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FPS Apparel empowered to produce 10,000 masks per week
12 Jun 20 2 min read
FPS Apparel, an apparel customising company, has announced that with help from Gerber Technology, it was able to quickly transit from producing promotional apparel to producing personal protective equipment (PPE). FPS Apparel’s current production allows them to produce and donate 10,000 masks per week to various healthcare facilities and first responders.
As Covid-19 began to spread to New York City in early March, FPS Apparel knew they had to do their part to protect the health and safety of those fighting the pandemic on the frontlines.
“It’s a priority for all of us at Gerber to ensure our customers have everything they need to successfully transition to PPE,” Pete Doscas, vice president & general manager, Americas Sales & Service Delivery of Gerber Technology, said in a press release.
With FPS Apparel being in the middle of an epicentre, we knew we had to help them, not only in regards to cutting equipment but through training and by connecting them with our other customers, which allowed them to get up and running as fast as possible so they could do their part to help stop the spread of Covid-19.”
In order for FPS Apparel to produce a large quantity of effective masks, they needed cutting equipment that would allow for fast, reliable and efficient quality cutting. Gerber was able to deliver and install a Gerber Paragon multi-ply cutter and AccuMark fashion design software in just a matter of days, allowing FPS Apparel to dramatically increase production. Gerber also provided FPS Apparel with production-ready patterns and expertise on PPE production.
“It was truly a team effort with Gerber,” Dan Feinberg of FPS Apparel, said.
They delivered and installed the machine in less than a week while providing the support and training we needed to start production right away. They’ve also connected with several of their customers to find capacity for sewing and procurement.”
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (JL)
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