01 Emergency recall of employees to organize production
At 8:30 in the morning, Dasheng Hygiene Products Manufacturing, No. 228 Shihui Road The production line of the Co., Ltd. is running at high speed. In order to cope with the difficult new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, this company that originally only exported is trying every means to ensure domestic supply. In addition to qualified employees returning to work in a timely manner, corporate managers have also entered the workshop to participate in mask production.
“Our company once participated in the protection during the SARS epidemic. When the pneumonia epidemic first appeared, the management made quick decisions, started the production line immediately, and called on the workers to stay.” The general manager Manager Zhang Zhenwei said that the company was originally on holiday on January 22. As the epidemic situation developed, the company immediately organized workers to put into production.
This morning, at Dasheng Company In the exhibition hall, Mr. Haihan saw a variety of protective masks. “The masks we produce are mainly used for industrial-level safety protection. More than 90% of the markets are abroad, such as supplying to foreign mining areas. The protection level is very high, and there are more than 130 varieties. In the face of the epidemic, we choose Three types of masks that can be processed quickly and can ensure output were urgently put into the production line. These three types of masks are N95 masks, general flat masks and axe-shaped masks.” Zhang Zhenwei said that starting from New Year’s Eve, the masks produced by the company were all immediately Sent to pharmacy.
02 Frontline workers circle the production line for 8 hours
In the production workshop, Five fully automatic production lines are running at high speed, and white masks are “spit” out of the machine’s mouth one after another. Worker Liu Linji walked back and forth at both ends of the production line. “The machine sometimes moves out of position. I want to check whether the edges of the mask have been cut off, whether the edges of the mask are even, and whether the position of the built-in nose bridge is deviated.”
Coast Jun I saw at the scene that for an N95 mask, one end of the production line was filled with rolls of raw materials, including non-woven fabric, filter cloth, and soft cotton. Using ultrasonic welding technology, the four layers of raw materials were welded together by a machine and then installed on a hanging machine. The rope is “spit” out from the machine mouth at the other end. According to on-site machine monitoring, 40 N95 masks can be produced per minute. There are dedicated personnel responsible for testing raw materials and finished products.
Liu Linji’s hometown is Wanyuan, Sichuan. He originally planned to go home to celebrate the New Year, but because of the epidemic, he stayed in the factory immediately. “A relative in my hometown called me and asked me to send some masks back. I didn’t agree, which was against the regulations.” Lao Liu watched at both ends of the production line for eight hours a day, standing the entire time. When asked whether he regretted not going home for the New Year and whether it was hard work during the Spring Festival, Lao Liu smiled and said: “No regrets, and the work is not hard either. I should do something to prevent the epidemic.”
In the packaging area, the workers who were packaging not only moved quickly, but also stared closely at the masks in their hands. Stained and damaged masks that were not up to standard were picked out one by one.
03 Strengthen the safety management of people returning to the city
Starting today, employees are returning to Dasheng one after another. “Today, more than a dozen people came back from other places. Currently, the number of employees on duty is close to 100. There are still about 70 workers in other places, including 2 in Hubei. The company allows them to wait for notification in their hometowns with peace of mind, and the others will follow. Return to work.”
Zhang Zhenwei said that the company has currently taken a variety of measures to strengthen the safety management of people returning to work, including registering the whereabouts of each employee during the Spring Festival; taking body temperature when entering the factory; Divide the work area to increase the distance between workers; workers bring their own lunch boxes.
“Currently, employees who return to their hometowns are very conscious of abiding by the regulations of the local government. The company has several employees from Sichuan, and the train they take passes through Enshi, Hubei. We learned that The train doors were not opened at that time, and now the prevention and control measures in various places are in place.”
04 Increase production capacity and never increase prices
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During the interview, the company’s chairman Wu Shengrong was busy receiving customers purchasing masks. During this period, there were constant calls coming in to place orders. “The primary goal now is to obey the government’s allocation and increase production capacity. Now our production line runs 24 hours a day, with workers working in two shifts. The current output is about 60,000 masks a day.” When talking about the price of masks, Wu Shengrong said firmly: ” Absolutely no price increase!” In fact, with the switch from export to domestic supply, the export tax rebate is gone. Faced with the current shortage of supplies, he also said that the supply of masks in critical areas must first be ensured.
<pWork overtime to produce. More than 30 companies have resumed production. The output reaches more than 8 million pieces a day, ensuring market supply with confidence and confidence. ”
Therefore, the maximum production capacity of masks in general companies is only 200,000 to 300,000 per day. How did Winner Medical come up with such 100 million masks in more than a month? ?
“Before the Spring Festival, we had tens of millions of masks in stock. This was originally the company’s inventory prepared for the first quarter, so many of the 100 million masks were Inventory”, “At the end of 2019, due to the plague in the north and the influenza in the south, the company’s demand for protective equipment has begun to increase. Faced with the emergence of various influenza and respiratory diseases, coupled with early attention to the Wuhan epidemic, we began to prepare masks . ”
But why do people say that they can no longer buy reliable medical masks? “In order to first ensure the needs of the epidemic areas, all our production capacity has been handed over to the Hubei Provincial Government Prevention and Control Headquarters Under unified dispatch, basically 99% of masks are supplied to Wuhan, so e-commerce retail sales have also stopped,” the manager said.
Having experienced hundreds of battles in the face of the epidemic
But it was only after Wuhan was locked down that we realized the seriousness
In May 2003, when SARS was basically coming to an end, although he did not experience the “battle” personally, Wang Jun, another person in the medical supplies industry, heard a lot, “During SARS, there were queues in the market to buy white vinegar, masks, Garlic, everyone is grabbing masks.”
Over the years, Wang Jun has prepared for many flu epidemics, large and small. At the end of 2019, the flu swept across the country as usual. Come on, the new coronavirus pneumonia did not attract much attention from him at first.
On January 23, 2020, Wuhan decided to close the city, and everyone became highly nervous.
“At first there were not many cases, so I thought the epidemic was not that serious as usual. However, with the news of Wuhan’s lockdown, Academician Zhong informed us that the virus can be transmitted from person to person, and a full alert state is inevitable. “
Faced with the fierce epidemic and rising numbers, as a member of a medical enterprise, a special battle has begun.
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Two days later, Wang Jun was ready to return to work, but after being notified, he could only choose to quarantine at home and have his mobile phone on call 24 hours a day.
At this time, Hubei is the epicenter of the epidemic. The disaster area is the place where Wang Jun is concerned. In order to actively cooperate with the government to ensure the supply of materials and solve the market and front-line gaps, Wang Jun’s workload now has increased several times compared with usual. On the one hand, he must allocate materials, and on the other hand, he must Popular science propaganda.
Treat the epidemic rationally
It is expected that the shortage of supplies will ease in one to two weeks
People who have experienced SARS have “emotions” about masks. No one expected that at the beginning of 2020, the demand for masks suddenly increased. Wang Jun, who has been quarantined at home these days, is also very anxious. He receives countless calls every day. When asked about masks, many consumers also reported that masks are simply not available on the market.
But in fact, mask companies have resumed work one after another after New Year’s Eve. Wang Jun learned that not only companies supplying the domestic market, but also some export companies changed their standards and switched to supplying masks to the country, including some foreign materials.
“However, although mask companies are working overtime day and night, some packaging material manufacturers have not started operations. The logistics is not smooth, which has hindered the speed of materials arriving in the epidemic area. In addition, a mask The production needs to go through sterilization, analysis and other processes, and the entire cycle takes 14 days to 20 days before it can be put on the market. Therefore, the long production cycle of masks is also the reason for the shortage of supplies.”
This After the outbreak of the first epidemic, everyone was buying masks, and many people even fell into panic. After experiencing many “war epidemics”, Wang Jun understood that this state was irrational. “Some citizens initially bought large quantities of masks to keep at home. Hoarding and blindly grabbing medical N95 masks are also the reasons for the shortage and price increase of masks.”
In addition to masks, medical supplies such as medical protective clothing are also facing shortages.
“Veteran” Wang Jun is well aware of the current situation of the industry. “Another important reason for the shortage of materials is that although medical protective clothing is a strategic reserve material, the quantity is very small, and masks are not yet available. included in the strategic reserve.”
It is understood that in 2009, the government began to revise the standards for masks to include classified management of medical devices. After the outbreak, Wang Jun saw that many companies and citizens began to There have been calls for masks to be used as strategic reserve materials and to increase the reserve of protective equipment to be prepared for emergencies.
“The country is so powerful that it will not let masks become a shortage of supplies. I think the shortage of supplies should be effectively alleviated in one to two weeks. Maybe there is only time left for the end of this battle. It’s a problem,” Wang Jun said. (Wang Jun is a pseudonym at the request of the interviewee)
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