For the next months or years, we will integrate and keep several new habits to protect ourselves and others from the Coronavirus or any other viruses. While hygienic measures are easier to follow, things become more complicated when it comes to social distancing.
In this vein, Fashion Designer Wipprecht came up with the idea of Proximity Dress, a 3D printed Gown designed for social distancing. However, although the idea is original, the gown cannot be worn by everybody and at any time.
PrintPlace on the other hand, a Belgian 3D printing start-up, cooperated with Maggy, a company that develops a small wearable device that helps its wearer maintain social distancing while keeping his/her privacy.
Named Maggy, the device’s functioning is pretty easy: once it is worn, it vibrates and produces a sound whenever people come closer to each other. For various reasons, the wearable device can also rely on several optional mobile applications:
“Standard smartphone Bluetooth chips have an accuracy up to approximately 1 to 2 meters, whereas Maggy contains state-of-the-art Bluetooth 5.1 and 5.2 chips, characterized by an accuracy of approximately 10 to 15 centimeters.
On the other hand, a wearable device has the advantage of being secure – No registration is necessary, and no user data are being saved. You just hand out the device to employees or to visitors and they are ready to go. Finally, Maggy contains a chargeable battery with a lifetime of up to five consecutive days. A number of leading Belgian companies and multinationals have expressed great interest in the solution”, PrintPlace explained in a press communication.
From a technical perspective, the Belgian start-up relied on SLS 3D printing for production freedom and the technology’s ability to achieve complex, inner geometries, smooth surface finish, detailed yet rigid parts.
Moreover, to ramp up production, the company partners with Sinterit to achieve small series production and deliver a quality and affordable end product to their customers. The partnership comes at the right moment as the manufacturer of Lisa 2, had recently expanded the scope of its operations with the launch of a 3D printing center.
“More and more companies are looking into SLS 3D printing technology – says Maxime Polesello, Sinterit’s CEO. – Small SLS is still an emerging branch of additive manufacturing with not too many players. Until now companies or individuals who would like to test this advanced technology had two options: companies have two options: to send files to one of the service centers or directly to the printer manufacturer. We are just making the second option more convenient and user-centric”- adds Polesello.
The result of this collaboration speaks for itself: there is an increasing interest in Maggy as companies increasingly want to use the product it in their workplace.
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