BEYOND SURFACES

pRodUCTIon mATeRIAl FoR FACe ShIeldS In Brazil, Oerlikon Balzers employees participated in a project initiated by IFMG, a central federal institute for science and technology, and provided production materials for the manufacture of face shields, which were distributed free of charge to hospitals. The goal of the project was to distribute a total of 16,000 face shields. pRoTeCTIve ApRonS FoR hoSpITAlS Employees from Oerlikon Balzers Sweden set themselves the goal of producing 1,500 protec- tive aprons a day in their free time for hospitals around the Västmanland region. Only a few days later they had already exceeded their goal and produced over 30,000 pieces. Sweden SAFeTy glASSeS FoR FIRST ReSpondeRS The Oerlikon AM team in Barleben, Germany, supported local first responders with 4,000 pairs of safety glasses made in-house with injection molding. “My wife, who works as an emergency doctor in Magdeburg, gave me the idea to support our local rescue workers with locally produced protective equipment,” explained initiator Andreas Schrader. Among the recipients were facilities such as the local hospital, fire department and rescue organizations. germany Brasil 18