APRIL 2020 ROUND-UP
Fast facts: Industry’s Covid response
7 days
for Mercedes F1
and UCL to buld
a breathing aid
1mn
bottles of
sanitiser at
Ineos factory
10,000
Dyson ventilators
ordered by the
government
companies rapidly scaling up their off erings. Stratasys has worked
with over 150 companies to develop a 3D-printed face shield for
healthcare workers. The fi rst week of production saw over 5,000
shields produced, with an eventual target of 16,000 per week.
Edumaker, a Reading-based 3D printing company, has set
up a pop-up production line at Cisco’s offi ces in the town to
begin producing protective face visors for front line healthcare
workers. Working with a team of local experts, including two
manufacturing best practice consultants, Edumaker founder, Alex
Gibson, has helped train up 130 Cisco workers in under a week to
begin production of 300+ visors on 30 3D printers, working 24/7.
Seventeen local GP surgeries have benefi ted from the technology to
A team of engineers at the
University
of Sunderland’s Automotive and
Manufacturing Advanced Practice
(AMAP)
attachment, allowing users to open the
door without touching the handle, either
by using a hook worn on a lanyard, or an
elbow-operated handle attachment. The
AMAP team have shared their design
and artwork fi les for others to use noncommercially
has developed a 3D-printed door
if they would like to also
support the eff orts of preventing the
date.
spread of the coronavirus within their communities. The fi les can
be easily resized and adapted for diff erent door types and handle
sizes.
Make UK is celebrating the best of UK manufacturing on
Twitter via its #ManufacturingHeroes campaign. Alongside
the CBI, the @Make_UK_Campaigns Twitter page will be
sharing news of what manufacturers have done and how
others can get involved in some of the initiatives outlined
above. Manufacturing Management is pleased to help
support this initiative, and will be showcasing some of the
best stories as part of our daily coronavirus roundup on
our website:
www.manufacturingmanagement.co.uk
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