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Reposted from Vietnam Economic Times
Though “Lean management” is a proven method in accelerating positive change during “business-as-usual”, it is equally relevant and impactful in periods of crisis, such as Covid-19. Hong Nhung – Vietnam Economic Times reports.
Make It Big: GE Plant That Builds Football-Field-Long Wind Turbine Blades To Expand Production
The blades for the Haliade-X, the most powerful wind turbine in operation, are a sight to behold. Longer than a football field, the sinuous blades stretch 107 meters from end to end, enabling them to wring megawatts of renewable energy from offshore winds.
The Shape Of Things To Come: How Innovation Defines The Next Chapter In GE History
Earlier this week, GE announced a “defining moment” in its history, a plan to form three global public companies, each a leader in its industry, focused on aviation, healthcare and energy.
Third-Quarter Earnings Results: Strong Performance Continues
Reporting GE’s third-quarter results, GE Chairman and CEO Larry Culp said the company delivered “another strong quarter as orders, margins and cash improved.” The results benefited from “continued signs of recovery” in the aviation market, Culp said, but he stressed that GE’s focus on continuous improvement and lean management was driving broader operational and financial progress. He also said that the company was managing through significant challenges, such as supply chain disruptions and onshore wind market pressure due to the U.S. production tax credit (PTC).
COP26: 15 Ways GE Is Helping To Bring About A More Sustainable Future
Some 20,000 people have descended on Glasgow, Scotland, to attend the United Nations’ 26th Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26), which runs until Nov. 12. They are discussing ways to emit less carbon and hold the planet’s temperature increase to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius. “As countries begin to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, we must take the historic opportunity to tackle climate change at the same time — to build back better, and greener,” said Alok Sharma, COP president designate.
Top 4 coolest technologies you may have missed in October
A superstrong glass inspired by mollusk shells’ tough inner layer, a cellular “time machine” that reversed the spread of pancreatic cancer in a model and a prototype artificial kidney. This month’s coolest things go big by going small.
On The Bright Side: This Diagnostic Tool Points To The Future In Breast Cancer Detection
Since they first appeared in the 1960s, mammography machines have come to symbolize the power of medical imaging technology to help combat breast cancer. But for women whose mammograms — X-ray images of the breast — turn up something unusual, the path to diagnosis can be lengthy and full of anxiety, sometimes taking weeks after the initial screening.
The Heart Of An Innovative Program: These Doctors Are Working To Attract More Women To Cardiology
When Dr. Marta Sitges was in medical school at Autonomous University of Barcelona in the early 1990s, she studied alongside numerous women who were pursuing careers in medicine. Now, as director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Sitges is often the only woman in the room.
Breaking The Mold: 3D Printing Could Help The Wind Industry Forge A New Path
For hundreds of years, the art of casting industrial components has hardly changed: Design an object, create a model, use the model to build a mold and then cast your final product by pouring molten metal into the cavity formed by the model. The process is the same at foundries all across the world. But when the people at one of those foundries encountered additive manufacturing — better known as 3D printing — they quickly realized how radically the approach could disrupt the way they make things.
For The Long Haul: $2 Billion Engine Deal Helps Bring First Nonstop Flights Between Vietnam And The U.S.
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways said on Wednesday it would purchase GE Aviation’s GEnx jet engines for 10 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets. The deal, valued at $2 billion at list price, also includes an option to power an additional 20 jets. The jets will fly nonstop routes between Vietnam and the U.S.