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
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.
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,
November 22, 2024
Few people will remember that my whole life was connected with plasma nitriding. In the 1980s I participated in its development, both construction and technology, then
November 19, 2024
I was invited by Aleš Šlechta and Galvamet to their men’s team building in Tenerife. I didn’t hesitate for a moment with a positive answer, that
August 8, 2024
Well, this guy and his website, that’s genius. I smile in front of this work and I can only hope that all this remains preserved for
July 4, 2024
Unexpectedly, a newsletter from the company Prikner from Broumov landed on my computer. Right at the beginning it says: Dear customers and partners, We are
October 29, 2023
When our HT-PROGRES was incorporated into the Bodycote structure, Willem was one of the first people I came into contact with. Within CEG (Central European Group)
June 20, 2023
Quite by chance I met Karol Forycki at the Thermoprocess 2023 trade fair in Dusseldorf. He told me it was just a jump, he was basically
April 26, 2023
Since I have worked mainly with vacuum all my life (plasma nitriding, vacuum furnaces, LPC, PVD), multi-purpose heat treatment was on the edge of my interest.
April 14, 2023
When I started with privatization, my partner Vláďa Procházka and I knew that our equipment, plasma nitriding and one PVD coating machine, would not be enough
April 6, 2023
Representing the ECM company gives me an insight into the new world of heat treatment, especially in the field of low pressure carburizing. But in fact,
April 1, 2023
Yesterday was exactly 5 years since I finished at Bodycote. Is this something to think about? Maybe so, but is it worth going back in time?
December 28, 2022
At Christmas, I was digging through old photos, and Freddy Hannig peeked out at me. He was one of the personalities who accompanied me at
December 21, 2022
Jan Kareš is a world-renowned Czech phenomenon. Multiple world record holder in pull ups on the horizontal bar. But he has a strange hobby, when he
December 9, 2022
Today is simply a “jerk” day. In addition to the passing of my friend Piotr, today is also the fifth anniversary of the death of Djamel
December 8, 2022
Today I received sad news. Piotr Szkopinski, director of Bodycote plant Zabrze in Poland has died. He was a wonderful person and friend. Piotr, may you
September 16, 2022
Picture from European Conference on Heat Treatment, Prague in May 2016 On Sunday, it will be 6 years since Mirek Meduna left for his eternal pilgrimage.
September 2, 2022
If anyone doesn’t know him, he represents the Ipsen vacuum furnace company in Asia. An exceptional man with exceptional qualities. Today on LinkedIn he published his
April 5, 2022
The meeting of the Czechimplant cluster on March 17 in Vsetín was highlighted by a lecture by Professor Ján Košturiak on the topic “Let’s expect the
March 2, 2022
During my working career, I met a lot of people and a lot of bosses. From the communist to the capitalist. After all, I’ve been employed
December 15, 2021
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
September 6, 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
May 2, 2021
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