R&D Centre for Iron and Steel The Research & Development Centre for Iron & Steel

(RDCIS) at Ranchi is the corporate R&D unit of SAIL. Set up in 1972, the Centre has ISO: 9001 certification to its credit. It undertakes R&D projects in diverse realms of Iron & Steel Technology under the categories of Plant Performance Improvement (PPI), Product Development (PD), Scientific Investigation and Development (SID), Basic Research (BR) and Technical Services (TS). RDCIS has more than 300 dedicated and competent scientists and engineers and its laboratory is equipped with around 300 sophisticated diagnostic research equipment and 5 pilot plant facilities. RDCIS provides customers with prompt, innovative and cost-effective R&D solutions; develop and commercialize improved processes and products; continually enhance the capability of its human resources to emerge as a centre of excellence. The major efforts are directed towards cost reduction, quality improvement and value-addition to products of SAIL plants and providing application engineering support to SAILs products at customers end. RDCIS, along with steel plants, takes initiatives to develop special steel products utilizing the modernized production facilities at steel plants. RDCIS also offers technological services to various organizations in the form of Know-how transfer of technologies developed by RDCIS; Consultancy services; Specialized testing services; Contract research; Technology Awareness Programmes. Technology Marketing RDCIS offers technological services in the form of

Know-how transfer of technologies developed by RDCIS Consultancy services / Contract research Specialised testing services Training
RDCIS Clientele includes

Tiajpromexport, Russia DSI, USA MSCO, Iran Foolad Technic, Iran EISCO, Egypt SAIBIC, Soudi Arabia DRDL, Hyderabad IGCAR, Kalpakkam RINL, Visakhapatnam MECON Ltd., Ranchi CIL, Kolkata Petroleum Con. Res. Ass.(PCRA), N. Delhi.

Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur BHEL-WRI, Tiruchirappalli Southern Railway, Chennai. NINL, Bhubaneshwar Indian Oil Corp., R&D, Faridabad Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Mumbai Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., Kolkata VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram RDSO, Lucknow Uttam Galva Steels Ltd., Khopoli Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., Raigarh

Others
Some of the important technological services undertaken recently are :

Consultancy for setting up a R&D Centre for Mobarekeh Steel Co., Iran. Consultancy for preparation of Anhydrous Mass at EISCO, Egypt Clay Mill for BF- 3. Development of slab gap detection sensor for identification of slabs in steel plant applications, DIT, New Delhi Development of on line surface inspection system for hot rolled flat products, DIT, New Delhi Joint development and commercialisation of rolling oils for rolling mills of steel plants for IOC, HPCL & Balmer Lawrie.

Testing and Evaluation of rolling and rust preventive oils for various oil manufacturers. Metallurgical investigations of samples of various Customers. Various tests / material characterisation using Gleeble for BHEL-WRI, Tiruchirappalli; Tata Steel, Jamshedpur; IGCAR, Kalpakkam; DRDL, Hyderabad; VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram. Pilot Coke Oven test for RINL, Visakhapatnam; Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd., Kolkata Development of Corrosion resistant Roof bolting system for underground mines for Coal India Ltd., Kolkata ( S & T fund Ministry of Coal ) Thermography survey of Kalyani Steel, Pune : BPSCL, Bokaro; BESCL, Bhilai; NSPCL, Rourkela

Characterisation of patented steel wire/rods for Usha Martin Industries, Tatisilwai. Fatigue load test on rails for Southern Railway, Chennai Upgradation of reheating furnaces for improving efficiency & reduction of GHG emissions from re-rolling mills for PCRA, New Delhi.

Consultancy assignment for retrofitting technologies for improving energy-effociency & reducing GHG emissions of existing reheating furnaces in small & medium sector rerolling mills, PCRA, New Delhi Design, development of energy efficient tunnel kiln for white ware industry for PCRA, New Delhi Effect of Chemical composition on properties and galvanisability of structural steel for TLT segment for Power Grid Copn. of India Ltd., Gurgaon Consultancy services for Feasibility study on setting up of heat treatment facilities for critical mechanical components, Uttam Galva Steel, Khopoli Development of semi processed un-coated electrical steels for Uttam Galva Steel, Khopoli

Various tests/studies using Hot Dip Process Simulation (HDPS) unit for product development of Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur. Transfer of know-how for design configuration of modified tundish impact pads to IFGL, Kolkata;Refcom, Purulia; Refracast, Raipur. Beneficiation of iron ore fines for Ferro Green Limited, Bangalore; KMMI, Bellary; VSL Co. Bellary. Residual Life Assessment (RLA) through Accelerated Creep Rupture Test (ACRT) for boiler plates for NTPC-Alstom, New Delhi. Consultancy services for Improvement in sinter plant performance for Ispat Industries Ltd. Dolvi Design of tundish furniture / charge pad using mathematical simulation for OCL,Rajgangpur & Orient Abrasives Ltd., New Delhi.

Technology awareness programmes for various customers - RDCIS also offers its technological services in fields other than iron & steel.
OTHER CLIENTELE

NTPC-Alstom, New Delhi Bharat Aluminium Co., Korba RWF, Bangalore HEC,Ranchi CPCB, N, Delhi Burn Standard, Salem MIDHANI, Hyderabad JSW Steel,Bellary Essar Steel Ltd., Surat Ispat Industries Ltd., Dolvi Jindal Strips Ltd., Hisar PGCI, Gurgaon Kalyani Steel, Pune BPSCL, Bokaro OCL, Rajgangpur

BESCL, Bhilai NSPCL, Rourkela BRL, Bokaro Steel City IRCON, New Delhi REFCOM (India), Purulia Usha Martin, Ranchi/Jamshedpur Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd., Raigarh Llyods Steel Ltd., Wardha Jayaswals Neco, Raipur Sesa Industries, Goa SGS India, Dhanbad/Chennai IFGL, Kolkata Orient Abrasives Ltd., New Delhi Sunflag, Nagpur Anatest & Meritime Cons.Ltd., Visakhapatnam

 Vardhman Steel, Ludhiana - A dedicated group for Technology Marketing has been created to interact with the customers.