Automobili Lamborghini is converting sections of its supercar factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese to produce surgical masks and protective plexiglass medical shields. They will be donated to the Sant’Orsola-Malpighi hospital in Bologna to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Staff from the interior trim and personalisation departments will produce 1,000 masks a day. The shields will be made in batches of 200 a day with 3D printers in the carbon fibre plant and research and development department.
The project has the approval and support of the Emilia-Romagna region and is run with the University of Bologna, whose department of medical and surgical sciences will test and certify the devices before they go to the hospital.
During this emergency, we feel a strong need to help. The Sant’Orsola-Malpighi hospital is an institution we have worked with for many years. We will win this battle together by working united and supporting those on the front line every day.
Stefano Domenicali, Chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini