Alpla intends to use the Spanish company’s expertise in single-stage manufacturing technologies to expand its own product portfolio.

“Whenever China manufacturing sees a big decline in demand — as is happening right now — your risk of getting nothing or getting junk instead of what you ordered goes way up,” according to Dan Harris, founder of the Harris Bricken international law firm.

As the U.S. economy re-opens and people get back to work, expert advice from the Cleveland Clinic and products and services from the likes of Quest Diagnostics aim to keep the workplace safe from COVID-19.

As companies limit the number of people on the production floor to stay safe in the era of COVID-19, they are increasing their use of remote access to machinery. But this often makes the machines vulnerable to malware infections and cyber attacks. Wittmann Battenfeld has a solution.