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Codecademy Offers Free Pro Memberships to Unemployed Manufacturing Workers

August 17, 2020

NEW YORK—Codecademy, the world’s largest online coding education platform, is offering 100,000 free premium Pro memberships (normally $20 per month) to furloughed or unemployed manufacturing industry workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Deere Gets a Handle on the Coronavirus

August 5, 2020

MOLINE, IL—An engineer at John Deere has found an innovative way to keep material handling carts safe on assembly lines.

U.S. Manufacturing Had an Opportunity—And We Wasted It

In the wake of COVID-related supply chain disruptions, U.S. manufacturers should rethink global supply chains.

July 28, 2020

We—manufacturers, government and the public—have failed dismally to capitalize on the opportunity to revamp supply chains and grow U.S. manufacturing.

Five Things: Automated Assembly Systems

John Sprovieri

July 24, 2020

Lanco Integrated has completed an assembly system to produce components for coronavirus test kits.

Study Says: Manufacturers Must Rethink Global Operations Due to COVID-19

July 21, 2020

BIRMINGHAM, UK — In a new report, researchers at the University of Birmingham say that manufacturers must redesign and reform their global supply chains or global production networks if they want to survive and prosper in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus Crisis Inspires Next Generation of Engineers

Austin Weber

July 17, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has upset life on college campuses around the United States. But, that hasn't stopped next-generation engineers from innovating.

Health and Safety in Post-Pandemic Manufacturing

A comprehensive approach will ensure safety and productivity.

Zoe Leduc

July 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the largest disruption to the manufacturing in modern history, causing even the largest global manufacturers to stop production. The pandemic forced factories to minimize or stop production for the safety of the employees and often at the demand of local and federal governments.

Worker at Auto Parts Assembly Plant Dies from COVID-19

July 15, 2020

BATTLE CREEK, MI—A worker at DENSO’s auto parts assembly plant here died last week from COVID-19. An additional 17 other employees across the company’s five Michigan factories have tested positive.

GM to Lay Off 680 Employees at TN Plant

July 7, 2020

SPRING HILL, TN — General Motors said it will lay off 680 workers at its Tennessee assembly plant and eliminate the facility's third shift are due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Re-opening Assembly Plants During the Plague Requires New Approaches

Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD

June 25, 2020

Ready or not, those of us in manufacturing are (mostly) all back to work, coronavirus or not. It’s tough to make things via Zoom. While many office workers will be working from home for the foreseeable future, manufacturing personnel are back in the trenches. So, let’s talk about how to ensure that going to work doesn’t turn into a stop on the way to intensive care.