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Gus Iversen, Editor in Chief | October 21, 2024
GE HealthCare has launched its first CT scanner production line in France, marking a significant expansion of its presence at the company's Buc site in the Yvelines region.
The new line, announced in 2023, aims to improve the company's agility and reduce carbon emissions while better serving its European customers. The first scanner assembled in France, the Revolution Maxima CT, has been installed at the emergency department of the Montargis Hospital Center (CHAM) in Loiret.
Assembly of the Revolution Maxima CT at the Buc site includes all functional and X-ray testing, system configurations, and direct delivery to European customers, helping to streamline the supply chain.
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The new production line is part of GE HealthCare's "In Europe for Europe" initiative, which is expected to cut carbon emissions related to scanner transport across Europe by 84%. This reduction is largely due to consolidating production processes and favoring ground and rail shipping over air freight.
GE HealthCare’s greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company’s interim goal is to reduce operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 42% and Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, business travel, and use of sold products by 25% by 2030 compared to a 2022 baseline, on the road to net-zero by 2050.
"This new production line aims to adapt our supply chain to better meet the needs of healthcare professionals in Europe, while reducing our carbon emissions," said Jean-Philippe Bousquel, general manager for imaging, international, GE HealthCare. "France is an important country for GE HealthCare, given the many collaborations we have developed with clinicians, research centers, and small and medium enterprises. We are very proud to strengthen our presence in Buc."
At CHAM, the newly installed scanner will help meet the demands of a busy emergency department, which sees 60,000 visits annually.
David Kalmikoff
Full Circle
October 21, 2024 10:43
This facility in Buc, France was where Thomson-CGR made the Magnascan 5000 MRI machine in 1984.
GE bought CGR in 1987.
Now this facility makes CT scanners. I's come full circle in 40 years..
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