West Michigan company creates box to protect employees working with COVID-19 patients
West Michigan companies are getting creative to help healthcare workers in the battle against COVID-19. Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales in Kalamazoo manufactured an acrylic box called Aero|Guard that fits around a patient’s head and is designed to stop the spread of potential COVID-19 particles during invasive procedures like hooking someone up to a ventilator. Read […]
News Talk 760 | WJR-AM Guy Gordon
Tom Emmerich, COO of Schupan & Sons, Inc., and president of Schupan Recycling, discusses the impact of bottle room closures in Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News Talk 760 | WJR-AM Guy Gordon
Listen to Guy Gordon’s interview with president of Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales, John Barry. Barry discusses the origins and benefits of the Aero|Guard.
Bronson to Put Locally Produced Intubation Box to Use in Caring for Patients with COVID-19
Bronson worked with design team to ensure the proper sizing of the box and armholes. In addition, Bronson recently collaborated with Schupan and Brady Beauchamp to produce an instructional video, which will be used to train staff. Bronson has 10 of the new boxes ready for use with patients who have COVID-19 and expects to […]
Congressman Fred Upton Press Release
Schupan Aluminum can now produce shields for health workers installing the ventilators on patients. A great story that I am also sharing with the White House as a credit to ingenuity right here in SW Michigan. Read more.
Kalamazoo company makes ‘cube’ to protect hospital staff from COVID-19
A Kalamazoo company is working to manufacture an acrylic box that would give doctors and nurses an extra layer of protection against COVID-19. Schupan Aluminum and Plastic Sales is making the boxes, which are meant to shield virus droplets from medical professionals as they put in breathing tubes. Read more
Supply company makes collapsible intubation box for Michigan hospitals
A supply company in Kalamazoo is producing an intubation box that will shield healthcare providers from COVID-19 patients. Schupan Aluminum and Plastic Sales in Kalamazoo created the intubation box along with mechanical engineer Andy Bornhorst to help Michigan hospitals. Currently, some COVID-19 patients have to be put on a ventilator. In order to do that, […]
Donated Chromebooks help Kzoo students learn at home
As districts work to finish the school year online, Kalamazoo Public Schools is distributing Chromebooks to students. Many of the laptops are coming from a donation by one local company. Schupan Asset Management has donated a total of 430 Chromebooks to Kalamazoo Public Schools and Kalamazoo Covenant Academy. Read More
Schupan and Sons donate Chromebooks to Kalamazoo students
Students across Michigan have been asked to do their school work from home because the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. As schools work to expand online, one West Michigan company is working to get students the tools they need. Schupan and Sons Inc. has donated more than 300 Chromebooks to Kalamazoo Public Schools and Kalamazoo […]
Local business donates free laptops for Kalamazoo students during coronavirus closure
Kalamazoo Public Schools is handing out free laptops to high school seniors this week after a local business donated the refurbished Chromebooks. Schupan Asset Management, the electronics recycling division of Schupan & Sons, Inc., and first distributed by KPS administrators on Monday, March 23. Read more.
