SA company wins top award for 3D printed respirator that protects medics
9 February 2021 8:17 PM
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The local product costs a fraction of the price of imported units. Bruce Whitfield interviews Ideso design director Marc Ruwiel.
A Cape Town industrial design firm has won gold at the prestigious International Design Awards in the US.
Ideso took top honours in the Industrial And Life Science Design/Safety Designs category for its Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR).
The PAPR is a form of personal protective equipment (PPE) used to safeguard health care professionals in contact with Covid-19 or TB patients.
It is 3D printed which makes it affordable, and also modular, allowing single components to be replaced.