Heat Treat Consultant: Jiří Stanislav
Name: Jiří Stanislav
Company Name: JSTConsultancy
Location: Czechia
Years in Industry: 35+
Consulting Specialties:
- Vacuum hardening and tempering of hot work steels
- Nadca 207: introducing Nadca 207 to Czechia and Slovakia markets as the key specification for heat treaters
- Low pressure carburizing (LPC), technology and equipment
- Plasma nitriding, gas nitriding and nitrocarburizing, low pressure nitriding
- ERP systems for heat treatment shops, economy of heat treating, pricing
- Heat treatment as post-processing after 3D printing
- Forensic expert in metallurgy
Briefly:
Since 1983, Jiří Stanislav has been involved in the world of heat treating. In 1992, Jiří founded his own heat treating shop, HT-PROGRES, which was later implemented into the HIT Group, a heat treating shop network in France, Italy, and Spain. The organization was later sold to Bodycote. Jiří was appointed country manager for Czechia and Slovakia, where he worked until he was selected as SME for the new ERP system development for Bodycote.
In 2018, Jiří began JSTConsultancy. He currently represents TAV Vacuum Furnaces, Italy for the Czechia and Slovakia markets. Jiří is also a forensic expert in the field of metallurgy, advising in complaints and disputes between heat treaters and customers in court proceedings.
Publications and Significant Accomplishments:
- Member, Heat Treatment Forum Hall of Excellence, 2019
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” Association for Heat Treatment of Metals, Czech Republic, Seminar, 2019
-
Industry 4.0 and ERP,” Heat Treatment Forum, Wroclaw, 2019
- Author, “Nadca 207-2016 – Quality Manual for Heat Treatment of Hot Work Steels,” Heat Treatment Forum, Wroclaw, 2019
Jiří has over 20 publications. To view them all, please visit his blog for a complete list.
References
- John Hubbard, former Bodycote CEO, Chairman at Thermal Process Holdings
- Thomas Wingens, WINGENS LLC – International Industry Consultancy
- Janusz Kowalewski, Ipsen USA
- Hans Veltrop, Hans Veltrop Consultancy, International Scientific Committee Member
- Karol Forycki, Global Heat Treatment Network
