Lamborghini Ramps up Surgical Mask Production
Sant?Agata Bolognese, 31 March 2020Â ? Automobili Lamborghini is converting departments of its super sports car production plant in Sant?Agata Bolognese in order to produce surgical masks and protective plexiglass shields. The masks will be donated to the Sant?Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna to be used in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Work on this solidarity initiative will be carried out by personnel of the saddlery that produce the interiors and specialty customization for Lamborghini cars, producing 1,000 masks a day. The medical shields will be realized in 200 units a day, using 3D printers within the carbon fiber production plant and the Research and Development department.
Photo: Automobili Lamborghini.
Collaborative Effort
The activity has been approved and supported by the Emilia-Romagna Region, and is taking place in collaboration with the University of Bologna. The Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences will oversee validation testing of the medical devices made by Lamborghini, prior to their delivery to hospital.
?During this emergency, we feel the need to make a concrete contribution. The S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital is an institution with which we have had a collaborative relationship for years, through both professional consultancy in promoting programs to protect our workers? health, and in research projects,” explained Stefano Domenicali, Chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. “We will win this battle toge...
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