The Niagara Dailies writes about how Niagara College is leading a group of post-secondary institutions who are answering a call from the federal government for help in filling the need for critical health supplies during the COVID-19 crisis.
Under the umbrella of the Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI), Niagara College, Conestoga, Fanshawe, Lambton, Mohawk and Sheridan colleges, and McMaster University, are using their expertise and pivoting their operations to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
The article highlights that NC is currently producing 37,000 face shields at the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC) and that the College’s research team created both the face-shield design and prototype. The face shields will be supplied at no cost to local hospitals and other emergency responders in the Niagara region.
The piece also mentions that 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.
