March 2, 2022

Die casting expert commission

Program published:
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 25, 2022

[16] Plasma Nitriding of High-Alloy steels

16-nitriding-of-high-allloy-steels-en Proceedings of publications, CZ National Conference, 2012, Jihlava  
February 24, 2022

[15] Corr-I-dur, Nitrocarburizing with Subsequent Oxidation for Industrial Applications

15-corr-i-dur-en Proceedings of publications Conference Metal, 2010
February 24, 2022

[14] Optimal Procedures of Vacuum Heat Treatment of Hot Work Steels

14-optimal-procedure-for-hot-work-steels-en , Proceedings of publications Conference Metal, 2009
February 23, 2022

[13] Optimal Procedures of Vacuum Heat Treatment of Hot Work Steels

13-optimal-procedures-en Proceedings of publications, CZ National Conference, 2011
February 22, 2022

[12] Plasma Nitriding for Duplex Coating for High Speed Steels

12 Plasma Nitriding For Duplex Coating On HSS Steel Engl Proceedings of publications, CZ National Conference, 2010  
February 21, 2022

[11] Nitrocarburizing in Praxis

11_gas nitrocarburizing in praxis engl Proceedings of publications, CZ National Conference, 2008    
February 21, 2022

[10] Reliability of Hot Work Steel Suppliers for Die Casting Dies

10 Reliability Of Hot Work Steel Suppliers For Die Casting Dies Engl Proceedings of publications, CZ National Conference,  2004
February 21, 2022

[9] Heat Treatment of Hot Work Steels

9-heat-treatment-of-hot-work-steels-engl Proceedings of publications, CZ National Conference, 2002
February 21, 2022

[8] Plasma nitriding, theory and praxis

8 Plasma Nitriding Theory And Praxis Engl Conference Carburizing and Nitriding, Brno, 2001  
February 21, 2022

[7] New possibilities of technology NITRAL

7 New Experience With NITRAL Engl Proceedings of publications 18. Dny TZ, Brno. 2000  
February 21, 2022

[6] Low Pressure Nitriding – process NITRAL

6-17dtz Proceedings of publications 17. Dny TZ Brno , 1998  
February 21, 2022

[5] Relation Between TiN Coatings and Surface of HSS Steel after Plasma Nitriding

5-the-relation-between-tin-coatings-and-the-surface-of-hss-steel-after-plasma-nitriding Conference on Vacuum Metallurgy, Antibes, 1992  
February 21, 2022

[4] Properties of Magnetron Deposited Polycrystalline TiN layers

4 TSF 1990 Thin Solid Films, 191/1990, s. 255-273  
February 21, 2022

[3] Magnetron Deposition of Polycrystalline layers of TiNx

3-magnetron-deposition-of-polykrystalline-layers-of-tinx Strojírenství, 1990, s. 112-118  
February 21, 2022

[2] Composition and Properties of Magnetron sputtered TiN coatings

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February 21, 2022

[1] Plasma Heat Treatment and Coating of tools and Functional Components

  1-plasma-surface-engineering
February 15, 2022

Do we know how much energy we need for heat treatment?

What about the energies in the furnace? Do we even know how much energy we use per 1 hour of furnace operation or per 1 kg
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
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
February 3, 2022

Parts cleaning for Heat Treatment

The basic and always valid principle of industrial cleaning is only one: „the like dissolves and removes the like”, i.e. Non-polar (organic) contamination such as oils
February 3, 2022

3D printing and medical applications

Thanks to Mrs. Vykoukalová, another webinar is ready February 3,  2022 Yours, Jirka Stanislav    
February 3, 2022

E-learning during a pandemic

Today ‘s time is really special. I have two vaccinations, we underwent Covid, so I achieved an officially recognized parameter of freedom. So, I can work
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 25, 2022

Czechimplant – meeting in Galvamet

Unfortunately, the autumn meeting was canceled due to Covid’s situation, so hopefully now it will succeed … January 25, 2022 Yours, Jirka Stanislav    
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
January 9, 2022

Science fiction or reality?

I was thinking about how to start the new year 2022, with some wish, motive or just one sentence – a lot of health and love.
December 24, 2021

Happy New Year 2022 …

This year has ended better than it has begun … and since many things have worked out, it’s also a sign to me that the next
December 15, 2021

Evžen Vyplašil is no longer with us …

Unfortunately, I learned the bad news with a great delay. Evžen scared them away after death. For those who didn’t know him, just a little look
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
December 2, 2021

Aviation Forum Hamburg 2021

  Galvamet enters the big world of the aviation industry     2nd of December 2021 Jiří Stanislav
November 19, 2021

Nadca 207 – what does this specification cover?

My article on Nadca 207 has been published on the TAV Vacuum Furnaces website. Since I have been recommending and supporting this specification since 1999, it
November 7, 2021

How to check the input material on die casting dies

  On the side of die casting tool manufacturers, a permanent problem is that they do not consider input material control to be so important as
November 4, 2021

Czech Association for Heat Treatment of Metals Jihlava 2021

  4th November 2021 Jiří Stanislav
October 29, 2021

How to perform annealing for die casting dies

An integral part of die casting dies manufacturing process is annealing. Its purpose is to relax stresses, caused both by different types of machining and by
October 18, 2021

Conference for forensic experts 2021

  18th of October Jiří Stanislav
October 17, 2021

Czechimplant cluster

At the end of the year, two interesting events await us. The first is the inaugural meeting of the Czechimplant cluster Scientific Council, so for the
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
October 10, 2021

HIP and investment casting

October 6, 2021

How do you handle the approval of a heat treatment supplier at GM Powertrain or Ford in the USA?

When I wrote in the last blog about the relationship between Nadca 207 and AMS 2750F, it occurred to me that our tool shops, which produce
October 2, 2021

Requirements for vacuum furnaces operating in Nadca 207 mode for die casting dies

Manufacturers of die casting dies should follow certain procedures under Nadca 207 to provide certain guarantees for their service life. In addition, they need a heat
September 15, 2021

Aeromixer 2021, Wroclaw

The only heat treatment shop in CZ, with a Nadcap certificate for the aerospace industry, is Galvamet from Vsetín. Although a recovery in the aviation industry
September 13, 2021

Gas Quenching in vacuum furnace – part III

In parts I and II, I described the heating phases, the aim of which is to heat up the parts to the austenitization temperature and then
September 6, 2021

Jan Elwart died (*7.10.1948 †27.7.2021)

During my professional career, I met many people from our field, but Jan Elwart was, unlike others, my boss since we became part of the global
August 3, 2021

Heating of dies in a vacuum furnace, part II

In the first part of the heating, we achieved that the inserts are heated to a temperature corresponding approximately to the setup furnace temperature Tp =
July 12, 2021

Heating of dies in a vacuum furnace, part I

Correct heating in a vacuum furnace has some drawbacks. Its success depends not only on the heat treater, but also on the tool manufacturer. Therefore, in
June 28, 2021

Czechimplant or my way to doctors

Basically, I spent my entire professional life with heat treatment of metals, either in the form of research activities within the ZEZ Prague before 1989, or
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 26, 2021

What is the size of heat treatment market in CZ?

We often ask ourselves what our share of the heat treatment market is. This is mainly due to the fact that there are no relevant statistical
May 17, 2021

Day “D”

Few people remember what happened on May 18, 1992. On the one hand, it has been 29 years, on the other hand, the significance of that
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
May 3, 2021

What is the optimal ratio between hardening and tempering furnaces?

Almost every day I learn from various sources that someone is selling to someone or someone is buying a new vacuum hardening furnace somewhere. However, information
May 2, 2021

Detycon Solutions

If I had to look for someone with similar qualities as I had among my friends, it would certainly be Marko Grzinčič. Our friendship dates back
April 16, 2021

Temper furnace selection and carbon footprint

What should such a tempering furnace look like? There are two basic solutions. Retort furnace and non-retort furnace with direct batch heating. Those who want to
April 12, 2021

QI – central brain of the company

From the beginning of our business we have encountered, as well as others (it was 1992 year) problems with accounting and ERP system. We started with
April 11, 2021

So here it is ….

It’s a strange feeling, 3 years after the end of my working career, I finally have my space to express ideas. I don’t know what I’m
April 10, 2021

Galvamet, a firm of great ideas

It is strange how limited one is by one’s view of the world of heat treaters. I went through many stages of this business myself, from
April 10, 2021

Global Heat Treatment Network

Any interest organization in our field has its place and space for application. The head of idea Global Heat Treatment Forum  is Karol Forycki, my friend
April 10, 2021

E-learning and training courses

The basic problem with managing commercial heat treatment shops  is the lack of time for anything. This is usually a very narrow group of employees, who
April 10, 2021

TAV Vacuum Furnaces SPA

For this year, I acquired a non-exclusive representation of the Italian manufacturer of vacuum furnaces TAV Vacuum Furnaces, based in Caravaggio near Milan. The company concentrates