Thinking outside the box has enabled Pembrokeshire County Council
to use 3D Printers to produce face masks for social care and care
home staff.
Based in the Bridge Innovation Centre (BIC) in Pembroke Dock, the
County Council is using equipment at Fab Lab to create vital face
masks to protect Social Care and NHS staff from infection.
To create the much-need masks, they are using their state-of-the-art
3D Computer Aided Design Software (CAD), which allows users to
design, build and develop products through digital design and then
fabrication.
The initiative – led by Rose Kennington, Bridge Innovation Centre
team leader – can produce a maximum 36 visor face masks a day.
She said: “We put a call out to help Care Homes and our NHS
colleagues – and we are currently taking orders for social services
and County Council care homes.
“Our first order was received by Havenhurst care home in Milford
Haven. It was great to be able to help the staff – especially at this
time when the equipment is in great need.
“We are also happy to produce the face masks for the NHS and we
would ask those colleagues to get in touch so we can help them. But
we do have a plea to companies that can help us source Acetate
which is used to the production of the visor part of the kit.”
Anyone who can provide Acetate, which is required in the production,
or for more information please contact:
[email protected]
