The Monkton Combe School Design department has spent much of the last week producing over 100 full face visors for use as PPE by health professionals fighting Covid-19, with the entire stock to date being requested by the RUH Bath.
They have been designed by a collaboration of Design Technology teachers around the country who are trying to make as many as possible to help meet the demand for them.
Monkton Design have produced three versions: a 3D printed version that takes four hours to make each one; a laser cut visor where they can produce 20 per hour; and a handmade visor manufactured through batch production, where they can produce 40+ an hour. The visors are sterilised post manufacture.
While the school is starting to run out of stock material, they are hoping to order more as the demand for them is so high and they would like to make as many as they possibly can.
Additionally, the Monkton Science department has donated their goggles from the laboratories, some of which are being given to South West Ambulance Service in addition to some of the visors produced.