049: From University to Medical Supplies Manufacturer

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital Enterprise Society is the authority on the transformation to a digital enterprise, impacting all areas of an organization. Tune in for discussions among industry leaders about operations and action needed to drive digitization principles forward for the future of product development and life cycles.</span><strong> </strong></p> <p> </p> <p>In today’s episode, Craig Brown and Thom Singer welcome Nate Hartman, department head for computer graphics at Purdue University and Co-Executive Director of the Indiana Manufacturing Competitiveness Center to discuss industry updates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us are looking for ways to help during this pandemic, and this episode offers an inspiring look at how one university is taking on the challenge of medical equipment shortages. Purdue University has transitioned several of its manufacturing research labs to manufacturing centers in a matter of two weeks and is now manufacturing personal protective equipment including face shields, gowns, and prototype face masks. Nate shares both the motivation behind the change and the lessons that the manufacturing industry is learning in this unprecedented time of COVID-19. </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>How the manufacturing industry is battling the pandemic</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Colleges at Purdue University with the ability to design and manufacture needed medical supplies have been doing so for over a month.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Production includes both hard and soft PPE (personal protective equipment), including ventilator components, face shields, face masks, and hospital gowns.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">One university alone is producing 1,000 face shields, 1,000 ventilator components and 500 body gowns every day.</span></li> </ul> <p