COVID-19 - Development of resilient design and manufacturing strategy for reusable personal protective equipment

COVID-19 - 开发可重复使用个人防护设备的弹性设计和制造策略

基本信息

批准号：
552989-2020
负责人：
Ahmadi, Ali
金额：
$ 3.64万
依托单位：
University of Prince Edward Island
依托单位国家：
加拿大
项目类别：
Alliance Grants
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
加拿大
起止时间：
2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=702987
关键词：
COVID 19 Development resilient design

项目摘要

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, the global shortage of crucial PPE such as FFRs has been detrimental to frontline healthcare professionals that work directly with sickened individuals, resulting in an increased risk of viral transmission between care providers and their patients. This inability to source crucial PPE highlights the need for Canada to establish its own independent supply chains to circumvent global limitations of PPE in severe times of need. Risks to the supply of PPE include the procurement of raw material, manufacturing capacity, and distribution to health care providers and emergency personnel. By creating its own reliable and secure supply platforms, Canada will be able to provide its frontline workers with a constant source of the proper PPE needed to perform vital health- and care-giving tasks during a pandemic. With the support of Department of Health and Wellness (DHW) in the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI), the goals of this partnership are to work with Topdog Manufacturing (TDM), a company based in PEI, to develop a resilient design and manufacturing strategy for reusable PPE. This strategy will recognize the need for flexible manufacturing, allowing for the rapid production of tooling as well as customization for locally available manufacturing processes and materials. The potential outcomes and impacts of this partnership include: - Increasing the manufacturing capacity in PEI and Canada for rapid and urgent development of PPE; - Addressing the need for protective masks in an extreme shortage in PEI and Canada, and therefore protecting the frontline health and essential workers.

随着共同-19大流行的继续升级，全球关键PPE（例如FFRS）的全球短缺对直接与病人直接合作的前线医疗保健专业人员有害，从而增加了护理提供者及其患者之间病毒传播风险的增加。这种无法采购PPE至关重要的是，加拿大需要建立自己的独立供应链，以避免在严重需要时期对PPE的全球限制。 PPE供应的风险包括采购原材料，制造能力以及分配给医疗保健提供者和紧急人员。通过创建自己的可靠且安全的供应平台，加拿大将能够为其前线工人提供不断的源泉，以持续提供大流行期间执行至关重要的健康和护理任务所需的适当PPE。在爱德华王子岛（PEI）省卫生与保健部（DHW）的支持下，该合作伙伴关系的目标是与PEI的一家公司Topdog Manufacturing（TDM）合作，以开发弹性的设计和弹性设计和可重复使用的PPE的制造策略。该策略将认识到需要灵活制造的必要性，从而可以快速生产工具以及为本地可用的制造工艺和材料进行定制。该伙伴关系的潜在结果和影响包括： - 提高PEI和加拿大的制造能力，以快速而紧急的PPE发展； - 满足在PEI和加拿大极端短缺中对保护性口罩的需求，因此可以保护一线健康和重要的工人。