1 team, helping support the NHS.

We are all doing our bit to keep ourselves safe and to help support the NHS. We are staying at home and this small gesture has a huge impact, we are protecting our NHS and saving lives.

As a critical manufacturer and essential supplier, igus® is working to ensure that companies and customers have the support they need to keep vital production lines running. Companies that are building ventilators and other medical devices, companies that are producing food and generally companies that are trying to keep the economy going.

In early April igus® were approached by the National 3D Printing Society who are helping to support the NHS. They are co-ordinating the printing of headbands for urgently needed NHS face shields and needed some help with the assembly. igus® has joined forces with them to help where we can!

Help support the NHS

The UK office in Northampton is now acting as a hub for any 3D printers to send headbands for assembly. We have converted the main conference room into a production line to assemble the face shields, and then make up packages that are being sent directly into hospitals.  As with many companies, many of the office staff are working remotely so igus® has had people volunteering to help in their own time with the assembly production. Currently, around 500 shields are being assembled per day!

igus® UK purchased the first 7000 face shields and have donated these to the cause. After that, the National 3D Printing Society will be sourcing the face shield material.

There is a justgiving page if you wish to donate towards the cost of purchasing the raw materials, any little will help provide this vital part of PPE. https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/N3DPS

These face shields are desperately needed to protect frontline hospital workers and igus® is proud to be able to help. Stay at home, save lives and protect our amazing NHS.

For more information about the National 3D Printing Society: https://national3dprintingsociety.co.uk/medical-am-covid-19 and for more blogs on how igus® is helping support in other ways, such as sustainability visit https://blog.igus.co.uk/why-is-sustainability-important-and-how-is-igus-contributing/