COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC THE ENEGINEERING RESPONSE
ventilators, the effort powered by seven F1 teams
that will not ultimately be carried through.
www.is.gd/ijunud
Harlow College has been 3D-printing face visors
but needs raw material, so puts out a call for
0.5 mm PET or similar. www.is.gd/akanay
Paragon Precision: “We phoned with
an urgent requirement, they were
able to cut and have the material
ready for us to collect within 15
minutes.”
Paragon Precision Products thanks local Milton
Keynes-based metals supplier Metals Express
(above). www.is.gd/avuhah
Ward Hi-Tech posts update on operations,
remains “fully operational and committed to
offering the same high levels of sales, service and
support to all of our customers”.
www.is.gd/ajujov
MRT Castings, an established producer of parts
for ventilators, reports ramped-up production and
thanks employees and business partners that
allowed it to "make things that a few weeks ago
would have seemed impossible, possible.”
www.is.gd/tacivi
AAG (AXYZ Automation Group), comprised of
AXYZ Routers, WARDJet Waterjets and CNCShop,
has created an online group called Fabricators
Fighting Covid-19 on LinkedIn. www.is.gd/goxowo
CNC machining platform Orderfox.com now
available free for all buyers and manufacturers of
CNC-machined parts. www.is.gd/olaxux
Haas Automation engineer sets up own home
3D printer to help out the University Of East Anglia,
which asked if anyone could help 3D-print masks
and other equipment. www.is.gd/fujozo
High Value Manufacturing catapult members
aid UK ventilator manufacturing effort, with their
input explained in detail, taking in expertise,
facilities, loan technology and manufacturing
capacity. www.is.gd/tedilu
CAD engineers at Maldon-Essex-based
Blackman & White have created a face visor that
is made from polycarbonate or acetate and the
rm is looking to utilise spare capacity in its demo
room. www.is.gd/sekaso
Made in the Midlands (MIM) puts out call to
members for laser cutting capacity to support
ventilator part manufacture at Central Scanning.
www.is.gd/johi
Tri-Tech 3D & sister company 3D Print Bureau
report use of their Stratasys Fortus 450s, having
worked non-stop over the weekend in production
of visors for NHS frontline workers.
www.is.gd/oyagibi
Micron Workholding reports: “Ventilator
production run now going 24/7 on the Matsuura
H+300 machine, fully equipped with ve
MicroLoc Cubes. Forty parts coming off per
load! We can do this! I’m not doing sales visits
at the moment, so am going to run the night
shift instead,” says Matt Jennis.
www.is.gd/hEsMc7
McLaren Racing puts out a call for suppliers
that can offer “plastic (TPX) machining of an
injection moulded part. Mostly simple features
and some part-hand-tapped features”.
www.is.gd/equpej
Haas Automation UK update on activities,
includes “established a team of regionally-based
critical response engineers”, headquarters
operating on a reduced manning level using
remote working staff, remote customer training
provision coming, stocks of machines available
and production continuing in the US, nancing
packages under review to offer investment
support, Haas exhibition machines offered at
ex-demo prices. www.is.gd/ixapaf
Qualiturn adds to its machining capacity, aided
by Star Micronics. Managing director Nick Groom
says: I know my Qualiturn team are great at
producing a high demand medical product. I need
to help make more, faster. Call to Stephen Totty @
Star Micronics GB yesterday Monday, today the
machine arrived. Within days this will be in
production of medical critical parts. I don’t see it a
gamble when I know these parts made will save
life.” www.is.gd/gacasa
Light-hearted update from Paragon Precision
Engineering shows company parrot observing the
shop oor (above). Medical and a variety of other
components still running 24 hours a day at the
rm. www.is.gd/qupisa
Design of the
new CPAP
breathing aid
(right) developed
by engineers at
UCL and
Mercedes-AMG
High
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