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When the administration asked, they responded to the need. Geeesh. You are so tds!Why of course not, according to you, even though many report they are working with the administration.Some are even donating supplies.Private industry is responding. Of course they are, there's money to be made, and lots of it right now.
The problem is that factories don't just turn on a dime. Equipment needs to be ordered, installed, staff trained on usage etc.
This takes time.
Order a cnc machine, ok. 1-2 weeks to get it from port to the floor, another day to a week to install it, based on complexity. More time to train staff. You're looking at a couple weeks to month.
For molded products, it's similar execept molds need to be made as well.
And all of that assumes the bidding process is done and PO'S are in hand.
This does not, cannot, happen overnight. Add to that the simple fact that we've offshored a lot of that and we are looking at a shortage of facilities and, more importantly, skilled people, which was already a major problem for manufacturing before this virus showed up.
And haven’t you heard about the small distilleries that are now making hand sanitizer and giving it way as well?
Distilleries are making hand sanitizer and giving it out for free to combat coronavirus
It is happening all over the country...and all without governmental compulsion.
Working "with" and working "for" are two very different things.
We do not need the government to tell us to do the right thing