Scalable and Sustainable Injection Moulded Face Shield Manufacturing for COVID-19

适用于 COVID-19 的可扩展且可持续的注塑面罩制造

• 批准号: 555444-2020
• 负责人: Gale, Richard
• 金额: $ 5.45万
• 依托单位: Camosun College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research Rapid Response to COVID-19
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=695386
• 关键词: Scalable; Sustainable; Injection; Moulded; Face

In early 2020, companies, institutions, and hobbyists worldwide reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic by producing a wide range of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), primarily face shields, in a rapid response to supply chain shortages. Many of these designs utilized 3D printing technologies that made the PPEs costly, slow to produce, and often incompatible with sterilization processes due to the inherent porosity of the printing process. Using an entirely different process, Camosun College in collaboration with industry partner AP Plastics (APP) and the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) designed and rapidly produced over 9,000 face shields to address regional supply chain shortages in this crisis. With immediate needs satisfied, AP Plastics approached Camosun College identifying the need for a solution to the PPE shortage; one that fully conformed to the requirements and recommendations of Health Canada and the World Health Organization. Given the predicted second wave of cases for fall 2020, it was clear there needed to be a better solution. AP Plastics proposed a new injection moulded (IM) design addressing standard face shield concerns, reducing cost and increasing production speed. This applied research project utilizes generate-and test-methodology, combining expertise from Camosun Innovates (CI), APP, Island Health, and testing firm Intertek (to certify design and function). CI will pursue research and development of a face shield that is: inexpensive to produce, scalable for global manufacturing, optically correct, non-fogging, modular, and meets all health and safety standards. CI, APP, and Island Health are collaborating to research, design and fabricate next-generation face shields for health care workers and front-line staff. Challenges include ideation and design in response to the needs of industry, health authorities, and health care workers as well as materials testing, mould design and fabrication, iterative prototyping, and international certification for use in health fields.

在2020年初，全球公司，机构和业余爱好者通过生产广泛的个人保护设备（PPE），主要是面对盾牌，对供应链短缺的响应迅速，对Covid-19的大流行作出了反应。这些设计中的许多设计都使用了3D打印技术，这些技术使PPE昂贵，生产缓慢，并且由于印刷过程的固有孔隙率，通常与灭菌过程不相容。 Camosun College与行业合作伙伴AP Plastics（APP）和温哥华岛卫生管理局（Island Health）合作设计并迅速生产了9,000多个面部护罩，以解决这场危机中的区域供应链短缺。满足了即时需求，AP塑料接近Camosun College，确定了解决PPE短缺的需求。完全符合加拿大卫生部和世界卫生组织的要求和建议。考虑到2020年秋季秋季的第二波案例，很明显，需要有更好的解决方案。 AP塑料提出了一种新的注射模制（IM）设计，以解决标准面罩的问题，降低成本并提高生产速度。该应用研究项目利用生成和测试方法，将Camosun Innovates（CI），App，Island Health和Testing Firming公司Intertek（认证设计和功能）的专业知识相结合。 CI将追求面部护罩的研究和开发：廉价生产，可扩展到全球制造，光学正确，非障碍，模块化，并符合所有健康和安全标准。 CI，App和Island Health正在为医疗保健工作者和前线员工的研究，设计和制造下一代面罩的研究，设计和制造。挑战包括构想和设计，以响应行业，卫生当局和卫生保健工作者的需求，以及材料测试，霉菌设计和制造，迭代原型制作以及用于健康领域的国际认证。