The Collateral standard IEC 60601-1-111, is the international standard that applies to the basic safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment and systems manufactured for use in the home healthcare environment.
MEMPHIS, TN—The Workforce Investment Network has begun training individuals interested in working at the new Electrolux assembly plant here. At full production, the facility will employ more than 1,200.
NEW YORK—Four of the nation’s largest manufacturers—General Electric Co., Alcoa Inc., Boeing Co. and Lockheed-Martin Corp.—have launched an initiative to teach manufacturing skills to 15,000 veterans, who would then be hired by the four companies or matched to other jobs.
GREENVILLE, OH—Whirlpool’s assembly plant here, which produces about 1.5 million Kitchen Aid mixers and blenders annually, is expanding and bringing some jobs from China. The plant has hired 70 people this summer, and plant leaders expect to hire another 50 in about a week.
STRONGSVILLE, OH—Blender manufacturer Vita-mix Corp. has leased a 175,000-square-foot building here for a new assembly plant. The facility will employ 100 workers.