Corrosion Lab (IMAGE) Southwest Research Institute Caption Southwest Research Institute will host the Automotive Corrosion Symposium in Detroit April 11-12. The event is designed to foster communication among corrosion experts from within automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as material, paint and other automotive suppliers over a wide spectrum of industry-identified corrosion issues. SwRI has more than four decades of experience in corrosion and materials failure research. Pictured is the Institute’s dedicated facility for cost-efficient standard corrosion testing. Credit Southwest Research Institute Usage Restrictions Images/Videos may be used by the public for educational and informational purposes only. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.