by Kimberly Viers | May 6, 2020 | Business
With the closing of school buildings, many students are mourning the loss of their senior seasons and group activities in which they participated. While teams can no longer run bases at the baseball diamond, score a penalty shot on the soccer field, or cradle a...
by Kimberly Viers | Apr 21, 2020 | Business
With the onset of COVID-19, professors and staff from Western Michigan University’ (WMU)’s Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management and Information Technology labs looked for ways their resources could help. Noticing global...
by Kimberly Viers | Apr 13, 2020 | Business
Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales is developing an acrylic box that gives doctors and nurses an extra layer of protection against COVID-19. With thousands of patients around the U.S. hooked up to ventilators to combat symptoms of the virus, an equal number of...
by Kimberly Viers | Apr 12, 2020 | Business
With more than 30 years of medical industry experience and 100 years of engineering leadership and global infrastructure, Parker Hannifin is more than stepping up in the global fight against COVID-19 by delivering vital resources to emergency ventilator manufacturing...
by Kimberly Viers | Apr 2, 2020 | Business
In response to the changing needs of health around the world, Stryker raced to develop an Emergency Relief Bed to support both patients and healthcare workers during the unprecedented high-demand for patient platforms in the midst of COVID-19. Brad Saar, president of...
by Kimberly Viers | Mar 31, 2020 | Business
Companies throughout Southwest Michigan including Fabri-Kal, Schupan & Sons, Tekna, and more are banding together to produce medical face shields for local healthcare workers treating patients impacted by the coronavirus. Early last week, Bronson Healthcare...
