COVID-19 directory helps manufacturers find in-demand products
Credit: NBC 26 Wisconsin
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COMMUNITY ISWORKING TO GET TOTHE OTHER SIDE OFTHIS PANDEMIC.THE PAST FEWMONTHS HAVECHANGED MANY OFTHE MANUFACTURINGINDUSTRY'S NEEDS..AND NORTHEASTWISCONSIN HASRESPONDED.NBC26'S MATTJARCHOW SHOWS USSOMETHING THAT'SBROUGHT COMPANIESTOGETHER.FROM AFAR..THESE SHELVESDON'T LOOK MUCHDIFFERENT.BUT WITH A CLOSERLOOK..JACOB LINDEMANN,WISCONSIN FASTENERSUPPLY, INC."The landscape for us haschanged drastically."SOME MAJORCHANGES AREREVEALED."Anything COVID relatedis just flying off theshelves.
It's masks, handsanitizers, surface wipes."JACOB LINDEMANNAND THE TEAM ATWISCONSINFASTENER SUPPLYHAVE WORKED HARDTO MAKE SURE LOCALMANUFACTURERSCAN GET THEPRODUCTS THEYNEED.."It's hard to find formanufacturers right now.The supply and demandshifted drastically."AND FOR ANINDUSTRY THAT'SCHANGED SOQUICKLY..IT CAN BE HARD FORMANUFACTURERS TOKNOW WHERE TO GOFOR PRODUCTS THATTHEY HARDLY EVERNEEDED UNTIL THISPANDEMIC STARTED.LOCAL INDUSTRYLEADERS..BELIEVETHEY'VE FOUND ASOLUTION TO THATPROBLEM.ANN FRANZ, NEWMANUFACTURINGALLIANCE EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR"That is a really excitingthing, getting the word outfor our companies."THIS..IS THE NEWMANUFACTURINGALLIANCE'S COVID-19DIRECTORY.INSIDE IS A LIST OFDOZENS OFCOMPANIES THATCARRY THEPRODUCTS THATHUNDREDS OFOTHERS NEED.PARTITIONS..TEMPERATURESCANNERS..SANITIZER..AND MORE.ANN FRANZ, NEWMANUFACTURINGALLIANCE EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR"It's a great service to helpour members worktogether, collaborate, andreally make everyonebetter."ALSO INSIDE THEDIRECTORY..IS WISCONSINFASTENER SUPPLY."We've seen a good spikein orders since thedirectory went out to allthe members and we areforging new partnershipsthrough that withcustomers we didn't workwith before because wedo have those products instock."NEW PARTNERSHIPSand MORE BUSINESSfor at least onecompany..AND A RESOURCE FORTHE ENTIREINDUSTRY."Very important for ourmanufacturingcustomers."MATT JARCHOW, NBC26.STILL AHEAD HERE....BOUNCING BACK ON