Army Supports Manufacturing

29 March 2020 by Michael Sharpe

Industrial

Australian Army joins in the manufacturing of face masks.

“We've got army personnel in there, we've got guys on the floor who are actually very highly trained soldiers, some of them are electrical engineers.”

"Our staffing is approximately 17 people but with what's happened now it's been a total upheaval,"

"We're hiring people by the day, machines are running 24/7 and we've never seen so much activity in Shepparton."

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-27/inside-australias-only-medical-mask-factory/12093864?pfmredir=sm

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