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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
AUBURN HILLS—The auto fluid systems supplier TI Fluid Systems has announced a collaboration with Ford Motor Co. and 3M to produce air flex tube assemblies for powered air-purifying respiratory systems …
MIDLAND—To help address the urgent need for personal protective equipment among healthcare professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Midland-based Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) has developed a simplified face shield design …