The Institute possesses its own laboratories and specialized experimental stations which are modernized according to world-wide standards and achievements and personnel potential with long-term experience which is still specializing.
Significant potential and important function The Institute accomplishes within INDOK centre which has avaliable more than 27 000 books, over 16 000 trade journals and over 25 000 of different technical publications, norms, standards, patents etc.
By means of Soros foundation and Zenica-Doboj Canton in 1997 was established Internet centre at The Institute. This created a predisposition that The Institute as completely equipped complex becomes a modern scientific and research institution.
In highly skilled research potential a polarization towards two segments is being done. One segment is personnel potential which is oriented to scientific and research work in the field of steel industry and non ferrous metals. The other segment which presents personnel potential in the function of wider market, is oriented to service performance, guidance of microproduction and realization of experimental semiindustrial programmes which are needed for research and developmental and commercial segment.
ACCREDITS
The Institute possesses the following accredits of the laboratories:
-LK-02-01 (for the field of calibration devices for force, momentum and hardness);
-LI-02-02 (for the field of mechanical testings of metal materials);
-LI-02-03 (for the field of metallographical testings of metal materials);
-LI-02-04 (for the field of chemical testings of metal materials and oil products and physical-mechanical testings of building materials including refractories);
-LK-02-05 (for the field of calibration of temperature and pressure measuring instruments).
OTHER ACCREDITS
-IN-02-06 ( for assessment of compatibility of the quality of liquid diesel fuels with assigned ones)
AUTHORISATIONS
Thanks to its equipment and flexibility The Institute has got series of authorisations from different institutions for performing special jobs.Some of them are:
-The Approval of The Croation Ship Register for: performing mechanical, metallographical and chemical testings of metals; non-destructive testings without ( NDT ), calibration of force devices, momentum and hardness such as temperature and pressure measuring instruments and attestation of welders and welding technology;
- Resolution of The Institute for standards, measuring and intellectual property of BiH about qualifying of the Body for inspection of the vehicles of categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, for transport of dangerous substances according to ADR ( which is a part of one of the organizational units of The Institute- Department for protection and ecology);
-Resolution of The Ministry of foreign trade and economical relations of BiH about nomination of The Metallurgical Institute „Kemal kapetanović“ Zenica of The University in Znica as supervision agency for valuation of quality compatibility of liquid diesel fuels according to Decree about quality of liguid diesel fuels;
-Resolution of The Ministry of foreign trade and international communication for performing foreign trade;
-Resolution of The Federal Ministry of trade for inspection of quality at export and import of products ( of refractories, steel bottles, oils, lubricants, paints and varnishes, compost, detergents, hydroisolation materials );
-Resolution of The Federal Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water management for performing measurings of waste water or other waste substances which are being tested in water,on public construction,agriculture and other terrains;
-Resolution of The Ministry of labour and social protection for performing jobs of protection at work and fire protection;
-Resolution of The Ministry of internal affairs Sarajevo by which is The Institute authorized to perform professional training of the drivers of motor vehicles which are used for transport of dangerous substances and of the other persons who participate in the transport of the dangerous substances;
-Resolution of The Federal Ministry of health for performing activities connected to ionized radiation-use of analytical and industrial devices which produce ionized radiation and use of radioactive substances in industry;
-The guidance of Technical committee for steel and steel products (BAS/TC) is accredit to The Institute. Its headquarters is placed at The Institute;
-Great number of the researchers of The Institute are members of many technical committees;
-The Institute ia a regular member of the Association for welding of Bosnia and Herzegovina which is a member of the European federation for welding, jointing and cutting EWF (membership card number 4/05 );
-The Institute is also a member of Association of accredit bodies for valuation of compatibility, certification and verification in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was established on 16th November, in 2005;
-The Institute is a member of Croation association for fuels and lubricants-GOMA, Zagreb.
EXPERIENCES
The Institute has a long-term cooperation with big systems such as Public Company „Elektroprivreda BiH“ and it acquired huge experiences on different testings of energetic facilities in different conditions in Power-plant „Kakanj,“ Power-plant „Tuzla,“ „BH Steel Željezara“ Zenica ( now „Arcelor Mittal“ Zenica ), „Natron“ Maglaj, „Heidelberg-cement“ Kakanj, RMU Zenica, „Krajinametal“ Bihać, „Tvornica cementa“ Lukavac, „Metalno“ Zenica, „Elektrobosna“ Jajce, „Alloy Wheels“ Jajce, „Aluminij“ Mostar, „Hidrogradnja“ Sarajevo, „Cimos TMD Ai d.o.o.“ Gradačac, „Volkswagen-Sarajevo“ Vogošća. In other words the number of economic associations and institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and outside its borders, is very high.
In some jobs we equally participated with Refak from Poland and Ekonerg Holding from Zagreb and other highly renowned firms.
Amongst other jobs The Institute was engaged in the recovery of the Old Bridge in Mostar.