Ascend Elements, a Westborough-based company that recycles former electric vehicle battery components into materials used to construct new batteries, has opened a jointly operated plant in Poland.Â
In an effort to help combat mounting concerns regarding manufacturing facility fire and explosion risks and close the gap between the manufacturing industry and academia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute has introduced the nation’s first master’s degree program in explosion protection engineering.Â
The chief technology officer of Marlborough-based IPG Photonics Corp. is heading to retirement, as the company’s new CEO looks to overcome falling stock prices and global demand issues.