by David | Mar 23, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, COVID-19, Medical
A number of 3D printing companies are believed be amongst the 1,400 businesses pledging their support to the UK Government to produce parts for ventilator equipment. . As I sit at my makeshift desk, waving to my team mates over Skype as TCT commences working from...
by David | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Maker Movement, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
3D printer outfit Prusa is busy making medical shields to help in coping with the coronavirus outbreak, while encouraging the wider 3D printing community to get ready to join in with this effort – but warning that any printed products must be thoroughly tested to...
by David | Mar 23, 2020 | 3D News, Automotive
The overlap between the additive manufacturing world and the automotive industry is growing each year. At the forefront of their respective disciplines are Desktop Metal and the Ford Motor Company , whose recent partnership has improved creativity and productivity at...
by David | Mar 23, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, COVID-19, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
We’re in the midst of a public health emergency, and life as we know it has ground to a halt. The places we usually go are closed, the events we were looking forward to are canceled, and some of us have lost our jobs or fear losing them soon. . But although it may...
by David | Mar 23, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
Can you help the University with materials and skills to start printing 3D medical equipment? . The University of East Anglia has issued a call for help to start 3D printing ventilators, masks and other critical medical equipment. Dr Aram Saeed, in the School of...
by David | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Education and Research, Medical
Eric Schneider, a senior aerospace engineering student at Missouri S&T, tests the fit of a prototype 3-D printed surgical mask on the head of a mannequin in the Kummer Student Design Center at S&T. . The university is helping Phelps Health prepare for...
by David | Mar 23, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
Stock photo BILLINGS, MT — One of the challenges health care providers are experiencing across the nation is a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including masks. These devices are essential to keeping our staff, our patients and our communities safe....
by David | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
On Thursday afternoon, the executive director of Open Works laid off all 21 of his part-time employees as the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic took their toll. By Saturday afternoon, the maker community gave Will Holman hope that he could hire at...
by David | Mar 23, 2020 | 3D 101, 3D Hobbyists, Maker Movement, Printers and Accessories
In case you have not heard of a 3D pen, it’s based on the same concept that we’re used to seeing in the 3D printers, however, unlike large 3D printers, the 3D pens are more suited for smaller jobs. . Now many people may consider these 3D pens a gimmick, but when you...
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