Stainless Steel Producer Aiding COVID-19 Supply Chain

North American Stainless (NAS) and its 1,500 workers are producing thousands of tons of high-quality stainless steel used on the front lines of the U.S. healthcare system as it battles COVID-19, according to the company. The Ghent, Ky.-based facility is responding to the immediate increase in demand for high-quality stainless steel used in products such as ventilators, oxygen tanks, hospital beds and more.

As a result of their streamlined operation, NAS can quickly shift production, capitalizing on its flexibility to accommodate emergency orders. Across the country, NAS is meeting the stainless needs of manufacturers and producers of critical medical infrastructure, including:

Mask decontamination units – kits that enable healthcare providers to fully sterilize and reuse N95 masks that are in short supply.

Ventilators – three separate grades of NAS-produced stainless steel for various parts.

Medical tanks – designed to hold oxygen and other critical medical resources, some of which are being sent to field hospitals in New York City.

Hospital beds/tables – NAS ramped up production to ensure a business putting out 500 units a day has the materials they need.

Lab equipment/medical incubators – NAS is supplying the stainless necessary to produce key lab and hospital equipment.

Cashier shields – NAS stainless is being used to protect front line workers at grocery and pharmacy retail establishments.

“We are proud to play an important role in America’s fight against the novel coronavirus,” said NAS CEO Cris Fuentes. “We have implemented new procedures to keep our workforce safe, and they show up each day to turn out high-quality stainless that winds up in critical healthcare devices. We are a vital part of the American supply chain and take pride that it is American workers making the steel.”

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Tube China 2020 will be held in Shanghai from September 23 to 26 as scheduled. The organizers will keep re-evaluating the situation in consultation with health authorities in order to create a safe environment to all the participants as always, We are full of confidence: "The dark clouds will always disperse, and the development of the industry will never stop."

Source:Industrial Heating