MONTREAL, Feb. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Quebec
company AMD Medicom Inc. ("Medicom"), one of the world's leading
manufacturers of procedure and respiratory masks, announced
today that the company is now producing 4.8 million SafeMask
Architect Pro™ N95-type masks per month at the Medicom plant in
Montreal.
Production of these masks began in September 2020 at a plant that was set up in
Saint-Laurent in just three months
in the midst of a pandemic. To date, all local production of these
respiratory protection devices has been dedicated to fulfilling
contracts signed with the governments of Quebec and Canada.
"Medicom is a company that is deeply rooted in the local
community, while having an international footprint. That is our
strength and what gives us the agility we need to adapt to best
meet local needs. The addition of a night shift has allowed us to
increase our production of N95-type masks by nearly 100,000 units
per 24 hours of production. This is quite a feat considering
several factors such as the shortage of specialized labour and the
availability of raw materials," commented Guillaume Laverdure, Chief Operating Officer of
Medicom.
A locally made mask of incomparable quality
Medicom's SafeMask Architect Pro N95-type masks were approved by
Health Canada and the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en
santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) following rigorous
testing. These respirator masks are recommended for protection
against non-oil aerosols and have been evaluated for use in
healthcare facilities according to recognized standards for
biocompatibility, flammability and fluid resistance.
About the Medicom Group
The Medicom Group is one of
the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of high-quality,
single-use, preventive and infection control products for the
medical, dental, industrial, animal health, laboratory, retail and
health and wellness markets. Medicom distributes infection control
products under the Medicom, Ritmed, Kolmi, Hopen and Ocean Pacific
brands, as well as under the recently acquired Hedy brand. Medicom
subsidiaries include Kolmi-Hopen in France, Medicom Asia in Hong Kong, United Medical Enterprise in the
U.S.A., KHM Engineering in
Singapore and Medicom HealthPro
Limited in the U.K.
Medicom has extensive experience in responding to the demand for
personal protective equipment in the event of a pandemic. Medicom
was founded in 1988 in response to the urgent need for medical
gloves for healthcare professionals during the global HIV crisis.
Since then, the company has been a reliable supplier of infection
control solutions during multiple epidemics, including avian flu,
SARS, H1N1 and Ebola, as well as the covid-19 pandemic.
For more information about Medicom and their comprehensive
portfolio of infection control solutions, including an extensive
range of medical face masks, please visit Medicom.com, follow
us on Twitter @MedicomNA or visit pages
on Facebook or LinkedIn.
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SOURCE AMD Medicom Inc.