Advanced Manufacturing’s Moment: Making Supplies For The War On COVID-19
3 Apr 2020
It's an all-hands – and robotic arms – on deck period in American history with manufacturers across the country leveraging technology to help combat COVID-19.
Most medical supplies still come from overseas while closer-to-home efforts are smaller scale and just getting underway. Still, advanced (automation/additive) manufacturing has mobilized, indeed galvanized, in a spirited way.
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