The impact of COVID-19 on this country didn’t need to be this bad. It shouldn’t have been this bad. But this is what happens when a country turns its back on manufacturing. America traded its independence for short-term corporate profits, and recovery is going to take much more than a few trillion dollars in federal emergency loans. A euthanized industrial base can’t magically be brought back to life.
FREMONT, CA — Tesla Inc. is calling some workers back to its lone U.S. vehicle-assembly plant here starting this week, before San Francisco Bay area stay-home orders are scheduled to expire.
BLUFFTON, OH — GROB Systems Inc, a company headquartered in Germany that manufactures machining and assembly systems, has designed and created coronavirus testing booths for Ohio hospitals.
CHICAGO — Boeing has reopened factories in Pennsylvania, Washington and Ohio, as executives attempt to stave off further economic damage while also protecting the health of employees.
AUSTIN, TX — Formaspace completed an initial order of 500 new ESD workbenches to be sent to the General Motors manufacturing facility in Kokomo, Indiana.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Volvo Cars is restarting production at its Torslanda plant in Sweden following a short period of downtime related to the coronavirus pandemic.
DETROIT—With ventilators and face masks now in production, GM is expanding its manufacturing of personal protective equipment, including latex-free face shields, protective gowns and aerosol boxes. All of these supplies are being donated.
RIDLEY PARK, PA — Boeing has reopened its CH-47 Chinook production facility with enhanced safety measures after shutting the site about two and a half weeks prior due to risks of coronavirus contagion.
IRVINE, CA — BIOLASE Inc. announced that it expects to partner with MEKICS Co. Ltd, an intensive care unit (ICU) equipment manufacturer, to supply ICU-grade portable ventilator through BIOLASE's FDA-registered manufacturing facility in California.
