Quilt EZ, a company in Logan, Utah, has started making three-ply disposable masks on a new machine, the first of its kind in Cache County, The Herald Journal reported on November 25, 2020.
Key details
- The machine can make 50 masks a minute, or about 10,000 a day, in a warehouse in Logan.
- Earlier in 2020, the company made 140,000 reusable masks over about five months for Utah’s “A Mask for Every Utahn” program and grew to 110 employees. It dropped back to six workers when the program ended in July.
- Boxes of 50 from its Life Smart offshoot sell for $19.95.
- Buyers include the Cache Valley Transit District.
The paper said the only other Utah sites able to make medical-grade three-ply disposable masks were Procter & Gamble in Tremonton and PuraVita Medical in Lindon. PuraVita’s four machines can make 4 million masks a month, and it is the only Utah plant able to make N95 masks.
“Yes, you may be able to get them cheaper in China, but these have been manufactured here.”
Jon Hawkes, CEO, Quilt EZ
FAQ
How many masks can the machine make?
About 10,000 a day.
Where is it?
A warehouse in Logan, Utah.
What do they cost?
$19.95 for a box of 50.
Source & credit
Source: The Herald Journal, November 25, 2020: “‘Made in the USA’: New machine puts Cache Valley on disposable mask map”.