Protecting one's hearing is always a smart thing to do. Hearing-aid manufacturer GN ReSound (GNR) believes that improving one's hearing is just as smart.
Here's a good bar-bet question: What is the most American-made vehicle in the United States? The Ford F-150? The Chevrolet Corvette? Close, but no cigar.
Up engineering thermoplastics using glass and carbon fiber reinforcement.
July 6, 2015
With 40+ thermoplastic polymers in general use, one could expect there is an existing material capable of meeting any performance criteria. After all, plastics span a performance spectrum from inexpensive commodity resins to high performance engineering resins.
Although headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Volvo Group manufactures nearly all of its engines at factories in Skovde, Sweden; Hagerstown, MD; and Lyon, France. The Lyon facility produces various types and sizes of engines for Volvo and Renault trucks.