Personal protective equipment from the hybrid urban microfactory

The COVID-19 pandemic has again highlighted the importance of local production of consumer goods Such a production for personal protective equipment has been set up by the authors in a hybrid urban micro factory together with care experts and an industrial partner, whereby an open source face shield could be further developed, certified and subsequently transferred to professional serial production In this article the authors present a case study of the necessary steps and potentials of local production © 2020 Carl Hanser Verlag All rights reserved