A COVID-19 Travelogue by guest poster Frank Kroekel of Germany
19 Hours
A year ago today some of us heard that there was an infection on the rise in China. Hardly anyone would have believed how this would impact our everyday lives. Straight out of a doomsday fiction, not even Hollywood would have dreamt about the scale of the impact of this virus.
Now, with so many people having lost their lives because of a tiny virus, the changes we are seeing in our traditions and behavior are staggering.
I have always travelled the globe for work, for fun and for meeting people. This came to a sudden stop in February. We all now know how important it becomes to protect each other and ourselves. This is easier said than done. Wearing a mask for a few short minutes when one runs into a Supermarket or a Gas Station is one thing; being required to wear a mask for 19 hours straight another thing entirely.
I had to do so in November, when I boarded a long-overdue flight to the US, then to Mexico and for my return to Germany.
From entering the airport terminal in one country to leaving it in another. Anticipation of the long duration of restricted airflow for my breathing provided me a bleak outlook. I chose to use an INTERCEPT CU22™ mask. Not only does it provide a comfortable and secure fit, the mask contains a filter made from INTERCEPT CU22™ copper polymers. Unique in its function, the mask has proven to kill both bacteria and viruses (including the current Coronavirus) on contact.
If you wear the mask for straight 19 hours, it is nice to change into a fresh one, before you get to that taxi for your final hotel. The special INTERCEPT CU22™ bag your mask arrives in has the same function as the filter, providing clean storage for my mask between uses. leaving it in another. Anticipation of the long duration of restricted airflow for my breathing provided me a bleak outlook. I chose to use an INTERCEPT CU22™ mask. Not only does it provide a comfortable and secure fit, the mask contains a filter made from INTERCEPT CU22™ copper polymers. Unique in its function, the filter has proven to kill both bacteria and viruses (including the current Coronavirus) through contact.
Unlike some of the masks made in China, which you can use for only a few minutes, my INTERCEPT CU22™ masks provided the comfort of easy breathing with additional safety all through my trip. I felt safe! And I did return safely, having been tested several times after my return. An unexpected benefit is that a comfortable mask that feels safe adds to better mask compliance.
It’s what I owe to myself and to all those around me.
Frank Kroekel
Germany
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19 Hours: an Intercept CU22 Mask Wearer's Travelogue
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Dec 29, 2020 4:54:41 PM
A COVID-19 Travelogue by guest poster Frank Kroekel of Germany
19 Hours
A year ago today some of us heard that there was an infection on the rise in China. Hardly anyone would have believed how this would impact our everyday lives. Straight out of a doomsday fiction, not even Hollywood would have dreamt about the scale of the impact of this virus.
Now, with so many people having lost their lives because of a tiny virus, the changes we are seeing in our traditions and behavior are staggering.
I have always travelled the globe for work, for fun and for meeting people. This came to a sudden stop in February. We all now know how important it becomes to protect each other and ourselves. This is easier said than done. Wearing a mask for a few short minutes when one runs into a Supermarket or a Gas Station is one thing; being required to wear a mask for 19 hours straight another thing entirely.
I had to do so in November, when I boarded a long-overdue flight to the US, then to Mexico and for my return to Germany.
From entering the airport terminal in one country to leaving it in another. Anticipation of the long duration of restricted airflow for my breathing provided me a bleak outlook. I chose to use an INTERCEPT CU22™ mask. Not only does it provide a comfortable and secure fit, the mask contains a filter made from INTERCEPT CU22™ copper polymers. Unique in its function, the mask has proven to kill both bacteria and viruses (including the current Coronavirus) on contact.
If you wear the mask for straight 19 hours, it is nice to change into a fresh one, before you get to that taxi for your final hotel. The special INTERCEPT CU22™ bag your mask arrives in has the same function as the filter, providing clean storage for my mask between uses. leaving it in another. Anticipation of the long duration of restricted airflow for my breathing provided me a bleak outlook. I chose to use an INTERCEPT CU22™ mask. Not only does it provide a comfortable and secure fit, the mask contains a filter made from INTERCEPT CU22™ copper polymers. Unique in its function, the filter has proven to kill both bacteria and viruses (including the current Coronavirus) through contact.
Unlike some of the masks made in China, which you can use for only a few minutes, my INTERCEPT CU22™ masks provided the comfort of easy breathing with additional safety all through my trip. I felt safe! And I did return safely, having been tested several times after my return. An unexpected benefit is that a comfortable mask that feels safe adds to better mask compliance.
It’s what I owe to myself and to all those around me.
Frank Kroekel
Germany
Topics: Copper, anti-microbial, CU22, COVID, mask
EASTEC 2019 for Innovative Manufacturing
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Mar 5, 2019 7:51:16 AM
Liberty Intercept is planning our biennial appearance exhibiting Intercept Technology Packaging at EASTEC 2019 at the Eastern States Expo facility (home of The Big E) in Springfield, MA, May 14 - 16. Sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), EASTEC is the East Coast's premier manufacturing trade show. We invite you to be our guest!
Read MoreTopics: manufacturing, trade show, EASTEC
Retail vs Industrial Packaging: Yin and Yang
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Nov 28, 2017 4:18:53 PM
From Wikipedia: “In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang (陰陽 yīnyáng, lit. "dark-bright", "negative-positive") describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another.” The intent of retail packaging versus that of packaging for industrial use may seem unrelated at first glance, but I maintain they are most certainly connected.
Read MoreTopics: better packaging, reasons for packaging, quality
Portraying Polymers and CorrCon
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Aug 3, 2017 9:46:52 AM
You may remember Levar Burton as “the Reading Rainbow guy” or as Lieutenant Commander (later Chief Engineer) Geordi La Forge, helmsman of the Starship Enterprise. In our featured video, Burton narrates Corrosion Comprehension 2: Portraying Polymers, part of an ambitious video series produced by CorrDefense in concert with the Department of Defense, aimed at educating military personnel and the public about the threat and the science of corrosion.
Read MoreTopics: Corrosion Control
EASTEC for Innovative Manufacturing
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Apr 19, 2017 7:36:40 PM
Liberty Intercept is planning our biennial appearance as an exhibitor at EASTEC 2017 at the Eastern States Expo facility (home of The Big E) in Springfield, MA, May 16 - 18. Sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), EASTEC is the East Coast's premier manufacturing trade show. We invite you to be our guest!
Read MoreTopics: manufacturing, trade show, EASTEC
Why Robotics?
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Mar 28, 2017 5:24:24 PM
If you Google the phrase “what can we use robots for”, the first explanation that pops up is this one, from a children’s show called “Science Trek” on Idaho Public Television:
“Most robots today are used to do repetitive actions or jobs considered too dangerous for humans. A robot is ideal for going into a building that has a possible bomb. Robots are also used in factories to build things like cars, candy bars, and electronics.”
Read MoreTopics: Robotics
3D Printing - The Future is Now
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Mar 16, 2017 10:17:36 AM
We're fascinated with the possibilities implicated by the rapid development of faster, cheaper,
Read Moremore efficient 3D printers. 3D printing had its advent in 1983, with a printer invented by Chuck Hull called a stereolithographer (SL or SLA), that used UV-curable liquids as its media.
Topics: 3D Printing
Air Pollution in Industrial China
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Jan 6, 2017 11:01:04 AM
The air quality in industrial China has been under scrutiny for some time. Early in 2016, China's environmental ministry announced that just 8 of the country's 74 largest cities passed the government's basic air quality standards in 2014.
Beijing and other Chinese cities are choking under a blanket of smog. It’s so thick in Tianjin that at times, planes can’t land. In December, authorities issued the first “red alert” of 2016, and 1,200 Beijing-area factories were instructed to reduce production or shut down operations temporarily, in an effort to reduce air pollution, according press reports.
Read MoreTopics: air quality, environmental issues
Anti-counterfeit Packaging Projections at $154 Billion by 2020
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Nov 10, 2016 1:07:13 PM
It seems to be a daily occurrence where there is news of a breach of some sort, into private lives, or a company's "secure" information, and most assuredly the classified information of our governments. It has been well reported that these are systematic attacks. As the world has become more intricately connected, with increasing individual anonymity, and more "treasures" available, opportunities for thieves to prosper abound.
Read MoreTopics: anti-counterfeit
Corrosion Control - Let's Break It Down
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Aug 1, 2016 4:16:14 PM
"Corrosion Control" generally refers to the implementation of measures to reduce or eliminate corrosion in:
Corrosion control consists of different monitoring and control techniques used by industries to solve corrosion problems according to their requirements. Such methods are important to avoiding the expense and negative consequences of corrosion.
Read MoreTopics: corrosion, corrosion controls, Corrosion Control