The CEITEC and FabLab team received medals for the production of protective shields during the pandemic
Demonstration of teamwork and the ability to use available options. This was demonstrated, among other things, by the team from CEITEC BUT and FabLab, which was involved in the production of protective shields last spring during the COVID-19 pandemic. "BUT Helps" Medals was originally intended to be taken over by the award from the Rector of BUT last year. However, due to the pandemic restrictions, the handover took place at CEITEC BUT this week.
Recall the numbers associated with the production of shields:
- A total of 36,127 shields were produced (of which 30,000 shields on the injection molding machine and 6,127 shields printed on 3D printers).
- The whole activity was volunteer from beginning to end.
- The injection molding machine was worked in two shifts, each with 7 people, who sterilized the shields and packed them into packages.
- Each shield was handed over to the CEITEC BUT reception within 6 hours of production, where it was picked up by volunteer couriers or directly ordering customers.
- Processed material: 2,276 m2 of plexiglass, 11 km of rubber bands, 3 tons of plastic (in the last phase, a group of 10 volunteers hand-made perforated rubber bands with a hot stamp, because the supply of perforated rubber bands in the Czech Republic has run out).
- Correspondence: 820 emails.
- Production spread: 204 - 825 pcs / day on 3D printers, 1,300 - 3,030 pcs / day on injection molding machine.
- Our products went mainly to healthcare (58%), we also delivered a large number of shields to homes for the elderly (12%), and in the last phase, schools also ordered a lot (14%).
- Participating institutions: FabLab Brno, Faculty of Chemistry in Brno, CEITEC BUT, Technical Museum in Brno, ACAM Solutions, Brno Municipality and others.
Author: Kateřina Vlková
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