Power supplies and electronic circuit breakers for the manufacture of protective mouth and nose masks

BLOCK produces power supplies and electronic circuit breakers for manufacturing facilities making 50,000 protective mouth and nose masks a day.

The coronavirus pandemic has made it mandatory across Germany to wear protective mouth and nose masks – at least when using public transport or going shopping. The shortage of masks is not just complicating supplies for private users, however, as health care facilities in particular are low on protective clothing as well. 

IBF Automation GmbH, a long-standing customer of BLOCK, has therefore set up its own production facility within four weeks, in collaboration with Moss GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology, with a view to making 50,000 protective mouth and nose masks a day. At least ten such fully automated facilities are currently being set up to cover consumption in Germany alone, with more to follow. Production covers the entire supply chain, from manufacture of the non-woven materials through to certification and supply chain management. It is really easy for medical institutions and suppliers across the whole of Germany to register their requirements via a digital platform.