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How long does it take to build a mask factory? Maybe we should stockpile machines that can rapidly ramp up production of millions of face masks per day in prepa

• jaclaz 7y ago
  > Maybe we should stockpile machines that can rapidly ramp up production of millions of face masks per day in preparation for the next pandemic. Unfortunately that is not how machinery works, you would need personnel to maintain them, and also switch them on periodically, and repair them otherwise your stockpile of machines won't work anymore in - say - three to five years of stockage. And BTW you would also need to have a huge stockage of spare parts, as in the same three to five years the current model (the machines that actually running in production) will be release/model Mark V, and they have different parts from the Mark I you have stocked ...