Mumbai, India - Imaginarium India Pvt Ltd, India's largest Rapid Prototyping and Advanced Manufacturing Center, has announced its efforts against the Covid 19 pandemic by commencing the manufacture of PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) in its existing facility. Due to the recent spikes in the cases of Covid 19, there has been a surge in the demand for PPE as most of the equipment is obtained from China. Healthcare professionals on the front lines of the pandemic face a dire shortage of testing supplies and PPE that keep them safe and maintain their capability to care for patients.

Earlier this month, the World Healthcare Organization called on industries to increase manufacturing of PPE by 40 percent to meet the rising global demand. The products have been tested and approved by doctors and a mass production of these products has been used by medical personnel and policemen who are working in the frontline. Kamlesh Parekh, Managing Director, Imaginarium, commented, “There have been multiple efforts at the grassroots level in response to the supply chain challenges for PPE availability. We have come up with a unique concept to protect the entire face of an individual by creating a face shield that provides complete coverage of the face, ears and neck. With an ergonomic, lightweight design, it is a product designed for comfortable usage during long working hours. The face shield is the first in a line-up of products shortlisted by our team for design and manufacturing during this time. We have also been working on the development of Safety Goggles, Aerosol Intubation boxes, Ventilator Components and other critical supplies that can be distributed to every part of the country immediately.”