Westbrook manufacturer fast-tracks machine for COVID-19 testing part
“When the request came in for the spin column machine to be ready in eight weeks, I immediately thought this is crazy,” said Jake Rollins, a Lanco engineer. “We can’t build a machine in eight weeks. But then my next thought was, ‘There has to be a way to do it.”
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