As COVID-19 grips the nation, automakers are utilizing their plants to manufacture medical equipment to minimise the shortage in these tough times. And at the forefront of the battle is Mahindra and Mahindra which had first introduced the affordable ventilator prototype that is currently undergoing endurance testing. In addition to this, the company is also making face shields, masks and hand sanitizer. So far, Mahindra stated that it has completed the production and delivered over 1 lakh face shields with more than 1.2 lakh masks.
The company claims that it achieved this in just 1075 man-days of work including supplier and eight Mahindra sites. Later on, the company also engaged its Pithampur plant in manufacturing these face shields for the medical staff.
In addition to this, the company has also started making easy-to-assemble – Aerosol boxes that are made from polycarbonate windshields by using Waterjet technology. This equipment can be assembled in less than a minute and can be done at the hospital. The equipment has been designed by the company’s team in Detroit and the production of the same is expected to commence from April 19 onwards at its Nashik facility.
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