Education News Canada’s daily e-newsletter included NC’s release about how the College’s researchers are providing innovative solutions to help those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Under the umbrella of the Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI), Niagara College along with Conestoga, Fanshawe, Lambton, Mohawk and Sheridan colleges, and McMaster University, are using their expertise and pivoting their operations to answer a call from the federal government for help in filling the need for critical health supplies.
NC is currently producing 37,000 face shields at the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC) that will be supplied at no cost to local hospitals and other emergency responders in the Niagara region. The College’s research team created both the face-shield design and prototype and partnered with local company Jay-Line for its die-cutting services to accelerate the number of plastic visors pressed.
NC’s Research and Innovation division has received approval for a Medical Device Establishment Licence (MDEL Class 1) to produce Health Canada-classified face shields in order to supply to other hospitals outside of the Niagara region. About 20,000 units will be donated, with assembly completed at WAMIC.
