Industry doing its bit

23 June, 2020

Filtration and contamination monitoring technology provider, MP Filtri, is doing its bit to support frontline health professionals by devoting its 3D printing operation to the creation of PPE. The company is creating masks for doctors which will be supplied to surgeries in some of the UK’s worst hotspots for the COVID virus. And throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, apprentices at Moog have been 3D-printing components for face shields that can be used by the NHS. The company’s team in Tewkesbury have been creating the visor frames, which have then been sent to Moog’s Wolverhampton facility to be finished. The result is the provision of over 800 face shields at the time of writing, with more currently in production. These have been delivered to NHS facilities and care homes across the country, including some to the company’s local Tewkesbury Community Hospital.

These may be unprecedented times, but the above examples and many more are evidence that when the chips are down industry can rise to the occasion. I think that deserves a round of applause.

Ed Holden

Editor