EDGEWOOD, NY — CPI Aerostructures, Inc. announced that it has been classified as an essential business by New York State and is exempt from the state’s mandate that all non-essential New York businesses close until further notice.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Electrolux AB, the Swedish maker of Frigidaire appliances, has announced that it will incur a bigger-than-expected financial hit from merging fridge and freezer factories in the U.S. amid delivery disruptions.
SOUTHFIELD, MI — Marelli, a global automotive parts manufacturer and supplier, has made the decision to temporarily suspend manufacturing operations in many of its North American plants.
TOULOUSE, France — Airbus SE announces that it expects production and assembly work to partially resume in France and Spain on this week following health and safety checks.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN — Stratasys Ltd. has announced a global mobilization of the company’s 3D printing resources and expertise to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with the initial focus is on providing thousands of disposable face shields for use by medical personnel.
MILWAUKEE, WI — Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and digital automation provider, announced two acquisitions, one domestic and one international, that will be finalized in the coming months.
UNITED KINGDOM — Manufacturers such as Vauxhall and Airbus are planning to repurpose their factories and utilize 3D-printing technology to create parts for ventilators to treat patients with the coronavirus.
The coronavirus pandemic is leading to shortages of more than test kits, ventilators and, um, toilet paper. Due to the huge increase in demand for hand sanitizer, there is a now shortage of isopropyl alcohol—a key ingredient in some fluxes.
CLEVELAND—To support President Trump’s invoking of the Defense Production Act to increase production of equipment to diagnose and treat COVID-19, ASG, Div. of Jergens Inc., will be implementing an order priority initiative for all medical device manufacturers effective March 19.
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