Services Offered by Faculty
Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering (IMIK) FMMR TUKE
- new construction materials, manufacturing technology and applications (section of automation, robotics, technology of manufacturing and the automotive industry),
- new construction materials, manufacturing technology and applications (metallurgical, engineering and energy industries),
- the technology of powder metallurgy at the range of the applied temperature 196 °C až 1200 °C,
- non-destructive corrosion monitoring and prediction of life of gas pipelines,
- proposal of new chemical concepts of steel with the addition of boron, production of tubes at high temperature,
- the modification technologies along with the proposed new concept of materials with the desired strength, plastic and fracture properties with special regard for application in difficult temperature-tension and deformation conditions,
- heat treatment and chemical-heat treatment of materials.
Institute of metallurgy (IMET) FMMR TUKE
- technological aspects of the production of coke, sinter, pellets, pig iron, steel and ferro-alloys
- simulation of continuous casting of steel using a water model
- modelling of the production of Fe-, Mn- and Ti-based sinter
- technology for the production of ferrous and non-ferrous castings
- optimisation of the technological parameters of high pressure die casting
- modern, waste-less technology of chemical processing of industrial materials, such as magnesite or serpentine
- production and application of refractory ceramic materials
- PLATAURUM laboratory for processing wastes containing precious metals, mainly gold and silver
- effective use of traditional, waste and renewable sources of thermal energy
- transport and distribution of the energy carriers
Institute of Recycling Technologies (IRT) FMMR TUKE
- Assessment of Al-issues occurring in alkaline water sludge field,
- Processing linings of aluminum electrolysis cell,
- Analysis of processing options - adjustments to the foundry sands,
- Hydrometallurgy of sulphide materials,
- Recovery of precious metals from waste,
- Recovery of copper, tin, lead from waste of electric and electronic equipment,
- Chemical and phase analysis of samples,
- Recycling of dusts from scrap copper smelting,
- Recycling of dusts from the production of pig iron,
- Recycling of dusts from basic oxygen steelmaking converter,
- Recycling of dusts from the production of steel in electric arc furnaces,
- Recycling of slag from the production of pig iron,
- Recycling of steel slag,
- Treatment and recycling of Al skimming,
- Processing and recycling of spent batteries and accumulators,
- Processing and recycling of industrial wastes containing zinc,
- Processing and recycling of industrial waste containing tin,
- Material analysis of municipal solid waste (MSW),
- Recycling of selected components from separately collected fractions of MSW,
- Physical treatment and sorting of waste and (raw) materials and research in this area,
- Experimental testing of hydrometallurgical, pyrometallurgical and combined methods for waste treatment in order to obtain metals and other materials (compounds),
- Suggestions of recycling technologies and preparation of know-how for waste processing,
- Assessment in matters of waste,
- Professional consultations on issues of treatment and recycling of waste,
- Training of personnel practices in the production of non-ferrous metals and waste processing,
- Preparation of technical studies in the field of recycling and production of non-ferrous metals,
- Realization of elemental and phase analysis of raw materials and the overall characterization of starting materials, intermediates and products processing