Netherlands Institutefor Metals Research NIMR is a leading technological institute: public private partnership (industries and knowledge institutes), virtual institute, funding: 50% Ministry of Economic Affairs ( 6.5 Million EUR in 2002), 25% industry, 25% universities.To stimulate the cooperation between universities and industry, to facilitate fundamental and strategic research on metallurgy, aiming at applications. To improve the competitive position of the Dutch metals industry by carrying out strategic research in the field of metals science, metals production and metals engineering.Metal forming and welding (i.e. manufacturing technologies), steel and aluminium production processes (metals production) and surface engineering and corrosion (lifetime properties).BOAL International B.V. De LierCorus Group plc., IjmuidenDAF Trucks N.V. EindhovenHauzer Techno Coating Europe B.V. VenloEldim B.V. LommKoninklijke Nedschroef Holding N.V. HelmondKoninklijke Schelde Groep B.V. VlissingenNational Aerospace Laboratory NLRNedal Aluminium B.V. UtrechtPhilips Centre of Industrial Technology, EindhovenPolynorm N.V. BunschotenSKF Engineering & Research Centre B.V. NieuwegeinTNO Institute of Industrial Technology, EindhovenStork N.V. NaardenVereniging FME-CWM, ZoetermeerDelft University of TechnologyTechnische Universiteit EindhovenUniversity of GroningenUniversity of Twente, Enschede