Snow College’s Manufacturing Technology program in Richfield has partnered with Sevier County Emergency Medical Officials to help make N95 masks through 3D printers and fibers from carbon composites.

Currently the school is working with Sevier County EMS and local dentists to produce a mold  to cut down production time from eight masks in six hours to one mask every ten minutes. It was stated that Dr. Richard Barnett of Richfield has been particularly instrumental in the mold design and approval process.

In a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, President Bradley J. Cook told the Snow College community about the project saying, “we want to do everything we can to be good neighbors and good partners with our health care community in fighting this pandemic. I am extremely proud of our Manufacturing Technology program for their work in making N95 masks. Snow College is committed to continue to look for ways we can help in our communities.”