist of an American metallurgical consulting company. We spent several hours together on the screen in an
July 10, 2025
After a long hiatus, I created a new e-learning course, LPC, for low-pressure carburizing. Not only because it is modern, but also because this technology is
July 8, 2025
So, we have a new experience, a blackout. A disaster for every heat treater. And for foundries or glassworks? It can’t possibly be worse. And what
July 4, 2025
An interesting article was published in The Monty, an interview with Marco Baretti from TAV Vacuum Furnaces. His role is as Director of Marketing Strategy. The
June 30, 2025
News are coming that always surprise me too. Janusz Kowalewski published statistics on the use of vacuum furnaces for the US aerospace industry. Brazing is in
June 28, 2025
ECM published this video, it’s just beautiful….. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ecm-usa-inc_heattreatment-metallurgy-vacuumfurnace-activity-7344431483220041728-yndu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAwiV-YBIX5g8bPKcpmec63IDHkjRKgHkbw June 28, 2025 Jiří Stanislav
June 26, 2025
Together with AI, we played the carbon tax. The aim was to find out how much more expensive heat treatment will be and what the advantages
June 20, 2025
Yesterday I attended an online lecture by Ms. Lenka Mynářová on the topic of EU Legislation. The whole thing was organized by Czechimplant and Jana Vykoukalová
June 18, 2025
It is not widely known that there is a big, I would even say fundamental difference between LPC from ECM and from SecoWarwick or BMI. And
June 10, 2025
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 8, 2025
To repeat history, since 2000, the ECHT conference has been held 3 times in Prague. Why the attraction? Prague is simply perfect. In addition to the
June 3, 2025
The result of cooperation with VŠB Ostrava, Galvamet and a scientist/retired person in one person. Here I would like to thank doc. Ing. Tomáš Čegan
June 1, 2025
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
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,
May 28, 2025
I’m starting to have a problem with time. My activities are multiplying exponentially. On Friday evening, someone calls me from an unknown number. I pick up
May 25, 2025
The frequency of new versions of Nadca 207 is increasing, now the version is :2025. Most of the changes are cosmetic, they are corrections of grammatical
May 24, 2025
On March 20th of this year, Narex Metallurgy went into liquidation. Seemingly bad news. But in reality, it is completely different. Since Narex Metallurgy was 100%
May 23, 2025
When I wrote my blog on LPCN (Low Pressure CarboNitriding), I had no idea it would get such a response. However, I was just trying to
May 17, 2025
The Institute for Politics and Society organized a conference on Tuesday on the topic of Energy 2035+. You can find more about the program here (https://www.politikaspolecnost.cz/aktualne/nextgen-energetika-2035-2/)
May 16, 2025
Yesterday I attended the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the company Metalco (www.metalco.cz). David Černický and his wife accomplished a great feat. Because the portfolio
May 13, 2025
So the court banned Dukovany from us… we all thought it was almost finished, but it’s all for nothing. I almost feel like the EU has
May 4, 2025
This year’s Heat Treatment Forum in Wroclaw included a visit to the heat treatment plant https://www.ihi-vtn.com/en/wilthen/ in the program. The heat treatment plant is located just
May 2, 2025
Konference Právní Aspekty AI A Robotiky, Program (3) Continuation of AI and criminal law… I’m looking forward to that… Jiří Stanislav May 2, 2025
May 1, 2025
https://www.heattreattoday.com/vacuum-furnace-system-for-increasing-in-house-heat-treat-demands/?oly_enc_id=1572G8141245G2V Další úspěšný prodej systému NANO. Tak si to tady dávám jako dárek pod rozkvetlou třešni k 1. máji. Jiří Stanislav May 1, 2025
April 27, 2025
The effort to improve the surface properties of low-alloy or pure carbon steels is quite evident. They are cheap, and nitriding or nitrocarburizing processes can improve
April 22, 2025
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
April 15, 2025
I don’t know what the current state of electricity prices for industrial production is on the market, but I do know that ČEZ Prodej billed me
April 13, 2025
I received an electricity bill from ČEZ Prodej. To be honest, ČEZ is no longer my supplier. Two days after receiving the invoice, I found another
April 10, 2025
This is how another year of the Heat Treatment Forum in Wroclaw ended. Karol Forycki’s participation in this event is incredible. Even though the number of
April 7, 2025
ECM is expanding into Mexico… well, I guess that makes sense… https://www.promexicoindustry.com/en/article/automotive-boom-in-mexico-production-soars-in-2024 Jiří Stanislav April 7, 2025
April 6, 2025
Unfortunately, I didn’t have time this year either. So the only Czech representative at this Karol Forycki event was Viktor Novák with his son from Pardubice.
April 2, 2025
I was calculating the energy consumption for a customer on an ICBP Nano. This dwarf is capable of doing the work of a Goliath. Really great
March 30, 2025
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7311086664230072320/ Everyone here is crying today about the new 25% tariffs on European car imports to the US. But how is it the other way around?
March 28, 2025
So I noticed on Linkedin that Simon Lee and Rick Jagodynski had retired. I met both of them in Macclefield as part of the ERP team.
March 24, 2025
There are still many doubts about hardening materials in vacuum after low-pressure carburizing. So what is it? Some time ago, ALD published this feasibility matrix. If
March 21, 2025
I received an invitation from Mrs. Ing. Barbora Bryksí Stunová, Ph.D., from the expert committee of pressure casting, and it was a great honour for me.
March 19, 2025
Yesterday the annual membership meeting of Czechimplant was held at Comtes FHT. I think it was very interesting, although this time it was about purely doctoral
March 16, 2025
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
March 15, 2025
When I die, I will be very educated…….. Jiří Stanislav March 15, 2025
March 13, 2025
So, something has moved forward in GIGA Casting. Daido Steel has launched a new steel for GIGA molds. Its parameters are absolutely astonishing. https://www.daido.co.jp/en/common/pdf/pages/products/tool/dha_giga_leaflet.pdf If Nadca
March 12, 2025
So, the situation on the market is getting more complicated for us. Aichelin has delivered a new vacuum furnace for 10 bar, dimensions 600×900 mm, 1000
March 11, 2025
So after returning from the mountains, the duties begin again Jiří Stanislav March 11, 2025
March 2, 2025
The NANO system from ECM Technologies is a unique device for LPC with quenching in oil or in a gas stream up to 20 bar. And
February 28, 2025
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
February 21, 2025
ZEZ Praha, when I look back, was a very successful company. Not only did it know how to make any furnace, but it also significantly contributed
February 16, 2025
It is mid-February, which means it is an opportunity to recap the past year 2024. However, it must be said that data collection is not easy
February 9, 2025
As I said in the first part, we are not further along with AI than the second generation yet. Therefore, our assessment of criminal liability for
February 6, 2025
On Tuesday I attended an interesting lecture in Prague on the topic of AI and criminal liability. As AI becomes more and more prevalent around us,
February 1, 2025
GIGA casting is starting to take off in all directions. On March 5th and 6th, the Global GIGA-CASTING Congress will be held in Kassel, Germany,
January 27, 2025
Two years ago, I first mentioned the issue of GIGA casting and heat treatment of dies for this purpose at a conference of the Czech Heat
January 24, 2025
Heat Treatment Forum Wroclaw – an event that caught my attention back in 2019, when I received the first invitation from Karol. It was nice and
January 21, 2025
TAV is celebrating 40 years in the vacuum furnace market this year. A wonderful anniversary and I am happy to celebrate it with them. So big
January 21, 2025
This year has not started well for us. Lukáš Kovanda published data on gas and electricity prices between the US and Europe on his LinkedIn (Source:
January 18, 2025
Nitrocarburizing of steels belongs to a group of progressive technologies that enable surface improvement of low-alloy steels. The advantage of this process is that it is
January 14, 2025
Last year, a new version of Nadca 207:2024 was released. Compared to the 2022 version, where some new principles were implemented, especially regarding the design of
January 13, 2025
On Saturday, January 11, Standa Dostál passed away. With him, a part of true Czech craftsmanship, golden Czech hands, for whom nothing was ever a problem,
January 8, 2025
Isothermal annealing is a process that usually requires 2 temperatures. The first is the austenitization temperature, where we must be sure that the material has fully