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OnderzoeksCentrum voor Aanwending van Staal NV develops steel applications and testing of metal-based samples. Its services include metal alloys design and processing, coating development and analysis, parts engineering, modeling, and welding process optimization as well as product safety risk assessment. The company was founded in September 1991 and is headquartered in Zelzate, Belgium.

Centre de Recherches Métallurgiques ASBL, operates as a non-profit organization, with advocacies in the research and development in the fields of metal and steel. Its areas of expertise include: metal production, energy, and recycling; metal processing and metallurgy; industrial solutions; and advanced and smart surface solutions in the fields of civil engineering, construction, assembly, testing, and hybrid manufacturing. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Metal Processing Centre Gent NV was founded in 2008 and develops and manufactures tailor-made alloys. The joint venture company is based in Ghent, Belgium.

Strategic Initiative Materials vzw, also known as SIM Flanders, is a cluster on materials innovation that aims to bridge the gap between basic research and industrial markets by funding demand-driven projects. SIM Flanders is based in Zwijnaarde, Belgium, and has subsidiaries in Belgium. The Belgian company offers a one-stop-shop service for all questions on innovative materials and supports materials innovation to further strengthen Flanders' position in the field. Guido Verhoeven has been the CEO of the non-profit company since 2010.