Swansea University College of Engineering E-Magazine

A CA L L FOR ENG I NE E R S

SAV I NG T H E WOR L D I N T I ME S OF C R I S I S

A CA L L FOR ENG I NE E R S

SAV I NG T H E WOR L D I N T I ME S OF C R I S I S

How Engineering at Swansea has worked together to help fight COVID-19

3D printing face visors for NHSWales

Headed up by Senior Lecturer, Dr Peter Dorrington, PhD Student, David O’Connor, and Dr Dimitris Pletsas, a team of staff and students quickly assembled to start designing and printing 3D protective face visors to be delivered to frontline staff in Wales. The team quickly got to work with 25 3D printers on Swansea University’s Bay Campus, with the goal of producing over 100 visors a day.

Anaesthetic Consultants at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital were some of the first NHS staff to trial the visors. Due to the incredible demand for the protective equipment, teams across Swansea University joined together to create the South Wales Additive and Rapid Manufacturing Consortium (SWARM) to support NHS Wales’ response to COVID-19 and ensure the 3D face visors were distributed as quickly as possible to hospitals in immediate need.

FAC E V I SOR S FOR NH S

The impact of the Coronavirus has been felt worldwide. The virus has resulted in unprecedented change across the globe, from rising death rates to the overhaul of daily life, the era of COVID-19 has been historic, and called on people to act in the best interest of those around them. From the incredible work of the NHS and care workers to support those in need, to the admirable commitment of key workers to keep our communities safe, millions of people have come together to fight COVID-19 and its impact on people globally. Here in Engineering, we have seen our staff, students, partners and university community join together to develop innovative ways of assisting frontline staff, creating safer ways of working and to boost morale.

5000L of hand sanitiser a week for frontline staff

Over 30 amazing volunteers teamed up to produce 5000 litres of hand sanitiser a week, to help keep NHS and frontline staff safe whilst they work.

Organisation (WHO) standard hand sanitiser. The group were able to refine the process and devised a multi-head bottling apparatus which can fill a 5L bottle in 20 seconds, rather than 60 seconds.

Turning a solar tech lab into a production base for the hand

Here are just some of the key ways that Engineering has been helping to fight COVID-19.

sanitiser, and with the support from local industry, the team were able to make and distribute World Health

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