INESC TEC involved in the production of visors for healthcare professionals

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, several INESC TEC researchers are involved in the production of visors, which are currently being distributed among to the São João, Santo António, Gaia-Espinho and Pedro Hispano hospitals, as well as healthcare units in the Northern region. These visors are 3D printed and they are crucial to protect the healthcare professionals who are fighting against this pandemic.

João Pedro Basto, Narciso Sobral and João Bastos, from the Centre for Enterprise Engineering Systems (CESE), Carlos Almeida, from the Centre for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CRAS), João Pedro Ramos, from the Centre for Power and Energy Systems (CPES) and Luís Carlos Coelho, from the Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP) are involved in this initiative.

INESC TEC contributed to the optimisation of the 3D models, as well as to the printing and logistics processes. Anticipating the dissemination of this initiative, CESE developed an information and decision-support system for planning the production and distribution of printed products, such as visor supports and swabs.

This initiative is coordinated by the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI) and by Porto School of Engineering (ISEP), with the support of researchers associated with the Faculty of Engineering of the University do Porto (FEUP), students and several companies.

The INESC TEC researchers mentioned in this news piece are associated with INESC TEC and P.Porto-ISEP.