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Action is in partnership with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Macaé unit, and provides for a production capacity of 500 masks per week
Macaé, April 15, 2020 – Ocyan donated acetate sheets, in partnership with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Macaé campus, to make masks for use by health professionals who are on the front lines of the fight against the new coronavirus pandemic. The equipment will be produced in the University's laboratory, through 3D printing - in all, approximately two thousand masks will be produced with this material, whose manufacture will start immediately.
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“These PPE will be distributed to public hospitals in Macaé, at first, but they may cover other health units in neighboring municipalities and the region. Safety is and will always be a value in our activities and this type of PPE will be fundamental, not only for the protection of these professionals, but also for those who will be assisted by them. Protecting yourself is protecting everyone”, explains Marco Aurélio Fonseca, Sustainability Director at Ocyan.
Ocyan's partnership with UFRJ is old. Through its Social Responsibility Program, Escola em Ação, through the #inovareaprender project, the company donated technology and innovation equipment to the Management and Research Center of the Macaé Unit at UFRJ, including a laser cutter that, now, will be used to make the masks. The equipment can produce up to 500 masks per week. In addition to these machines, there are volunteers working at home, with their own 3D printing equipment as well, in a joint effort to meet this demand at this time.
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“The material came at a great time, as we have a high demand for masks and a lack of material. We will start production immediately”, celebrates Carlos Eduardo Lopes da Silva, Municipal Secretary of Science and Technology of Macaé.
internal campaign
Ocyan also started this week an internal campaign to encourage donations by Members to the Citizenship Action social program, an internationally recognized institution in the fight against hunger.
“Many of our members participate in various volunteer actions throughout the year and are, once again, demonstrating their spirit of service by mobilizing themselves to obtain resources and in some way support the most needy, the public that is most vulnerable with this crisis”, concludes the director.
Source: Ocyan
