Jeroen VAN WITTENBERGHE (OCAS), Kelly FISHER (MTS), John HUBBARD (MTS), Jacob FERN (MTS) (left to right) behind the brand new HIPNOS US accelerated fatigue test bench. A clear win-win case…
Read moreThe Metal Plasticity Seminar is an annual event to promote a platform for people working in the field of metal plasticity, to discuss the state-of-the-art, the current research challenges and…
Read moreThe 3-year project has been approved by the Vlaio evaluation committee after receiving highly positive comments of the expert reviewers.
Read more“Towards a longer lifetime of offshore wind turbine monopile structures by better understanding the FATigue CORrosion mechanisms”
Read moreWith an ever-increasing number of steel constructions in residential and industrial buildings, fire safety remains a work of continuous improvement. The main parameter used is the ‘fire resistance period’ –…
Read moreSteel, non-ferro, painted materials, metallic coatings, tubes, flat samples, small, large, thin, thick, you name it, the OCAS glow discharge optical emission spectrometer (GD-OES) can analyse it
Read moreNot only is the OCAS microscopy lab being relocated, state-of-the art new equipment is being added.
Read moreOCAS created a dedicated task force to support key accounts in ensuring the reliability of their safety-critical industrial assets.
Read moreLifetime assessment is essential towards decision support for quantification of lifetime extension and optimisation of predictive maintenance.
Read moreA new seabed pipeline had been struck by an anchor. In addition to being moved out of its position, the pipeline was also deformed. As this brought the pipeline out…
Read moreSealing matters have many different aspects. Thanks to its various skills and advanced equipment, OCAS is in a good position to look at sealing-related problems from all angles.
Read moreIncreasing demand for seals that can withstand ever higher pressures in severe operating conditions need advanced numerical modelling to simulate these conditions and predict leak tightness.
Read moreShell explains the benefits of working with OCAS
Read moreInvestigating complex matter requires custom-built equipment
Read moreAs electron microscopes are sensitive to vibration OCAS first revamped an area in the basement of its Zelzate head quarters building before installing the brand new TEM.
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