by David | Mar 25, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, COVID-19, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Medical
The healthcare industry is the most critically affected area since the start of the pandemic outbreak. Having to cater to thousands of patients that need care and treatment for weeks-long has not only burdened medical facilities, but it has also shocked the entire...
by David | Mar 25, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, COVID-19, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Medical
Ultimaker is offering its 3D printing expertise and its engineers to hospitals to help them cope with the situation and the lack of equipment. . As countries around the world are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Netherlands-based Ultimaker announced that they are...
by David | Mar 25, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, Maker Movement, People
As hospitals around the country look for ways to conserve personal protective equipment, one Arizona teen thinks he has the perfect solution for the situation. . Dylan Capshaw, a 14-year-old Rancho Solano Preparatory student, started putting his 3D printer to use...
by David | Mar 25, 2020 | Military
U.S. Army scientists may be on the brink of a pioneering additive-manufacturing technology to help soldiers quickly swap out broken plastic components with durable replacement parts from 3D printing. . In the past, troops either have lugged replacement parts around...
by David | Mar 25, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, 3D News, 3D Trends, Companies, COVID-19, Maker Movement
3D-printing enthusiasts all over the world are voluntarily making free, biodegradable protective plastic face masks for healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 outbreaks—and it’s all thanks to a small business in upstate New York. . Isaac Budmen and Stephanie Keefe...
by David | Mar 25, 2020 | 3D Growth, 3D News, 3D Trends
The 3D printing industry has experienced consistent and stable growth over the past decade, disrupting multiple industries. Sometimes it is hard to keep track of them all. . Innovators and the researchers in the footwear, fashion design, construction, automotive...
by David | Mar 25, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, Maker Movement, Medical
Islanders who might normally use their 3D printers as educational tools or hobbyhorses are ready to help the public in any way they can. . Chuck Noonan is one of those folks, who is experienced in 3D printing and has a printer of his own. Some conjecture has surfaced...
by David | Mar 25, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, COVID-19, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Medical
Photo Credit: Michael Aiken, 2020 Until a reliable SARS-COV-2 vaccine is developed, leaders around the globe are being forced to confront and manage a “grim equilibrium”: one that balances economic sustainability with vulnerable citizen mortality rates....
by David | Mar 24, 2020 | 3D Trends, Companies, COVID-19, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Medical
The coronavirus pandemic has turned manufacturing upside down. General Motors, which normally manufactures cars, has begun work on ventilator production; so have Ford and Tesla. Fashion designer Christian Siriano, meanwhile, has pivoted from hosting Project Runway to...
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