Sunday, June 12, 2011

GE Healthcare opens $165M N. G

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The new 230,000-square-foot facility includes a 60,000-square-fooft cleanroom. The digital X-ray detectors that will be made at the plangt are used inmammogram screening, a growingf $1 billion market for breast cancer Much like the transition from paper medical records to streamlined electronicx record keeping, digital X-rays are slowly replacing traditional film X-ray machines. In addition to the 100 new jobs schedulex forthe plant, 50 people will transfer to the tech park from GE’e research center in Positions at the new site will includee 15 engineers, 15 administrators and 120 technicianse and support staff with an average annuak salary of $65,000.
The plant is expecterd to have an annual payrollof $10 GE developed its digital X-ray technology at GE Global Research in Niskayuna. GE said this is the company’w first expansion of high tech medical equipmen manufacturing by its health care operation intoNew ”This a wonderful example of how a long-ter m commitment to technology can spur the growth of our manufacturingh base and create new, high-tech jobs,” said Mark GE senior vice president and director of the research GE Healthcare spent 15 years and more than $200 milliojn developing its digital flat panel X-rayt technology.
The flat-panel detector is a critical component ofan X-rayh system and plays a role in providinbg an improved image.

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