When Forest City Gear started manufacturing gears for medical Components in the 1980s, it was a minuscule part of the company's business Today, the medical device industry represents 18-20% of Forest City Gear's customer base, and those numbers seem to be rising. Everett Hawkins, project manager/sales for Forest City Gear, says many of the spur and worm gears they manufacture perform in different medical devices in optometry, doctor's equipment on the hospital floor or in physical therapy devices. Gears likely will continue spinning in these devices in the coming years, due to growing medical needs of the aging Baby Boomer population. According to a report issued by the Census Department in 2001, the 51-55 year old age group increased by 55% from the time of the last census. The second fastest growing age group, at 45%, was the segment aged 45-49. Given these numbers, it's easy to understand why medical devices - and by extension, their suppliers - are in such high demand.
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机译：当Forest City Gear于1980年代开始制造用于医疗部件的齿轮时，这已成为公司业务的很小一部分。今天，医疗器械行业占Forest City Gear客户基础的18-20％，而且这一数字似乎正在上升。 Forest City Gear项目经理/销售员Everett Hawkins说，他们制造的许多正齿轮和蜗轮在不同的医疗设备中以验光，医院地板上的医生设备或物理治疗设备执行。由于婴儿潮一代的老龄化对医疗的需求不断增长，因此在未来几年中，这些设备中的齿轮可能会继续旋转。根据政府统计处2001年的报告，年龄在51-55岁之间的人群比上次人口普查时增长了55％。增长第二快的年龄段是45-49岁，为45％。有了这些数字，就很容易理解为什么对医疗器械以及其供应商的需求如此之高。
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