Value proposition

Contract research on metal processing, surface engineering, testing and characterisation of materials and components

OCAS (OnderzoeksCentrum voor de Aanwending van Staal) is an advanced, market-oriented research centre providing steel and metal-based products, services and solutions, to metal processing companies worldwide. OCAS anticipates its customer’s needs by developing alloys and coatings, by producing and testing samples and co-develop steel applications. OCAS is equipped with state-of-the-art R&D tools and facilities in its laboratories in Zelzate and Zwijnaarde (Belgium). The research centre valorizes know-how by product and solution development. OCAS has a highly qualified team of over 150 researchers and engineers with an international orientation. OCAS is a joint-venture between the Flemish Region and ArcelorMittal.

Steel, Metallurgy, Research, Coatings, Co-engineering, Materials Science, Surface engineering, Tubes & Plates, R&D services, Welding, Finite Element Analysis, Offshore wind, Fatigue, Wear & abrasion, Non-standard testing, Fit-for-purpose, LIfetime prediction, and Hydrogen