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Every day you are taller in the morning than you are at night. In fact, at the end of each day you are about 1/2 inch (1.25 centimeters) shorter than when you got up that morning. If you don't believe it, have someone measure you when you get up in the morning and then again before you go to bed.

U.S. Manufacturing Shows Signs of Stability As Export Orders Rise

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Northwestern University Research Group Uses 3D Printing To Create Terahertz Lens
 
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The Internet of Things Needs Design, Not Just Technology

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Systems. Managed.
As more and more "things" get connected in the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) world, the management of capital equipment can become technically challenging. Embedded computer systems are not a core competency of most OEMs, but have been a specialty for GMI for over 30 years. Whatever system type you need, we can help you get it exactly right. 
Following the Automotive Industry's Lead to Bring Medical Products to Market Faster
Beat by beat, the heart pumps blood through the arteries. In some people, however, the heart is too weak to supply the body with enough oxygen and nutrients, a condition often referred to as myocardial insufficiency or heart failure. A heart pump implanted in the body can help, although the control system that gives the pump the relevant commands must work very precisely. 
Toward Dissolvable Electronics 
For Implants And Sensors
Tiny electronic sensors and devices that can be implanted in the body and then dissolve almost without a trace are getting closer to reality. Scientists have tested several biodegradable materials, including DNA, proteins and metals, for making transient electronics. Now one team, reporting in the journalACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, has taken another step toward this goal.
The Coming Automation Platform Paradigm
As a regular attendee of industry conferences, I always come away from these events with a nugget or two of interesting information that helps highlight relevant trends or new technology developments that could have an important impact on industry. At the most recent ARC Forum, however, I didn't just run across random nuggets of information, but rather a confluence of trends that appear to indicate a move by both automation suppliers and end users toward an automation platform approach.
Quote of the Week


"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

21 Amazing Travel Apps You've Never Heard Of
SUMMER IS COMING!! 
If you've already combed through tried-and-true travel websites like HipmunkAirbnb, and Lonely Planet, try one of these legit amazing, lesser-known apps before you set your next itinerary in stone.
17 Awesomely Weird Things You Can Only Get At Amazon
Doughnut-warming mugs, meat claws, champagne bongs, and other ~exclusives~.
21 Kitchen Hacks That Will Make Your Life Easier

These tricks change everything.
Fun Fact:  


If you leave lime juice on your hands on a sunny day, your skin can get second degree burns and be discolored for YEARS... It's called "margarita dermatitis" because people often get it while making margaritas outside!

GMI Solutions is a global provider of complete, turnkey electro mechanical solutions exclusively for OEMs.  

 
With ISO 9001 & 13485 certified facilities in North America and Asia, we're equipped to service facilities anywhere in the world.  Our in-house expertise in the design and manufacturing of mechanical assemblies, computing solutions and electronic circuit design result in extremely reliable products with controlled lifecycles.  Our additive manufacturing services offer an excellent option for high-mix, low-volume part production, in addition to prototype units.

 

GMI Solutions has long been a trusted partner of many global tier-one OEMs, including GE, Siemens, Abbott, Danaher, Philips and many more.

 

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The GMI Solutions Team

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