Adapting Under COVID: Expansion and Implementation of PPE Testing

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-37578
Published September 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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We currently live in unprecedented times; the global spread of coronavirus has led to a dramatic increase in hospitalizations and a renewed focus on protecting our healthcare workers. Personal protective equipment, more commonly known as PPE, is being consumed faster than it can be produced, with suppliers struggling to keep up with demand. To help meet the growing need, companies with manufacturing capabilities in other industries have been converting their existing facilities and equipment to begin producing PPE and other medical supplies. Regardless of the pace of production, quality control testing is still required to ensure that the products being sent to our front lines will perform as required.