S. Vishnu Sharma
SRM Amaravati, assistant professor at Mechanical Engineering department of SRM Amaravati has designed a cost effective face shield embedded with 3D printing technology.
The face shield is designed by faculty Dr. Panchagunula Jayaprakash and is for protecting users from Novel Corona virus and is made available at a very low cost.
This face mask designed by faculty of SRM Amaravati alleviates the limitations of the regular masks currently used by doctors, policemen, and journalists.
Sources from SRM Amaravati further say that while the regular masks barely cover the nose and mouth, whereas this Face Shield will be able to protect the eyes, mouth, nose, and ears so that one cannot get infected by the virus.
Some of the medical and police personnel who use the N95 masks suffer from facial irritation, making the Face Shield a comfortable and more effective alternative for all government officials on Covid duty.
SRM Amaravati: Superb, faculty designs shield against COVID-19
SRM Amaravati faculty Jayaprakash said while manufacturing the Face Shield, 3D printing technology is used for designing a headband, upon which a 100 micron thick transparent plastic sheet is attached to ensure superior protection against the virus.
‘It prevents air, dust, and liquids that are contaminated to come in contact with people. Also, there are no probable side effects on using the mask.’
If the government approves of its marketing, the face mask can be distributed among the public to prevent the widespread Novel Coronavirus, he said.
The management of SRM Amaravati has also praised Jayaprakash on designing the mask after relentlessly working on it for several days.
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Professor Narayana Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor of SRM Amaravati has written to Adimulapu Suresh, Minister of Education, Andhra Pradesh and Alla kalikrishna Srinivas, Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Minister for Health, Family welfare and Medical Education, Andhra Pradesh, highlighting the importance of the facial cover and the many ways it can be regarded as a boon to the society as a whole.
He said that the Face Shield would be beneficial to millions of students who would be attending regular classes once the educational institutions reopen.
SRM Amaravati gets award
While the faculty at this prestigious educational institution has proved his mettle, happy news has poured in for SRM Amaravati in another way.
British Safety Council has awarded International Safety Award with Merit 2020 to SRM Amaravati along with JMC Projects(India) Limited.
The award was presented for their commitment to keeping the workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2019 calendar year.
The prestigious award recognizes and celebrates the organizations from around the world which have shown a true dedication to prioritizing the safety of the workers and workplaces and have made outstanding advances to achieve it.
It requires organizations to invest in workers’ health, safety, and wellbeing. The business leaders, managers and staff play a crucial role in making health and safety a reality and inspiring their colleagues to do the same.
JMC Projects (India) Limited and SRM Amaravati have pledged to continue maintaining the international standards in their joint venture in future also.
About – SRM Amaravati
SRM University, Andhra Pradesh is a multi-stream research university with focus on diverse fields. From engineering to medicine and from liberal arts to management, SRM’s vision is to emerge as a world-class university that is globally connected, nationally relevant, and regionally transformative.
It has the ambitious plan to be in the top world class universities in ten years with 20000 + students and 1500 faculty members.
For the establishment of this university, SRM has partnered with the world’s best names for educational method and philosophy, campus design and infrastructure, learning and living spaces, and recruitment of faculty and leadership.
Perkins + Will, American architects who have designed some of the leading universities in the world, are the architects for this new institution.
Perrett Laver and Society, global search firms from UK, are involved in the recruitment of senior leadership roles and faculty.