China major car maker produces masks 24 hours a day on February 20 at 16:50
In China, where the spread of the new coronavirus is widespread, mask manufacturers are entering the industry from different industries one after another. In Guangzhou, southern Guangdong, major automakers are producing around the clock.
In southern China, Guangdong Province has the highest number of infected people after Hubei Province, where the infection of the new coronavirus is the most serious, and the lack of masks means that the state-owned company Guangzhou Automobile Group will start producing masks. Production started on the 13th of this month.
At the production site that was open to the media in Japan and overseas, five production lines were originally set up in the space where parts were researched and developed, and workers in protective clothing were working on masks and packaging 24 hours a day. I was hitting.
At present we produce 10 million pieces per day, but we plan to further increase the line, to expand the end of this month to 100 million copies in prospect.
The production line makes use of the automation technology cultivated in car manufacturing, so masks are supplied to group employees as well as medical institutions.
"The production of masks is similar to the production of cars. We want to increase production to meet demand," said Vice President Huang Asahi, a parts manufacturer belonging to the group that produces the products.
In China, the production of masks is continually entering from different industries, such as smartphone and clothing manufacturers.