"Gundam" plastic model manufacturing company Face shield production April 19 19:52
In the shortage of medical equipment due to the spread of the new coronavirus, a company in Tochigi prefecture that manufactures a plastic model of the popular anime "Gundam" is producing a face shield that covers the face to prevent doctors and nurses from flying. started.
Face Shields began production at "Seeds", which has its head office in Mibu-cho, Tochigi Prefecture and manufactures plastic models of the popular anime "Gundam".
Face shields are used at medical sites to prevent flying splashes from flying to the face, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus, there is a shortage nationwide.
In response to a request from a doctor in Yokohama, the company started production at the end of this month by making the most of its plastic model manufacturing technology.
On the 27th, President Ko Irie visited the Mibu Town Office and donated 20 sets to Mayor Kosuge.
The company has set up a mass production system with a monthly production of 60,000 sets, and part of it will be donated to the medical institution to which the doctor of Yokohama city who initially requested production belongs and the Tokyo Medical Association.
Mr. Irie said, "I would like to support medical personnel who are having a hard time thinking in the field as much as possible."
Manufacturers such as plastic bottles
Sanshin Plastic Industry, which has its head office in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and manufactures plastic bottles, etc., received a request from medical personnel and used a "face shield" to prevent flying by using polyethylene resin. I made.
The completed "face shield" is made by bending a transparent resin plate, covering the entire face and stopping at the back belt.
According to the company, it started mass production at a factory in Fukui prefecture last week and donated 700 completed products to medical institutions in Kanazawa.
Kazuki Maruta said, “I think it will be helpful for safety and security if the face shield is distributed to places where it is needed and it will be sold at pharmacies and supermarkets.”