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Westminster Tool Teams Up with Foster and Mantle for Medical Device Case Study

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Westminster Tool Teams Up with Foster and Mantle for Medical Device Case Study

Westminster Tool Teams Up with Foster and Mantle for Medical Device Case Study

We’re proud to announce that we’ve partnered with Mantle Inc. and Foster Corp. in researching some groundbreaking technology for the medical device manufacturing industry. Following the success of our previous studies on applying Mantle’s Technology, our latest project set out to create medical-grade forceps while testing the design, material, manufacturing, and injection molding process with metal 3D printed cavities.

Results from our research will be revealed at the upcoming PTXPO show in Rosemont, IL, on Wednesday, March 30 at the Moldmaking Technology Tech Talk Theater. Attendees are welcome to visit Westminster Tool and Mantle side by side at Booth 1317 and 1319, where they can also see the cavities and surgical forceps up close.

Using Foster’s latest polymer from Arkema, we worked with Mantle to design and produce metal 3D-printed cavities for research and development. We met with Foster in December of 2021 to discuss their supply of the new material, known commercially as Rilsan® FKZM 65 O TD MED, a glass-filled, advanced bio-based polymer designed for medical devices. The material was developed specifically with surgical instruments in mind. Not only does the material offer high performance but emphasizes sustainability, being devised from castor oil.

Considering our shared experience within the medical industry, Foster CEO, Larry Acquarulo and Westminster Tool President, Ray Coombs, discussed running the material with Mantle printed cavities. The idea is that we could create a high quality prototype tool quickly, and Foster would get real-world medical device examples for potential customers.

The material’s high-density glass filling meant it was highly abrasive and would likely pose challenges in a traditional aluminum prototype tool. As a result, metal 3D-printed cavities from Mantle became a popular prospect early on. Mantle’s printed cavities in this situation not only allow for the use of a subgate to mold thousands of parts without worrying about eroding the gates, but they also enable us to put in cooling lines and more effectively control the cavity temperature, which is critical to molding this particular material.

 

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Eating plastic makes for smaller mussels

Petra Löwer (Germany)
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Eating plastic makes for smaller mussels

Eating plastic makes for smaller mussels

Study lead author Dr. Charlene Trestrail said mussels ingest microscopic pieces of plastic used in cosmetics, affecting their ability to grow and reproduce.

The microplastics travel from our bathroom sinks to the ocean, where they are easily confused with algae or seaweeds.

Because mussels cannot tell the difference, they take in the plastic along with their normal diet of algae.

Trials on mussels collected from Newport, Victoria were conducted in the water of varying microplastic levels.

Trestrail said the plastics affected the action of four of the invertebrates’ key digestive enzymes, which means they struggle to break down starch into the simple sugars they need to survive.

“We don’t think the plastic affects mussels directly, but it does reduce their ability to digest the real food in their gut, which means they miss out on energy and nutrients,” Trestrail, who conducted the work with RMIT’s Ecotoxicology Research group, said.

If they can’t digest food effectively, the mussels can struggle to grow, so they end up smaller overall.

Trestrail said mussels also need the energy to mate and reproduce, which could have serious ramifications for biodiversity in the bay.

“Besides being a tasty treat for humans, mussels play an important role in keeping marine ecosystems healthy,” Trestrail said.

“Because plastic can affect their ability to breed, we could see a drop in mussel populations in Port Phillip Bay, with knock-on effects for other marine wildlife.”

Environmental campaigners have worked hard to reduce the amount of plastic in the oceans from easily visible things like shopping bags and packaging.

But Trestrail said it’s time to highlight the lesser-known impact of microbeads and other hidden plastics in products like toothpaste and bath scrubs.

Her study, which she published last year as part of her Ph.D. at RMIT University, was one of the first to investigate how tiny plastics affect a common marine mussels’ digestion.

“We know lots about how plastics affect animals externally – we’ve all seen photos of birds and turtles entangled in plastic – but now we know more about what plastics do internally,” Trestrail said.

“We found tiny pieces of plastic had a big impact on mussels’ digestion, hampering their ability to get energy out of their food.”

There has been a push in recent years for new legislation to reduce microplastic pollution, from microbeads in bathroom products to fibres in synthetic fabrics.

Previous research by Trestrail and RMIT’s Ecotoxicology Research group showed that plastic water-absorbing green floral foam used by florists can be ingested by a range of freshwater and marine animals.

But while the federal government has supported the cosmetics industry to start phasing out microbeads, the 2021 National Plastics Plan stopped short of banning or regulating their use.

Trestrail said we need to take pollution from microplastics and microbeads more seriously.

“Because they’re so small, once they’re in the ecosystem they are almost impossible to remove. The only solution is not to use them in the first place,” she said.

https://www.rmit.edu.au/

#Eating plastic  #smaller mussels #Trestrail and RMIT’s Ecotoxicology Research group

 

Truiem Names Robert Veghte Kennedy as CEO

Petra Löwer (Germany)
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Truiem Names Robert Veghte Kennedy as CEO

Truiem Names Robert Veghte Kennedy as CEO

Truiem, a leader in monitoring the digital experience of its customers’ remote Contact Center agents, critical employees, and their real-time interaction with end-users, announced the appointment of Robert Veghte Kennedy as the company’s Chairman and CEO to fuel the next phase of the company’s growth.

Today’s complex digital environment often leaves remote workers operating outside the traditional boundaries of a fully managed IT infrastructure. These critical resources must receive and consistently provide the highest level of customer service. The Truiem TruExperience platform provides Business and IT Operational teams a secure and scalable solution to measure and report user experience across what are often unmanaged technologies and 3rd party provided services.

TruExperience helps customers better understand the interactions with their clients and employees in real-time and adjust work assignments and technical resources to maximize those interactions.

“I’m very excited to be able to lead this experienced team of professionals with such an innovative service solution focused on today’s distributed work environment,” said Kennedy. “It’s absolutely the right time and technology given the intensity of society’s remote interactions using complex digital mediums.”

“Kennedy’s experience working with software platforms and services that have monitored and managed the world’s largest service providers, enterprises, and government agencies, is the perfect fit to help propel our organization’s growth and direction,” said Scott Kimmelman, COO, and founder.

Kennedy joins Truiem having served as CEO and COO of several companies ranging from startups to over 14,000 employees. Having served as the operating officer at TPI International and then a founder of NetSpeak Corporation, Kennedy has been at the forefront of telecommunications and in the development of the VoIP and IP based call centers including leading the company awarded the patent for inventing and bringing to market the world’s first IP based contact center.

Most recently, Kennedy led ShoreGroup from its early stages to having its CaseSentry platform monitor and manage the world’s largest and most sophisticated networks and then through its sale to Francisco Partners, a private equity firm.

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#Robert Veghte Kennedy #CEO #Truiem 

 

Eating plastic makes for smaller mussels

Petra Löwer (Germany)
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Eating plastic makes for smaller mussels

Eating plastic makes for smaller mussels

Study lead author Dr. Charlene Trestrail said mussels ingest microscopic pieces of plastic used in cosmetics, affecting their ability to grow and reproduce.

The microplastics travel from our bathroom sinks to the ocean, where they are easily confused with algae or seaweeds.

Because mussels cannot tell the difference, they take in the plastic along with their normal diet of algae.

Trials on mussels collected from Newport, Victoria were conducted in water of varying microplastic levels.

Trestrail said the plastics affected the action of four of the invertebrates’ key digestive enzymes, which means they struggle to break down starch into the simple sugars they need to survive.

“We don’t think the plastic affects mussels directly, but it does reduce their ability to digest the real food in their gut, which means they miss out on energy and nutrients,” Trestrail, who conducted the work with RMIT’s Ecotoxicology Research group, said.

If they can’t digest food effectively, the mussels can struggle to grow, so they end up smaller overall.

Trestrail said mussels also need the energy to mate and reproduce, which could have serious ramifications for biodiversity in the bay.

“Besides being a tasty treat for humans, mussels play an important role in keeping marine ecosystems healthy,” Trestrail said.

“Because plastic can affect their ability to breed, we could see a drop in mussel populations in Port Phillip Bay, with knock-on effects for other marine wildlife.”

Environmental campaigners have worked hard to reduce the amount of plastic in the oceans from easily visible things like shopping bags and packaging.

But Trestrail said it’s time to highlight the lesser-known impact of microbeads and other hidden plastics in products like toothpaste and bath scrubs.

Her study, which she published last year as part of her Ph.D. at RMIT University, was one of the first to investigate how tiny plastics affect a common marine mussels’ digestion.

“We know lots about how plastics affect animals externally – we’ve all seen photos of birds and turtles entangled in plastic – but now we know more about what plastics do internally,” Trestrail said.

“We found tiny pieces of plastic had a big impact in mussels’ digestion, hampering their ability to get energy out of their food.”

There has been a push in recent years for new legislation to reduce microplastic pollution, from microbeads in bathroom products to fibres in synthetic fabrics.

Previous research by Trestrail and RMIT’s Ecotoxicology Research group showed that plastic water-absorbing green floral foam used by florists can be ingested by a range of freshwater and marine animals.

But while the federal government has supported the cosmetics industry to start phasing out microbeads, the 2021 National Plastics Plan stopped short of banning or regulating their use.

Trestrail said we need to take pollution from microplastics and microbeads more seriously.

“Because they’re so small, once they’re in the ecosystem they are almost impossible to remove. The only solution is not to use them in the first place,” she said.

https://www.rmit.edu.au/

#Eating plastic  #smaller mussels #Trestrail and RMIT’s Ecotoxicology Research group

Truiem Names Robert Veghte Kennedy as CEO

Petra Löwer (Germany)
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Truiem Names Robert Veghte Kennedy as CEO

Truiem Names Robert Veghte Kennedy as CEO

Truiem, a leader in monitoring the digital experience of its customers’ remote Contact Center agents, critical employees, and their real-time interaction with end-users, announced the appointment of Robert Veghte Kennedy as the company’s Chairman and CEO to fuel the next phase of the company’s growth.

Today’s complex digital environment often leaves remote workers operating outside the traditional boundaries of a fully managed IT infrastructure. These critical resources must receive and consistently provide the highest level of customer service. The Truiem TruExperience platform provides Business and IT Operational teams a secure and scalable solution to measure and report user experience across what are often unmanaged technologies and 3rd party provided services.

TruExperience helps customers better understand the interactions with their clients and employees in real-time and adjust work assignments and technical resources to maximize those interactions.

“I’m very excited to be able to lead this experienced team of professionals with such an innovative service solution focused on today’s distributed work environment,” said Kennedy. “It’s absolutely the right time and technology given the intensity of society’s remote interactions using complex digital mediums.”

“Kennedy’s experience working with software platforms and services that have monitored and managed the world’s largest service providers, enterprises, and government agencies, is the perfect fit to help propel our organization’s growth and direction,” said Scott Kimmelman, COO, and founder.

Kennedy joins Truiem having served as CEO and COO of several companies ranging from startups to over 14,000 employees. Having served as the operating officer at TPI International and then a founder of NetSpeak Corporation, Kennedy has been at the forefront of telecommunications and in the development of the VoIP and IP based call centers including leading the company awarded the patent for inventing and bringing to market the world’s first IP based contact center.

Most recently, Kennedy led ShoreGroup from its early stages to having its CaseSentry platform monitor and manage the world’s largest and most sophisticated networks and then through its sale to Francisco Partners, a private equity firm.

Click here

#Robert Veghte Kennedy #CEO #Truiem

 

SES Expands O3b mPOWER Partner Ecosystem with Comtech for Antenna Systems

Petra Löwer (Germany)
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SES Expands O3b mPOWER Partner Ecosystem with Comtech for Antenna Systems

SES Expands O3b mPOWER Partner Ecosystem with Comtech for Antenna Systems

SES announced today that Comtech Telecommunications Corp (NASDQ: CMTL) is supplying antenna systems for its second-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) O3b mPOWER gateways. The antenna hardware comes in a range of sizes – from the 5.5 metre gateway intended for telemetry, tracking, and control (TT&C) to smaller antennas for enterprise and government use. The antennas can also be deployed as customer gateways for O3b mPOWER.

O3b mPOWER is the successor to SES’s first-generation O3b MEO constellation. The software-driven communications system is capable of delivering connectivity services from tens of megabits to multiple gigabits per second. It is scheduled for launch in the coming months and is expected to be operational by end of 2022.

Based on a number of innovations, the new Comtech antennas are a significant improvement over the existing O3b gateways as the dual-drive X/Y antennas offer huge advantages over traditional Azimuth/Elevation systems, including:

  • Precision tracking – Elimination of the keyhole constraint and the facility for precision pointing and tracking through continuous hemispheric movement;
  • Multi-orbit support – Flexibility to operate both GEO satellites and MEO constellations from a non-GEO gateway, resulting in cost efficiencies and resiliency;
  • Easier installation – The 5.5-meter Ka-band kingpost, dish ring, drive cabinets, and cabling is installed and tested in the factory and shipped as an assembly, greatly reducing on-site installation timescales;
  • Carbon fibre reflector – The 5.5m reflector design leverages the intrinsic benefits of carbon fibre to provide a rigid structure that is much lighter than alternative materials;
  • Lower CapEx and OpEx – The lighter-weight reflector design can utilize smaller drive motors, experiences less component stress for longer life and lower power consumption during the constant trace/retrace operation needed for non-geostationary satellite tracking, resulting in overall lower capital and operational costs; and
  • Surface accuracy – Carbon fibre reflector surface accuracy is stable over extreme temperature ranges and is particularly ideal for gateways situated in equatorial regions and in areas subject to excessive daily temperature fluctuations.

“We are pleased that SES selected Comtech’s X/Y antenna products for critical telemetry, tracking, and control facilities as well as customer data gateways and user terminals to support their next-generation O3b mPOWER ground station infrastructure. These antenna products provide unique technical and commercial advantages in support of non-geostationary constellations over traditional antenna products,” said Michael Porcelain, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

“These next-generation gateway antennas are especially important for customers who want to land data at their own site whilst being able to tap into the differentiated O3b mPOWER connectivity services. For our government customers, this is especially attractive since we have a compelling offering with our low-latency, high-throughput services delivered in a secure environment as if they were using their own dedicated satellite network. This is made possible, in part, due to these gateways that are now more resilient, lighter, and easier to install,” said Stewart Sanders, Executive Vice President of Technology and O3b mPOWER manager at SES.

suzanne.ong@ses.com

#SES Expands #O3b mPOWER #Partner Ecosystem with Comtech #Antenna Systems

 

Gozio Health Announces Financial Partnership with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital

Petra Löwer (Germany)
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Gozio Health Announces Financial Partnership with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital

Gozio Health Announces Financial Partnership with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital

Gozio Health, an industry-leading location-aware mobile patient engagement platform, announced the closing of an investment from funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. The investment round will be used to accelerate Gozio’s growth and set the stage for a long-term financial partnership.

“We are at a turning point in healthcare where digital strategy is not only a competitive differentiator for health systems but is foundational to positive consumer experiences. An effective digital platform can enhance engagement with patients, prevent revenue leakage and increase overall patient satisfaction,” said Joshua Titus, Founder, and CEO of Gozio. “With the strong support of Morgan Stanley, Gozio is poised to substantially ramp up efforts to equip health systems with the kind of robust, extensible platform needed to optimize digital engagement.”

Gozio’s mobile patient engagement solution provides health systems with a turnkey digital front door, offering a unified platform that integrates HCIT applications, including physician directories, appointment scheduling, EHR, and patient record access, into an easy-to-use mobile application. Gozio’s solution also leverages the Company’s patented, industry-leading wayfinding technology to provide real-time, turn-by-turn directions to patients and staff.

“The consumerization of healthcare is driving hospitals and health systems to increasingly focus on patient experience and engagement. Gozio offers a solution that helps patients not only navigate the physical network of the health system but also provides patients mobile access to the services, information, and applications necessary to engage patients in their own care,” said Melissa Daniels, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. “We believe Gozio’s digital front door and wayfinding technology provides a compelling value proposition by enhancing the personal end-to-end consumer experience within the network of the health system. We are thrilled to be partnering with Joshua and the Gozio team to support the Company as it continues on its growth trajectory.”

Gozio will use the funding to expand its client base among leading health systems, grow its client services and engineering teams, and advance the extensibility of its platform to support a digital health ecosystem.

https://www.goziohealth.com/

# Financial Partnership # Morgan Stanley # Gozio Health # Expansion Capital

SI GROUP TO ATTEND AFPM 2022 INTERNATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CONFERENCE

Petra Löwer (Germany)
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SI GROUP TO ATTEND AFPM 2022 INTERNATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CONFERENCE

SI GROUP TO ATTEND AFPM 2022 INTERNATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CONFERENCE

SI Group, a leading performance additives company, will be attending the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) International Petrochemical Conference, to be held at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Texas on March 27-29, 2022.

AFPM’s International Petrochemical Conference is a key annual event for SI Group. Following the event’s cancellation in 2020 and a limited attendance in 2021, SI Group is pleased to re-engage with industry stakeholders. Joey Gullion, SVP – Chief Commercial Officer, commented, “We are thrilled to be back at APFM this year—this event provides the right intimate setting for our Commercial team to focus and connect with our customers. We look forward to the opportunity for face-to-face conversation and engaging in the dialog to enable us to remain current with our customer’s needs.”

In addition to members of the Commercial team, SI Group will have representatives from its Strategic Sourcing organization at the event, noted Paul Vogt, VP – of Supply Chain Services at SI Group, “We are ready to meet our vendor base at AFPM this year. Our Global Supply Chain team has recently welcomed new leadership, including Ben Smith, VP of Strategic Sourcing, who will be present to meet directly with our partners for the first time. We’re also fortunate to have some of our tenured colleagues with us to facilitate the transition and connect with our long-term suppliers.”

SI Group leadership attending this year includes: 
•    Joey Gullion, SVP – Chief Commercial Officer
•    Paul Tilley, SVP – Business Development
•    Paul Vogt, VP – Supply Chain Services
•    Paul Whittleston, VP – Industrial Solutions
•    Ben Smith, VP – Strategic Sourcing
•    Pam Dolan, Sr. Sales Director – Industrial Solutions
•    Joe Evans, Sr. Director – Sourcing
•    Stephan Westphal, Sr. Director – Sourcing

CLICK HERE

#SI GROUP #AFPM 2022 INTERNATIONAL  #PETROCHEMICAL CONFERENCE

OPCW Executive Council briefed on chemical weapons destruction progress in the United States

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OPCW Executive Council briefed on chemical weapons destruction progress in the United States

OPCW Executive Council briefed on chemical weapons destruction progress in the United States

Members of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council attended a chemical demilitarisation transparency event hosted virtually by the United States of America and held at OPCW Headquarters in The Hague from 21 to 22 March 2022. The event focussed on destruction progress at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) in Richmond, Kentucky.

The United States is in the process of completing the destruction of its remaining chemical weapons stockpiles in line with a decision of the Conference of States Parties. Inspectors from the OPCW monitor and verify destruction progress 24/7.

During the event, American officials provided an overview of the chemical weapons destruction in the United States and details on destruction progress at the BGCAPP. The destruction facility was designated to destroy all nerve agent-filled munitions stored at the Blue Grass Chemical Activity Chemical Weapons Storage Facility.

Topics covered in presentations and discussions included the measures that have been taken to accelerate destruction progress and the technologies used to destroy chemical weapons. Participants were also briefed on the approaches used to ensure the health and safety of people and the environment near the destruction sites including the involvement of the local community in decision making.

#OPCW Executive Council # destruction sites #local community # decision making #environment

EWG: EPA must do more to prioritize forever chemicals spending

Petra Löwer (Germany)
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EWG: EPA must do more to prioritize forever chemicals spending

EWG: EPA must do more to prioritize forever chemicals spending

The Environmental Working Group today thanked President Joe Biden for making the toxic forever chemicals known as “PFAS” a priority in his fiscal year 2023 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency. But the EPA has not yet said how it will reallocate FY 2022 funding to meet the deadlines in its “roadmap” for tackling PFAS.

The budget request for FY 2023 includes $11.88 billion for the EPA, a 29 percent increase above the FY 2021 enacted level, including a $57 million increase to address PFAS.

But the real test of the EPA’s commitment to tackling PFAS is not the budget request.

EWG and other environmental groups last week sent a letter urging EPA Administrator Michael Regan to prioritize funds for meeting deadlines in its PFAS roadmap. The roadmap released in October set deadlines for the EPA to develop a drinking water standard for PFOA and PFOS, two of the most notorious PFAS chemicals, among other deliverables.

The FY 2022 appropriations law directs the EPA to provide Congress with a “spend plan” to address PFAS within 60 days.

“Although the budget request for FY 2023 is good news, the real test of EPA’s commitment is the FY 2022 spend plan,” said EWG’s Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Scott Faber. “Congress passed the buck, so it’s up to Administrator Regan to ensure the EPA meets the deadlines in its roadmap.”

“Communities have waited more than 20 years for EPA to act,” Faber said. “In the next few days, they will learn whether EPA will finally deliver or whether the roadmap is more empty promises.”

PFAS are a large family of fluorinated chemicals linked to an increased risk of cancer, harm to fetal development, reduced vaccine effectiveness, and other serious health problems. They are known as forever chemicals because they do not break down in the environment and they build up in our organs.

Nearly everyone tested in the U.S. has PFAS compounds in their blood, with exposure from many sources, including food, water, consumer products, and dust.

# Environmental Working Group #toxic forever chemicals #FY 2022 funding #PFAS 

 

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