Description

COVID-19, a global health crisis, caused disruptions in supply chains. At the same time, the unprecedented demand for personal protective equipment required a rapid industrial response and production at short notice. In most European countries, government-imposed orders to wear face masks very quickly became a proven and simple way to prevent the virus spread and protect citizens.

To prepare Europe for managing pandemics, the CO-VERSATILE production line ‘Machine for FFP2 protective masks production’ focused on developing a high-capacity solution based on Demcon’s modular face masks machine. A group of partners, including Fraunhofer IML, HSSMI, SZTAKI and University of Westminster, worked with Demcon to build a solution for local European masks production. Key results of this production line included:

  • SZTAKI performed the cloudification of the simulation software
  • The cloudified version is available through the emGORA workspace
  • The deployment involved creating an image in Azure, registering deployment in CloudBroker, testing, creating a description, publishing, and requesting approval in the emGORA workspace
  • After approval, the DEMCON application is available for use by other emGORA workspace users
  • Production system testing performed during the machine development stage for machine certification
  • DEMCON internally validated the conformity of the face masks production machine with European product safety requirements
  • Certified in the EC Declaration of Conformity according to CE procedure