Containerised factories could reduce face mask shortages

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Mikron and Festo have partnered on the development of containerised factories that can produce 50-100 face masks per minute.

Designed to be set up at places like businesses and healthcare centres, the mini factory took six weeks to develop with support from Festo and could close the gap between point of manufacture and point of consumption.

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“Normally you’d need six months for systems of this size, but this is time we don’t have during the current coronavirus pandemic,” said Nils Rödel, General Manager of Mikron Berlin. “So, 20 of our designers and fitters spent a week concentrating fully on this project and came up with a 3D model as the basis for this scalable system.”

Mikron’s system fits in a 20-foot shipping container, which can also act as a clean room. According to Mikron, the integrated air-conditioning system with air purification filters means that production is possible in places with high risk of viral contamination.

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