Articles Tagged with ''COVID-19''

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Germ Concern Over Shared Surfaces Will Help Push Near 30% Growth in Smart Home Voice Control

Greater emphasis and understanding and, above all, a change of habit and experience in moving away from physical actuation toward using voice in the home will support greater smart home expansion throughout individual homes.
April 7, 2020

A global emphasis on working from home, combined with advice to minimize COVID-19 transmission from shared surfaces even within a home, will help cement the benefits of smart home voice control for millions of consumers.


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American Coatings Show and Conference 2020 Canceled

The show will resume its biennial schedule April 5-7, 2022, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
April 6, 2020
The organizers of the American Coatings Show and Conference 2020 (ACS/ACC) recently announced that, after weeks of painstaking consideration, including input from the industry, they have decided to cancel the ACS/ACC 2020.
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Manufacturers Continue to Ramp Up In Fight Against COVID-19

Some companies are rallying their workforce to increase production of existing products, while others are retooling their facilities to produce entirely new materials that are sorely needed.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton
April 3, 2020

Though the circumstances surrounding COVID-19 are horrible, I find it gratifying to see the drive, determination, and oftentimes ingenuity that these companies are displaying for the good of us all.


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Berry Global to Invest in Meltblown Capacity to Serve Face Mask Demand in the EMEIA Region

Products range in use from materials for face masks and protective healthcare apparel to packaging for food preservation and disinfecting products, many of which have seen a demand surge in the fight against COVID-19.
April 3, 2020
Berry Global Group, Inc. recently announced that it has advanced its investment in an additional specialty meltblown asset to produce high-efficiency filtration media serving the EMEIA markets.
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SBA and Treasury Department Begin Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds

The CARES Act establishes a new $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program that will reportedly provide relief to millions of small businesses so they can sustain their businesses and keep their workers employed.
April 2, 2020

Jovita Carranza, Small Business Association (SBA) administrator, and Steven T. Mnuchin, Treasury Department secretary, recently announced that the SBA and Treasury Department have initiated a robust mobilization effort of banks and other lending institutions to provide small businesses with the capital they need as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.


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COVID-19 Coronavirus: Flattening the Curve

As I write this column, we in the U.S. are at a tipping point—doing our best to limit exposure and waiting to see if our efforts are successful.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton
April 1, 2020

I profoundly hope that you are reading this issue of ASI in good health and from the safety of your own home. The last few weeks have seen an unprecedented global response to the threat of COVID-19—from school, restaurant, and facility closings to innumerable event postponements and cancellations.


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PSTC Confirms 2021 Dates for Inaugural Tape Week

The first edition of the revamped Tape Week was cancelled due to COVID-19.
April 1, 2020
The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) recently announced that it has secured the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace for Tape Week to be held May 3-6, 2021.
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NIST Announces Funding for Manufacturing Institutes to Support Pandemic Response

Funding will be awarded to eligible Manufacturing USA institutes, a network of 14 public-private partnerships that work with academic and private sector manufacturing organizations on research and development and manufacturing skills training.
April 1, 2020

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened a funding opportunity for rapid, high-impact projects that support the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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