Today, our company’s annual report for 2022 was published. Despite significant uncertainties, most notably the energy crisis, we built on our previous successes and maintained double-digit growth. We have doubled revenues in the last four years and significantly expanded our senior scientific team. In addition, we have attracted more than 30 new research and business […]
Drones and robots are increasingly being used by energy companies for inspections. They save time, make it possible to inspect larger or hard-to-reach places and increase the safety of workers. The task of the inspection team of VZÚ Plzeň with a special drone for confined spaces was to examine the condition of the internal concrete […]
In March 2023, our company VZU Plzeň expanded its authorization for the supply of services for ČEZ a.s., the Nuclear Energy (NPP) division, to include renovation and pre-production in the field of surface treatment of machine components of NPP reserved technical equipment using thermal spraying technologies. As part of the demanding qualification process, we first […]
One of the results of the long-term cooperation with partners from RTI ZČU (Ivana Zetková, Miroslav Zetek and Miloslav Kepka) is a patent entitled “Method of manufacturing a component with surface coating” (file no. PV 2021-388), which protects a process that enables the application of a protective coating by hot spraying on the surface of […]
A project proposal by VZU and MMV entitled “Mapping the impacts of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through hydrogen admixtures on the lifetime of existing infrastructure of gas-fired power plants” has been successful in the sixth public competition of the Environment for Life sub-programme 2 – Eco-innovations, technologies and practices for environmental protection (PP2) […]
Within the framework of joint research and development between Czech Airlines Technics, a.s. and VZU Plzeň, a validation of a repair using the unique Cold Spray technology was successfully carried out. Subsequently, this procedure was applied to the refurbishment of damaged landing gear parts of Boeing 737 NG and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. This state-of-the-art […]
Another of the many proofs of the willingness in our company to help people affected by the war conflict in Ukraine is also a collection among the employees of VZU Plzeň. With the funds of the collection, three mobile power units were purchased, which were subsequently handed over to the representatives of the Embassy of […]
VZU Plzeň wishes all its employees and business partners a peaceful Christmas, health, peace and success in their personal and professional lives. May the year 2023 bring us an influx of energy and creativity that will strengthen not only our mutual cooperation. Christmas trees from the department of Thermal Spraing
The Noise and Vibration Testbed has welcomed a new member to the team – the Elios 3 drone. It is no exaggeration to say that its design is the result of hundreds of millions of years of natural evolution, as it is inspired by the ability of insects to maintain their stability during a collision […]
At the beginning of September, Assoc. Ing. Šárka Houdková Šimůnková, Ph.D. from the Research and Testing Institute Plzeň. How has the nature of research here changed over time? What is the task of a board member and how does TAČR help the business community? Find out this and much more in this interview: bit.ly/interview-TAČR.