Tag Archives: metals

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The Blast Furnace Gas Diet

March 30, 2012

Ordinary power plants are famously choosy eaters. They pick one diet, say coal, natural gas or oil,…



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From Waste to Asset: GE’s Waste Gas Turbines Turn Steel Mills Green in China

November 15, 2011

The steel industry has had an image problem. According to recent data, steel makers generate some 40%…



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GE Appliances Helps Unveil Fridge-Recycling Behemoth in Philly, Expands Options for Customers and Supports New Jobs

September 9, 2011

It wouldn’t be out of place at a monster truck rally. 40 feet tall and capable of…



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The 3 Ways GE’s New Welding Laser Improves Manufacturing

April 14, 2011

One of GE’s most important initiatives is to develop new technologies that meet the world’s changing needs…



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Engineering Ways to Reduce the Rare Metal Rhenium in Jets

December 28, 2010

Few people have ever heard of rhenium — a rare and semi-precious metal — but it’s an…



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Micro-cameras & spas for metals at India Tech Center

September 15, 2010

Over the last decade, GE has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in R&D — and one…