Institution:

MILITARY INSTITUTE OF PROTECTION

Brno
Address: Vojensky technicky ustav ochrany Brno, PO Box 547, 602 00 Brno

tel.: +420 5 4118 3114 fax: +420 5 4118 3114 Email:
Head of the Institution:

SOBR Milan

tel.: +420 5 4118 2105, 4118 3106 fax: +420 5 41219821 Email:

 Representative in the Centre Board:

ZEMAN Jiri

tel.: +420 5 4151 1560, 4118 3122 fax: +420 5 4118 2114 Email: k203zvo@vps.vabo.cz
Object of the research and education:

R&D in materials, technologies and corrosion protection. Testing of mechanical properties. Corrosion engineering. Reliability.
International contacts (including collective and individual membership in international organisations):

Contacts with military institutions in Hungary, Poland, FRG and USA

 Experienced workers:

TULKA Jaromir: corrosion engineering

ZEMAN Jiri: materials engineering, X-ray structure analysis, technologies of armament production

NOVAK Zdenek: tribology, surface quality, jet machining

PANUS Jaroslav: forming, ammo production
Instrumentation and other relevant equipment:

- X-ray diffraction and quantitative texture analysis (Siemens D 500)

- X-ray microanalysis (EPMA JEOL 8600/KEVEX Delta V-Sesame+PC)

- SEM + EDS microanalysis (JSM-840 JEOL+TRACOR-TN-200 + LINK-AN-10/85S)

- mechanical testing of metals, polymers, plastics, rubber, composites (tensile test Dartec, hardness tester Wolert, Frank, impact test Wolpert, PSW-5)

- plasma sprayed coatings: ceramics, metals, composites ((Plasmatron Plasmatechnik A 2000)

- corrosion testing (computer controlled SALT SPRAY CHAMBER, PARC)

- water jet cutting PASER
Research projects:

- Project of complex protection of long-term storage of armament and other military materials (Ministry of Defence CR)

- Research of materials and technologies specific for army applications (Ministry of Defence)

- Surface Engineering (GA CR)

- Compatibility of Czech army with NATO
Publications, patents (last 5 year):
Short description of important results (last 5 years):
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