‘Our product is developing rapidly thanks to Made Smarter Marketplace’

April 15, 2021

Hello – I’m Dr Gareth Smith, one of the Directors at MyMaskFit. 

MyMaskFit is a new PPE company that aims to make reusable custom-fit P3 masks that, unlike other masks available, will fit everybody.  It is important to MyMaskFit to protect both the wearer and others from diseases such as COVID-19, whilst making our masks in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly way.

The challenge

We have developed a prototype mask and are embarking on testing and certifying our product ready for release on to the market.  The custom-fit element of our mask will allows us to protect the 10 to 20 percent of the population who do not currently fit conventional mask shapes.  Once certified, we hope to be able to provide our respiratory PPE solution initially to the NHS.  If we can secure large orders, we will need to rapidly scale up manufacturing. Whilst we have manufacturing capabilities for the standard fit masks, we will need a larger volume of small scale manufacturing for the customised solutions.

Initial face mask design with custom-fit seal

The solution

The Made Smarter Marketplace, has provided us with access to a number of manufacturing solutions enabling us to quickly access and utilise available resources to produce our customised solution.  We may need to utilised hundreds of 3D printers across dozens of companies at the same time.  This would be nearly impossible to do quickly using conventional methods. The Made Smarter Marketplace is helping us achieve this quickly and easily.

Made Smarter Marketplace – allowing companies to connect at a rapid pace

Early success

Since the launch of the marketplace earlier this month, we have already been able to upload our specification for an injection moulding requirement for our newly developed transparent face mask.  Following responses to this, we are now connected with a 3D printing company, AM Workbench, who have been able to produce a prototype – the speed and efficiency at which this process has happened would not have been possible without the Made Smarter Marketplace solution.  We are moving at the rapid pace required to bring these masks to market and, ultimately, provide the much need bespoke protection for our NHS.

The marketplace has aided the development of a new transparent prototype in a matter of days

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