PlastiScan 

Infrared Fiber Systems, Inc. 

Silver Spring, MD 
 

Infrared Fiber Systems, Inc. has developed non-contact sensors using fiber optics for use in confined or inaccessible locations. The use of an acousto-optic tunable filter coupled to infrared (IR) fibers for spectroscopy is a the core of Infrared Fiber Systems technical advancement

• Infrared Fiber Systems has been producing the PlastiScan commercially for the past eight years
• The sales have enabled the inform to keep eleven individuals employed 
• The technology has also enabled the firm to establish multiple domestic and international distributors and partners
• Sales realized from the most recent fiscal year have totaled over two million dollars

• Infrared systems has also received related funding from the department of Energy and the National Institute of Health. The purpose of these additional funds is develop Spin-off products for the areas of toxic-waste detection and medical diagnostics
• The PlastiScan is being utilized in a variety of markets in the private sector. These areas including Pharmaceutical tablet analysis, Air Pollution Detection and Liquid Fuel analysis
• The company also believes that certain opportunities exist in the Medical Diagnostic, Chemical processing, Food Processing, and Gas & Oil Refineries
 

• The Department of Energy and the army are currently utilizing Infrared Fiber Systems, PlastiScan for the gas analysis of toxic waste in environmental clean-ups and the analysis of liquid fuels. The thiokol corporation is also using the PlastiScan to determine monitor Rocket engine parts for oil contamination

 
 

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