Executives from Abbott, Cameron's Coffee, Protolabs, and other 2020 Minnesota Manufacturing Excellence winners discuss innovation, technology, workforce, and responses to Covid-19.
Manufacturing
Like scores of other Minnesota manufacturers, plastic packaging maker MDI Inc. pivoted to PPE production. But with an immunocompromised workforce, the nonprofit faced a few unique challenges.
The move means layoffs for about 70 employees.
The Carver company has now sold six million shields, with another two million in inventory.
The company has seen steadily declining sales, net losses.
Vice President Mike Pence visited site last year to tout trade agreement.
The company says it aims to minimize employee impacts with the cuts.
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Over the next three months, 3M will import millions N95 respirators in collaboration with the Trump administration.
The Minneapolis beanie brand will donate 50,000 masks to children’s hospitals and clinics over the next two weeks.
The iconic woolen mill has supplied the military with blankets since World War I, and during the pandemic, it’s being called upon again.
The automaker is lending 3M fans to use in a next-generation face mask that filters air for wearers.
Stratasys, Dunwoody College of Technology, and Woodchuck USA are working on medical face shields needed in the fight against COVID-19.
The Edina-based company cited the COVID-19 outbreak among its reasons for closure, which will leave 141 people without a job.
The company hasn’t turned a profit since 2012.
The company expects the cuts to save up to $50 million in 2020.
The acquisition is aimed at supporting Toro’s “growth strategy in the professional market,” says CEO Richard Olson.
After state regulators forced Water Gremlin to shut down over lead pollution concerns, the company has met necessary requirements to return to business.
Spicer-based DI Labs, which already prints parts for 3M and Toro, has rolled out new equipment to help capture business in the medical device industry.