Alternative respirators for the COVID-19 pandemic

新冠肺炎疫情暴露了全球供应链的短缺。个人防护设备(PPE)已经供不应求，英国正在努力为一线医护人员提供他们所需的关键保护。该项目旨在设计并获得监管部门的批准，设计一种口罩，满足医护人员免受新冠肺炎伤害的标准，并可以每天生产2500个口罩。我们的团队将在高度压缩的时间范围内交付产品，使用创新的制造技术，消除大规模生产所需的昂贵和耗时的工具阶段。总部设在英国的制造业将被用来确保NHS免受全球市场和制造流波动的影响。

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the shortfalls of global supply chains. Demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has outstripped supply and the UK is struggling to provide front-line healthcare workers with the vital protection they need.This project aims to design and gain regulatory approval for a face mask that meets the standards for protection of healthcare workers against COVID-19 and can be manufactured at a rate of 2,500 masks per day. Our team will deliver a product in a highly compressed time scale by using innovative manufacturing techniques that remove the expensive and time consuming tooling stage necessary for mass production. UK based manufacturing will be used to ensure that the NHS is protected from the volatility of global markets and manufacturing streams.