Swiss Engineering helps to stop spreading the virus

With a new kind of device, hospital staff but also employees in the cosmetics or food industry can remove protective gloves in a way that they are less likely to contaminate their skin (picture above). Studies have shown that this happens almost every second time. The glove remover was developed by Swiss creative agency Atoll in collaboration with Pragma Engineering and the 3D printing company Rapid Manufacturing. The design data can be downloaded free of charge at the website of Atoll. Atoll has also published a Youtube video. 

3D printed face masks

Daphne Technology's mission is to reduce Air Pollutants primary from ships. In a sign of solidarity the Swiss start-up designed a visor to protect health care workers from aerosols containing the virus. The design was used by Volvo Trucks in Sweden to produce face masks. The mask plan and a 3D printing version are available for free download on the website of Daphne Technology. Already in April FabLab Sion and The Ark have already launched a campaign for 3D-printed visors to remedy the shortage of face masks.

Sintratec has developed a hands-free door-opener which can also be 3D printed. The design file is free to download for anyone, making it possible to 3D print locally at factories around the world. 

New application fields for start-up products

Where existing disinfection robots for hospitals cannot deal with large areas continuously, Rovenso’s ROVéo UVC is specifically designed to disinfect common working area of industrial sites. It leverages its 3D mapping capabilities by precisely analyzing its environment and planning its disinfection mission. The UVC-light exposure is simulated to ensure the required level of disinfection. The robot therefore focuses its UVC beams only on specific areas of interest by adapting the height of the UVC sources as well as tilting its reflectors towards the targeted surfaces. This innovative solution allows to specifically reduce the viral load of common workspaces such as desks and workshops, handles and handrails, staff canteen tables and other common equipments. The team developed the ROVéo UVC in just three weeks. It is already ensuring a safe return after the lockdown for people working at the park of Nivalis Group.

CORE ,developed by GreenTEG, is a new generation wearable designed to accurately and continuously monitor the core body temperature. Up to now, wearable technologies were only able to monitor the skin surface temperature, a method prone to error and difficult to run continuously. Because of its unique features, several organizations and companies around the world are already exploring and using CORE as a solution to control the wellness status of workers and risk groups during the current pandemic outbreak.