Stainless Steel Products Now Offering Reusable Masks

Ralph Rosenbaum of Stainless Steel Products has joined the fight against Coronavirus by offering reusable non-medical protection masks to employers. Information on the masks and ordering can be found at www.stainlesswires.com/masks. Reusable masks are a cost-effective way for employers to continue operating their business and keep employees safe and aligned with health protocols. Masks can be machine washed and can get over 100 uses by hand washing. The masks are comfortable to wear throughout the duration of the workday.  According to Rosenbaum:

“Stainless Steel Products is committed to assisting in the fight to keep manufacturing employees safe until a COVID-19 vaccine is found and made available to everyone.

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ISSA Online Course: Helping Cleaners Combat Coronavirus

In response to the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) international pandemic, ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, has launched the GBAC Fundamentals Online Course. This virtual seminar from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a division of ISSA, is designed to empower cleaning professionals to become Microbial Warriors™. The course will train attendees to prepare for, respond to, and recover from biohazards in the workplace. Participants will learn infection and contamination control measures for infectious disease outbreak situations such as the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Individuals who successfully complete the course within 30 days of enrollment will receive a Certificate of Completion from GBAC.

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Machines

WÖHLER: Always At Your Service – Even in Times of Crisis

German machine maker WÖHLER provided the following statement on current operations:

The coronavirus confronts us all with yet unknown challenges. WÖHLER is very aware of its special responsibility – as much so for you as clients, as also for our employees – and in face of the highly dynamic developments has made fitting preparations. Ensuring we continue to remain at your service! We are constantly and critically following the global situation, strictly supporting all the regional rules and regulations made. To ensure we remain at your service as usual we have implemented preventive measures, safegaurding our economical capability and deliverability. Strict hygiene measures and optimised company processes serve in minimising any infection risk and further guaranteeing our full functionability.

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62nd FEIBP Congress Moved to 2021

The FEIBP has postponed the 62nd FEIBP Congress to September 22-25, 2021, and will utilize the same location in Prague, Czech Republic.
In making the decision the FEIBP cited the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and in particular the its effect on the European brushware industry. The announcement said that the COVID-19 situation not under control and there is no way to accurately predict when the world and business might start to return to normal. With the current circumstances, brushware manufacturers and suppliers face difficult times and the key priority is to survive this period. The FEIBP also noted these specific reasons in making the postponement:

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Brush News

Perlon® Production is Still Running At All Sites in Germany, the USA and China

Perlon®, a Serafin Group company, continues to produce its quality filaments at all five sites for customers in the current challenging climate. Production in China has been operating as normal since the beginning of March after having to be temporarily halted due to the spread of COVID-19 in that area. Production is now back up to 100%.

Production in Germany at Perlon® sites in Munderkingen (Baden-Wuerttemberg), Bobingen (Bavaria) and Wald-Michelbach (Hesse) as well the US is continuing to run without any constraints. Therefore all sites are working to full capacity to fulfill all customer orders. In particular, the paper machine clothing area has had an increase in sales which offsets a reduced demand in other areas such as automotive.

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Monterey Mills Teams Up to Make Respirator Masks

In an effort to meet regional and national demand for respirator masks, Wisconsin-based companies Monterey Mills and Eder Flag are teaming up to begin production of vitally needed barrier masks for use by front-line medical personnel and others seeking protective face coverings.

Monterey Mills based in Janesville, WI is the largest textile mill of its kind in North America, and supplier of knitted pile fabric used in a variety of medical and air-filtration products. Eder Flag, based in Oak Creek, WI is the nation’s largest manufacturer of flags and flagpoles and is converting part of its flag-sewing operations to produce the barrier masks.

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ABMA Creates COVID-19 Resource Page

ABMA has initiated a resource page for COVID-19 with variety of resources available and ties into the National Association of Manufacturers resource page which has a very comprehensive listing. The ABMA plans to add to the page as more resources become available.

WRITE YOUR LEGISLATOR

The ABMA has new improved versions for contacting government officials to ask for “essential” business classification. Check out the resources here:
www.abma.org/news/abma032210

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: MARCH 24

The ABMA also announced today that it will be facilitating a member round table discussion of COVID-19. Meeting details:

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Perlon Coronavirus Customer Statement

Perlon posted the following statement on March 17, 2020 from Frank Winkes and Ralf Hellinger, Vice Presidents, Sales & Marketing, Perlon Group:

Perlon produces quality filaments at five sites on three continents for its customers and operates a strategy of acting globally but producing locally while sourcing where possible from local suppliers. In times like this in which familiar delivery networks have come to a halt, this strategy is paying dividends. At the time of writing (March 17, 2020), we can report that all of our sites are operating normally and at full capacity on fulfilling customer and stock orders. There are currently no supply shortages of our raw materials nor do we foresee any in the short term. We have proactively planned and are keeping our stock levels high to enable us to optimally offset any possible temporary supply disruption of any of our suppliers.

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