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.
SALT LAKE CITY—Researchers at the University of Utah have developed a new technology for sintering titanium powder that produces titanium parts with wrought-like microstructure and mechanical properties.
ENFIELD, CT—CIRTEC Medical Systems, a contract manufacturer of medical devices, is planning to build a new 35,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility here.
FAIRFIELD, CT—Henry Ford was fond of saying that “nothing was particularly hard if you divided it into small jobs.” He followed his own advice, built the world’s first large-scale assembly lines that cranked out millions of Model Ts every year, and left his competitors in the dust. GE engineers are now taking Ford’s advice to the extreme and breaking down the factory into even smaller pieces: bits and bytes.
Established methods—like ultrasonic and resistance welding—increasingly face competition from advancing technologies like laser, friction and micro welding.