Ultra-fast design and production of custom-fitted reusable FFP2/N95 face masks: combining 3D face scanning and 3D printing technologies (UFM3D)

超快速设计和生产定制可重复使用的 FFP2/N95 口罩：结合 3D 面部扫描和 3D 打印技术 (UFM3D)

• 批准号: 57736
• 金额: $ 9.48万
• 依托单位: ACTIVECELL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=57736
• 关键词: Ultra; fast; design; production; custom

ActiveCell Technologies is a Leeds-based start-up developing a disruptive offering for rapid prototyping and manufacturing using fusion-deposition technology -- a 3D-printing farm where any item can be sent to print instantly and monitored remotely.In project UFM3D, ActiveCell will develop an innovative process for the rapid design and manufacture of reusable N95/FFP2 filtering masks to address 1) the current shortage in respirators for frontline workers, responsively and at scale 2) the issue of face fitting of said respirators.ActiveCell Technologies will develop a mobile app able to generate a 3D scan of the face of the user, and the back-end software to process this data automatically to convert it into a model for the 3D-printing of a respirator. It will also develop and test a respirator, based on a peer-reviewed published design. 100 units will be produced within 6 months and tested with frontline workers at the NHS, before the full implementation of the service.In the longer term, a service for on-demand manufacturing of perfectly fitted filtering face masks will be available to both the NHS and the general public.Extension: Given recent government directives making face covering and masks mandatory for all in public spaces, demand for our reusable N95/FFP2 face-fitting filtering masks is expected to be higher than originally anticipated. To be able to answer this demand, we need to improve and optimise our manufacturing operations by automating the process from the point of reception of an order, up to packaging and address-labelling the finished product. We intend to design and develop the prototype of a fully automated machine that would enable us to combine two to three of our current devices, making it possible to reach a production rate of 350 to 400 masks per day, twice what we are currently able to produce.

ActiveCell Technologies是一家总部位于leeds的初创公司，正在开发一种颠覆性的产品，用于使用熔融沉积技术进行快速原型制作和制造，这是一个3d打印农场，任何物品都可以立即发送打印并远程监控。在UFM3D项目中，ActiveCell将开发一种创新工艺，用于快速设计和制造可重复使用的N95/FFP2过滤口罩，以解决1)当前一线工作人员口罩短缺的问题，快速和大规模地解决2)口罩的面部装配问题。ActiveCell Technologies将开发一款能够生成用户面部3D扫描的移动应用程序，以及自动处理这些数据的后端软件，以将其转换为3D打印呼吸器的模型。它还将根据同行评审的已发表设计开发和测试一种呼吸器。在全面实施这项服务之前，将在6个月内生产100套，并在NHS的一线工作人员身上进行测试。从长远来看，NHS和公众都将提供按需制造完美匹配的过滤口罩的服务。扩展：鉴于最近政府指令要求所有人在公共场所必须佩戴面罩和口罩，预计对我们可重复使用的N95/FFP2贴面过滤口罩的需求将高于最初的预期。为了能够满足这一需求，我们需要通过从接收订单到成品包装和地址标签的自动化过程来改进和优化我们的制造业务。我们打算设计和开发全自动机器的原型，使我们能够将目前的两到三个设备组合在一起，从而有可能达到每天350到400个口罩的生产速度，这是我们目前生产能力的两倍。