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- From The Fabricator
Steel industry groups urge Congress to include infrastructure in next stimulus bill
- Apr 2, 2020
- News Release
Five major steel industry groups have strongly urged Congress to include significant infrastructure investment in the next phase of COVID-19 stimulus legislation to provide a clear path toward our nation’s recovery. "American businesses will not likely feel the full economic impact of COVID-19...
- From The Welder
Fabrication shop safety topics
- By Jim Mosman, AWS, CWI/CWE
- Apr 1, 2020
- Article
Jim Mosman lays out the best safety topics that a metal fabrication shop should address at its monthly safety meeting.
- From The Fabricator
Countering COVID-19, Part I: Large manufacturers quickly shift priorities to flatten curve
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 1, 2020
- Blog Post
Some of the largest automotive and athletic apparel manufacturers are wisely shifting production priorities to help produce more PPE and hospital equipment.
- From The Fabricator
FMA economist: Turning the coronavirus corner in four to five weeks
Economist Chris Kuehl says the economy could be closer to back in business in four to five weeks if most U.S. citizens adhere to some committed level of social distancing to steer clear of the coronavirus.
- From The Fabricator
JR Automation partners with GM to deploy medical mask assembly line in six days
- Mar 31, 2020
- News Release
General Motors has begun producing face masks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic using a production line that JR Automation built in six days. On March 21, GM approached Esys Automation, a JR Automation company, to build an assembly line capable of producing 50,000 masks a day. The automaker...
- From The Additive Report
Designers challenged to develop ventilator in 8 weeks to aid patients suffering from effects of COVID-19
- Mar 30, 2020
- News Release
The CoVent-19 Challenge is the brainchild of residents at Massachusetts General Hospital looking to increase the supply of ventilators available to fight the coronavirus. “Our goal is to rapidly expand the capacity of hospitals, by expanding our current ventilation abilities, in order to survive...
- From The Fabricator
Steelcase combats COVID-19 by supplying critical medical PPE needs
- Mar 30, 2020
- News Release
Steelcase continues to manufacture and deploy critical equipment supplies for health care providers on the frontlines of the battle against the COVID-19 global pandemic. Among the supplies Steelcase is producing are masks for use in clinical environments; facial shields for clinicians in direct...
- From The Fabricator
FMA stands up for metal fabricators
- Mar 30, 2020
- News Release
Ed Youdell, president/CEO of Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Elgin, Ill., recently wrote to President Donald Trump regarding the essential nature of the metal fabrication industry and its importance to helping put an end to the COVID-19 virus. Youdell is now asking metal...
- From The Fabricator
Custom metal fabricators in essential supply chains step up
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 30, 2020
- Blog Post
Custom metal fabricators with diverse customer bases and strong balance sheets keep busy in the face of COVID-19 uncertainty.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing’s problem: Even in this COVID-19 crisis, people don’t see it as essential
Metal fabricating helps maintain a lifestyle that many citizens take for granted, as one Pennsylvania manufacturer of medical equipment batteries found out. Job shops provide the infrastructure of life, and the COVID-19 crisis is proving that out more correct than ever.
- From The Additive Report
Manufacturers step up during health crisis
- By Don Nelson
- Mar 26, 2020
- Blog Post
There are countless examples of manufacturers, including members of the 3D printing industry, working to combat the sr
- From The Fabricator
Government action to avoid historic cash crunch in auto manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 26, 2020
- Article
As COVID-19 continues to negativity impact markets, manufacturers throughout the automotive supply chain face the prospect of no revenue and continued payables. This isn’t sustainable.
- From The Fabricator
North Carolina fabricator fast-tracks hospital ventilation system job
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 25, 2020
- Article
North Carolina-based US Duct bands together to complete complex hospital ventilation component in just over 24 hours to help COVID-19 crisis.
- From The Fabricator
CTE Coalition formed to help tech students continue learning during COVID-19 crisis
- Mar 24, 2020
- News Release
The manufacturing industry is already facing a skilled labor shortage, and the onset of the COVID-19 crisis has presented an additional challenge for educational institutions, temporarily closing schools across the nation and interrupting face-to-face learning. To help meet the challenge of...
- From The Fabricator
Thinking outside the “Made in China” box for metal fabricators
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 24, 2020
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of Barnes MetalCrafters says the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on supply chains might force manufacturers and fabricators to rethink leaning so heavily on sourcing from China.
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