Within the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Industrial Technology Research Center CRTI, created by Executive Decree No. 15-109 of May 3rd, 2015 amending the Executive Decree No. 92-280 of July 6th, 1992 establishing the welding and NDT research center(CSC), is a public establishment with a scientific and technological feature.

CRTI has a human potential of 750 officials including 300 permanent researchers, 200 employees of technical staff and 150 experts and engineers falling within the subsidiary CSC Expertise Spa. Moreover, the center has several research structures and valuation across the national territory.

Research is the main mission of the center, which relies on:

- Develop research programs necessary for the promotion of technical welding, nondestructive testing, materials characterization, signal processing, corrosion, metallurgical and steel industries.

- Carrying out the research projects necessary for the development of industrial technologies,

- Transfer of knowledge to the industrial sector,

- Support and upgrading of the industrial sector