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Ventilator Production – Brass Fitting

March 26, 2025 12:38 pm Comments Off

Gent Machine is supporting the effort to move ventilators into hospitals ASAP. We received an order to produce a brass fitting for a ventilator just over a week ago. Gent Machine was able to start production in 7 business days due to the support of our great suppliers and employees. Our typical lead time from order to production is 6-8 weeks. A shout out to the following vendors who helped expedite this process.

Admiral Metals in MA who supplied us the 11/16” hex brass bars
Jergens in Cleveland supplied us with special taps by North American Tool
Davon Tool in Perry, OH ground the special drills
LCM Tool in CT made the form and shave tools
And Thread Check in NY made the special thread gauge in just one day

Although not very complex, this part required five vendors to ensure this was a top priority in their organization. Finally, thank you to our employees who are at Gent Machine to receive the raw materials and tools, set up the machine, run the parts, wash the parts, and pack the parts to be shipped out the door. This brass fitting is but one of a few hundred parts that go into producing a ventilator, so this process is being repeated by hundreds of suppliers around the USA. It is amazing what can be done when everyone works together with a single purpose. A big THANK YOU to all the healthcare workers on the front line who put their lives at risk more than anyone. You are being supported across the country by American Manufacturers who are essential to fighting COVID-19.

Ventilator and respirator orders for COVID-19 effort skyrocket

12:36 pm Comments Off

On Friday evening, March 20th, Gent Machine received an order from a new customer. This request was more than just a new order from a new customer. This order was for parts to serve the healthcare industry, specifically for ventilators and respirators. As we all know time is of the essence in the fight against COVID-19 and we are happy to do our part in helping. We hope this little contribution on our part will aid in the recovery of many people from this terrible virus.

Stay healthy!

Supplying Critical Industries, Despite DeWine Covid 19 “stay at home” order

12:33 pm Comments Off

On Sunday March 24th, Governor DeWine issued a “stay at home” in order to continue to minimize the spread of COVID-19. This meant that all non-essential business must close. As a supplier to the defense industry and several other critical industries, Gent Machine will remain open. We will, however, heed the direction of our Governor and implement strict requirements to our employees to maintain social distancing, wash hands often for 20 seconds and limit the number of people in a room at one time. We will continue to adjust our operations and the news changes.

Stay healthy!

Core Values are a Compass During Unprecedented Times

12:31 pm Comments Off

How are your company’s core values aiding your company during these uncertain times? Gent Machine worked hard developing a list of five core values during its strategic, operational, and cultural planning last year. While newly introduced to the entire company at our annual company meeting, having our core values in place during these difficult times provides a concrete focus and reference for our decision making and our treatment of each other. We are honored to share our core values of:

Quality – in everything we do
Integrity – doing the right thing, not always the easy thing
Teamwork – helping each other to learn and grow
Positivity – you bring the positive attitude, we will provide the job opportunities
Respect – to each other and in your work

We look forward to following these values now and in less turbulent times.

Stay healthy!

Covid 19 Safety Practices Avoid Machining Shut Down

12:27 pm Comments Off

Due to COVID-19 many events, schools and groups have either cancelled, postponed or are now communicating remotely. As a manufacturing company, Gent Machine cannot respond in this manner. We hope that our safety practices and diligence of our employees keep us safe from the virus and keep our production running. Only time will tell but as of now we are forging on.

Stay healthy and stay safe.

Protecting Employees from Coronavirus at Work

12:26 pm Comments Off

Much like the rest of the world, Gent Machine has created and rolled out a plan for the coronavirus. We want our employees to feel safe at work and know their job is safe if they come into contact or contract the virus. Since the virus is spread like any other virus, from animal/person to person via droplets we have done the following:

Posted notices for everyone to wash their hands frequently and for 20 seconds
Put 5-6 feet between each other when talking to one another
Wipe down all non-personal computers after use
Elbow bump or something else rather than shake hands
Limit meetings to smaller groups
Placed hand sanitizer and cleansing wipes around the shop
We’ve propped open doors where the handles are regularly touched
Required our employees to self quarantine if they are in contact with someone that tests positive for the virus. They would not receive points or need to use PTO if this is the case.
Continually communicate updated coronavirus information from the CDC

As we said to our employees, please be safe and always remember to wash your hands before eating or touching your face.

Manufacturing Workforce Welcomes 2020

11:19 am Comments Off

We are just days away from entering a new decade. The previous decade has been great for manufacturing and we anticipate it to only get better. The US economy remains strong for manufacturing and some local organizations are helping beef up the manufacturing workforce. This is key for US manufacturing companies to continue to thrive. Gent Machine is happy to be a part of this growth and proud to help our youth and other groups receive the guidance needed to form a career in manufacturing.

Happy New Year!