The VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH was founded in 1968 to reinforce application-oriented joint research. It is today an important link between pure fundamental research and industrial use. Its joint and contractual research, and engineering services, serve production, energy and process technologies in the steel industry.

The work and areas of VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut are characterised by its range of applications, capability and experience:

• carrying out metallurgical smelting processes,
• optimising metal-forming and strip treatment plants,
• automation of processes and plants,
• quality analysis and quality control,
• surface technology and wear reduction,
• inspections for internal and surface faults,
• process analysis and measurement technology,
• optimising process and plant flows,
• firing, process gas technology, and gas management,
• heating technology and energy management,
• water technology and production water management,
• recycling, treatment of residual materials, circulation management.

VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH
Sohnstraße 65
D-40237 Düsseldorf

Tel.: +49 211 6707 0
Fax: +49 211 6707 310

Internet: www.bfi.de