A Port Talbot-based manufacturer of industrial measuring instruments has begun mass production of medical face shields in its support for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rototherm Group, which employs just over 100 at its 海角视频 main operation in Margam, said it has enough plastic to produce 190,000 protective face shields.
Director of Rototherm, based on the Kenfig Industrial Estate, Tarkan Congar, said: "We were horrified by the poor levels of personal protective equipment fo healthcare workers, that we felt we had to do something.
"And we are incredibly proud of the Rototherm team, who in just five days, designed, developed and brought into production a new face shield to help protect our frontline staff in the fight against Covid-19.
"In particular we would like to thank Tata Steel and the Royal Mint for their support and help, as well as many others in the community for getting so much done so quickly. It is so appreciated and so important at this time."
Rototherm began its first production run on 1,000 on Monday, but is moving towards 10,000 a day.
Mr Congar said:"We have enough capacity to produce 190,000 face shields and we will just keep pumping them out as demand at the moment is far exceeding supply.
"We have received calls for orders from places like America and Latin America wanting to take everything we have, but our focus is on supplying the NHS and care sector here in the 海角视频."
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Dating back to the 1840s, Rototherm Group is a leading global manufacturer of industrial measurement solutions, including for temperature, pressure, liquid concentration and carbon dioxide.
Mr Congar said the firm's usual production was unaffected at it supplied many critical sectors, including defence and pharmaceuticals.
"We are just juggling our production at the moment, but the staff have been incredible." said Mr Congar who added that if required new staff would be recruited.
He said the plastic for the shields were sourced from local suppliers.