Mukilteo furniture builder turns out 100,000 surgical masks and counting
Kaas Tailored in Mukilteo switched from producing commercial and designer furniture for major airplane manufacturers to making surgical masks and face shields full time for health care workers.
Co-owner Jeff Kaas says his team of 200 full-time employees and a handful of volunteers have made more than 100,000 surgical masks since March 19 and more than 30,000 face shields.
Crews are working six days a week, a minimum of 10-hour days, turning out the personal protective equipment in response to the national 100 million mask challenge which started with Providence Health and Services.
And while that is going on, the model has spread globally. Kaas said he is taking calls from health care systems in South Africa, Ireland, Albania, the Netherlands and Canada.
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