member of the UJV group

Metallurgy

Fields of activity

Development of technologies of heat treatment, chemical - heat treatment and casting of steels, cast iron and non-ferrous metals
Optimization of materials and production technologies
Measurement of the course of temperature in casting and heat treatment
Heat treatment tests on metal and ceramic materials
Processing in protective atmosphere

Electric furnace units for heat treatment of castings and forgings including nitriding and case hardening. Limit mass of hardened and case hardened parts 10 kg, that of nitrided ones 100 kg. Web Elektro, Germany
AMR THERM 3280-8M measuring unit for operational measurements of the course of castings' and forgings cooling, Ahlborn, Germany
Heraus P 897 electric induction furnace for melting both ferrous and non-ferrous alloys up to the mass of 2 kg, Germany
SMITWELD device for the simulation of welding cycles, Germany

Heat and chemical-heat treatment of semi-products and parts including nitriding – Gühring, G-Team Senkov, Strojirna Bohemia, INTOS etc.
Testing of hardenability - PILSEN STEEL, Czech Precision Forge
Optimization of material and technology - PILSEN STEEL, UNEX Unicov
Working measurement of temperature distribution in castings during their solidification and subsequent heat treatment processes - PILSEN STEEL
Application of ramming castable Malcast R 30K for lining of metal melting induction furnaces - Zarohmoty Tremosna
Simulation of welding cycles and thermal - deformation cycles in SMITWELD apparatus - COMTES FHT

Aleš Shorný shorny@vzuplzen.cz
Tel.: +420 379 852 205, Fax: +420 378 134 291

Výzkumný a zkušební ústav Plzeň s.r.o., Tylova 46, 301 00 Plzeň, tel: +420 379 852 275, fax: +420 378 134 290, e-mail: vyzkum@vzuplzen.cz