DAYTON — A newly announced partnership between Sinclair Community College and drone manufacturer Altavian will provide rapidly-produced 3D printed masks for healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a college spokesperson.
The partnership with the Unmanned Aerial Systems manufacturer will use state-of-the-art 3D printing capabilities at Sinclair’s National UAS Training and Certification Center lab. The lab will print mask shells and filter caps 24-hours a day before shipping the components to the Gainesville, Florida based Altavian for final assembly and distribution.
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The finished masks are equivalent to standard N95 masks and are able to filter 99.9 percent of airborne particles, the spokesperson for the college said in a media release. Finished masks are reusable with replaceable filters and can also withstand heat sterilization.
The partnership between Sinclair and Altavian will allow for the finished masks to be distributed both locally and in other areas nationally that are in need of the equipment.
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