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Our Technical Support Officer, Ed Robinson, has spent the last 4-5 weeks manufacturing 3D components for face shields in response to COVID-19 along with Technical Manager Sean Mallen, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape technician Nathan Hudson and other colleagues from the Fine Art Department.
“I know people who work in the NHS and they said there was a shortage of personal protective equipment,” explains Nathan. “The University has such close links with the NHS, and with our recent virtually graduated Medical Students going frontline, this seemed like an important duty and a good way to help.”
The project began with eight printers, making around 30 headbands daily. Over the 5 weeks, the team had 18 machines running and were able to manufacture over 2,000 components that could be used in the protection of NHS staff and other frontline health care workers. The component was originally designed by Prusa Printers and made open-source to combine 3D making powers across the globe in the fight of the Coronavirus.
Find out more here regarding how North East universities teamed up to protect frontline NHS workers.
