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Research and Development Center for Iron and Steel



Research and Development Center for Iron and Steel (RDCIS) is actually the corporate research and development division of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) which takes up projects on research and development in various fields of Iron and Steel Technology in various groups. The center was established at Ranchi in 1972. The center is proud to be certified as an ISO 9001 center.

The categories of Iron and Steel Technology in which Research and Development Center for Iron and Steel in Jharkhand takes up research and development projects are as follows:

  • Major Technology Development
  • Investigation and Consultancy Assignments
  • Basic Scientific Research
  • Equipments and Instrument Design
  • Plant Performance Improvement Research and Development Center for Iron and Steel at Jharkhand provides its research scientists with a laboratory which is furnished with over 300 sophisticated diagnostic research instruments and 5 pilot plant facilities. The center has around 300 dedicated souls as its research scientist’s team.

    Services offered by RDCIS

    Research and Development Center for Iron and Steel of Jharkhand offers the following services:
    • To determine ways through which cost could be minimized, quality can be improvised and value can be added to the products of SAIL.
    • To extend application engineering help to the customers using products manufactured by SAIL.
    • To offer clients with easy and quick, something new and unique and a cost saving measure through its research and development solutions.
    • To provide other organizations with various technological services in the form of consultancy services, contrast research and technology awareness programs, know how transfer of technologies created by RDCIS and specialized testing services.

      Recently, Research and Development Center for Iron and Steel has joined hands with various steel plants to use the latest modern production facilities to develop special steel products.