Sencorp Thermoforming, a division of SencorpWhite, is modifying its thermoforming machines to make face masks for medical professionals combating the Covid-19 pandemic.

So far, the Massachusetts-based company has successfully modified three machines, each with the ability to produce around three million face masks per week. They are being delivered to a major US supplier of protective equipment, where they be operational in a cleanroom environment in just days.

Like elsewhere, medical workers and first responders in the, USA are short on the supply of N95 protective face masks and shields. These essential components of personal protective equipment (PPE) help safeguard clinicians from accidental droplets containing coronavirus as they tend to patients, work in labs, and assist at drive-through testing facilities. The coronavirus is more contagious than the flu, and it is critical that these first responders get the medical supplies they desperately deserve.

“We received a call from a large PPE manufacturer of face masks to see if we could respond quickly to the unprecedented global demand,” said Brian Golden, Sencorp vice president. “We converted two 2500 style machines typically used for consumer products in the plastic industry to run the material used in the production of the N95 masks. Our staff of machine builders stepped up to the challenge. With necessary modifications two machines were prepped for shipment in less than a week. Each machine is capable of producing about three million face masks per week.”

Brian Urban, Sencorp’s president and CEO, also credited the company’s skilled workforce for their dedication during this national emergency.

“Despite concern for themselves and their families, our dedicated employees are working in staggered shifts to meet this unprecedented demand,” Urban said. “These sophisticated thermoforming machines require a large skilled workforce that SencorpWhite has in place. In addition, unlike others, we are self-sufficient and manufacture parts in-house so we can quickly respond in urgent situations like this. Our machines are proudly Made in America right here on Cape Cod.” 

SencorpWhite has several product lines that are critical in the supply chain across America, including vertical carousels used within hospital pharmacies, medical supplies distribution, and grocery pickup. Medical pouch and tray sealing machines protect medical devices, consumables, and clinical supplies and our software drives efficiency in the distribution and manufacturing supply chain.   

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