Taking the Challenge Anyone familiar with the machine tool industry will recognize his last name. As the owner of a tool and die shop in Bridgeport, CT, Wade Moore’s great-grandfather Richard S. Moore was unable to find machine tools accurate enough to hold the tolerances he needed, so he built his own.
An Olympic Training Center for Hands-On Skills Immigrant Turns His Love of Making Things Into Unique Makerspace Facility
‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ Standing Behind Alexis Schlemer’s Success is Her Family, Passion for Metalworking
Springing Into Action to 3D Print COVID-19 Swabs In response to a pandemic-related plea from a Florida hospital, a newly formed team at Formlabs, a manufacturer of SLA 3D printers and high-end resins, needed only one week to begin printing its very first parts for customers: swabs used to test people for COVID-19.
Unused Sleep Apnea Machines Come Out of the Closet to Provide Respiratory Support to COVID-19 Patients It started with a sleep apnea machine and a group of dedicated engineers at UC Berkeley looking to help in the battle against COVID-19. The result? A makeshift device that can safely provide respiratory support to those experiencing breathing difficulties.
Humans of Manufacturing: Heroes Author: Bill Koenig Cadillac Products Automotive Co., like many manufacturers, stepped up to provide assistance as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the U.S. and globe. But manufacturing PPE was a new experience for the Troy, Mich.-based auto supplier who usually makes vehicle door watershields for automakers.
Humans of Manufacturing: Heroes Author: Kip Hanson The next time you’re out fertilizing the lawn or spraying for weeds, stop for a moment to think about Claudia Contreras. She deserves a round of applause. So do her coworkers. Contreras and her team have produced nearly 600,000 face shields for COVID-19 first responders over the past five months, with more in the works.
