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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed numerous technologies for helping clients address technical challenges for monitoring a process. A portion of the many areas of expertise at the Institute includes:

• Electromagnetic wave applications (infrared, laser, microwave, and X-ray)

• Ultrasonics

• Chemical detection

• Biosensors

• Mechanical testing (viscosity, flowrate, texture, bend strength, and others)

• Magnetic resonance

• Eddy current detectors

• Surface acoustic wave sensors

SwRI matches promising technologies, whether off-the-shelf or developmental, to the client’s challenge. This matching produces added-value solutions for the client.
Some of SwRI’s past work in these areas includes:

• Magnetic Resonance: Effective Process Monitoring Technology

• Using Laser-Induced Reactions to Measure Product Quality

• Real-Time X-ray Imaging Used to Detect Foreign Matter in Food Products

For more information about a process manager's toolkit and process monitoring technologies capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Todd Goyen at tgoyen@swri.org or (210) 522-3528.
 

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Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions.

June 23, 2008