Harco Enterprises Ltd. In Peterborough Receives Expedited Health Canada Approval To Produce PPE

On Friday (May 1st), Maryam Monsef, Member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha, announced that Harco Enterprises Ltd. in Peterborough has received approval by Health Canada to manufacture and distribute a COVID-19 Medical Device (Harco Face Shield).

With the approval, Harco Enterprises are currently able to produce 2,000 components per day and looking for options to be flexible depending on what the demand is in the days and weeks ahead.

“Through our government’s Plan to Mobilize Industry to fight COVID-19, we have been supporting local businesses so they can quickly scale up production or re-tool their manufacturing lines to develop needed products right here at home,” says Monsef. “We are stronger together, and businesses like Harco who are stepping up to help at a time when it’s most needed shows the character of our community.”

“Through the media we had seen that the 3D printing community were printing headbands for a face shield—we thought we could make injection mold tooling to produce similar components,” says Terry Harris, Vice President of Harco Enterprises Ltd. “We decided on a popular open source design being used, then from a sample our team created a mold for a head band and strap, and coupled it with a clear shield. After showing this to Peterborough Regional Health Centre, they had faith in us and this item, and placed an order.”

Harris noted that from the beginning of the project, Harco Enterprises Ltd. reached out to the business community and received a tremendous response and networking support from Peterborough Kawartha Economic Development, the Kawartha Manufacturers Association, and many others. They were able to collaborate with Dan Baily at Merit Precision, Mark Bateman and Mike Shafer at Ventra Plastics, as well as engaged Jeff Pinkney who was instrumental in helping obtain the Health Canada license.

If there are any clinics, hospitals or long-term care facilities that are in need of face shields, Harco Enterprises Ltd. is asking that you reach out to them by email sales@harco.on.ca or by calling 705-743-5361.

If you are a manufacturer looking to produce PPE equipment, reach out to MP Monsef’s office at Maryam.Monsef@parl.gc.ca.

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