The demand for specialty medical devices is growing and West Michigan's workforce is uniquely skilled to meet the challenge. In just one short year, one local auto parts maker has launched a new medical device manufacturing center using the skills and equipment already in place.
According to excerpts from the story:
One West Michigan company is using the downsizing of the auto industry as a way to launch a new type of manufacturing in Kentwood.
Autocam has been manufacturing fuel injectors and power steering units for nearly 25 years. Right now employees are pumping out nearly a million parts a day. From diesel parts, to power steering, to brake components, it takes highly skilled laborers to keep up with that type of production.
Now those same employees will be making joint replacements and specially designed surgical equipment.
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