Worldclass Irish Medical Mask Manufacturing
Humana Healthcare utilises state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and lean management principles to ensure that we meet and exceed the highest standards in medical / surgical face mask production. The automatic ultrasonic welding of the ear loops, automatic ear-loop-folding machine, and medical-mask-counting machine seamlessly transfer medical masks to the conveyor belt and onto the film-wrap-packaging machine. Our fully automated manufacturing process guarantees product uniformity and superior finished quality with limited operator contact.
Our clean room incorporates a main production area that houses all manufacturing equipment to promote the highest standards of cleanliness. We have a dedicated changing room, separate to the main production area, accessible through specialised clean room doors that are flush on both sides of the wall. The interior floor is laid out with high grade, Altro non-slip safety flooring and PVC sanitary profiles to maintain maximum cleanliness and hygiene. The interior lighting is low energy LED lighting with energy-saving light sensors.
The warehouse and manufacturing facility is housed across 45,000 sq.ft. within a five-acre site based in Blessington, County Wicklow (Ireland).
Highest Standards of Quality Control
Humana Healthcare is committed to the manufacture of superior quality medical face masks that ensure maximum comfort, breathability, performance and protection in line with European medical mask testing standard EN14683:2019 Type II and IIR (with splash resistance). We carry out systematic visual and quality checks on our medical masks, which are manufactured in accordance with our quality management systems:
- Welding of the ear loop points to guarantee secure connection to the medical mask;
- Quality of the ear loop to ensure superior comfort and elasticity;
- Quality nose wire that adjusts securely over the face; and
- Measurement of the material thickness, assuring uniformity of the product.
Our face masks conform to CE certification through the EN14683:2019 standard and are tested by professional and accredited European testing centres against the following criteria:
1- Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) measures the amount of bacteria the surgical mask can filter. The higher the quality of the middle layer, known as melt blown, the better the Bacterial Filtration Efficiency.
2- Differential Pressure (Delta P) evaluates the breathability of the medical mask. The lower the Delta P, the better the breathability.
3- Splash Resistance Type IIR determines the protection against blood sprays caused by the rupture of small arteries. This corresponds to the average systolic arterial blood pressure equal to 16KPA (120mm HG).
4- Microbial Cleanliness (Bioburden) checks whether the medical face mask is manufactured in clean and safe conditions.
5- Biocompatibility assesses whether the surgical face mask has any toxic, injurious or physiologically reactive effects on biological systems (human skin).
