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Coronavirus / Medical Supplies / Plastics / Plastics Engineering

High-speed disposable gown production begins at Petoskey Plastics

PETOSKEY–Petoskey Plastics announced the installation of a new manufacturing line designed to make disposable gowns for the healthcare industry.  The company has invested approximately $2 million in engineering and first …

Construction Management / Construction Safety / University Research

LTU study offers steps to boost construction safety with PPE

SOUTHFIELD—Many construction occupational injuries can be prevented with the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). A new study by Lawrence Technological University’s Construction Safety Research Center (CSRC) outlines several …

Coronavirus / Personal Protective Equipment / Textile Industry

Canadian firm manufacturing new masks at GR plant

QUEBEC CITY—Duvaltex, the medical and furniture textile manufacturer, announced the launch of a new non-medical protective face mask, manufactured at its plant in Grand Rapids. The company said the new …

Auto Suppliers / Coronavirus / Manufacturing / Personal Protective Equipment

Lear ramps up protective mask production

SOUTHFIELD—Officials at Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA), the Southfield-based manufacturer of transportation seating and electronics, announced that it has added new equipment at its factory in Pine Grove, Pa., to make …

Coronavirus / Personal Protective Equipment

Chinese-backed Ann Arbor incubator helps Chinese firm get U.S. approval for N95 masks

ANN ARBOR—The United States subsidiary of a Chinese business incubator that started at Tsinghua University, Ann Arbor-based TusStar, the Chinese nanotechnology company Neatrition has received United States approval for its …

Coronavirus / Personal Protective Equipment

Dow collaborates to develop and donate Level 2 medical isolation gowns

MIDLAND–For healthcare professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation gowns are among the most used and needed personal protective equipment. In response to this critical need, Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) …

Coronavirus / Personal Protective Equipment

Whirlpool, Dow, Reynolds team up to make respirators

BENTON HARBOR—The appliance maker Whirlpool Corp., Midland chemical giant Dow Chemical and Lake Forest, Ill.-based Reynolds Consumer Products have announced a collaboration to provide much-needed respirators to the healthcare workers …

Coronavirus / Personal Protective Equipment

Aspen boosts production of PPE

CALEDONIA—Aspen Surgical Products Inc. announced it is increasing production capacity for the Precept brand of personal protective equipment to support COVID-19 relief efforts in North America. With high demand for …

Coronavirus / Health Care / Personal Protective Equipment

Health insurer donates PPE

DETROIT—The government healthcare program administrator Meridian announced that it had donated more than 130,000 units of personal protection equipment to help protect Michigan’s first responders and essential workers on the …

Coronavirus / Personal Protective Equipment

Ford, 3M begin shipping air-purifying respirators for healthcare workers

DEARBORN—The first Ford-built powered air-purifying respirators, developed in close collaboration with St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M, are now on their way to help protect health care workers fighting COVID-19. Since late …

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