Engineers in Boston Building Low-Cost ‘Robotic Lung’ to Help Tackle Ventilator Crunch Author: Anastasia Ustinova Just a few weeks ago, Alex Frost was looking to disrupt the floral industry, building a robotic arm to arrange roses, tulips and hyacinths. Today, he’s trying to solve a more dire problem: how to design and rapidly mass produce an inexpensive ventilator to help ease shortages due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Bridging an Interest in Science with Manufacturing Engineer Credits Mentor for Her Success in Auto Industry
Humans of Manufacturing: Heroes Author: Lauren Irwin Wale What happens when a group of former schoolmates, doctors, and artisans come together amid a global pandemic? Their collaboration becomes vital to protecting those on the frontlines.
Time Crunch: One Becomes Two When it comes to shifting production to aid in the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges can exist even if the product isn’t a sharp deviation from products you normally manufacture. That’s what Kentwood, Mich.-based Autocam Medical discovered.
‘Design & Manufacturing are Shaping the Future’ Executive Learns Early On that Manufacturing Career is Lucrative and Fun
Riding the Wave Author: Kip Hanson Driving into work one Tuesday morning in late March, Charles Boyce grew tired of hearing about the ventilator crisis in New York City. The president of Long Island City-based Boyce Technologies Inc. and a lifelong resident of the Empire State, he decided to do something about it.
