December 9, 2004 -- EVENDALE, Ohio -- GE Transportation's marine gas turbine business has launched a program to obtain American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certification, to the Steel Vessel and the new Naval Vessel Rules, for its LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine. GE plans to certify the LM6000 at a power level greater than 36 megawatts based on United States Navy standard day conditions (100oF).
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December 7, 2004 -- VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA -- The Engine Alliance's GP7200 engine completed its first flight on December 3, mounted at the inboard location on the left wing of GE's Boeing 747 flying testbed, at Victorville, California. This first flight, which lasted for nearly three hours, focused on assessing the engine operation and gathering propulsion system data on the nacelle and accessories.
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NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND - December 7, 2004 : -- GE Energy has adapted ultrasound technology used in hospitals to create the most advanced inspection tool for evaluating the "health" of liquid pipelines.
GE Energy's UltraScan® Duo is the oil and gas industry's first pipeline inspection gauge (or "pig") to utilize "Phased Array Ultrasound Technology," an automated sensor system GE adapted to perform comprehensive pipeline inspections in a single run.
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2004--With federal regulators considering license extensions, power uprates, component obsolescence and productivity demands at a growing number of U.S. nuclear power plants, GE Energy's nuclear business has launched a new service to help utilities evaluate and enhance plant reliability, performance and safety.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2004--Consumers looking to freshen up their kitchens will appreciate the many benefits of the GE ClimateKeeper2(TM) Refrigeration Technology. Known for keeping food garden fresh longer, this refrigeration system also wins points with consumers for its style and convenience.
Over 40 percent of consumers we recently surveyed said they would purchase a new refrigerator if it would make their foods last longer, according to Robert Rogers, Marketing Manager of Refrigeration, GE Consumer & Industrial.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2004--GE Healthcare announced today at the Radiological Society of North America's (RSNA) 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, that it recently signed contracts with two new customers in the United States to build all-digital community hospitals over the next two to three years. These new customers represent GE's leadership in creating focused solutions to digitize general care community hospitals.
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The current dilemma for industrial IT is facing up to elaborate business needs for real-time production and process information, by connecting to a plethora of disparate IT applications, plant systems and devices.
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