by David | Mar 26, 2020 | 3D Models, 3D News, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
As stockpiles of critical medical supplies, especially personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators, quickly dwindle as cases of coronavirus rapidly spread, intrepid manufacturers, doctors, and others are stepping up to share their designs, files, and suggested...
by David | Mar 26, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, COVID-19, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
It’s easy to feel depressed and scared these days. News about the impact and death toll of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, is constant. Government responses have been chaotic, ranging from near-indifference to suddenly shutting down the economy, with politicians...
by David | Mar 26, 2020 | 3D Growth, 3D News, 3D Trends, Geopolitical Regions, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy. Here’s a look at developments Tuesday as central banks, businesses and workers attempt to navigate a global outbreak that has brought...
by David | Mar 26, 2020 | COVID-19, Education and Research, Medical
Concordia University’s 3D Printing Lab is focusing its efforts on fixing the personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage facing first responders and healthcare workers. . “My friend at Children’s reached out last week and said hey, do you have the...
by David | Mar 26, 2020 | Education and Research, Medical
An array of 3-D printers whirred and chattered through the night and into Tuesday at Ashland Community and Technical College, turning spools of plastic filament into much-needed medical supplies. . The printers are making face shields and respirator masks which the...
by David | Mar 26, 2020 | COVID-19, Medical
As reported by 3dpbm’s Spanish-language portal this morning, group of companies and institutions led by the alliance between the Consorci de la Zona Franca (CZFB) and Leitat started yesterday the production of a 3D printed splitter that will allow multiple patients...
by David | Mar 26, 2020 | 3D News, COVID-19, Geopolitical Regions, Medical
After Italy, Spain has been the hardest-hit country in Europe by the COVID-19 outbreak and the situation in Hospitals and intensive care units is rapidly getting worse. . Given the growing demand for medical equipment from healthcare institutions across the country,...
by David | Mar 26, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, COVID-19, Medical
3D Hubs, a Netherlands-based online manufacturing platform, has launched the COVID-19 Manufacturing Fund in an effort to support initiatives that are tackling the lack of much-needed medical supplies across the globe. . The company says the fund will provide...
by David | Mar 26, 2020 | 3D Models, 3D News, COVID-19, Medical
We are a group of engineers and designers who constantly develop and share to the public the VentilAid project, open source ventilator, that can be made anywhere locally with 3D printer and very basic parts. . Ventilators are essential to keep breathing when faced...
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