2020 Massachusetts Manufacturing Awards 23
J
K Automotive Designs located in
Stoneham, MA custom designs
and upholsters interiors for
all types of vehicles. With over 50
years of combined experience, their
team is highly specialized in crafting
award-winning sound system
installations, camera and parking aid
systems, dash cameras and high-
end custom coach work interiors that
rival OEM fit, finish and integration.
As we all scrambled at the
beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,
JK Automotive literally shifted
gears, retrofitting their state-of-
the-art laser cutters and printers to
mass produce personal protective
equipment free (PPE) of charge for
health care workers desperately in
need of supplies. Creating a unique
design and materials originally
intended to be used in custom
automotive interior installations, JK
Automotive manufactured hundreds
of face shields around-the-clock.
Because of the quality of materials,
it used, JK Automotive shields could
withstand a thorough disinfectant
process after each use, allowing front
line workers to keep their focus on the
individuals in need of immediate help.
At the height of the pandemic,
JK Automotive produced more than
200 face shields daily and dozens
of intubation boxes, protecting
medical professionals from any air-
borne particles during the process
of intubating individuals in dire
situations. Upon receiving recognition
from national media outlets for their
work, JK Automotive owner, Jeremy
Katz, created a GoFundMe page to
raise money for materials used to
produce the PPE. JK Automotive
then donated the funds and their
PPE designs and processes to other
automotive shops around the country,
resulting in the immediate production
and distribution of thousands of
pieces of PPE to frontline workers.
Foregoing any profit while producing
PPE, JK Automotive continued to pay
all of their employees and donated
all of
the PPE it manufactured to
frontline workers without charge.
JK Automotive
Designs
City/Town: Stoneham
Total Employees: 33
Year Company Founded: 2015
Company Website:
www.jkautomotivedesigns.com
Nominated by:
Representative Michael S. Day
M A S S A C H U S E T T S
Manufacturing Awards 20 20
Pictured: Jeremy Katz and
Representative Michael S. Day
