PPE - Mask, Gowns & Face Shields:

Purpose & Growth's Community Assistance During COVID-19

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For all efforts see here

PPE options in under 72 hrs

What we can provide

• 1,100 m² of total factory space in Laverton North
• This project would operate in a dedicated 100 m² clean area
• Ability to rapidly re-tool our paper tube factory into a production floor for PPE
• Willingness to align with any applicable codes/standards (understanding that this pushes the timeline for creation out)
• 14 staff members from Australia’s underserved population who are skilled at manufacturing and can quickly upskill on mask creation
• Skilled project manager who can procure tooling and manage creation of new PPE
• Maximum mask output of 115,200/day

Details on Masks

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Australian production of fabric masks options

• Produce your own
• Several different mask sizes are available here, video guide, at right
• Use a tightly-woven fabric
• Note that while these will filter the air, as with all fabric masks, they are untested by any regulatory body for exact filtration ability
• Have a refugee/asylum seeker make one for you
• We have links to a series of small, largely independently operated, refugee/asylum seeker facilities in QLD, NSW, and VIC, and are happy to source high-quality, locally made masks based on the patterns above, on your behalf.
• In this distributed model, it will take 2-3 weeks to obtain your masks, at the outset

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Order here

Prototype paper masks

• The designs at right and below are still in development but are:
• Fully recyclable
• Sustainable materials
• Low Unit cost
• Design credit to Fair Oaks Design

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Timed Alternatives for scaled locally-made masks

• Phase 1: less than 0-72 hrs
• Hand-produced fabric alternatives setup ~$5K
• Sewing machines can be sourced in quantities of under 100 from a combination of Lincraft, Spotlight, and Moonee Ponds Sewing, to produce these patterns from the Centers for Disease Control
• 4 per person/hour, max capacity ~900/day at ~$8/unit
• Phase 2: 72hrs-three weeks
• Anvil press with tri-layer non-woven face mask setup ~$55K
• Anvil press produced locally in Geelong or Laverton
• Est 400 per person/hr, est capacity ~9600/day
• Phase 3: 3 weeks Alvarez-ULTRA mask machine
• Three-layer disposable mask production line setup US$130K
• From China (quote), two weeks to produce + air freight
• Capacity 115,200/day, but need raw materials, costs in speaker notes

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Detailed parameters for face masks

• Detailed in AS 4381:2015

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Global best practice: No consensus on mask standards

• Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia have followed China and South Korea in requiring masks (ref), other countries reviewing policies. Of note, the US CDC and Surgeon General’s strategies include nonstandard masks
• There may not be a single as some populations may be more familiar with wearing masks, and thus less likely to, for instance touch their faces or engage in risky behavior
• There is a general consensus that high-standard masks should be reserved for those most at risk

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Gowns

What we can provide

• Partnership with Mantua Sewing Studio in Queensland
• Ability to sew protective gowns and re-tool with cutting machinery
• Willingness to align with any applicable codes/standards (understanding that this pushes the timeline for creation out)
• 4 sewers who are skilled at prototyping and manufacturing fast fashion and who can quickly transition to gown sewing
• Estimated gown output of 30/day

Partnership of two social enterprises ensures ethical local manufacturing

• Mantua Sewing Studio is a social enterprise bringing to life ethical, Australian-based sewing manufacturing through the underutilized, but highly skilled sewing expertise of women from refugee and migrant backgrounds.

About Mantua Sewing Studio

Impermeable one-piece gown

• One-piece simple and from impermeable material
• Designed by disaster relief nonprofit
• CAD files, metric, and imperial .pdfs
• Donning and Doffing
• Require approx $50K of cut sealing tooling (WIP)
• Cutter/Die/Laser
• Heat sealer

Semi-breathable multi-piece gown passing N95

• Breathable, washable, lightweight, durable, simple design
• Materials*
• Halyard 600, a medical sterilization wrap passed n95 tests
• Pattern
• 3-piece, low-skill pattern
• Cost
• $33 for materials
• $25 for labor (approx 1 hr)
• Care:
• machine washable, tumble dry low

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*see speaker notes

Face Shields

What we can provide

• Clean, secluded, local manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to align with any applicable codes/standards (understanding that this pushes the timeline for creation out)
• 4 skilled line manufacturers at a time accustomed to producing on an assembly line to time and spec
• Estimated shield output of 384/day in the medium term

Face Shield

• Low component-count for easy assembly by low-skilled individuals
• Impermeable Shield
• Capacity of 384/day
• Designed by disaster relief nonprofit
• Design.pdf
• 3D printer design
• While initial units can be completed on a 3D printer, production scale require AU$8K for molds, and then $.50/unit, and 8 wks to setup

PoC Components being printed in Melbourne

Australian Produced Prototype Face Shield

Flat-pack single-material face shield

• Single component type to minimize cost
• No tooling required
• Impermeable Shield
• Designed by the NYU Disaster Consortium
• Original open Source Design
• Modified design

Thank you

Questions or want to help? Please, reach out to covidresponse@pgpurpose.org

About us

Resources available

General Resources:

• Overnight labor force of several-hundred otherwise at-risk people through partnerships with, Settlement Services international, the Brotherhood of St Lawrence, AimBig Employment
• 1100 square meter manufacturing facility in Laverton North, Victoria
• Local engineering capacity to increase throughput and quality
• 60 tonnes of raw materials
• Decades of experience in project management, manufacturing, construction, disaster relief, and architecture, see here

None of us are as smart or effective as all of us working together to fight COVID-19

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People in these organizations have volunteered their time, expertise, and finances in return for little more than hope of making the world a bit better. If you would like to get in touch and lean on their expertise, or add your logo to the board, then please reach out to covidresponse@pgpurpose.org

At Purpose and Growth, we are passionate about the future.

The future of the world, the future of the environment, the future of our country and the future of the people that live in it.

And all of our future could be wrapped up inside

the products that are needed by the health systems around the globe.

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In a factory that keeps manufacturing onshore and employs people from some of our most underserved communities.

We’re a social enterprise & not for profit. We are looking for partners who are also passionate about the future we can build.

Appendix

Social Enterprise: P&G Growth Pty Ltd

Director: Douglas Abdiel�2/50-52 Agosta Drive Laverton VIC 3026

Incorporated May, 2017

ABN: 31618030283�ACN: 618030283

www.pginitiatives.com

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Nonprofit: P&G Purpose Australia Ltd

Directors�2/50-52 Agosta Drive Laverton VIC 3026

Incorporated Sep, 2018

ABN: 80628667952�ACN: 628667952

www.pgpurpose.org

• We’re a social enterprise & not for profit.
• We have employed 30 of our most overlooked Australians, refugees, asylum seekers, veterans and those with disabilities in the past three years
• Our manufacturing social enterprise has $2M of turnover/year, and 8 employees
• We have management, product liability and workcover insurance
• Our nonprofit finances are always here. It has low overhead with no paid employees, and 71 volunteers working on this project, our donations this year have been over $40K
• We intend to comply with AS/NZS 4381:2015 and Therapeutic Goods essential principles, but are not currently on the ARTG, and are not yet under ISO13485:2016

Social Enterprise and Nonprofit Details