{"id":73434,"date":"2021-01-29T08:28:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T00:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=73434"},"modified":"2021-01-29T08:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T00:28:12","slug":"singapore-melt-blown-filter-face-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/singapore-melt-blown-filter-face-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Capable to Produce Melt Blown Filter for Face Masks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, I talked about a diamond-cutting tool company making melt-blown filter<\/a>. Now, we received another news that ST Engineering is making its own melt-blown filter that exceeds ASTM Level 2 criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the ASTM F2100 LEVEL 2 Standard specification for surgical masks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based on the news, ST engineering has achieved 99.9% for BFE using its locally manufactured filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is this a news?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, during the start of the pandemic, we lack face masks. Our Government acted on it and bought in machines to produce the face masks in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you may or may not know, in a 3-ply face mask, the center ply is the filter and is the most important material of a face mask. Singapore has to source for this melt-blown polypropylene filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, with this announcement, it means that Singapore has become less reliant on overseas suppliers. We can now produce the melt blown filter locally at a very high standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the information, this new filter which is lighter and more breathable. It will be incorporated to the surgical mask in “the next few months”. Currently, ST Engineering’s Air+ Surgical Mask is being sold with ASTM Level 2 protection too<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am not sure if they will let consumer knows the differences or not. In my opinion, it is not important and unnecessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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