The respirator, which can be made using specific types of 3D printers and fulfils the highest-level protection criteria, was developed by the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC) of the Czech Technical University (CTU). The reusable respirator helps protect the wearer against infection by the new coronavirus and is mainly intended for doctors and other front-line staff. The entire process, from the start of development to the certification of the respirator and getting production up and running, took just a week.
The reusable respirator helps protect the wearer against infection by the new coronavirus and is mainly intended for doctors and other front-line staff.
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Any company that owns one of the three types of Multi Jet Fusion 3D printer can now take part in producing the CIIRC RP95-3D respirators. They just need to contact the specialists at the Czech Technical University. As ŠKODA owns one of the limited number of printers of this type in the Czech Republic, it moved swiftly to get involved.