May 7, 2026
The world is still full of innovations. ECM has started to supply vacuum furnaces with oil quenching up to 250 C. There are two variants: ECO
February 21, 2026
ON the website “The Monty.com” was published this aticle https://themonty.com/15-largest-captive-heat-treats-north-america-2/ In total, there are 193 carburizing cells from ECM in the TOP 15 hardening plants in
February 16, 2026
So I counted that we have 181 vacuum furnaces in Czechia and Slovakia. That’s my number, the reality will probably be slightly higher, because I can’t
February 15, 2026
February 3, 2026
With the increasing demand for LPC, it is crucial for the choice of equipment whether to quench in a gas stream or into oil. And if
January 20, 2026
Heat treatment affects all industrial sectors. So it cannot miss the production of weapons. ECM is aware of this and therefore offers the application of vacuum
January 14, 2026
A special category of vacuum heat treatment is high-speed steels, whether conventionally produced or from powder metallurgy (PM). Although these processes are seemingly simple, their complexity
January 10, 2026
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
January 6, 2026
Probably the right question, but the answer will not be easy. If we use the PMI index, we have swung over 50 after a long time,
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
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 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,
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
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
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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
December 16, 2024
It’s amazing how many interesting projects appear. And so after a short time, back at ECM, testing parts for a customer. ECM and Flex furnaces for
November 22, 2024
An online meeting and training of ECM sales representatives took place yesterday. The goal was not only to provide information about the company’s main objectives, but
October 31, 2024
Sometimes it seems unbelievable to me how little we know about the world of large-scale heat treatment. An article was published in The Monty about the
October 21, 2024
ECM has established itself in Taiwan by building an LPC technology support center. Sometimes I really wonder how ECM tries to promote trends in heat treatment
October 14, 2024
In 2003 I visited the ECM in Grenoble for the first time. My interest was to purchase equipment with LPC for Bodycote CZ, and I was
October 4, 2024
After about a year and a half, I visited ECM again. And since there was time, my guide Cédric Villard also showed me what is not
September 21, 2024
From May 2024, there is a new subsidy program for energy savings, and I expected an investment boom in heat treatment operations, aimed at this area
September 11, 2024
Yesterday I went to Germany with Viktor Novák. We wanted to see an ECM line with a robotic loader. What if in the future we had
September 6, 2024
I already wrote on my blog about the innovative LPC solution from ECM. ECM Nano I am very pleased that this is already a practically applied
June 11, 2024
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7206218656098230272/ Le four ECO 966 d’ECM Technologies – Industrial Furnaces remporte le prix « Équipement de traitement thermique vert ». 🏆 Lors du salon des équipements et technologies
April 22, 2024
After presenting a lecture on this topic in Wroclaw, I was approached by several people asking if I was serious. Yes, I mean it, and I’m
April 14, 2024
So, I made myself happy. I bought the iconic book Carbonitriding written by Bohumil Přenosil in 1964 year. Back then it cost 22.50 CZK, now I
March 8, 2024
There are not too many new innovative solutions in heat processing. Nevertheless, they exist. An example is the NANO system from ECM Technologies from Grenoble. Fig.
February 12, 2024
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
January 27, 2024
https://youtu.be/PxuZ-omxuik I already thought that there is not much that can be invented in our field. Err, we’re still at the beginning. ECM and its robotics
January 14, 2024
SOLD Do you want to solve energy problems and at the same time reduce the emission footprint of your distillery? Then this is a completely extraordinary
December 21, 2023
Are you thinking about low pressure carburizing? Do not hesitate, the equipment from ECM Technologies is among the best available on the market. Merry Christmas and
December 21, 2023
Shortly before the end of the year, this report was published in Présences magazine. https://www.presences-grenoble.fr/actualites-classement-de-l-annee-grenoble/leader-de-l-annee-2023-groupe-ecm-l-industrie-meme.htm Growth of 36.1% in 2022, workforce growth of 38% in Grenoble
October 23, 2023
It was an attempt to be there, and at the same time not be there unnecessarily. And it worked. Everyone who was interested in learning more
October 9, 2023
In the current energy crisis, everyone is looking for some way to survive. Ipsen came up with his idea of hybrid furnace, where when green electricity
September 7, 2023
Dear Sirs, ECM Technologies (www.ecm-furnaces.com) and Mr Jiří Stanislav (35 + years of experience in thermal processing) would like to invite you an afternoon event (presentation
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 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.
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 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
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 –
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