PRODUCTION AREA.A worker checks on the quality of SafeTech face mask produced by ModulHaus Inc., a local manufacturer and distributor of surgical face mask in the region in this undated photo. The DOST assisted the company in bringing the right technology for the mass production of quality face mask at a competitive price. (Photo courtesy of DTI Region 1) LAOAG CITY-A locally-made surgical face mask that speaks of safety and durability is ready to expand its market reach with the help of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Region 1. DOST Region 1 Director Armando Q. Ganal said Thursday the agency takes pride in having assisted a local businessman from Agoo town in La Union province in realizing an innovative start-up project and become the first mass manufacturer of surgical face masks in Northern Luzon. Produced by ModulHaus Incorporated owned by Richard S. Chan, the pioneering face mask production facility in Northern Luzon features a box of 500 individually wrapped fa
Published April 23, 2021, 9:30 PM
With the P5-million funding extended by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to its innovative start-up project, the Agoo-based ModulHaus Incorporated has become the first mass manufacturer of surgical face masks in Northern Luzon.
Richard S. Chan, general manager and owner of the firm, expressed gratitude to the DOST for aiding them purchase a unit of an automatic mask making machine, enabling them mass-produce four-ply face masks.
The DOST-Region 1 provided P5-million aid under the agency’s Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) for the implementation of an innovative start-up project that seeks to strengthen the company’s capacity to produce locally-made surgical masks. Through the SETUP aid, the firm was able to purchase one unit of automatic mask making machine and two units of automatic ear tape applier with a capacity that can produce 739,200 surgical face masks per month.