Industrial Process Optimization

Photonic sensors have a large role to play in industrial optimization.  As I recently wrote online, the Great Reshoring of manufacturing stands to bring a large influx of new industrial opportunities back into the United States.  To be competitive on the world markets, these newly located factories need to be highly efficient, which creates an enormous opportunity for advanced sensors.  Spectral sensors can enhance quality inspection of incoming material, in-process reaction progress, temperature, and endpoint detection, and quality / composition of finished goods.

With expertise in Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS), as well as Raman, NIR, and FTIR methods, our mission is both fundamental research into machine-learning assisted calibration methods, and in implementations of these methods that enhance productivity and minimize waste in industrial processes.

Contact Steve (sgbuck “at” uw.edu) if you are interested in research collaboration.