Manufacturing — coronavirus

Special A3 Report: Signs of Hope for Manufacturing Amid the Coronavirus Crisis by John Gallagher, Special to A3 The Association for Advancing Automation asked former Detroit Free Press Business Columnist John Gallagher to examine the state of manufacturing during the coronavirus crisis. Here’s his special report for A3: The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a gut punch to American manufacturing. But the picture, while grim, is by no means the catastrophe of our worst fears. Factories have idled or slowed production to allow deep cleaning and to protect workers. Supply chains have been disrupted. Shortages of products from medical supplies to,...

Coronavirus fears are battering the $2.5 trillion trade show industry The coronavirus outbreak has caused the cancellation or postponement of more than 24 exhibitions and conferences worldwide, hammering the $2.5 trillion trade show industry.The Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest trade show for the mobile phone industry, was canceled last week.The cancellation of trade events is having damaging ripple effects across the hotel, airline, entertainment, marketing, restaurant and other industries. Medical team members of the Second Hospital of Shangdong University prepare to leave for Hubei Province in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province, Feb. 9, 2020. The coronavirus outbreak...