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Building Ventilators at the Onset of COVID-19 We all remember precise moments from the onset of COVID. The offices closing. Schools were stopping. Grocery store limitations. Roughly two weeks after much of the U.S. had shut down, DFM Solutions received a call from a customer – they were transitioning a former manufacturing space, now vacant, into a ventilator production facility. Jim Rudis, a DFM Solutions account manager, immediately drove from DFM’s headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, to the site in West Melbourne, Florida – the place he’d stay for the next eight weeks while working 12-14 hours daily, including weekends. “We had to plan, staff and create an infrastructure for a manufacturing plant from the ground up,” Rudis said. “The building we operated out of was completely vacant. We had to get the heat and A/C turned on, no compressed air or airdrops.” After doing daily temperature checks, the team met, socially distanced, in the parking lot twice a day for coordination and status updates. Mass Producing Ventilators A significant construction point was the clean room, where ventilators could be safely made, including a sub-assembly and final assembly space. Each team had to enter through separate doors – which is where DFM Solutions stepped up to support through logistics, workforce, procedures, standard work instructions, training and test stands. Another way Rudis and his team stepped up were through the tubes and fittings on the actual ventilators. “The different size tubes were all color-coded and had to be assembled exactly to the drawing,” he said. “This was very difficult to do by hand; we purchased pneumatic tubing spreaders to help with this process.” The team also had no air lines in the sub-assembly room, so they spent a weekend running air lines to 12 different stations. The result was a space that could produce 50,000 ventilators annually – and save lives across the U.S. “Our customer and DFM were unified in the approach,” Rudis said. “There were no egos – just a complete focus on the job at hand. It was all teamwork, coordination and effort and, in the end, I’m hopeful we helped save lives.” DFM Solutions offers a full range of facility, maintenance, and project/engineering services for industrial and commercial operations. Headquartered in Detroit, the company serves customers across the U.S.    Read More

During these challenging times of the Covid-19 pandemic, we at DFM Solutions want you to know that our entire team is fully engaged to ensure the protection of our employees, clients and supplier partners. Site readiness programs, on-going communications and systematic reviews will keep all of us to standard, while ensuring industry best safety for all. The early preparation and timely reaction to this unprecedented crisis has supported our entire network. Increased hygienic services, enhanced safe work practices and promoted remote operational work functions. DFM Solutions is proud of our Diverse Essential Teams, working on the floor each and every day. Our policies, practices and safe work instructions are proven and effective. This all aligns with our Core Value: “SERVE; our customers’ needs, our employees’ future”. Please feel free to reach out to us for your Facilities Management Service requirements. #DFMSolutionsTogether #DFMCleanedIt    Read More

Each year DFM Solutions has a Family Pre Task Analysis Contest to engage employees and their children in discussing potential hazards and solutions in daily activities. Teaching our children to be safe above all else, begins at home with family and reminds us why we need to be safe so we can come home every night to our loved ones. Below are the 3rd Annual PTA Contest winners: Congratulations to the winners and great job to all that participated!    Read More

DFM Solutions was presented with an Excellence in Supplier Diversity Award in the Emerging category at the 19th Annual Great Lakes Women’s Business Conference on September 24, 2019! The Great Lakes Women’s Business Conference brings together 1,000+ certified women owned businesses from around the country, corporate and government supplier diversity and procurement professionals. The Excellence in Supplier Diversity award in the Emerging category recognizes the high achievements and supplier diversity of developing certified women owned businesses.    Read More

Sterling Heights, MI - Thomas Nowicki, Mark LaFleur and Robert Gatfield of DFM Solutions' Waste Water Treatment team received a Certificate of Excellence from the Ford Sterling Axle plant for their quick response during record rainfall last month. Their actions not only stopped plant flooding, but it also prevented contaminated storm water from discharging into the city.   Read More

Sterling Heights, Michigan – Tim Anderson, DFM Ford Supervisor, received the Certificate of Excellence from Ford Motor Company for his outstanding leadership and response to the Henry Filter Fire on July 9th, 2019. Tim's actions protected the safety of our co-workers, prevented widespread damage to the plant, and contributed to the quick resumption of operations.   Read More

DEFIANCE, Ohio – General Motors (GM) Defiance, OH team received recognition from the GM plant People Involvement Group for a successful GMS Calibration. Our team was presented with an award for setting the standard during the People Involvement portion of the GMS Calibration, in which the plant scored 100%. The plant scored over 90% overall, which places them as the highest scoring plant in GM.   Read More