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Since the pandemic started, LJ Create has not been immune to the fallout that worker shortages, closed factories, and increased global demand have created. While we build our equipment to order, we struggle just like every other supplier to get the pieces and parts we need to build the training equipment you\u2019ve ordered. We\u2019re literally searching the world right now to find parts so that we can tell you in all honesty that we are doing everything we can to get the equipment to your labs and in the student\u2019s hands as quickly as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out these stories for more details:
Tens of thousands of shipping containers are stuck off the coast of Southern California as the ports operate below capacity, combatting crushing shortages of workers, equipment, and time (Business Insider)<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

An enduring traffic jam at the Port of Savannah reveals why the chaos in global shipping is likely to persist. (New York Times)<\/a><\/p>\n

This crazy shipping crisis, explained\u00a0 (yahoo! finance)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since the pandemic started, LJ Create has not been immune to the fallout that worker shortages, closed factories, and increased global demand have created. While we build our equipment to order, we struggle just like every other supplier to get the pieces and parts we need to build the training equipment you\u2019ve ordered. 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