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Right at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the open-source hardware community took action to help manufacture much-needed medical equipment. In a recent study, Fraunhofer IPK researchers explore how ventilators can be manufactured quickly, safely and in a decentralized manner.

Fraunhofer IPK and Charité CFM Facility Management GmbH are developing an AI-based system to automatically check trays of surgical instruments for completeness.

Digital Twin Readiness Assessment shows: companies are on average still in the conception phase

The latest Fraunhofer IPK spinoff brings together companies with engineering needs and CAD engineering service providers worldwide.

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the open source hardware community quickly announced the development and manufacture of complex medical ventilators. The project OPEN.Effect aims to evaluate the community’s performance and effectiveness and to identify ways to quickly unlock its potential. The researchers are calling for participants for the associated study.

The COVID-19 pandemic is confronting manufacturing companies with major upheavals. Fraunhofer IPK’s initiative »Manufacturing despite Corona« supports the manufacturing industry in quickly and efficiently adapting to the changed framework conditions.