PPE industries together against Corona

Company name

SAAR MECCANICA s.r.l.

VAT number

00769690165

Complete address

Via Acqua dei Buoi 21, 24027, Nembro (BG)

Country-Region

Italy

Website

http://www.saarmeccanica.it/

Name Surname

Antonio La Forgia

Role

Project Manager

E-mail address

laforgiaa@saarmeccanica.it

Phone - Mobile Phone

+393318148318

Company dimension

Small

Year of foundation

1978

N. employees (last year)

40

Indicate the present manufacturing category which the company belongs to

• Mechanical

Brief Description of the Company (sector/target market/main products-services)

SAAR produces machined parts for chip removal in various sectors (aeronautics, aerospace, medical, food etc.). Given the emergency of Covid-19 it has participated in the design and production of a medical device through the manufacture of components for non-invasive assisted ventilation systems, the C-PAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) helmets. These are medical devices usually used for the treatment of respiratory insufficiencies in intensive care units and also at home for the treatment of sleep apnea. These tools can provide valuable support for the care of patients affected by Covid-19. In fact, they have the advantage of being effective, relatively simple to use and above all they lighten the pressure on intensive care. The helmets are connected to a ventilation machine in which the air and oxygen are introduced with a positive pressure that helps the pulmonary alveoli to open and work better.

Strengths and innovation of your compaby/products. If your offer have quality standards

We are completing the procedure relating to the CE marking necessary for the sale of the device.

Description of the company success story (Ex: innovative solutions offered linked to Covid19 emergency, reconversion of production case, etc.)

The C-PAP helmets are simple to use, especially when compared to classic assisted ventilation systems, and after an appropriate training to the hospital staff they can be used even outside the intensive therapies. This means greatly increasing the possibility of properly treating patients with severe respiratory failure. Furthermore, the helmet also guarantees medical professionals a good protection from the risk of contagion, holding well any contaminated nebulisations. Currently, however, the available production capacity is not capable of cope promptly to the continuous requests. An answer to this problem can be represented by using solutions based on other products. The Italian company Isinnova (Brescia) proposed to reconvert Decathlon snorkeling masks "Easybreath" through the installation of a special valve (called "Charlotte" valve) produced with 3D printing technology. It immediately becomes clear that the key to convert a common snorkeling mask into a device for assisted ventilation is the valve connecting to the machinery. The solution proposed by lsinnova is valid from a functional point of view, however the current printing machines 3D, such as known, allow low levels of productivity, as they are not machines designed for large-scale production. For this reason Saar Meccanica, a company specialized in mechanical processing including plastic materials, intends to propose its own solution, based on a more "traditional" technology, such as that of chip removal, but at the same time more performing from the point of view of production volumes and consequently costs of production.

Please specify the kind of collaboration required

• Sales

In reference to Project Purpose, are you mainly interested in:

• Interested in finding new collaborations (such as joint ventures, manufacturing agreements)
• Interested in showing best practice, initiatives
• Training activity - deepen the topic of Production Reconversion, Innovative Solutions in Health Care sector, etc.

Does the company currently operate on foreign markets?

Yes