JLR produces protective face visors for frontline NHS staff

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The race to get essential PPE to frontline NHS staff has stepped up a gear with engineers at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) designing and manufacturing a re-usable protective visor.

Through collaboration with other companies, JLR has set a target of producing 5,000 visors a week for NHS trusts across the country. The firm said it intends to make open source CAD design files available to additive manufacturers and suppliers in order to produce many more protective visors over the coming weeks.

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The NHS-approved visor design has been developed in consultation with healthcare professionals for rapid prototype printing at JLR’s Advanced Product Creation Centre in Gaydon. Rapid prototyping technology has enabled the engineers to work through several iterations of the design in under a week, allowing medical staff to provide feedback and improve the design.

It comes as a national shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for NHS staff on the frontline in the fight against Covid-19 has resulted in many key workers suffering injury from wearing uncomfortable equipment for long hours or going without vital protective wear.

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