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MED has a long history in the healthcare industry that dates back to 1877 when Erwin Mortiz Reiniger started manufacturing medical devices at the company s headquarters in Erlangen, Germany. After the discovery of the X-ray, the company successfully developed the first tube and equipment, and trend-setting innovations continued to drive the growth of the company (Table 2.1) (Mills Kurz, 2003). 

It would be a dull world if, for example, television, movies, photography and magazines essentially only provided black and white images, and if automobiles were available in any colour we like provided it s black . The days when such a situation existed are really not so long ago in relative historical terms. Equally, it is vital that those industries involved in the manufacture and application of colour should continue to be increasingly sensitive to any potential adverse effect on the environment in its wider sense, and respond accordingly. A balanced approach will ensure protection of the environment and allow an innovative colour industry to thrive into the future. 

With the ability to modulate a wide range of surface properties from hydrophobidty and hydrophilicity to structural arrangement, dynamic surfaces can be fine-tuned to address needs that span the biotechnology industry. As opportunities for innovation continue to be explored, materials and stimuli wiU emerge to generate more complex surface architectures with defined responses. Thus the future is bright for smart materials research. 

Today, Du Pont continues to place a heavy emphasis on safety. The company continues to promote innovation in industrial safety. Over the years it has been among the first to champion the following, among other safety management practices ... 

In 1993, the United States medical device industry employed 282,000 people, averaging a growth rate of about 4% since 1975. Research and development spending in this industry outpaced that in virtually every other industry. Over 7% of sales were spent on research and development in 1993, amounting to a Httle less than 3 bHHon. This rate reflects both the rapid rate of innovation and short product life-cycle. Medical devices become obsolete far more rapidly than pharmaceuticals (qv), forcing companies continuously to be innovative. 

After the Second World War, the technical innovations, both in steelmaking and in the physical metallurgy of steels, continued apace. A number of industrial research laboratories were set up around the world, of which perhaps the most influential was the laboratory of the US Steel Corporation in Pennsylvania, where some world-... 

Benson and Ponton (1993) and Ponton (1996) have speculated on the ultimate results of continuing efforts for process minimization. They envision a twenty-first century chemical industry totally revolutionized by technological innovation, automation, and miniaturization. Small, distributed manufacturing facilities would produce materials on demand, at the location where they are needed. Raw materials would be nonhazardous, and the manufacturing processes would be waste free and inherently safe. While their vision of future technology is speculative, we are beginning to see progress in this direction. 

Nowadays many companies have adopted a policy of continuous improvement of working conditions. Therefore, it is desirable to create target levels for those who want to pursue more efficient control by applying the best available control technologies. There are also endeavors to create optimal working conditions in order to improve the performance and the innovativeness of a staff, and hence enhance productivity. A series of laboratory and case studies show that employee productivity is higher when the work environment is appropriate for the tasks being done.- Such efforts are typical in the advanced sector of industry. One can say that there is a transition from blue-collar to white-collar work. ... 

The FCC process has a long history of innovation and will continue to play a key role in the overall success of the refining industry. The continuing developments will primarily be in the areas of catalyst, process, and hardware technologies. 

Within the chemical industry, micro-organisms and enzymes are often used as catalysts. It is possible for a unit operation in an essentially chemical production process to be a biochemically catalysed step giving rise to a mixed chemical/biochemical production process. The products of these reactions include organic chemicals, solvents, polymers, pharmaceuticals, and purfumes. Mixed chemical/biochemical production processes are continuously innovated and optimised, mainly for economical reasons. 

The past events in designing plastic products have been nothing short of major worldly achievements. Designers innovations and visionary provides the required high level of sophistication that is applied to problems that exist with solutions that follow. Ahead is a continuation of meeting new challenges with these innovations and idealism that continues to make plastics a dynamic and visionary industry. The statement that we are in the World of Plastics is definitely true. In fact one can say that plastic products has made life easier for all worldwide. 

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