Catalogue of Polosh Technologies 2012 Part 2 - Polonia

Contact Person Data
Technology Department:
Zbigniew Stefański, MSc, Eng.
phone: + 48 12 26 18 536
fax: + 48 12 266 08 70
e-mail: zstef@iod.krakow.pl
4) "Development of an innovative design and technology for the
manufacture of cast components of agricultural machinery."
The aim of the project was to replace the forged and welded blades in bed ploughs with blades
made by the casting technology. This conversion of both material and technology has provided
longer life of these elements without increasing the cost of their production. The results of
operational tests have shown that the manufactured cast blades are more durable than their
high quality counterparts made by forging and welding. The project was awarded a number of
medals in many national and international exhibitions (Brussels, Paris, Poznan, Kielce and
others). As part of this subject, in cooperation with the Industrial Institute of Agricultural
Engineering in Poznan, the design and casting technology have been developed to produce a
number of tillage tools, like blades for reversible ploughs and single-sided ploughs, subsoiler
coulters, cultivator duckfoot, etc.
Contact Person Data
Head of Department of Ferrous Alloys:
Zenon Pirowski, PhD, Eng.
phone: + 48 12 26 18 518
fax: + 48 12 266 08 70
e-mail: pirowski@iod.krakow.pl
5) “The start up of production of ferrous castings, designed for
operation under extra harsh conditions of abrasive and corrosive
wear and tear to replace forged and welded structures".
Innovative elements of machines and equipment were designed and made by casting
technology to replace elements forged, welded or rolled. The main objective of the project was
to develop an innovative design of machines and equipment in terms of their shape geometry,
making prototype castings from materials of a new generation intended for use under extra
harsh operating conditions, and optimising the mechanical and tribological properties in terms
of increased functionality and service life of the developed parts. Further aim of the project was
to improve the competitiveness of machinery and equipment, mainly in areas such as
agriculture, road building, environmental protection, and transportation. Under this topic,
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