# R+D Custom Automation agrees to provide automation machinery for SiO2 vial production

R+D Custom Automation has announced an agreement with SiO2 Materials Science to develop and manufacture automation machinery for producing plastic vials for COVID-19 vaccines. The agreement supports SiO2's $143 million government contract under Operation Warp Speed.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-07-09
- Where: Lake Villa, Illinois, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 120 million vials per year by November
- Products: automation machinery, plastic vials
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [R+D Custom Automation](https://endata.com/companies/48468.md)
- [SiO2 Materials Science](https://endata.com/companies/6601.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rd-custom-automation-has-announced-an-agreement-with-sio2-materials-science-301090891.html), 2020-07-09: "We are honored to develop and manufacture the automation machinery required to produce the vials that are essential to the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials and production."

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