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Siemens sends medical devices to Haiti
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Siemens Healthcare has contributed supplies of hand-held scanners and blood testing devices to the disaster relief effort in Haiti.

Immediately following January’s earthquake, the company shipped diagnostic systems and supplies through Project HOPE to aid healthcare workers on the island.

Siemens has donated 20 Acuson P10 ultrasound systems: small handheld systems for triage and emergency situations, providing doctors and paramedics with accurate clinical assessment in seconds.

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Cessna Completes Full Acquisition of CitationAir
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Wichita, KS - February 22, 2010 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today it has completed its acquisition of CitationAir, a business aviation solutions company originally called CitationShares.

The original company was started in 2000 as a joint venture between Cessna and TAG Aviation Holding SA with each holding a 50-percent share. Cessna had gradually acquired a greater share through the past decade and today announced acquisition of the final 8 percent. Terms of the transaction were not released.

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Get ready for a new era in automotive
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As the automotive industry begins to recover from this deep global economic downturn, we see a new era emerging for the industry.  Dr. Hans Roehm, Global Managing Partner, Manufacturing Industry, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and Michelle Collins, U.S. Automotive Sector Leader, Deloitte LLP, discuss the structural changes, customer, technology, and people trends that are transforming the industry.   

 

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Textron Achieves Over 100 kW with Laser
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WILMINGTON, Mass. Feb., 22, 2010 – Textron Defense Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that its Directed Energy Weapons business line has successfully tested its Joint High-Power Solid State Laser (J-HPSSL) laboratory demonstration device at average power levels in excess of 100 kilowatts.

 

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