Automobili
Lamborghini is converting departments of its super sports car production plant
in Sant’Agata Bolognese in order to produce surgical masks and protective plexi
glass shields. The masks will be donated to the Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital
in Bologna to be used in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Work
on this solidarity initiative will be carried out by personnel of the saddlery
that produce the interiors and specialty customiSation for Lamborghini cars,
producing 1,000 masks a day. The medical shields will be realized in 200 units
a day, using 3D printers within the carbon fiber production plant and the
Research and Development department.
The
activity has been approved and supported by the Emilia-Romagna Region, and is
taking place in collaboration with the University of Bologna. The Department of
Medical and Surgical Sciences will oversee validation testing of the medical
devices made by Lamborghini, prior to their delivery to hospital.
Stefano
Domenicali, Chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, comments: “During this
emergency, we feel the need to make a concrete contribution. The S.
Orsola-Malpighi Hospital is an institution with which we have had a
collaborative relationship for years, through both professional consultancy in
promoting programs to protect our workers’ health, and in research projects. We
will win this battle together by working in union, supporting those who are at
the forefront of fighting this pandemic every day.”
As
a sign of unity and support for the entire nation facing the Coronavirus
emergency, every evening Lamborghini lights up the historic headquarter
buildings in Sant’Agata Bolognese, with the colors of the Italian flag.
Source: Lamborghini