Ministry of Defense and Sion Medical inaugurate Sderot line, producing up to 2 million masks a month

• Inaugurate the production line in Sderot

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The procurement manager at the Defense Ministry and Sion Medical Company inaugurated the first Israeli production line for N95 masks in Sderot on Sunday, which has a production capacity of up to two million masks a month.

At the end of a complex international procurement and transportation operation, the Ministry of Defense points out a milestone in the transition to full production of medical equipment to combat the Corona virus. Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Procurement (Director) of the Defense Ministry, Avi Dadon, inaugurated the first production line in Israel, and the only isolate in the world, for N95 masks at the highest bacterial screening level in Sderot.

At the beginning of the Corona crisis, the Ministry of Defense led a strategic move to transfer all the required medical equipment (respirators, masks, protective equipment and fenders) to production in Israel. This is to minimize import dependency and to prepare for another wave of morbidity in advance. With the assistance of the Director and the International Transport Unit of the Ministry of Defense, a number of mask-making machines were flown from China to Israel, and for the first time a machine for the production of millions of N95 masks at maximum filtration level (95% or more) was introduced, intended for medical teams who come into direct contact with Corona patients.

In recent days, the Sion Medical plant in Sderot began the serial production of masks, culminating in a production capacity of about 2 million N95 masks a month. Defense Minister Benny Gantz: "I commend the important activities of the purchasing manager and the entire Ministry of Defense, which encourages blue and white production.

The State of Israel is fighting a virus that raises human lives, we are preparing for a second wave and are in the process of entering the Corona routine. This move also cuts us off from dependence on foreign factors, also contributes to the Israeli economy during its difficult period, and of course also provides necessary employment to the southern residents. "

Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of the Defense Ministry, Avi Dadon: "As part of the Defense Ministry's strategy of being independent from overseas imports, we here at Sderot declare independence in producing the very important item for medical teams, at the highest screening level. We in the executive team always rely on Israeli production and see great importance, when the economy is in a difficult economic situation, in the flow of work to Israeli industry, with an emphasis on the periphery. "

CEO and owners of Sion Medical, Daniel Lev: "The machine that was brought to Israel with the CEO will be able to produce about 2 million masks a month and, starting in the coming weeks, the medical staff's plans will be Israeli N95 masks, which are also based on industrial raw materials. Israeli ".

Participated in the preparation: Lilac Trail